• @brap
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    464 days ago

    Man, a lathe will fuck you up if things go awry.

    • @[email protected]
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      124 days ago

      Sometimes I throw the chuck just to feel something.

      I’ve had several thousand deducted from my pay to fix the ceiling.

      • @[email protected]
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        12 days ago

        Employee breaks something: loses money equal to the damage

        Employee makes something: gains money far below profits

        It’s amazing how easily capitalists understand the value you bring to the company… only when it’s negative.

    • @Tikiporch
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      63 days ago

      I lathe in my underwear only since watching that video.

    • @SidewaysHighways
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      74 days ago

      You saw that one too?

      I’m really nervous around them these days that’s for sure

      • @Cypher
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        13 days ago

        Mind sharing the video?

      • @[email protected]
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        23 days ago

        Took a machining class, could barely drill a 3/16"(I think?) at 2000rpm cause that video scared me so much

    • @grue
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      14 days ago

      I doubt the part of the statement before the “but,” not the part after it.

    • Troy
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      14 days ago

      Oh definitely. However the warning joke appears to imply that even attempting to use it will alter you in some comic supervillain sense or something.