Machinist School - Dave Renfro: Table made from a sheet of plywood

At the Dave Mows Grass blog, alumni brother Dave posts the above picture (Yay!!!)  with no plans (grrrrrr!).

But .............. the internet saves the day!!!

Here's a link to some plans using 3/4" plywood:

Click Here >>>>How to make a Picnic Table Plans



Machinist School - Otis The Owl Mascot



Cassidy Wooten provided the colored view of the NTI Mascot.

The moon and the stars are included. So if you want the owl and the moon and the stars, THIS is the picture! Three cheers for Hooters!

Hoot, Hoot, Hoot!

Machinist School - Pay

The Big Money in machining is in over-time. That's what helps your pay check. To earn lots of dollars takes lots of hours. There-in lies the question, "Do you want to machine for lots of hours?"

At $7.50 an hour, you're talking about $15,000 a year for your first 40 hours.
After 40 hours, there is over-time at $11.25 an hour. Therefore, the second 40 hours pays $22,500 a year.

So if you work 80 hours a week at a base pay of $7.50, you'll make $37,500 a year. That's a lot of dollars!

Machinist School - Hand Sanitizer

A GREAT CUTTING FLUID
Hand sanitizer is a similar price to cutting oil.
It sticks to the part, it sticks to the cutter.
Because it evaporates so fast, it is a nice coolant.

Because it contains ethyl alcohol, the MSDS sheet is fairly surprising.
(Get it on your hand = OK ...... get it on your arm = wash it off immediately)

BUT .... if it accidentally got on the part, maybe it would be OK?

Keep it on your mill and sanitize you hands!!!!

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?