To all the machinists =D

[bugattidude]

sorry about the size. photobucket has gone all retarded on me and the sizes are different i think

this old thing

a couple heat sinks

tops.. cube.. rings.. heat sinks.. blablabla

2 inch dice

and my favorite and newest laser host I made

compared to a .50 cal bullet and 6 inch calipers

 

[irritatediance]

My buddy made me a series of hitter boxes aka dugouts from aluminum and plexiglass.
No pictures, but they both had an exposed slot for the "bat"

The plexiglass was great because you could see how much...um, tobacco you had left.
I wanted to market them but ironically we were unmotivated back then.

Great design.

 

[mattmagic100]

Bugattidude, holy c**p....
Thats a lot of cool machined things. You should start making things for the forum. You would be a great contributor of hosts and other quality items.

.....Just puttin it out there......

 

[bugattidude]

hah I know right. I wish.. I need some of my own machines. that was last year in my Manufacturing class. (I got Senior Manufacturer of the Year )

In that 4th pic that huge top is probably the funniest thing i made. that huge thing is 4 pounds of steel. about 3.6 inches across and 3 inches tall. It seemed like a competition between me and a few other people to make a top that could spin the longest. my record is a 1.5 inch brass top that spun for just over 8 minutes.

They're the most simple thing to make but somehow the most fun

 

[kiyoukan]

something for member to know looks for hacker hangouts.
Or find them threw maker fair.
I found out about a place that costs 40$ a moth and i get 24/7 access to a bridgeport cnc.
multiple lathes. bridgeport mill. laser cutter. (over 4ftx4ft cutting area) sevreal home made cnc mach9ines built by said laser cutter. a weird cnc machine that spews plastic to make 3d things.
and just about everything you could need.
Oh expect stuff to work on stone. but once im done im going to donate my stone work tools.
heres a link
About | i3 Detroit
and another link to find a place near you.
HackerspaceWiki
These places are great.

 

[rocket689]

something for member to know looks for hacker hangouts.
Or find them threw maker fair.
I found out about a place that costs 40$ a moth and i get 24/7 access to a bridgeport cnc.
multiple lathes. bridgeport mill. laser cutter. (over 4ftx4ft cutting area) sevreal home made cnc mach9ines built by said laser cutter. a weird cnc machine that spews plastic to make 3d things.
and just about everything you could need.
Oh expect stuff to work on stone. but once im done im going to donate my stone work tools.
heres a link
About | i3 Detroit
and another link to find a place near you.
HackerspaceWiki
These places are great.

Cool. I've never seen something like that.

:thanks: for the info

 

[Ra1nfade]

Does anybody else machine out their own tools? Boring heads, part stops...

That's what I usually machine, laser parts are just the fun stuff