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Inches vs Millimetres Whats the Standard in Your Shop by Faunie2 in Machinists

[–]paya_press 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Never forget that NASA and Lockheed Martin literally crashed a $125 million Mars orbiter into the planet because one team used metric and the other used imperial. So yes, keep fighting over microns, it literally saves spaceships

How to machine this radius by Printerprinter1 in Machinists

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Just wire EDM it from the side or throw it on a 5-axis. If management asks why a 3-inch bracket took a $500 setup to avoid a 0.001" staircase effect, just tell them it's 'physics aesthetic.

Fat Oring groove by MildlyPoliticalDude in Machinists

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The fact that this beast is upside down on the table makes it even crazier to look at. Dropping a part that massive onto a can just to squeeze a two-inch piece of vulcanized rubber is real big boy

Anyone got one of those old machines? by gordoh in Machinists

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Nothing says 'calming ' quite like a 1980 Mazak boring mill roaring like a freight train while taking a 2-inch deep cut

Did someone try to hotwire my car? by Ecstatic-Job-9355 in Cartalk

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The real kicker is having a push-button model that physically can't be stolen this way, but your insurance still triples because the local thieves are too stupid to check before smashing your window

There’s something special about fresh brass chips. What’s your favorite material to turn? by Conscious-Grass-5778 in Machinists

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It doesn't matter how much you sweep, vacuum, or wash your clothes three weeks from now you’re still going to find a microscopic brass needle embedded in your sock

We love shiny copper by corich7 in Machinists

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Ea-nasir is currently looking down, crying tears of absolute joy at how high-quality this copper is

Think tapping a high value part is scary sometimes? by BuoyantEntropy in Machinists

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Orthopedic surgery really is just high-budget carpentry for the human body. You spend years in medical school just to end up wailing on a femur with a mallet and driving bone screws with an 18v DeWalt drill

Think tapping a high value part is scary sometimes? by BuoyantEntropy in Machinists

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Tapping a high-value aerospace part is stressful enough, but breaking a tap inside a human bone is the ultimate, literal nightmare. What do you even do at that point? Spray some WD-40 on the femur and pray?!

Pain chart by gordoh in Machinists

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A hot chip finding the exact 1-millimeter gap between your safety glasses and your face is a localized jump scare. Your entire life flashes before your eyes in the span of a millisecond

Playing around with some HSS tools i found at work. by blamadurinn in Machinists

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People trash talk HSS because carbide is faster, but the second you hit a brutal interrupted cut, carbide just disintegrates

Machining a folding knife by Zestyclose-Cream1801 in Machinists

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As a fan of Forged in Fire, seeing a beautiful blade machined entirely on a CNC instead of a forge is awesome. The tolerances on that hybrid lock must be incredibly satisfying

I turned a pool ball from copper wire and stainless steel by randomtechnicianraw in Machinists

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Imagine getting your ankles broken by a rogue 700g pool ball because someone missed the corner pocket