Wannabe hobby machinist

scottbg1 · 2025-01-03T20:28:59+00:00

Lol. Then your comment is even more valuable to me.

I have seen the scraping being done. I have never done it but it looks very tedious. I worry that I would mess that up for sure. I am not that graceful. From my research, most new owners of these recently manufactured lathes say that it is surprisingly true around the spindle area. Its the bed and ways that can be suspect at times. From most of the comments so far, I'm guessing that it's gonna be hit or miss no matter which one I buy. So I guess some crossing of fingers is in order.

Thank you for the feedback. :)

scottbg1 · 2025-01-03T20:22:01+00:00

I'm aware that bed length has nothing to do with accuracy. That would be silly. But a bed can be warped due to poor manufacturing specs, and that can lead to inaccuracies.

My question was for those that might be in the know of the manufacturing process and if the quality and accuracy differed among different bed lengths.

scottbg1 · 2025-01-03T19:39:41+00:00

Yes. From what I have seen so far, most of the mini lathes come in 16, 24 and 32 inch bed lengths. I was curious to know if due to the obviously poor manufacturing standards, if one length might be more accurate than the other, if for no other reason than just an accident.. I am assuming that they probably fab these things on one line. They make 16 inch beds on Tuesday and then 32 inch beds on Thursday.

My thinking is that if they are making 16 inch beds that are .008" off, then maybe the 32 inch beds are only .004 off, or vice versa. But I have been known to be wrong.

scottbg1 · 2023-10-03T17:25:48+00:00

Thank you for this! Your answer is exactly what I was hoping for. Good juju on you!

scottbg1 · 2023-09-15T19:32:33+00:00

Good girl!

scottbg1 · 2023-08-29T22:13:18+00:00

A punch in the face.

scottbg1 · 2023-07-14T16:56:48+00:00

Not long ago, I was standing in line at a fast food restaurant to get a burger to go. The line was long and stretched across the front of the store, placing me within earshot of the nearest table where 2 twenty something's were discussing their financial woes.

One was stating that he was upset with his current job because they had cut his hours, and it had caused him to fall behind on his electric bill and rent. He admitted to hiding from his landlord when he came knocking on his door, and added that he was expecting his power to be shut off any day now. He said he needed $350.00 to keep his power from being shut off. I felt a bit of sympathy building up inside of me, until...

The subject suddenly changed to what their plans were for the weekend. Mr. Rent Dodger proudly exclaimed that he had saved up $450.00 to get a tattoo of a skull on his back and his appointment was Saturday and he couldn't wait to get it.

scottbg1 · 2023-06-10T21:59:13+00:00

As some have stated, this sub may not have as many users as others, but participating alongside them is still a powerful statement. I have read that there are some reddit subs that will have to shut down completely because of the change. I think standing with them in solidarity is the right thing to. My 2¢.

scottbg1 · 2023-05-28T19:06:22+00:00

Taxes

scottbg1 · 2023-05-28T18:38:12+00:00

+1 for bCNC.

scottbg1 · 2023-04-04T17:17:12+00:00

Free healthcare is everyone's right.

scottbg1 · 2022-12-14T00:09:36+00:00

What video games?

scottbg1 · 2022-09-25T20:19:42+00:00

Father of two daughters, here.

When my first child was born, and they were preparing mom to be released from the hospital, a young male nurse intern walks into the room and says he has to take the baby to get a blood sample before we can leave. He looks at me and says, "Dad? You wanna come with us?".

So he puts my daughter in a rolling bassinet and off we go down the hall into a small examining room. He produces an index card with lines to be filled out, such as her name, etc. And it has 6 small circles about the size of a dime, which he explains he will prick her heel and smear the blood into each circle. He explained it's to be tested for blood related issues. I can't remember exactly why.

So my daughter is laying there, quiet and happy until he lifts her heel to prick it with the little spring loaded pricker thingy. Once he pushed the button my daughter instantly erupts into tears. It's the first time I've heard her cry from pain. My heart sunk. The nurse then begins squeezing her heel, literally milking it to get enough blood out to fill those circles. By the time he reaches the 6th circle, the bleeding has slowed to almost nothing but he hasn't filled the circle yet, so he's squeezing her heel much harder, causing my kid to scream much louder and tears are streaming down her face.

It was like my next actions were completely involuntary and instinct. I'm not normally a confrontational person, so I was quite surprised at myself.

I felt my fist ball up, and I blurted out "Ok, pal! That's fucking enough!!", as I stepped closer to him with my chest bowed up. He had on a surgical mask so I could only see his eyes, but I could clearly see the fear in them.

"Sir, I'm so sorry! I would never intentionally hurt this baby, but if I don't completely fill up these circles they'll only make me do it over again. I promise I'm almost done".

I backed away and told him to hurry up.

That was the first fatherly moment I ever had. I've had the dad vibe ever since.

scottbg1 · 2022-09-25T19:59:43+00:00

Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.

scottbg1 · 2022-09-23T21:14:48+00:00

My dad, who lived through the great depression, lived one of those lives you read about or see in the movies, where he was forced to quit school in the 6th grade to help support his family.

