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You might be a machinist if
This is a discussion on You might be a machinist if within the Machinery General Discussions forums, part of the Machinists category; From the opening page of IForgeIron.com You Might be a Machinist if - - - 001 If you automatically spit ...
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02-19-2007, 12:33 PM
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 You might be a machinist if
From the opening page of IForgeIron.com You Might be a Machinist if - - - 001 If you automatically spit first & cuss later 003 If you think "mirror" is a finish. 015 If you use a sewing needle as a personal surgical tool on a regular basis. 030 If a “hot” job has nothing to do with the parts actual temperature. 037 If you can not work without a micrometer. 055 If you told your wife that the smell of the new cutting oil is your cologne. If you think we missed any, post them here so we can add them to the list.
__________________ Tools do not make the blacksmith, the blacksmith makes the tools. gc If someone questions your standards, they are not high enough.  |
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02-20-2007, 11:09 AM
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if you ever made a 1/4 20 screw because it was quicker than going to the hardware store.
__________________ Iron... the other thermal plastic "He was the kind of a guy that could screw up an anvil with a tack hammer" |
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05-11-2007, 09:57 PM
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If you're building a deck and you write all the tape measurements down in decimals, to the third place. My brother-in-law kinda gave me a weird look. Jim
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05-12-2007, 04:06 PM
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If you think .001 is an easy tolerance to hold.
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08-17-2007, 09:01 PM
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if when you say tenths you mean tenths of .001 not tenths of an inch
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08-17-2007, 11:16 PM
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If you buy plain cigarette papers to shim with or to polish with.
__________________ Irnsrgn Knowledge must be shared or it lies dead in the mind. The Blacksmith must use Hammer and Flame to force the iron down the path of his own choosing. I usually find it much easier to be wrong once in while than to try to be perfect. |
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08-18-2007, 07:09 AM
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if you think in terms of inches per minute and feet per minute instead of miles per hour
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08-18-2007, 07:11 AM
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you wash your hands before you use the restroom instead of after
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08-25-2007, 09:57 AM
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I am not a machinist but I hung around with one so maybe this might work: You might be a machinist if instead of sports illustrated swimsuit edition in the bathroom, there is a THICK MCmaster Carr book and a book on how to turn threads.
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