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**Airborneguy** · 01-19-2013, 08:02 AM

You got it. I hope he enjoys his trip. It's a great place to visit, just sucks having to afford to live here. Which is exactly why I'm doing overtime tonight.

**BrewKnurd** · 01-19-2013, 08:04 AM

First time noticing this thread.... But also first time on hbt late night it a while, so I suppose that's no surprise. Guess I'll swing by whenever the baby's resistance to sleep outlasts my wife's patience. Like now.

**Airborneguy** · 01-19-2013, 08:29 AM

I hear that! My second is going through the early stages of teething as we speak. Thankfully working midnights means I won't have to deal with it.

snaps10 · 01-19-2013, 08:40 AM

My daughter is putting new teeth in as fast as she can. Just when she starts sleeping a full night a new one breaks through and she's back to waking up during the night.
My wife has a bottle of rum next to the rocking chair in the nursery. She jokes that she pours a shot, sticks her finger in and rubs a little on the baby's gums, then takes the shot.

**Airborneguy** · 01-19-2013, 09:03 AM

My wife just texted me that she's up with ours. Her teething is just beginning now. Gonna be rough from here on out.

snaps10 · 01-19-2013, 11:05 AM

Ouch. Mine is on her 7th and 8th teeth. I almost wish they'd all come in at once and just have one week of hell.

Varmintman · 01-19-2013, 04:15 PM

Oh teething time. That deserves a song

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkPUGeoDbbk

Varmintman · 01-19-2013, 04:23 PM

I know weird that a German would like Flogging Molly but I do

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzgDTonIlxs

**bottlebomber** · 01-19-2013, 07:05 PM

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Originally Posted by iaefebs

Ok I'll take a guess. Because the center of the round piece is threaded. The posts you machined are threaded. The connecting piece is a clutch? Or a pump?

I'm not totally sure which piece you're looking at but the one that is on the granite between centers is for a piece of equipment that is inserted down a hole that has been drilled into the earth, where is spins at 80,000 rpm while emitting microwaves. It's used once then it's dead. It is used in assessing the yields of oil and gas reservoirs. The Astrolab stamped piece is some sort of an electrical component I'm pretty sure because it actually had to be silver plated over the brass which is what you're seeing.

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Originally Posted by Dan

I know you're not trying to be, but that is pretty impressive BB. Making stuff is pretty cool. I make things in the garage but not to any specs. Being a machinist is an art and science I believe.

It is a very satisfying job, and I'm fortunate to have it. It does take an interesting mix of skills to be good at it, because like you mentioned it takes both creativity and precision. It's becoming increasingly hard to find people who are able and willing to do this work. A lot of smart people don't like being on their feet for 10 hours a day, etc. Kids these days don't want to have to work hard.

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Originally Posted by Varmintman

Dang BB I dable a bit on my mill and lathe but it would take me a month of Sundays to machine that one rack. Dang last time I chucked anything up in a mill it took me 45 minutes to get it within .001.

I have used a point to point some and wrote code for them but you know the tech changes so fast that if you do not keep on top of it you loose it. So I just tinker around making useless stuff I will use someday

Things change constantly. A thou would be hard to work with on a lot of these parts, it probably wouldn't be wise to post the print I'm working from on the Internet but I'm holding .0002 on many of the dimensions on what I'm currently working on. That cart full of parts is these things, they are actually two pieces which I make separately then machine together at the end, them do a little assembly work. Here's a few other things I've been working on. Ok I am showing off now Dan

**45_70sharps** · 01-19-2013, 07:54 PM

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Originally Posted by mcbaumannerb

Sharps - I keep meaning to ask you: did you make that Union Jack clone? If so, how'd it turn out?

Wow! Last night got out of hand. Never made it back to here.

I haven't made it yet. I couldn't get everything I needed when I went to the brew store so I bought stuff for a few other beers.
I need to email him and see if he can't put together what I need plus the ingredients for some barleywine.

I also need to change my info since I don't seem to keep it updated.