What Is Santa Bringing You?

[ProGunOne]

I'm getting a Sweater.

I wanted a Moaner or a Screamer.

Funny

It's good to be Grandpa!!!!

It sure is great, and Congratulations! Continued health will do it for me.

Merry Christmas Gents!!

[dalee100]

Hi,

Got my present a bit early. My oldest Daughter had a 10lbs. 8oz. baby Boy on Sunday morning. Grandson number 2!!

It's good to be Grandpa!!!!

dalee

[macona]

I broke Santas back this year so i dont think hes a coming:

Lets see...
Monarch 10EE Lathe w/taper, 6" 6 Jaw, 8" 4 Jaw, 8" 3 Jaw, Face Plate, Dog Driver, 5C nose and drawbar, steady and follow rests.
KDK toolpost and holders
Heck of a lot of 5C collets
Leonard Grind-r-lap
Lisle 91000 drill grinder
Tsugami Carbide tool grinder
Miller XMT-304 w/Optima Pendant, Running Gear, and S-54 feeder
Thermal Arc 300GTSW tig with water cooler.
Antique White Dental Lathe (Polisher Buffer)
Ultrasonic Cleaner
Arbor Press
Powerex 5HP Oilless Scroll Air Compressor
Heck of a load of tools off CL
Jet 3 ton chain hoist so I built a gantry to hang it from.

iPhone (Best darn phone I have ever had. Worth every penny)

This weekend got a Tormek wet grinder. Looks virtually new. With accessories. $60 at Goodwill. Figure it will be nice to sharpen HSS bits for the lathe.

This is still a hobby... right????

Evan, Go with servos. I have used steppers in the past and my latest mill came with PM servos. I will never go back. Never a missed a step again. My servos will move my Supermax clone of a BP series II 400ipm in X and Y and ~120ipm in Z. And the Z is the knee, not the quill! The knee is air balanced but thats is still a whole lot of mass! All axes with .0001 res.

[oldtiffie]

Up the flue

Wellll I don't know about the chimney ?? But I did tell him he could JUST LEAVE IT IN THE SHOP .

Is fun dreaming anyway ...Ok if Santa can't do it then MAYBE just MAYBE if I could hit the lottery and clear about 10 or 12 Mill.

JerryL

It will be even more interesting if Wolfie gets his Christmas present "up the flue" (pregnant).

[JerryL]

Presents

Wellll I don't know about the chimney ?? But I did tell him he could JUST LEAVE IT IN THE SHOP .

Is fun dreaming anyway ...Ok if Santa can't do it then MAYBE just MAYBE if I could hit the lottery and clear about 10 or 12 Mill.


JerryL

[Evan]

What are you using Evan? TurboCNC or Mach ?

I will use TCNC for some things John. I expect to do some engraving and some of it for money as there is nobody in this town with a computerised engraving system.

I also plan to make the machine operate as a computer assisted manual machine. I haven't fully resolved in my head exactly what functions that would include but it would include a joystick and an electronic handwheel and probably an embedded controller. I will likely use a 65xx series cpu as that is what I am already familiar with.

I also may explore using servos instead of steppers. I have a box full of servo motors, some very powerful and all with various styles of encoders. Right now I'm using a small pancake servo to run the Z axis open loop with just a switch and speed control and it can rapid the head at about 100 inches per minute on 45 volts.

[Thomas Staubo]

Here's the perfect Christmas gift for you old geezers:




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[MickeyD]

I bet he could get the Bridgeport down the chimney if he dropped it from high enough.

[JS]

A new job LOL. After nine and one half years of a wonderful (sarcasm ) job I am going somewhere else. On that note... Is there anyone who want me to drop in and chat for a while . I have to be in Arizona by the 28th . my route is from central Nebraska 281 south to 56 then 56 to 54 then 54 to Interstate 10 . This is of course subject to change .

[mlucek]

Heck I'd settle for the entire day off work on the 24th lol. Santa came early this year, in the form of three boxes left on my back porch by a friend of mine who I help out on his farm on the weekends in summer. He always tries to pay me, but I will never take anything for it, as it's like a mini vacation to me, so those three boxes contained a fairly large and heavy set of castings for a Tiny Power 109 steam engine. Now that's what I call a friend.

Sweeeeeeeeeeeetttt !! I'll be you're looking forward to starting the work on that engine

ill be lucky if i get a lump of coal! though at least ill have heat if i get coal

I think I'll probably just get a lump of coal too ..... now if it's attached to a steam engine/locomotive .... all the better

Mike

[boslab]

santa done bring me a 12 hour shift in a steelplant, whoopee, a day above ground is a good day.
mark

Put yourself 6 feet under.

[laddy]

My only wish is to be left the f---- alone with no one pestering and no one bothering me. I know it sounds like Bah Humbug. I guess it is but 364 days of pestering whaT could be better? Fred

[lazlo]

Oh, come on now Jerry -- how is Santa supposed to get a Bridgeport down the chimney?

[JerryL]

Dear Santa

Dear Santa

I have been a VERY GOOD BOY ....HONEST

These are a few of the little things I want for Christmas.

1. A Very Well maintained Bridgeport Mill with 4 Axis DRO with power traverse , 2 hp head , and a full set of tooling

2. A very little used and well taken care of South Bend or Monarch 10 0r 12 inch lathe.

3. A 25 Ton Hydraulic press

4. A good Sand Blaster Cabinet .

5. 7 HP 120 Gal. Tank twin cylinder , 2 stage , auto unloader ,Auto Drain air compressor .

PS. You don't have to fi ot all under the tree...in my shop is close enough ....... Your Very Very good boy .