Ended on 08/22/15

I don't know, but HD passed me by a bunch of times. When I go in there and see what they did hire, I think maybe their previous job, before HD, was holding up a sign at a corner.

Anyhow, I go to Dunbar Armored tomorrow. The guy told me I would interview, do the driving test and sign all the paperwork, so it seems I might have a job after all. Hope so. 30 hours a week, but it's much better than no hours a week.

And you get to carry a GUN! Woohoo! Watch out Tyler Texas! :stuck_out_tongue:

Wednesday’s headline: “Tyler man absconds with bag o’ loot. Blinds pursuers with big honkin’ flashlight.”

Good Luck Justin!

Best of luck with the interview, O-L.

ftfy :smiley:

congrats on all the new gear OL, you'll have a complete hoot learning how to use it all, then the world's your lobster :)

I'm not sure if you have a set and/ or if there's still cash in the kitty, but a decent wire drill set (1-60) is a very useful addition to a 29pc fractional drill set if you plan on tapping many holes. I sure wish I had one! Also a set of S&D drill bits is very handy if you need to open up a large hole and saves a ton of time compared with using a 1/2in drill and then using a boring bar the rest of the way. If you end up using much HSS for turning/ boring a medium and hard Arkansas stone (or a diamond hone) will put a lovely edge on your bits, especially for turning aluminium.

I never tire of using my lathe and it'll be even better once I get a treadmill motor and tach on it, then it'll have variable speed at a twist of a dial.

Count me in for one for the TK61, probably two or even more.
I know some guys on the German flashlight forum that would be very interested.

And - much more important - good luck with the job interview !!!

Cheers
Nico

Found this machinist book online, might be useful…

Read and watched all and now sub’d.

Nice work Justin.

Justin,

Just wanted to let you know I was able to put a care package together of various shop supplies, lathe tooling and some other helpful machinist tools, even a pair of safety glasses.

I am shipping it out this afternoon.

Have fun

LumenTodd :slight_smile:

I’ve seen a bunch of mods to go with a DC motor on the 0602. A lot of guys seem to like that. I guess it’s just a lot quicker than belt changes. I had been looking at Deming bits, if that was what you meant, but man are they expensive. I know, high quality, but I wouldn’t want to only buy one or two a year. I don’t know how much I am going to bore. I’ve got a bunch of odd, non-machinist ideas, which will all probably fall apart, but I don’t plan on boring a lot of rod stock. I think it’s a big waste of resources. I plan on trying some different thick wall tubing, even though it’s usually not true, maybe I can find some that is "close enough, to be able to use, to cut back on all the waste. That’s another thing. I have to find out about, getting rid of the waste metal.

Thanks, I did not have that one, but now I do.

Well, thank you Todd. I will look forward to it’s arrival.

Like I say, once I get to where I know how I am going with it, I will be able to decide on modded parts.

Looks like I will have the job, by next week. Went for the interview and went to get my DOT certificate, (DOT - Department of Transportation- It's basically a physical, eye test and drug test, to clear a person for driving commercial vehicles in the USA), so next week should be orientation time. I will be a driver until I get certification as an armed guard and till I get my weapons permits. One permit for guard work and another for personal carry. Time to start thinking about a pistol. Hey, I can make my own, with the lathe and drill press, LOL. No, don't get me started down that path!!

Time to start thinking about a pistol.

I’m sure the Mrs. will be thrilled about this!

If you keep the metals separate places will pay you for the waste.

That’s great news Justin. Hopefully you will be able to balance work and WORK.

and the wife.

Around here, unless you are going to fill a minimum 20 yard dumpster, they will not collect. You can take it to them and get a few cents, but other than that, they don’t mess with it here. I will be saving the stuff in cardboard boxes and just drop it off every so often. Hopefully, only once or twice a year. When Carrier left, they were filling huge dump truck sized dumpsters and the scrap yard was only paying a few dollars, for those full dumpsters.