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  OT: More spectacular downpours as global warming progress. bill.sloman@ieee.org - 2017-02-07 17:53 -0800
    Re: OT: More spectacular downpours as global warming progress. John Robertson <spam@flippers.com> - 2017-02-07 18:14 -0800
      Re: OT: More spectacular downpours as global warming progress. bill.sloman@ieee.org - 2017-02-07 19:06 -0800
        Re: OT: More spectacular downpours as global warming progress. John Robertson <spam@flippers.com> - 2017-02-09 12:34 -0800
          Re: OT: More spectacular downpours as global warming progress. bill.sloman@ieee.org - 2017-02-09 18:49 -0800
      Re: OT: More spectacular downpours as global warming progress. krw@notreal.com - 2017-02-07 22:11 -0500
        Re: OT: More spectacular downpours as global warming progress. bill.sloman@ieee.org - 2017-02-07 19:40 -0800
      Re: OT: More spectacular downpours as global warming progress. bitrex <bitrex@de.lete.earthlink.net> - 2017-02-07 22:22 -0500
        Re: OT: More spectacular downpours as global warming progress. "David Eather" <eather@tpg.com.au> - 2017-02-08 13:39 +1000
        Re: OT: More spectacular downpours as global warming progress. bill.sloman@ieee.org - 2017-02-07 19:44 -0800
      Re: OT: More spectacular downpours as global warming progress. John Larkin <jjlarkin@highlandtechnology.com> - 2017-02-07 19:30 -0800
        Re: OT: More spectacular downpours as global warming progress. Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2017-02-07 20:39 -0700
        Re: OT: More spectacular downpours as global warming progress. bill.sloman@ieee.org - 2017-02-07 21:13 -0800
          Re: OT: More spectacular downpours as global warming progress. jurb6006@gmail.com - 2017-02-13 14:14 -0800
            Re: OT: More spectacular downpours as global warming progress. bill.sloman@ieee.org - 2017-02-13 17:06 -0800
            Re: OT: More spectacular downpours as global warming progress. whit3rd <whit3rd@gmail.com> - 2017-02-13 17:34 -0800
      Re: OT: More spectacular downpours as global warming progress. Pimpom <pimpom@invalid.com> - 2017-02-08 10:18 +0530
        Re: OT: More spectacular downpours as global warming progress. bill.sloman@ieee.org - 2017-02-07 21:20 -0800
        Re: OT: More spectacular downpours as global warming progress. Jim Thompson <To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-Icon@On-My-Web-Site.com> - 2017-02-08 07:58 -0700
        Re: OT: More spectacular downpours as global warming progress. John Larkin <jjlarkin@highlandtechnology.com> - 2017-02-08 09:07 -0800
          Re: OT: More spectacular downpours as global warming progress. bill.sloman@ieee.org - 2017-02-08 15:19 -0800
          Re: OT: More spectacular downpours as global warming progress. pcdhobbs@gmail.com - 2017-02-08 15:27 -0800
            Re: OT: More spectacular downpours as global warming progress. John Larkin <jjlarkin@highlandtechnology.com> - 2017-02-08 18:46 -0800
            Re: OT: More spectacular downpours as global warming progress. George Herold <gherold@teachspin.com> - 2017-02-10 06:35 -0800
              Re: OT: More spectacular downpours as global warming progress. Phil Hobbs <pcdhSpamMeSenseless@electrooptical.net> - 2017-02-10 10:38 -0500
                Re: OT: More spectacular downpours as global warming progress. Jim Thompson <To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-Icon@On-My-Web-Site.com> - 2017-02-10 08:57 -0700
                  Re: OT: More spectacular downpours as global warming progress. Phil Hobbs <pcdhSpamMeSenseless@electrooptical.net> - 2017-02-10 11:17 -0500
                    Re: OT: More spectacular downpours as global warming progress. Jim Thompson <To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-Icon@On-My-Web-Site.com> - 2017-02-10 10:25 -0700
                      Re: OT: More spectacular downpours as global warming progress. "dcaster@krl.org" <dcaster@krl.org> - 2017-02-10 12:02 -0800
                Re: OT: More spectacular downpours as global warming progress. John Larkin <jjlarkin@highlandtechnology.com> - 2017-02-10 08:35 -0800
                  Re: OT: More spectacular downpours as global warming progress. Phil Hobbs <pcdhSpamMeSenseless@electrooptical.net> - 2017-02-10 11:43 -0500
                    Re: OT: More spectacular downpours as global warming progress. John Larkin <jjlarkinxyxy@highlandtechnology.com> - 2017-02-10 11:42 -0800
                      Re: OT: More spectacular downpours as global warming progress. krw@notreal.com - 2017-02-10 22:36 -0500
                        Re: OT: More spectacular downpours as global warming progress. John Larkin <jjlarkinxyxy@highlandtechnology.com> - 2017-02-13 10:29 -0800
                Re: OT: More spectacular downpours as global warming progress. George Herold <gherold@teachspin.com> - 2017-02-10 08:38 -0800

