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Living in the North in a multi level without true basement I have a good old fashioned mechanical room. When does the expansion tank on the residential boiler fail? Less than a year after they replaced the boiler and didn't the expansion tank. And it is in the twenties below zero outside. On a Saturday night with no supply houses open for a day and a half. By the time it could be replaced several pipes were frozen solid near outside walls and the house was a tad cool too. 2 kerosene heaters, fireplace and several electric heaters later finally got water circulating again.

At least I didn't have to climb in a crawl space with spiders, snakes and who knows what other type of rodents exist. Oh and wasps.

Oh great now you want to turn bad ass grumpy ole Mike into some type of Metro lumber jack.. Filson was great at one time but the new stuff not so much anymore IMO. I do own a lot of Filson from over the years though.

When I took the sleeper car on the Amtrack couple of weeks ago I finally got to use my Pullman on a Pullman. Well a modern day Pullman anyhow. The train car, my Pullman is the old one not the new fangled skinnied down newer Filson Pullman carry on one.

 

I just figured he would get a kick out of it lol I would not spend that for that no molle etc I am not making a fashion statement I need function and long lasting.

Cypher

 

evening Mike. They're going. Making Simeon's birthday present!! I'll probably play with it as much as he does

long drive, eh??

NO!!!!!!!!! NEVER again!!!!!

was told they were the better ones..... been a few years, so I could be wrong

 

i know just busting on ya someone has to For a long time I've been a believer in cry once and be done with it. Will last a lifetime doesn't mean as much to me as it did at one time But hopefully one of the sons will appreciate the stuff I have bought. Nah they will sell it all.

 

Just leave them a price list lol Mine won't sell most but some of the stuff they would never have a use of there is a folder with all purchase receipts for every tool I own except those bought at auction.

Cypher

 

Is wasn't an Amish school.

 

Welcome back to Arizona.

 

Most everything is done on CNC now, much faster, better consistency across a run of parts, tighter tolerances, high quality finishes

 

I agree with faster and consistency though, tolerances are debatable finish again debatable the draw back to the new machines if it breaks your screwed getting a part for the computer system controls quickly , trouble shooting errant code etc . If I was in business for making a lot of the same stuff to +/- 0.000005 yeah . If I was in a custom shop making short runs the older machines would be far more cost effective. Repairs /replacement parts far easier to obtain or make etc. The built some awesome close tolerance stuff from the late 30s through the 70s with out computer controls . To be honest if you have not talk to a machinist , precision metal fabricator, wood worker etc who has been doing it for 30 or 40 years ask them what they think of the skills of the new guys. Take away the tech and a good many are lost .. IMGOBO

Cypher

 

You want to see a scary azze machine, shaper a knarly beasts

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=k2U7EIQGMXI

 

I've been a machinist for 25+ years, a good number of the old school machinists remember the the early CNCs they've come a long way since we were punching tape. The new high speed machines are off the hook, how about hard millin at 500in/min

I primarily program multiaxis, can't work on 5 sides of the part in one setup with a manual machine.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=tb8f7s_Edr8

The problem with the fngs (funny new guys) is they are not being taught the trade. You'ld be surprised how many "programmers" don't know how to read basic G&M code or know the difference between modal and nonmodal commands.

 

Ok so you know what I am speaking of , never said the new machines didn't have more capability :} Remember I am not a true machinist just taught lathes and Bridgeport use for what was needed to make precision weld up jigs, fixing / making tools, punch dies and bending dies etc . Did do CNC for wire edm https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBueWfzb7P0 and computer controls for press brakes and drills etc.

Cypher

 

How far from me are you ? :} Could a shop tour be done :}

Cypher

 

Wire yes
Press brakes usually require a proprietary program from the manufacturer
CNC drill machines yes, we just program point locations with a drill cycle

 

Just across the border

 

Most of the press brakes I worked with were simple back gauge movement, bend depths etc the part was moved manually through out the process. A Pierce All we had was stylus run off a metal pattern laid on one side rotating tool head and the part laid on a pantograph type system.

Cypher

 

I ran 3D pantograph / tracer as well, we had Dekels, the one machine was hydraulic and would copy 1:1

 

Yep same system one to one. I have never worked in a line setting always custom or short run stuff . Toured some places to this day I remember some of the equipment was AWESOME one place made the corrugated steel used in Coffer dams huge plates moved via over head crane to 200 ton press brake cold forming the stiffening ridges you could feel the floor vibrate when it bottomed :} So if I bought lunch a walk through could be had some time ?:}

Cypher

 

I have a problem, I like CAM porn

Bumotec S191 seven axis lathe


https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CplJzCB6siE

 

I'm 10-7 gotta travel in the morning