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For efficiency, I took up machining, where "Doing" and "Gear" have had a cosmic "merge cells" command applied to them. The only reason to own machining equipmen
by rfrey 3y ago
For efficiency, I took up machining, where "Doing" and "Gear" have had a cosmic "merge cells" command applied to them. The only reason to own machining equipment is to USE it... to create tools and fixtures to improve your machining equipment.
- ehnto 3y agoSame goes for 3D printing. Unless you have a specific purpose for it, you will probably just print upgrades for your printer. Or useless trinkets.
- dajtxx 3y agoYes, so many people who write for magazines seem to use their tools to make more tools. I wish I had some of that in me. I resent every second working on my machines as opposed to using them to make stuff. Which would be why none of them work very well :-\ I wish I was rich enough to pay someone to 'just come and set them all up properly and check on them every couple of months!' My actual hobby is model engineering focused on locos. Like sailing, it's 90% maintenance & 10% doing. Unfortunately, it's the doing I prefer.
- rfrey 3y agoDefinitely a tough frame of mind to be in for metalwork. You remind me that loco-builders are the exception to my rule, though. Maybe clock makers too, but the rest of us are busy on our solid toolposts and NASA-engineered toolbit height gauges.
- Zababa 3y agoIt works with software/programming too, you can create your own tools the same way you create your "end product".
- fest 3y agoFor quite some time I was mostly using the lathe to make parts for milling machine, and milling machine to make parts for the lathe :)