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#446900

On Thursday, February 9, 2017 at 4:07:49 AM UTC+11, John Larkin wrote:
> On Wed, 8 Feb 2017 10:18:53 +0530, Pimpom <pimpom@invalid.com> wrote:
> 
> >On 2/8/2017 7:44 AM, John Robertson wrote:
> >>
> >> The global climate is always changing - just ask the Mayans!
> >>
> >I've always refrained from forming strong opinions about AGW, 
> >simply because I don't know enough about it.
> 
> Don't feel bad; nobody does.

John Larkin is happy to ignore all the climate scientists that know a great more than he does, and - in absolute terms - quite a lot.

> >FWIW, so far, we've been having the driest winter in recent times 
> >here, and one of the mildest weathers over the past 12 months. 
> 
> We are having an epic wet, warmish winter. We have floods, mudslides,
> reservoirs overflowing, a fresh foot or two of snow in the mountains
> on a good day. 

John Larkin can't get the idea that weather isn't climate. Climate may be the long term average of weather, but it is averaged over some years. 

Things like the Atlantic multidecadal oscillation mean that it's really more like some decades. John Larkin doesn't even understand short term stuff like El Nino, and for quite a while claimed that because temperatures hadn't got as hot as they had in the 1997-8 El Nino - one of the most intense on record - global warming had stopped in its tracks.

<snipped the rest>

-- 
Bill Sloman, Sydney

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#446902

>The old classic Bridgeport mill looked like it was walking on water. 

Leave the wrench on the head nut when you turn it on, and it really will walk. ;)

A modelmaker I knew at IBM did that once, and was known round the shop as "Igor Sikorsky" ever after. 

Cheers

Phil Hobbs

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#446951

On Wed, 8 Feb 2017 15:27:51 -0800 (PST), pcdhobbs@gmail.com wrote:

>>The old classic Bridgeport mill looked like it was walking on water. 
>
>Leave the wrench on the head nut when you turn it on, and it really will walk. ;)
>
>A modelmaker I knew at IBM did that once, and was known round the shop as "Igor Sikorsky" ever after. 
>
>Cheers
>
>Phil Hobbs

Flying cars are scary enough. Flying milling machines are a really bad
idea.


-- 

John Larkin         Highland Technology, Inc

lunatic fringe electronics 

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#447148

On Wednesday, February 8, 2017 at 6:27:55 PM UTC-5, pcdh...@gmail.com wrote:
> >The old classic Bridgeport mill looked like it was walking on water. 
> 
> Leave the wrench on the head nut when you turn it on, and it really will walk. ;)

You know I always worry about that.  I also dislike that the spindle break,
is right near the spindle on/off (forward and back) control.  Again pushing 
the wrong knob (as I'm removing or installing a mill) could lead to "fun times"... 

George H. 
> 
> A modelmaker I knew at IBM did that once, and was known round the shop as "Igor Sikorsky" ever after. 
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Phil Hobbs

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#447155

On 02/10/2017 09:35 AM, George Herold wrote:
> On Wednesday, February 8, 2017 at 6:27:55 PM UTC-5, pcdh...@gmail.com
> wrote:
>>> The old classic Bridgeport mill looked like it was walking on
>>> water.
>>
>> Leave the wrench on the head nut when you turn it on, and it really
>> will walk. ;)
>
> You know I always worry about that.  I also dislike that the spindle
> break, is right near the spindle on/off (forward and back) control.
> Again pushing the wrong knob (as I'm removing or installing a mill)
> could lead to "fun times"...
>

I haven't used a full-size mill in a long time.  Maybe one of these 
times--it was fun.

