Not to mention using the "words of power" on them to get them to do as you wish... I used to be an aircraft mechanic for Uncle Sam, and I was taught there that you can't fix an airplane unless you cuss it.
Does NOT go well with my trying not to teach my children the way I was taught, I can tell you! ;)
Went home on leave after a year in the field, and was talking to my dad at the dinner table, and noticed my step-mom's eyes getting wider and wider, and started thinking about what I was saying... NOT GOOD!
and despite more than three decades of trying to clean up my act since then, I STILL revert under stress. ;(
Bill in OKC
--- In gingery_machines@yahoogroups.com, keith gutshall <drpshops@...> wrote:
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> Hi Bill
> Â I am beging to think that you have to sacrifice some blood to "The Machinery Gods"
> Â before a machine works polite.
> Â
> Â We all have to start at the bottom and work up.
> Â
> Â Keith
>
> Deep Run Portage
> Back Shop
> " The Lizard Works"
>
> --- On Fri, 12/31/10, oldstudentmsgt <wmrmeyers@...> wrote:
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> From: oldstudentmsgt <wmrmeyers@...>
> Subject: [gingery_machines] Re: Aligning to an Axis-
> To: gingery_machines@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Friday, December 31, 2010, 8:04 AM
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> Kerri, startign at the bottom and working up: If I don't bleed on it, it ain't fixed. I consider it a success if I don't need more than a bandaid.
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> My angel here in the OKC metro is Chris Bailey, who taught me how to cast aluminum, and introduced me to a whole BUNCH of smart, knowledgeable, and friendly people who have helped me tremendously, and encouraged me even more. There is SOMEONE nearby who can do the same for you, so don't quit hunting! Due to health problems, mine & my wife, I've not gotten to take as much advantage of them all as I would have liked, but I'm still considerably better off than I was.
>
> And don't give up on the hacker/maker-space idea. Things will improve only if we work to MAKE them do so.
>
> OK, back to the workshop for me. Didn't get the wiring done I'd intended, or the bench finished, but did get a tremendous amount of floor cleared, and I'm back to work!
>
> Bill in OKC
>
> --- In gingery_machines@yahoogroups.com, Kerri Duncan <silverforgestudio@> wrote:
> >
> > Tom- you would think there would be a gret variety in my area of machine clubs or other heavy metal training opportunities as I live near several major military and ship-building areas (Norfolk, Va)... but sadly- the Community college dismantled their apprentice machine-shop classes about 3 years ago- and unless you are an actual full time shipyard worker going thru their apprentice program- you cant get any of the remaining classes (welding and CAD are really all that is left).
> > ÂÂ
> > At one point I actually wanted to write up a business plan and get a "Hacker-Space" going where a body of members had communal access to a few mills, lathes and such for a fee/monthly dues. I have visited one and loved the concept... but the economy is capping ANY new ideas for alot of growth in that sector.
> > ÂÂ
> > I have begun looking at local machine shops for education/assistance- but that avenue has me working part-time... and my position in my job is on rotating shift so time is at a premium... (I know we all have the same amount- I am constantly striving to manage mine better) so I am continually on the look for opportunities to learn.ÂÂ
> >
> > Sage advice on the DRO I will consider Rick- and I will document the re-builds... at least you guys will have a bit of humor to see what comes out of my shop- I consider anything sucessful by the lack of injury to myself!
> > ÂÂ
> > You guys have a great new-years eve and a good weekend- Im off to start my black-eyed peas and ham...
> > ÂÂ
> > Kerri
> > ÂÂ
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> > Kerri,
> > None of us knew anything when we started out. Some of us were fortunate enough to work in an environment where we were taught what we needed to know. I would recommend you take some classes at your local community college, or join a metal working club. Talk to some one who works in the metal working field or shares your interest in metal working. By all means keep reading every thing you can find on metal work. Also before you take on a rebuild project, get the manuals and parts lists for the machines. Good luck and keep us posted on your progress.
> > Tom B
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Kerri Duncan <silverforgestudio@>
> > To: gingery_machines@yahoogroups.com
> > Sent: Thu, Dec 30, 2010 10:36 am
> > Subject: RE: [gingery_machines] Re: new article: Aligning to an Axis
> >
> > Rick- Maybe you feel really nervous because its obvious to you... but then again- this is your field... Please let me encourage you by saying for someone NOT in the metalworking arenas (Im in healthcare) even the "ON" button can be mystifying! HA! In my job- what is obvious to me is not to the majority of the folks I encounter... so yours is a relative concern I should hope to let you know is very minor... your note of the collective intellect you sign off with is evident of that... You publish and write- it will be read.
> >
> > Just to illustrate this point: Inspired by the group and a few other ventures- I have aquired several things "For the shop" that I dont even know how to USE yet... but they were incredible deals that I would be kicking myself for later... a MIG 135 Lincoln setup complete with Argon bottles for 150 (I can't weld...yet)... 10 free Freon and Propane bottles for foundries/forges (once I get around to the construction after the thaw), and the newest babies are an old 40's-50's Craftsman/Dunlap metal lathe and a 1942 Dunlap Drill press who need some love and work (BUT... I have never done a re-build or used a lathe or mill)... My point- my fear of NOT knowing how to use these things doesnt stop me from knowing I will NEED the knowledge and abilities of these tools later... and your common-sense approach definitely makes it #1- more applicable as to WHY I am doing it this way.. and #2- like OLDSTUDMSGT said of his algebra- IF it had a use then I would have
> > applied more effort (or something like that)
> >
> > Yes- I have a tool-fetish, and a library of metal books... and in that spirit I see warm weather and longer days ahead... but it all is crap till I get some constructive tool-time under my belt. That is where your notes and pdf's will help!
> >
> > Heck- I think you could write a brownie recipie and folks would appreciate the process!
> >
> > Kerri
> > --- On Thu, 12/30/10, Rick Sparber <rgsparber@> wrote:
> >
> > From: Rick Sparber <rgsparber@>
> > Subject: RE: [gingery_machines] Re: new article: Aligning to an Axis
> > To: gingery_machines@yahoogroups.com
> > Date: Thursday, December 30, 2010, 10:07 AM
> >
> > Bill,
> >
> > Glad you liked it. This kind of article sometimes makes me nervous to
> > publish because so much of it is REALLY obvious once you stop and think
> > about it.
> >
> > Rick
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: gingery_machines@yahoogroups.com
> > [mailto:gingery_machines@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of worktoil
> > Sent: Thursday, December 30, 2010 4:58 AM
> > To: gingery_machines@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: [gingery_machines] Re: new article: Aligning to an Axis
> >
> > --- In gingery_machines@yahoogroups.com, "Rick Sparber" <rgsparber@>
> > wrote:
> > > <snip>
> > > If you are interested in how to align any straight edge to any axis on a
> > > mill, see
> > >
> > > http://rick.sparber.org/aa.pdf
> > >
> >
> > Great stuff, thanks.
> >
> > Bill in Punxsy
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