Friday, July 5, 2019

Machinist and Die Maker Memes

Welcome to the July, 2019 machinist meme dump of all things interesting to machinists and die makers!

Lathe Can Opener
Machinsits - Figuring out how to do things with what they have since 500 BC.

Next level fucking around. This guy CNC machined a cribbage board at work.

Ever get so pissed you decided to just throw your lathe?

Sizes of allen wrenches. Note: Some machinists call these "Hex Keys" but nobody else knows what the fuck they are talking about.

80 threads per inch... you might have to zoom in on this one.

Machinist Grave. RIP Hughes, I would have loved to see you make some dies.
THANKS FOR VISITING! Have a great summer - err, unless you're on the Southern hemisphere.

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One More.. Machine Shop Humor. (He doen't give a fuck)

Monday, May 6, 2019

Interesting Die and Tooling Stuff

Interesting Tool and Die Stuff, May 6th Dump

This is no canyon, this is a crack in a steel bar from an electron microscope. I would still visit their though, if I could get myself small enough.


Here's our floor managers new tool. The cat o' nine tails, this keeps the shop floor running!

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