Mike1974
Diamond
- Joined
- Nov 5, 2014
- Location
- Tampa area
Ok, this may get locked, but hopefully get a few replies and some reading...
Before I started this job, a #10 screw was small, verging on tiny for me. I've done die making, production, job shop, etc, but never to either extreme of large or small, a varied mix in between I suppose. This job our "goto" screws and dowels are 1/16" dowels and #2 and #4 screws. The reason I thought of this was because I have a kit(?) on my desk that has 1 each #0 - #10 shcs, a few different size dowels, etc. Anyways, I noticed my #10 spot was empty. I looked at the #8 and thought "maybe they got mixed up, that looks pretty big" so I calipered the #8 and it was correct, so I went and got a #10 and thought "wow this looks really big!" (LoL)
I know Tom does big castings and big drills and endmills, and a few guys do the small stuff like me. Anyone do micro-machining? Like lasers and granite lathes and stuff, working on things like .005" ish pins or whatnot?
Anyone do the tiny stuff and the really big stuff? If so, is it hard to switch back and forth..? Inquiring minds wanna know
Before I started this job, a #10 screw was small, verging on tiny for me. I've done die making, production, job shop, etc, but never to either extreme of large or small, a varied mix in between I suppose. This job our "goto" screws and dowels are 1/16" dowels and #2 and #4 screws. The reason I thought of this was because I have a kit(?) on my desk that has 1 each #0 - #10 shcs, a few different size dowels, etc. Anyways, I noticed my #10 spot was empty. I looked at the #8 and thought "maybe they got mixed up, that looks pretty big" so I calipered the #8 and it was correct, so I went and got a #10 and thought "wow this looks really big!" (LoL)
I know Tom does big castings and big drills and endmills, and a few guys do the small stuff like me. Anyone do micro-machining? Like lasers and granite lathes and stuff, working on things like .005" ish pins or whatnot?
Anyone do the tiny stuff and the really big stuff? If so, is it hard to switch back and forth..? Inquiring minds wanna know