Cheers

Phil Hobbs


-- 
Dr Philip C D Hobbs
Principal Consultant
ElectroOptical Innovations LLC
Optics, Electro-optics, Photonics, Analog Electronics

160 North State Road #203
Briarcliff Manor NY 10510

hobbs at electrooptical dot net
http://electrooptical.net

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#447159

On Fri, 10 Feb 2017 10:38:56 -0500, Phil Hobbs
<pcdhSpamMeSenseless@electrooptical.net> wrote:

>On 02/10/2017 09:35 AM, George Herold wrote:
>> On Wednesday, February 8, 2017 at 6:27:55 PM UTC-5, pcdh...@gmail.com
>> wrote:
>>>> The old classic Bridgeport mill looked like it was walking on
>>>> water.
>>>
>>> Leave the wrench on the head nut when you turn it on, and it really
>>> will walk. ;)
>>
>> You know I always worry about that.  I also dislike that the spindle
>> break, is right near the spindle on/off (forward and back) control.
>> Again pushing the wrong knob (as I'm removing or installing a mill)
>> could lead to "fun times"...
>>
>
>I haven't used a full-size mill in a long time.  Maybe one of these 
>times--it was fun.
>
>Cheers
>
>Phil Hobbs

I managed to get approved for admittance to the machine shop in MIT
Building 20 when I was a student working as a technician for the
Woodson/Melcher/Jackson MHD laboratory.

I just loved the punch press that could cut holes for meters in rack
panel face plates... kaboom !-)
		
                                        ...Jim Thompson
-- 
| James E.Thompson                                 |    mens     |
| Analog Innovations                               |     et      |
| Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems  |    manus    |
| STV, Queen Creek, AZ 85142    Skype: skypeanalog |             |
| Voice:(480)460-2350  Fax: Available upon request |  Brass Rat  |
| E-mail Icon at http://www.analog-innovations.com |    1962     |

     Thinking outside the box... producing elegant solutions.

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#447161

On 02/10/2017 10:57 AM, Jim Thompson wrote:
> On Fri, 10 Feb 2017 10:38:56 -0500, Phil Hobbs
> <pcdhSpamMeSenseless@electrooptical.net> wrote:
>
>> On 02/10/2017 09:35 AM, George Herold wrote:
>>> On Wednesday, February 8, 2017 at 6:27:55 PM UTC-5, pcdh...@gmail.com
>>> wrote:
>>>>> The old classic Bridgeport mill looked like it was walking on
>>>>> water.
>>>>
>>>> Leave the wrench on the head nut when you turn it on, and it really
>>>> will walk. ;)
>>>
>>> You know I always worry about that.  I also dislike that the spindle
>>> break, is right near the spindle on/off (forward and back) control.
>>> Again pushing the wrong knob (as I'm removing or installing a mill)
>>> could lead to "fun times"...
>>>
>>
>> I haven't used a full-size mill in a long time.  Maybe one of these
>> times--it was fun.
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>> Phil Hobbs
>
> I managed to get approved for admittance to the machine shop in MIT
> Building 20 when I was a student working as a technician for the
> Woodson/Melcher/Jackson MHD laboratory.
>
> I just loved the punch press that could cut holes for meters in rack
> panel face plates... kaboom !-)
> 		
>                                         ...Jim Thompson
>
At Ginzton Lab (and AFAIK most places) entering grad students were 
required to take a class from the grizzled shop manager where you had to 
make 5 or 6 specific parts on both lathe and mill, to show that you 
could use all the basic capabilities of both.  It was dead useful, but 
that was 1983, so awhile back now. ;)

Cheers

Phil Hobbs

-- 
Dr Philip C D Hobbs
Principal Consultant
ElectroOptical Innovations LLC
Optics, Electro-optics, Photonics, Analog Electronics

160 North State Road #203
Briarcliff Manor NY 10510

hobbs at electrooptical dot net
http://electrooptical.net

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#447180

On Fri, 10 Feb 2017 11:17:26 -0500, Phil Hobbs
<pcdhSpamMeSenseless@electrooptical.net> wrote:

