Machinist School - Wizards

The Latest Machine Shop Wizards of the World:

Jonathan - Precision Machining, 1st Place
Shawn - CNC Milling, 2nd Place
Alex - CNC Lathe, 3rd place

The SkillsUSA Competitions for the State of Arkansas were based in Hot Springs, Arkansas on April 10, 2012. Congratulations Guys!!!

Machinist School - Here at Hooters

We have a new mascot .... the owl is reported to be named "Otis".
Just remember, Hooters RULE .......... with a 25 foot Lufkin tape measure!

Machinist School - Speed Calculator

The Lovejoy Tool Company has the GREATEST slide rule Speed & Feed Calculator!
Click the link .... that's a link to all sorts of machining info.

Click here  >>>>>>>>>     Speed Calculator

Machinist School - Gun Drilling

Here's a place to see about gun drilling:

Click Here  >>>>All About Gun Drilling

Gun drills can be used to make guns but mostly they are for making very accurate deep holes. A hole starts to be "deep" when the depth exceeds the diameter. A 1/2" hole that is 1" deep ..... that's a deep hole. Gun drills will make the 1/2" hole 12" (or more) deep.

Machinist School - Giant Hook

This is a Giant Hook ...... like a hook for a very large crane  at the Metro Machine Shop in Tulsa. The face plate on the lathe is about 4 feet in diameter. Cassandra Dunk has been doing quite a variety of machining and some occasional photo taking.

Machinist School - Arkansas Jobs

Machinist School says: The site to find Jobs!

http://arworks.arkansas.gov/Pages/jobs.aspx

Machinist School - The New World Order

Check the link:
http://www.innovationamerica.us/index.php/innovation-daily/2024-what-sony-played-at-its-annual-shareholder-meeting-this-year

Kind of oldie but cute!

Machinist School - Cassandra Says .......

There is a new NTI link where Cassandra says:

http://www.5newsonline.com/news/kfsm-springdale-student-chooses-unlikely-career-path-20110920,0,2127024.story

Quack, Quack!

Machinist School - Home Made Helium Light

Helium light sources emit monochromatic light, a light with only one color .... if you use a prism, you won't see a rainbow of colors. The monochromatic light is needed to determine flatness.

But you also need an optical flat. Rather that read all about optical flats here, just Google optical flats and read about them there.........

This is simply to relay a cute article about how to make a home made helium light bulb.

The Machinist School is a fan of home made stuff.

Click the link!

http://www.livescience.com/7060-light-bulb.html

Machinist School - Temple Grandin, Designer/Engineer

How to build and design things ... how to deal with panic attacks .... why people eat jello and yogurt .... what do cows think about .... surviving social problems .... getting through school ...
This is a documentary/biography/success-story about Dr. Temple Grandin, autistic/aspberger individual. Lots of strategies for success. G-rated video .... Blockbuster is one source.

Machinist School - Makerbot, Thing-O-Matic, Sketchup

Machinist School now has its very own Thing-O-Matic ..... it arrived in less then the six weeks lead time expected. It is a kit that involves soldering and using shrinkwrap tubing. The really cool thing is that it apparently interfaces with SolidWorks (a 3D CAD program).
When you draw something using SolidWorks, one option is File/Print. Under the Print menu, one selection is "3D PRINT". Selecting 3D PRINT eliminates the need to save the file as .STL (a stereolithography file).
The next question is regarding Google's Sketchup. The FREE DOWNLOAD of SKETCHUP has similarities to SolidWorks but is very limited in its file-sharing formats. Maybe the pay-for-it version of Sketchup has 3D PRINT?

Machinist School - Materials Science - Magnetism

Alumni Brother, Thomas Leech, sends the following link .... and MIT review about electromagnetism. Nowadays you can learn from MIT at from home!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=js9SLJ2TU2c

It boils down to math, just like machining. You start with a hammer and chisel and, before long, you need to calculate something (calculate something means "take a break from hammering and chiseling").

Machinist School - Precision Measuring vs Schizophrenia

The picture above is supposed to be animated. If you are not seeing motion, click on the + at the center of the picture.
If you watch the rotating dot, you see pink dots and a rotating dot. But if you stare at the + the rotating dot turns green. Then the pink dots begin to disappear, leaving only the rotating green dot. This is an optical illusion ....
That is why machinists use a variety of measuring instruments ..... too many optical illusions. Of course, many of the tools "looking". By using different measuring tools, we can look at an object from a "different point of view". If we get the same measurement using different tools, our measurement is said to be confirmed; we have confirmed our finding. Or, using actual machinist language, "Yup, it was exactly what I thought it was in the first place!"
If somebody else gets the same measurement we did, our results are validated. In the vernacular, validated is, "Yup, what he said!"
Schizophrenia? If you see a green dot that isn't really there, don't worry about it. It is better to be "seeing things" than to be blind.

Machinist School - Steam Powered Jet-Ski?

Nathan Landry sends the following link to a YTV of a no-moving-parts steam engine for powering a model boat.

http//www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3OLhFx8KZY

It is also a good video on "how to make a candle" AND how to make an oil lamp.

Machinist School Alumni is World Traveler

Nathan Landry was once a student machinist at the machinist school. Now he rides the high seas on his ship, Matilda. As a machinist, his talents are needed by other vessels out on the waves. He has a blog:

sailingmatilda.blogspot.com