Shop Time w/T.W. Friends

I know this all too well, I got 4 of them little buggers!



All our trash cans have lids on them that they can't open. Toilet paper is locked in the closet

 

Was it the Emerson Wildcat suitcase stereo? I remember seeing that one in a lot of promotional item catalogs, it and a guitar were usually the top items.

My mom got a Sound Design portable radio from Green Stamps in the early 70's, that radio played in the kitchen every day for at least 30 years.

 

Some cats love TP, if you put it in the roller with the paper "over" they can shred up a very impressive pile in short order.

 

"...you don't have to be crazy to drive this road but it helps..."

 

William Fries -- quite a guy, didn't intend to be a singer, he worked for an advertising agency.

 

Pretty much sums up most of TW!

 

I forgot how nice it is having a 1 to 5 reduction on the tail stock when drilling with this lathe.

 

I have pretty much every song he ever did on my MP3 player; good, toe-tapping music!

 

As in, it reduces the feed rate by a factor of 5 when engaged?

 

Two of our lathe tail stocks have that feature!
Yes, a gear reduction.

 

Jerry Clower, Marcel's talking chainsaw.

 

Yes sir, makes it easier to push a large drill bit through

Then just flip the lever back and back it out normal speed.

That’s a 5/8” bit in it.

 

Meh, just bore on through at normal ramming speed!

 

I can't remember the brand name.

 

Damn... that's cool!

 

Just got done with this stack of drawings, it’s one job, that frame I welded together Monday and most of its components.



This is mill work to do.



This is lathe work to do.



Not including jobs just laying around to do.





Guess I better get after it

 

Almost time to get a ticket machine with a Now Serving Sign.
Maybe set up a Customer lounge c/w sleepin’ quarters. (At a nominal fee of course).

 

I just ask the boss what's the hottest fire next, let's put some water on it

One guy came by yesterday, he had a lathe job (sugar cane press shafts he had welded up) that needed turning, they weren't a rush but he was asking if they were done. I said no and apologized and told him the lathe man been out 5 weeks, he said mind if I take them with me? I said no sir, go right ahead. They been here 5-6 months already.

 

Anybody in the marble and granite cutting business? What are these used for? Got to put some thread inserts in em.

 

As long as a guy’s straight up, no harm done. It’s when Folks start tap dancin’ givin’ me a song ‘n dance is when the wheels fall off. I’m always IN for the truth. Good on Y’all tellin’ it like it is.