If you're thinking 'that looks a lot like aluminum.... You'd be absolutely correct. Not fun at all... 
Always a good day on new holder day!! 
Not every job needs to be big, or complicated to be worth doing well. This little piece will get... 
Turned down this worn out bandsaw drive wheel. No before pics, but the shoulder that the blade... 
Here's another interesting new job that came into the shop. Resurfacing transmission pumps. Just a... 
Clearance is clearance... #cncmill #machinist #instamachinist #clearanceisclearance 
Haven't posted in a while. Too busy making chips. Didn't take a 'before' of any of these but I can... 
No broach? No problem. Ground a cutter, mounted it in the mill and let it to the work. Worked... 
Breakfast of a toolmaker. A little aluminum bronze to start the day! . . . . . #toolmaker #cncmill... 
Super happy with how these turned out. They are headlight trim rings for a vintage @johndeere lawn... 
Was able to make a deal on a new to me CNC lathe recently. Today was the day it got unloaded in the... 
A couple of odd jobs to finish the week for me. The first is a fence for a router table that a... 
Little bit of blade sharpening action to start the week off. First pic is the second set of blades,... 
This was a fun job. These 2 have to go out today yet, but there are 6 more to come. Pretty tight... 
3 to 1.... Rapid/tool change time to machining time. A machine with a double arm tool changer sure... 
Took some time while waiting for the next batch of material to come in to optimise the code for... 
Base for a small gage. Nice little job for a Friday afternoon. Next week it'll go out for heat... 
A little punch I whipped up for my dad. He has a number of roll pins to swap out where he works and...