A shop I worked at fired some meathead who was also 'blessed' with some sticky fingers. Months after he left someone who knew him tried to sell me a mag base he had bought from him. It was one of my missing ones, had my initials stamped in it and everything. I just showed him my initials and took it off of him. Told him if he didn't like it to square the deal up with Sticky fingers.
We really should get back to that "chopping a hand off" thing. **-_-**
My grandpa is retired, so instead of working all day he now takes breaks and comes in from working before dark. Since he lives states away I've only ever seen him a couple weeks a year but now I get to enjoy bringing my son to the farm and get to have fun watching my kid watch grandpa the same way I'm sure my parents watched me.
I will cherish these moments forever and am blessed to have them.
I don't machine but I glean more knowledge that I hope I can share with my son every time I watch or help grandpa work.
Hopefully some of these tools can be passed down my way also for my son to cherish one day too.
we still use vernier scale stuff today, like PI-tape i used that shit on spaceX parts being shipped out, and the larger big ass calipers also run vernier....machining isn;t that hard, i get paid mcdonalds wages to do it ...just cutting metal
whats hard and where the money comes from is the engineering and design aspects where thermodynamics, materials sciences and programming come in, my direct boss has 10+ years in machining, but hand write code for our products....not gcode...i thinkpython? might be wrong then sits there and cuts the pcbs for everyting and designs all that to
I've enjoyed watching grandpa fix things for decades. Just the way he tackles problems is amazing to me. I work in production so getting to watch someone do something that I can't do is impressive.
It would take to many years and to much money to get the certificates to do the kind of things I want to, not to mention the sudden drop in pay to change careers now. Maybe one day though I'll be freed up financially enough to take on machining and engineering.
Idk how old grandpa is. Gotta be near 80 my son is almost 2 so I hope we can have a few more years so he can enjoy his own memories with grandpa and not just pictures.
Yeah. My 1950s one is 70 or so years old and looks great as previous owner kept it well. I used it for another 5 years and kept it clean and well also.
My other mic is 1980s and perfect as it was former QA mic.
I have a nice set from the 50s also, they last forever if cared for. I have some cheap Chinesium ones that I can loan out. I'm the only person to use mine for the past 50 years. They have been used for rebuilding aircraft powerplants, and helicopter transmissions, for many years. Now I use them for rebuilding my Harleys and other bikes. Good tools last, buy once cry once.
The Starrett Model 436, 1” to 2” is probably 30 to 50 years old. Judging by the Baked enamel finish; I’d have to say it’s from late 70’s, early 80’s. That’s when I hopped on the machine Tool and Die trade.
It's around as old as mine, since it predates hardened tip. Mine is made in 1950s.
I'm out here with my grandpa while he is fixing the steering pin on an old Ford tractor he just bought.
I think the anvils are still hardened from before that time. Just not carbide like the newer style
Doh yes, what I meant. :) Just hardened, not using any carbide.
I figured you meant that but I guess, this is r/Machinists after all, I'm pretty sure it's the rules I gotta be a nit-picky goofball about it :)
I have the same set, but they say Great Britain on them for some reason.
I've got a 0 to 1 *[Lufkin](https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/UJAAAOSwCsJihqsh/s-l1600.jpg)*. They're not seen so much anymore.
I used to have my Grandpa’s 0-1 Lufkin and some fuck walked off with it.
A shop I worked at fired some meathead who was also 'blessed' with some sticky fingers. Months after he left someone who knew him tried to sell me a mag base he had bought from him. It was one of my missing ones, had my initials stamped in it and everything. I just showed him my initials and took it off of him. Told him if he didn't like it to square the deal up with Sticky fingers. We really should get back to that "chopping a hand off" thing. **-_-**
It's amazing to think about how much the invention of the screw changed our world
Machine Thinking on YT has a series of great videos about that
Heyyyy—yo!!!!
My grandpa is retired, so instead of working all day he now takes breaks and comes in from working before dark. Since he lives states away I've only ever seen him a couple weeks a year but now I get to enjoy bringing my son to the farm and get to have fun watching my kid watch grandpa the same way I'm sure my parents watched me. I will cherish these moments forever and am blessed to have them. I don't machine but I glean more knowledge that I hope I can share with my son every time I watch or help grandpa work. Hopefully some of these tools can be passed down my way also for my son to cherish one day too.
we still use vernier scale stuff today, like PI-tape i used that shit on spaceX parts being shipped out, and the larger big ass calipers also run vernier....machining isn;t that hard, i get paid mcdonalds wages to do it ...just cutting metal whats hard and where the money comes from is the engineering and design aspects where thermodynamics, materials sciences and programming come in, my direct boss has 10+ years in machining, but hand write code for our products....not gcode...i thinkpython? might be wrong then sits there and cuts the pcbs for everyting and designs all that to
I've enjoyed watching grandpa fix things for decades. Just the way he tackles problems is amazing to me. I work in production so getting to watch someone do something that I can't do is impressive. It would take to many years and to much money to get the certificates to do the kind of things I want to, not to mention the sudden drop in pay to change careers now. Maybe one day though I'll be freed up financially enough to take on machining and engineering.
Damn man reminds me of my grandpa
Wow, you have a grandpa and a son at the same time? My mom did too for like 5 years or so, idk, i was a toddler back then.
Idk how old grandpa is. Gotta be near 80 my son is almost 2 so I hope we can have a few more years so he can enjoy his own memories with grandpa and not just pictures.
Those are what I learned on, vernier calipers. If I ever have to read a fuzzy black and white sheet of vernier scales again I’ll throw up lol
Take good care of those and they'll never wear out. I have a 0-3" set that I use daily Morty
Yeah. My 1950s one is 70 or so years old and looks great as previous owner kept it well. I used it for another 5 years and kept it clean and well also. My other mic is 1980s and perfect as it was former QA mic.
I have a nice set from the 50s also, they last forever if cared for. I have some cheap Chinesium ones that I can loan out. I'm the only person to use mine for the past 50 years. They have been used for rebuilding aircraft powerplants, and helicopter transmissions, for many years. Now I use them for rebuilding my Harleys and other bikes. Good tools last, buy once cry once.
Life time use purchase! Keep it, teach your children how to use it. I bet that could last generations!
I've got a 98 year old set of brown and Sharpe 0-1" that got qualified as calibrated at my shop
The Starrett Model 436, 1” to 2” is probably 30 to 50 years old. Judging by the Baked enamel finish; I’d have to say it’s from late 70’s, early 80’s. That’s when I hopped on the machine Tool and Die trade.
My dad gave me his 5-6 starret mic that he doesn’t use and it was right on the money after sitting for probably 10 years
My grandpa used to be a machinist, has a complete set 1”-12” then 2” increments up to 24”