>On 02/10/2017 10:57 AM, Jim Thompson wrote:
>> On Fri, 10 Feb 2017 10:38:56 -0500, Phil Hobbs
>> <pcdhSpamMeSenseless@electrooptical.net> wrote:
>>
>>> On 02/10/2017 09:35 AM, George Herold wrote:
>>>> On Wednesday, February 8, 2017 at 6:27:55 PM UTC-5, pcdh...@gmail.com
>>>> wrote:
>>>>>> The old classic Bridgeport mill looked like it was walking on
>>>>>> water.
>>>>>
>>>>> Leave the wrench on the head nut when you turn it on, and it really
>>>>> will walk. ;)
>>>>
>>>> You know I always worry about that.  I also dislike that the spindle
>>>> break, is right near the spindle on/off (forward and back) control.
>>>> Again pushing the wrong knob (as I'm removing or installing a mill)
>>>> could lead to "fun times"...
>>>>
>>>
>>> I haven't used a full-size mill in a long time.  Maybe one of these
>>> times--it was fun.
>>>
>>> Cheers
>>>
>>> Phil Hobbs
>>
>> I managed to get approved for admittance to the machine shop in MIT
>> Building 20 when I was a student working as a technician for the
>> Woodson/Melcher/Jackson MHD laboratory.
>>
>> I just loved the punch press that could cut holes for meters in rack
>> panel face plates... kaboom !-)
>> 		
>>                                         ...Jim Thompson
>>
>At Ginzton Lab (and AFAIK most places) entering grad students were 
>required to take a class from the grizzled shop manager where you had to 
>make 5 or 6 specific parts on both lathe and mill, to show that you 
>could use all the basic capabilities of both.  It was dead useful, but 
>that was 1983, so awhile back now. ;)
>
>Cheers
>
>Phil Hobbs

Youngster ;-)  I was allowed admission to the machine shop marvels in
1959.  But indeed there was an examination to prove you knew what you
were doing.  I was first admitted to the punch and drill press area,
then, about 6 months later to the inner sanctum with the gorgeous
lathes and milling machines.
		
                                        ...Jim Thompson
-- 
| James E.Thompson                                 |    mens     |
| Analog Innovations                               |     et      |
| Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems  |    manus    |
| STV, Queen Creek, AZ 85142    Skype: skypeanalog |             |
| Voice:(480)460-2350  Fax: Available upon request |  Brass Rat  |
| E-mail Icon at http://www.analog-innovations.com |    1962     |

     Thinking outside the box... producing elegant solutions.

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#447199

On Friday, February 10, 2017 at 12:25:55 PM UTC-5, Jim Thompson wrote:


> Youngster ;-)  I was allowed admission to the machine shop marvels in
> 1959.  But indeed there was an examination to prove you knew what you
> were doing.  I was first admitted to the punch and drill press area,
> then, about 6 months later to the inner sanctum with the gorgeous
> lathes and milling machines.
> 		
>                                         ...Jim Thompson
   

I managed to  get admission to the machine shop at about the same time and nearly the same place.  But no exam.  I  just hung around the shop and got to know  the machinists.   I do not think anyone else in my class ever did anything in the machine shop.

Some time later one of my uncles asked me what my thoughts were on jobs, and 
i told him that I thought the machinists at the university had the most interesting job  They got to come up with designs for a lot of the research.

My uncle wanted me to work for him.  Talking to the researchers at companies and letting him know which companies were likely to prosper.

                                               Dan

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#447165

On Fri, 10 Feb 2017 10:38:56 -0500, Phil Hobbs
<pcdhSpamMeSenseless@electrooptical.net> wrote:

>On 02/10/2017 09:35 AM, George Herold wrote:
>> On Wednesday, February 8, 2017 at 6:27:55 PM UTC-5, pcdh...@gmail.com
>> wrote:
>>>> The old classic Bridgeport mill looked like it was walking on
>>>> water.
>>>
>>> Leave the wrench on the head nut when you turn it on, and it really
>>> will walk. ;)
>>
>> You know I always worry about that.  I also dislike that the spindle
>> break, is right near the spindle on/off (forward and back) control.
>> Again pushing the wrong knob (as I'm removing or installing a mill)
>> could lead to "fun times"...
>>
>
>I haven't used a full-size mill in a long time.  Maybe one of these 
>times--it was fun.
>
>Cheers
>
>Phil Hobbs

We have an n/c Tormach, which is fabulous, but it's more satisfying to
turn the knobs on the old Bridgport and feel the metal cutting. No
programming required, either!


-- 

John Larkin         Highland Technology, Inc

lunatic fringe electronics 

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#447171

On 02/10/2017 11:35 AM, John Larkin wrote:
> On Fri, 10 Feb 2017 10:38:56 -0500, Phil Hobbs
> <pcdhSpamMeSenseless@electrooptical.net> wrote:
>
>> On 02/10/2017 09:35 AM, George Herold wrote:
>>> On Wednesday, February 8, 2017 at 6:27:55 PM UTC-5, pcdh...@gmail.com
>>> wrote:
>>>>> The old classic Bridgeport mill looked like it was walking on
>>>>> water.
>>>>
>>>> Leave the wrench on the head nut when you turn it on, and it really
>>>> will walk. ;)
>>>
>>> You know I always worry about that.  I also dislike that the spindle
>>> break, is right near the spindle on/off (forward and back) control.
>>> Again pushing the wrong knob (as I'm removing or installing a mill)
>>> could lead to "fun times"...
>>>
>>
>> I haven't used a full-size mill in a long time.  Maybe one of these
>> times--it was fun.
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>> Phil Hobbs
>
> We have an n/c Tormach, which is fabulous, but it's more satisfying to
> turn the knobs on the old Bridgport and feel the metal cutting. No
> programming required, either!
>
>

