#garfield Logs

Mar 04 2021

07:30 PM Tom_L: ok so i realized something a little too late
07:36 PM Tom_L: i could have chucked the part up in the lathe and held the back end of the 1/2" npt with my live and hand turned the chuck while feeding the tailstock as it went in to get a nice straight tapped hole
07:36 PM Tom_L: s/live/live center
08:28 PM rue_mohr: oh yea wrench
08:28 PM rue_mohr: thats how I been doing them
08:29 PM rue_mohr: starting them anyhow
08:29 PM rue_mohr: I showed my co-worker at work
08:29 PM rue_mohr: he "well ok then."
08:29 PM rue_mohr: this is great tho
08:30 PM rue_mohr: he was kinda bothered about something most of the day, not sure what
08:30 PM rue_mohr: I think he got annoyed when my plan for the day kinda fell apart
08:31 PM rue_mohr: there were some holes in my forplanning
08:31 PM rue_mohr: almost as big as the plan
08:35 PM Tom_L: get a washer fitted yet?
08:35 PM rue_mohr: yes, after the undercut it worked great
08:38 PM aandrew: well the chickens have come home to roost
08:38 PM aandrew: three clients all expecting work to be done (and they have every right to think it should be done) and it's not done due to my procrastination
08:38 PM aandrew: it's gonna be a long night/weekend
08:38 PM aandrew: well, well, well, if it isn't the consequence of my own actions...
08:51 PM rue_mohr: hmm
08:51 PM rue_mohr: how close are you on them?
09:09 PM aandrew: client 1: not bad, unfortunately I have the weekend to finish it
09:09 PM aandrew: client 2: also not bad and have the weekend to finish
09:09 PM aandrew: client 3: pretty bad, needs significant work for tomorrow, but I think I can pull it off
09:09 PM aandrew: client 4 I'm doing quite well on