Friday, December 2, 2011

What Do I Do When I'm Not Blogging?

I have been in the machining and manufacturing industry for 35 years.



Here is a view that I see some of the day:



















...and here is "Yours Truly" getting a set-up finished to start making parts.

One of my employees is out sick the the other had some appointments.



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9 comments:

  1. Alexander KorchaginDecember 2, 2011 at 12:42 PM

    Ah, heavy machinery... Always loved it.
    Happines is a guns, girls and a milling machine... :)

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  2. Alexander KorchaginDecember 2, 2011 at 12:44 PM

    errr... machinING, sorry. English - not my native language.

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  3. NorthDecember 2, 2011 at 1:42 PM

    If I had more time and $ I'd have a mini cnc...

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  4. BobGDecember 2, 2011 at 1:55 PM

    My dad was a retired millwright and machinist. I was never a real machinist, but I did have to do some work with the machinery in the course of my work. I miss those days sometimes.

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  5. Warlock SundanceDecember 2, 2011 at 4:19 PM

    I work on Fanuc controls....imagine that.

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  6. IrishDecember 2, 2011 at 5:46 PM

    @Hyperprapor.. I don't mind misspelling :)

    @ North, they do come in handy. Even a used Prototrac Miller.

    @BobG its a dying trade thats for sure.

    @ Warlock.. Do you do Fanuc Service as a living? OR do you run them?

    Thanks all for stopping by :)

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  7. stopsignDecember 2, 2011 at 6:32 PM

    I thought for sure I would see a "pin up" poster on the wall :)

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  8. IrishDecember 2, 2011 at 7:09 PM

    @ stopsign.. I do have the "Don't Tread On Me Flag" if that counts !

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  9. JimDecember 3, 2011 at 2:39 AM

    I admire the craft of the work. I did woodworking as a hobby for awhile and am now slowly dipping a toe into metalwork as a hobby. The time I put into it is limited so progress is slow. 'Cause, ya know, there's the internet, other hobbies, books, music.... But I do love to see a well crafted piece of metal that does something.

    Not that everything has to do something useful. Here's a "machine" that does lots of nothing useful
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qybUFnY7Y8w

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