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1st May 2013, 07:29 PM #1
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What do you call what you do in the shed?
Normally I find the forum by using a short cut or a link in the history tab but as no.1 son has been looking at things I had to find the link I have hidden away. I had it filed under "Model Engineering". Now I don't really build models, although I admire some of those that have been produced. At one stage when I subscribed to HSM I considered that as a descriptor but "Home Shop machinist" has a US tinge to it. I've mulled over "amateur machinist" but apart from always getting the spelling wrong, the amateur implies a lesser standard. In the case of some that may be true but if you look at some of Josh's or BT's work that is arguably not the case
Has anyone invented or stumbled across a good description of what it is we do? ("Book machinist" was once suggested but we won't go there). Shedologist? Backyard machinist? Swarfy?
Michael
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1st May 2013, 07:58 PM #2
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Swarfy sounds good
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1st May 2013, 08:02 PM #3
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Hi,
I call Man Time. Half the time all I do is put away tools that I used last time or simply switch on the shaper and watch it go.
Cheers Ben.
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1st May 2013, 08:36 PM #4
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Ben you sound like you need some immediate shaper support group help.....at least you clean up after each job. I normally get to the stage of not being able to find anything and not having a single mm of bench space left before cleaning up......
I like swarfy, often if the other half ask and I dont want to try to explain I use either tinkering or making a mess.....
Cheers,
Ew1915 17"x50" LeBlond heavy duty Lathe, 24" Queen city shaper, 1970's G Vernier FV.3.TO Universal Mill, 1958 Blohm HFS 6 surface grinder, 1942 Rivett 715 Lathe, 14"x40" Antrac Lathe, Startrite H225 Bandsaw, 1949 Hercus Camelback Drill press, 1947 Holbrook C10 Lathe.
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1st May 2013, 08:43 PM #5
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Therapy!
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1st May 2013, 08:57 PM #6
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i call it tinkering
john
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1st May 2013, 09:00 PM #7
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Depends who I'm talking to.
Mates = friggin' around
SWMBO = important work
Behind SWMBO's back = escape ;P
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1st May 2013, 09:16 PM #8
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SWMBO cheekily calls it "changing the oil on the toaster" - ie there is no oil and no toaster!
At least 50% of what I do is loosely directed or free flow problem solving. I start out with a general aim in mind (fix the flywire door) and then set about finding ways of doing it within the range of skills, tools and materials I have on hand. Before long I'm off solving another problem and then another and often forget what problem I was dealing with in the first place. My other obsession is understanding what is happening and that often requires some side measurements which leads to more side measurements etc.
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1st May 2013, 09:33 PM #9
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+1 for me.
Originally Posted by RedShirtGuy
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1st May 2013, 10:07 PM #10
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Time
The day goes before you know it
When something needs fixing, more often than not, I find that the tool I need is lost, and after looking for a few hours , when I find the lost tool , it is , of course, broken
, and I spend the rest of the day repairing the tool in order to fix whatever is broken in the first place
Mike
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1st May 2013, 10:10 PM #11
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Work- but I love it!
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1st May 2013, 10:40 PM #12
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"Mission Critical Maintenance of Plant and Equipment"
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2nd May 2013, 12:22 AM #13
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I spend a lot of time looking for the tool that I need for a job when sons numbered 1, 2 or 3 have borrowed it.
Roger
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2nd May 2013, 12:22 AM #14
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"Tinkering in the shed "
BETTER TO HAVE TOOLS YOU DON'T NEED THAN TO NEED TOOLS YOU DON'T HAVE
Andre
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2nd May 2013, 12:52 AM #15
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Depends who's asking..
If it's someone who i think might be interested, I'll talk about whatever project I'm working on, just now it's repairing robotic flowers..
and helping Josh with the shaper rebuild ..
If it's just a general enquiry, then I generally say, "mucking about, making stuff" or something along those lines.
If it's an annoying relative wanting a job done, I'll say "doing a couple of urgent repair jobs, sorry, can't talk now... gotta go"... If it's the same rellie carrying a 6 pack, then it's "what's up, got something needs doing? Pass the beer.."
Regards
Ray
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