[AT] Solvent/machines

[Rob Wilson]

Charlie,
Luckily we didn't have but one shift. The shop I worked
at had 12 multi spindle machines from 1" to 2-1/2". The
worst job I ever ran was on an old Acme 4 spindle with
1-1/2" square stock and no tube silencers. For months
I ran that job and thought it would never end. The owner
didn't think they were worth buying. My foreman got mad
when I wouldn't run it until he got me some earplugs. 
He couldn't here a stick of dynamite blowing off in his
ear so he figured everyone else was the same. One
of the best was making casket caps. It was an easy job
to set up and ran quiet and ran for weeks on end. nice
1" round stock on the "clean" end of the line :) I quit
just as they were getting a new Mazak CNC and it was
going to mine. I don't regret it a bit just miss the
shop to use when I needed it. 
Rob 

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[mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of CEE VILL
Sent: Monday, June 27, 2005 8:34 AM
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Subject: RE: [AT] Solvent/machines


I know exactly what you mean, Rob.  The night shift was the worst.  For
10 
years our night shift was 9 pm to 7:30 am.  All the heat from the day
would 
be built in the plant when we opened up at 9.  They left at 6.  We would
do 
good to get it ventilated out by 4 or 5 am.  We ran single spindle
swiss.  A 
lot smaller that the acme, but they still created a lot of heat, and it
was 
no fun being in the dead corner where the air compressor was located.
On 
the other hand, I have also spent some time in a hay mow on a hot summer

day.

Charlie V.