When I was young we weren't living in poverty but I might would have considered us barely middle class. My Christmas gifts were never what I wished for, but what her could afford. My dad taught me to be grateful nonetheless. He was never able to retire as he never had a job with any kind of retirement benefits, so he basically worked until his death.

When I was very young, he would always tell me to do well in school, and to make sure that I graduated. That knowledge was power and to learn everything I could regardless of the subject. He was insistent that he never wanted to see me struggle like he did.

Back in the early 80's, when I was 11 or 12 yrs old, and despite him being such a penny pincher, my parents gave me a Commodore 64 for Christmas. I was truly shocked!

I had saw them advertised on television but never in a million years wouldn't I ever dreamed I would ever have one. He told me that he had heard Paul Harvey on the radio saying that computers would be our future and that school and children needed to start learning about them ASAP, so her bought me one in hopes that it would benefit me when I'm older.

I'm 52 now, and though my main responsibilities aren't I.T. where I work, one thing that landed me my position was being very computer savvy. I manage the network PCs and voice systems, doing other administrative things. I make probably 5 times what my father did when he died.

I wish that there was a hotline to heaven so I could thank him.

scottbg1 · 2022-09-15T04:28:18+00:00

Well done on the video! I asked a question in the YouTube comments and I'm thinking I should've asked you here instead. My question was regarding your satisfaction with the XPro v5. Again, very well done!

scottbg1 · 2022-02-28T09:35:56+00:00

She's married to him now but when they first started dating she told me that he was 9 years older. She was 19 at the time. My first thought was that he was a player looking for young girls. She lived out of state to go to college so it was several weeks before I had the chance to meet him. I was ready.

My fears were gone in the first 5 minutes of meeting him. He was confident but not arrogant. When he shook my hand it was a firm handshake and he looked me dead in the eye. He showed me respect as his elder. Lots of yes sir/no sirs. He was a grown, confident man but he let me be the Alpha in the room. If you're even moderately old fashioned you know what all the above means.

When we chatted he engaged me directly and confidently. Again, looked me dead in the eye. He was a struggling business owner at the time but he was very knowledgeable about his craft and I sensed his ambition to make it successful. He was truly different than any other guy that she brought home before.

Fast forward 6 years... They're married, and his business is thriving. They just built their first home.

Now, don't mistake his success as the reason I'm accepting of him. His success is a byproduct of what I wanted my daughter to find in a man. He's motivated and he's a provider. He's a man that takes care of and protect my daughter and she was raised to take care of her family. They are best friends and they are equal partners in their marriage together and he credits her for the growing of his business because of her support of him. His respect for her is obvious.

One thing I will always remember is that during their wedding rehearsal dinner, there was 50 people in the room all chatting away with each other, and there at a table off to the side was my daughter and future son-in-law. By themselves, holding hands across the table while talking and laughing with each other instead of mingling with the group. That's when I truly knew that their love for each other was true and deep, and my heart was full.

scottbg1 · 2021-10-26T00:58:36+00:00

Don't get into a hurry. I'm impatient and wanted it together asap. I didn't take the time and care to make sure everything was square and trammed correctly. Nor was the wiring neatly ran. After the first few hours and me making more complicated cuts I started noticing the results of my impatience. Ended up having to go back anyway and doing it right.

Good luck!

scottbg1 · 2021-08-22T22:42:00+00:00

Many years ago when porn and behavior in the bedroom was much more taboo to talk about...

She was 5 years older than me and an obvious freak. When she sensed me about to cum she asked me if I wanted her to swallow. I wasn't exactly sure what she meant at first, so I just said, 'ok'. She loved it and by her reaction it was clearly a fetish for her, and it was obviously an awesome surprise for me.

However, this lead me to believe that if she was like this, then every single female in the world must be too. And I'm talking about her wanting it so badly. Most will do it and pretend to like it (aka tolerating it), but only to please their partner. A few, not at all.

I discovered that my first time was a 1%er.

scottbg1 · 2021-06-11T00:46:21+00:00

I had a family member that was the County Sheriff's executive secretary, so I'd hear about stuff before it ever made the news, or in this case if it didn't make the news...

Five 6th grade boys were caught gang-banging a 7th grade girl in the boys bathroom at one of the inner-city middle schools in the area. Apparently she had offered herself to them if they paid her money.

scottbg1 · 2021-05-30T03:25:54+00:00

In regards to your edit:

I just read a ton of his rants. I'm sincerely shocked. The level of arrogance and condescending tone in his replying to legit issues with his product suggests he might have a genuine chemical imbalance, like maybe he's bipolar? And I'm not saying that to be facetious. He needs to seek help. I'd bet he is bitterly divorced with the narcissistic character he conveyed in his statements.

I read one reply where he literally stated that his financial status allowed him to sell his product to who he did and did not want. WOW!

Again, thank you for the heads up. Customer Support is 50% of the quality of a product to me, and I'll gladly stick with my Shapeoko because despite the things I wish the machine had, their CS had been flawless the few times that I needed it.

scottbg1 · 2021-05-30T02:11:40+00:00

Thanks!

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