I've seen it--very snazzy.  DFH is on his way to Long Island to 
interview a CM house.  I was going to tag along, but I'm still in bed. 
He'll do just as well without me, anyhow.

Cheers

Phil Hobbs

-- 
Dr Philip C D Hobbs
Principal Consultant
ElectroOptical Innovations LLC
Optics, Electro-optics, Photonics, Analog Electronics

160 North State Road #203
Briarcliff Manor NY 10510

hobbs at electrooptical dot net
http://electrooptical.net

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#447196

On Fri, 10 Feb 2017 11:43:08 -0500, Phil Hobbs
<pcdhSpamMeSenseless@electrooptical.net> wrote:

>On 02/10/2017 11:35 AM, John Larkin wrote:
>> On Fri, 10 Feb 2017 10:38:56 -0500, Phil Hobbs
>> <pcdhSpamMeSenseless@electrooptical.net> wrote:
>>
>>> On 02/10/2017 09:35 AM, George Herold wrote:
>>>> On Wednesday, February 8, 2017 at 6:27:55 PM UTC-5, pcdh...@gmail.com
>>>> wrote:
>>>>>> The old classic Bridgeport mill looked like it was walking on
>>>>>> water.
>>>>>
>>>>> Leave the wrench on the head nut when you turn it on, and it really
>>>>> will walk. ;)
>>>>
>>>> You know I always worry about that.  I also dislike that the spindle
>>>> break, is right near the spindle on/off (forward and back) control.
>>>> Again pushing the wrong knob (as I'm removing or installing a mill)
>>>> could lead to "fun times"...
>>>>
>>>
>>> I haven't used a full-size mill in a long time.  Maybe one of these
>>> times--it was fun.
>>>
>>> Cheers
>>>
>>> Phil Hobbs
>>
>> We have an n/c Tormach, which is fabulous, but it's more satisfying to
>> turn the knobs on the old Bridgport and feel the metal cutting. No
>> programming required, either!
>>
>>
>
>I've seen it--very snazzy.  DFH is on his way to Long Island to 
>interview a CM house.  I was going to tag along, but I'm still in bed. 
>He'll do just as well without me, anyhow.
>
>Cheers
>
>Phil Hobbs

Paulo really refurbed it. I wanted to paint it purple, but he stuck to
boring old grey.

Mo has a pink hammer.


-- 

John Larkin         Highland Technology, Inc
picosecond timing   precision measurement 

jlarkin att highlandtechnology dott com
http://www.highlandtechnology.com

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#447272

On Fri, 10 Feb 2017 11:42:58 -0800, John Larkin
<jjlarkinxyxy@highlandtechnology.com> wrote:

>On Fri, 10 Feb 2017 11:43:08 -0500, Phil Hobbs
><pcdhSpamMeSenseless@electrooptical.net> wrote:
>
>>On 02/10/2017 11:35 AM, John Larkin wrote:
>>> On Fri, 10 Feb 2017 10:38:56 -0500, Phil Hobbs
>>> <pcdhSpamMeSenseless@electrooptical.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 02/10/2017 09:35 AM, George Herold wrote:
>>>>> On Wednesday, February 8, 2017 at 6:27:55 PM UTC-5, pcdh...@gmail.com
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>> The old classic Bridgeport mill looked like it was walking on
>>>>>>> water.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Leave the wrench on the head nut when you turn it on, and it really
>>>>>> will walk. ;)
>>>>>
>>>>> You know I always worry about that.  I also dislike that the spindle
>>>>> break, is right near the spindle on/off (forward and back) control.
>>>>> Again pushing the wrong knob (as I'm removing or installing a mill)
>>>>> could lead to "fun times"...
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I haven't used a full-size mill in a long time.  Maybe one of these
>>>> times--it was fun.
>>>>
>>>> Cheers
>>>>
>>>> Phil Hobbs
>>>
>>> We have an n/c Tormach, which is fabulous, but it's more satisfying to
>>> turn the knobs on the old Bridgport and feel the metal cutting. No
>>> programming required, either!
>>>
>>>
>>
>>I've seen it--very snazzy.  DFH is on his way to Long Island to 
>>interview a CM house.  I was going to tag along, but I'm still in bed. 
>>He'll do just as well without me, anyhow.
>>
>>Cheers
>>
>>Phil Hobbs
>
>Paulo really refurbed it. I wanted to paint it purple, but he stuck to
>boring old grey.
>
>Mo has a pink hammer.

