Machining should be fun..

[Bented]

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You think it's funny, tomorrow morning I have to operate a manual lathe for 3 or more hours. this is extremely TEDIOUS, crank handle in, engage feed, disengage feed, crank handle out, engage rapid traverse to beginning of cut (this lathe has a rapid traverse motor in the apron, this is excellent as the cross slide and carriage weigh well over 500 Lb's) repeat as needed.
A CNC lathe will not cut the parts for you but will remove the constant manual handle cranking, this is a good thing.

[J Tiers]

I have a close friend that makes model engines, when he runs into problems he will often call and say, "can you come over and show me how to do this".
I will say NO, give me the drawing and I will make the part for you in minutes, I will not go to your garage and operate your 1947 Southbend lathe, you may have noticed that this is the year 2020 (-:

........ thus begins the Crotchety Old Machinist period of life, this is where I reside currently (-:

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[754]

Ha ha ha at the last one...

[Bented]

Yeah, buddy had a single person Job shop for at least that long. Never got to retire. Died instead. Hated talking about or doing anything machining related. And he was a pissy dude. Loved him all the same. JR

I have a close friend that makes model engines, when he runs into problems he will often call and say, "can you come over and show me how to do this".
I will say NO, give me the drawing and I will make the part for you in minutes, I will not go to your garage and operate your 1947 Southbend lathe, you may have noticed that this is the year 2020 (-:

[chipmaker4130]

I'm definitely not cut out for production work. I like the variety of operations I get, and a 'big' run of parts for me is 200. Most of it is one-off.

[redlee]

I always enjoyed making things that were challenging, as soon as it becomes tedious or repetitive Im out.
Bented summed it up well.

[JRouche]

Tell that to a life long machinist.

I have been watching metal bits spin 40 hours per week for the last 30 years, thus begins the Crotchety Old Machinist period of life, this is where I reside currently (-:

Yeah, buddy had a single person Job shop for at least that long. Never got to retire. Died instead. Hated talking about or doing anything machining related. And he was a pissy dude. Loved him all the same. JR

[Bented]

It's a hobby for many of us here, enjoy it and keep it fun..
don't let it turn into unhealthy obsession...... just a reminder..... ymmv...

Tell that to a life long machinist. There seems to be three stages, Interest comes first, Learning (this is the period during which one buys a good deal of expensive tools), then Holy Shiat I have been watching metal bits spin 40 hours per week for the last 30 years, thus begins the Crotchety Old Machinist period of life, this is where I reside currently (-:

[J Tiers]

Hey, sometimes what you have to do to get what you want, is a real PITA. OK, so what? Sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do.

Some folks really dig tedious detailed sequences of operations on a part. I do not, at least sometimes. Other times I am willing to do those just fine, I do not think at any time do I really enjoy them. I like getting the result... and it is fun to do, as long as I do not have to do it by some particular time, etc, etc.

[reggie_obe]

Welding is fun. Burning steel is fun.

[Tungsten dipper]

Are you trying to start a Machinist anonymous group?

[754]

It's a hobby for many of us here, enjoy it and keep it fun..
don't let it turn into unhealthy obsession...... just a reminder..... ymmv...