Becoming a lost skill?

[RAllison]

Lets see a fancy CNC mach do that! That core came in with that shaft completely snapped off...the younger guys have no clue how to repair something like that,only how to program machines.

 

[mfrade]

Even the setup looks awesome. Are those steady rest trails I see? If so did you counter bore and weld in a new shaft?

 

[RAllison]

I sure did,with .005 thousands interference fit,I heated the bore first

 

[mfrade]

I guess that means I am old?!?!?

 

[RAllison]

I guess that means I am old?!?!?

WE....are older

 

[mfrade]

WE....are older

But wiser right?!?! LOL

 

[RAllison]

But wiser right?!?! LOL

I sure hope so!

 

[mfrade]

How deep was the counterbore?

 

[RAllison]

How deep was the counterbore?

6inches

 

[RAllison]

If we're not wiser...at least we have some really cool dogs!!!

 

[mfrade]

6inches

Wow. Nice work. I was just buying some odds and ends from a young guy clearing out some old tooling from his grandfathers estate, young guy was a cnc programmer (aka "machinist") as I am flipping over his tools, he holds up a B&S index head and asks me if I know what it does... sigh.. I just replied yes and left it at that! LOL.

 

[RAllison]

Wow. Nice work. I was just buying some odds and ends from a young guy clearing out some old tooling from his grandfathers estate, young guy was a cnc programmer (aka "machinist") as I am flipping over his tools, he holds up a B&S index head and asks me if I know what it does... sigh.. I just replied yes and left it at that! LOL.

Thanks...yeah that sounds about right

 

[mfrade]

If we're not wiser...at least we have some really cool dogs!!!

Do you think I spoiled mine?

 

[RAllison]

Not at all!

 

[mfrade]

2 pees in the pod! LOL.... I knew you would understand!

 

[RAllison]

We even have a very similar cover on our couch.

 

[mfrade]

We even have a very similar cover on our couch.

Yeah, black pointy dog!?!?!?! LOL

 

[mhales]

Lets see a fancy CNC mach do that! That core came in with that shaft completely snapped off...the younger guys have no clue how to repair something like that,only how to program machines.View attachment 149608 View attachment 149609 View attachment 149609

Not all is lost. Here's a young guy who really knows his stuff. (Dog lover too!)

https://www.youtube.com/c/CuttingEdgeEngineeringAustralia/videos

 

[RAllison]

Ahhhh yes...very impressive!!!!

 

[RAllison]

N.Mullins,in this forum,is impressive as well...He sure knows alot