moldmonkey Posted January 31, 2012 Posted January 31, 2012 New member from Topeka introducing myself. I have been a machinist professionally 15 years and have had a hobby shop almost as long. Some thing about metal working really appeals to me. I am looking at trying my hand at some other areas of metalwork and that is how I ended up here. (I guess I just needed longer tool want and project lists.) Here is a thread w/pics of my shop from Practical Machinist:http://www.practicalmachinist.com/vb/member-shop-photos/my-new-shop-228915/ Jon Bohlander Quote
HWooldridge Posted January 31, 2012 Posted January 31, 2012 From your signature and description, it sounds like you may be a moldmaker. Welcome - it's always good to have folks with experience other than blacksmithing on the forum; makes for a wider set of viewpoints on problem solving. I worked in the injection molding biz for almost 20 years and that experience sometimes helps me in the shop. Quote
moldmonkey Posted January 31, 2012 Author Posted January 31, 2012 HWooldridge- Do you hang out on PM? The username sounds familiar. Yes, I worked in injection molding for 8 years. A lot of mold repair & troubleshooting and some mold making. I liked the work but they were making fewer & fewer new molds so I left to get more spindle time. Quote
HWooldridge Posted January 31, 2012 Posted January 31, 2012 HWooldridge- Do you hang out on PM? The username sounds familiar. Yes, I worked in injection molding for 8 years. A lot of mold repair & troubleshooting and some mold making. I liked the work but they were making fewer & fewer new molds so I left to get more spindle time. Yes, I am a subscriber on PM. I don't post a lot over there - primarily because there just aren't enough hours in the day to visit all the forums I like. However, I found lots of help on PM when I was repairing my Colchester Clausing lathe; it's a great site and good resource. Quote
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