Many women have pink guns, too.
<https://www.smith-wesson.com/firearms/model-642-pink-grip>

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#447576

On Fri, 10 Feb 2017 22:36:51 -0500, krw@notreal.com wrote:

>On Fri, 10 Feb 2017 11:42:58 -0800, John Larkin
><jjlarkinxyxy@highlandtechnology.com> wrote:
>
>>On Fri, 10 Feb 2017 11:43:08 -0500, Phil Hobbs
>><pcdhSpamMeSenseless@electrooptical.net> wrote:
>>
>>>On 02/10/2017 11:35 AM, John Larkin wrote:
>>>> On Fri, 10 Feb 2017 10:38:56 -0500, Phil Hobbs
>>>> <pcdhSpamMeSenseless@electrooptical.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On 02/10/2017 09:35 AM, George Herold wrote:
>>>>>> On Wednesday, February 8, 2017 at 6:27:55 PM UTC-5, pcdh...@gmail.com
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>> The old classic Bridgeport mill looked like it was walking on
>>>>>>>> water.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Leave the wrench on the head nut when you turn it on, and it really
>>>>>>> will walk. ;)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> You know I always worry about that.  I also dislike that the spindle
>>>>>> break, is right near the spindle on/off (forward and back) control.
>>>>>> Again pushing the wrong knob (as I'm removing or installing a mill)
>>>>>> could lead to "fun times"...
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I haven't used a full-size mill in a long time.  Maybe one of these
>>>>> times--it was fun.
>>>>>
>>>>> Cheers
>>>>>
>>>>> Phil Hobbs
>>>>
>>>> We have an n/c Tormach, which is fabulous, but it's more satisfying to
>>>> turn the knobs on the old Bridgport and feel the metal cutting. No
>>>> programming required, either!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>I've seen it--very snazzy.  DFH is on his way to Long Island to 
>>>interview a CM house.  I was going to tag along, but I'm still in bed. 
>>>He'll do just as well without me, anyhow.
>>>
>>>Cheers
>>>
>>>Phil Hobbs
>>
>>Paulo really refurbed it. I wanted to paint it purple, but he stuck to
>>boring old grey.
>>
>>Mo has a pink hammer.
>
>Many women have pink guns, too.
><https://www.smith-wesson.com/firearms/model-642-pink-grip>

Cute and dangerous go well together.


-- 

John Larkin         Highland Technology, Inc
picosecond timing   precision measurement 

jlarkin att highlandtechnology dott com
http://www.highlandtechnology.com

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#447168

On Friday, February 10, 2017 at 10:38:07 AM UTC-5, Phil Hobbs wrote:
> On 02/10/2017 09:35 AM, George Herold wrote:
> > On Wednesday, February 8, 2017 at 6:27:55 PM UTC-5, pcdh...@gmail.com
> > wrote:
> >>> The old classic Bridgeport mill looked like it was walking on
> >>> water.
> >>
> >> Leave the wrench on the head nut when you turn it on, and it really
> >> will walk. ;)
> >
> > You know I always worry about that.  I also dislike that the spindle
> > break, is right near the spindle on/off (forward and back) control.
> > Again pushing the wrong knob (as I'm removing or installing a mill)
> > could lead to "fun times"...
Dang should have read spindle *brake*.    
> >
> 
> I haven't used a full-size mill in a long time.  Maybe one of these 
> times--it was fun.

I get to turn it on once a week or so.  Mostly just simple stuff.  

Back in grad school, I remember it being very satisfying to go into 
the machine shop and make something.  Instant feedback and gratification. 
(Getting the low temperature experiment up and running could be months
of work and frustration.)  

George H.   

> 
> Cheers
> 
> Phil Hobbs
> 
> 
> -- 
> Dr Philip C D Hobbs
> Principal Consultant
> ElectroOptical Innovations LLC
> Optics, Electro-optics, Photonics, Analog Electronics
> 
> 160 North State Road #203
> Briarcliff Manor NY 10510
> 
> hobbs at electrooptical dot net
> http://electrooptical.net

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