• Troy
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    131 month ago

    On a lathe? Doesn’t make sense. Maybe on a crucible or dewar or something…

    • @brap
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      471 month ago

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

      • @[email protected]
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        121 month 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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          21 month 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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        71 month ago

        I lathe in my underwear only since watching that video.

      • @SidewaysHighways
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        71 month ago

        You saw that one too?

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

        • @[email protected]
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          21 month ago

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

        • @Cypher
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          11 month ago

          Mind sharing the video?

      • @grue
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        11 month ago

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

      • Troy
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        11 month 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.

    • jawa21
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      311 month ago

      I am a career machinist. I have witnessed a lathe accident so bad that everyone was sent home for a month. Don’t wear gloves when operating a lathe.

      • Troy
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        91 month ago

        I am not a career machinist – but I have a tiny manual 10" lathe and I’m terrified of it.

        • @MutilationWave
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          I got a 5 inch cordless bandsaw recently. It’s fucking gnarly. Yes I’m scared of it and I should be. By the way if you ever need a body disassembled…

          Seriously though even little stuff can fuck you up. My friend was using my 20v hammer drill to put a hole in a wall in a tight spot and it caught something and spun. He got knocked in the chin by the belt clip. He couldn’t eat normally for a month.

      • @Shou
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        11 month ago

        Saw a pic once. Learned my lesson the easy way.