1st Gen Lunchtable Thread - General Discussion

Truth be told, I have very little out of pocket that went into my whole thing - one of my extra rifle lowers sold for 4-5x as much as I paid for it and that covered my whole table cost

It's made me my money back and more as we now reach 1 year of CNC ownership

I have to say, that is not bad at all

 

You....put a lot of thought into this

 

Car still fits in there as we speak, but I could convince her that people don't use garages anyway

 

The scary part is how little I did. It just comes naturally.

 

This setup is pretty cheap actually, even adding some upgrades compared to say Arclight

https://stvcnc.com/product/sparx-pr...TssbcGDhCajrSbjmqfZq0aKRGWNBHvVxoCvEIQAvD_BwE

Only shitty thing is they come welded/assembled so I'd need a forklift to bring it in

Same one my buddy has but in a 5' x 10'

 

makes me wanna follow in your footsteps, yeet my software career, and just make shit and relax with my dog

 

been thinking about framing out a small apartment in the shop, adding a shower to the bathroom, and living out there so I can get by without a full-time

 

It's seriously been a shit ton of fun, but a little worrisome at first considering I had no CNC experience before

Hell, I didn't have welding experience three years ago either

Took a woman that supported and believed in me to make it happen, and a few amazing friends

 

If you can manage by it; thinking of renting out the house?

 

yeah, Stephanie is awesome!!!

 

yes, exactly. i could cover my mortgage and probably utilities just by renting out the house.
F350 is close to paid off so I'd just be chilling. .Could work part time doing whatever I'd like

I hit critical level of ADHD/autism burnout so I'm not sure I can full time forever but I'm gonna give it one more go at least while I decide what my 5 year plan is lol

 

I will have you know I’m not a ford guy

 

I've been working with the pup I'm sitting a lot and thinking maybe I should get certs and become a dog trainer?.

idk wtf I'm doing with my life but the last 4 years at the place I worked aren't how I want to spend the next 4+ lol

 

To think you thought I was talking about a truck; you're not that tall

This raptor

 

That's good having your finances thought out and planned; helps to stay within your means and stuff

As for your last statement, if you're good at what you did/do, why not continue doing it?

Your last employer was more than a shit show with all the discrimination you've dealt with and more; I can only suggest you look at your future potential employers as a fresh start and not get in the mindset that what happened before will happen again.

It's like an ex; my last one damn near acted like I didn't exist. Wasn't fair to think Stephanie would do the same when we first got together.

I hope your new employment works out for you though, you need and deserve it.

Then, I say you look into getting your certification or whatever qualifications you need for something else as you'll have one less thing to worry about (finances).

 

I can be a great software dev, it just takes the right environment... You're right though, that's something I've been working on with my DVR representative. They've been coaching me on the fact I was in a shitty place where I was tortured for being myself and punished for things outside of my control but that doesn't mean I won't find a place where I can succeed or even thrive...time will tell

 

you haven't felt the joy of towing with a 600hp 6.7l powerstroke yet

 

we got the ol 7.3.


the tundra obviously lacks the torque. but it tows my stuff around WAY more comfortably

 

ya it's a lazy boi with a smooth v8

7.3 will pull anything, maybe, at a retirement pace and rattle your fillings out

 

Yea.. BUT 7.3 manual. Can’t stand domestic automatics since they fail if you look at them funny lol