Good morning from Olympia WA!

[TorchHypnosis]

I just wanted to take a moment to say that this forum is awesome! The community is quite helpful, and no one trashes on or trolls people. Such a high degree of respect, props everyone!

We are actually an international business manufacturing precision tooling used in the aerospace and medical industries. Because of our manufacturing process all of our lathes and mills are custom. I commonly go to forums to stir up a conversation about a modification I am making in the hopes of finding some inspiration. Users on the other machinist forum I subscribe to(I won't mention any names because I'm not trying to talk trash) have ridiculed me time and time again for using imported machine parts. I have been called unprofessional and told to go to "hobbyist" forums because THEIR forum is reserved for "PROFESSIONAL" machinists. I even threw down $2,000 on a Colombo spindle in the hopes that I would gain some respect on the forum and guess what? My $300 import spindle outperforms the Colombo spindle. The Colombo spindle vibrated so much it was completely un-useable. I stumbled upon this forum when I was looking to replace the drive system in our parts lathe with something custom and you all were quite helpful.

Anyway, sorry for the rant, I just wanted to say you guys are awesome. Take care all! -Monte

 

[10K Pete]

Hello from the north end of the sound, Port Townsend!

 

[TorchHypnosis]

Greetings Pete!

 

[dnalot]

Hi

Good to see yet another member from Washington. We are well represented here. Mossyrock WA

Mark T

 

[10K Pete]

I know there are more PNW's here but I guess they are a bit shy.....

 

[kuhncw]

Welcome to the forum. It would be interesting to learn a bit about your custom machines if that is something you can share.

Chuck

 

[Richard Hed]

I know there are more PNW's here but I guess they are a bit shy.....

I'm not shy. I hail from the Olympia area

 

[Tug40]

I crewed on a sailboat for many years in the South Sound racing series out of Swantown Marina in Olympia.
i, unlike Richard, am shy.

 

[Richard Hed]

I crewed on a sailboat for many years in the South Sound racing series out of Swantown Marina in Olympia.
i, unlike Richard, am shy.

You can get over it.

 

[Tug40]

At my age? Oly Wa has a great a farmers market BTW.

 

[Richard Hed]

At my age? Oly Wa has a great a farmers market BTW.

Yup, even at yur age. I thot you lived in Kelso or Longview. Oly is hour and half from there, why go there for a farmers market?

 

[Tug40]

They bus us there from The Home.

 

[dnalot]

why go there for a farmers market

Because they have the best cinnamon bread there.

Richard, have you moved? I thought you were in Mosses lake.

Mark T

 

[Tug40]

Richard, Oly Wa is only 50 min from The Home.
we’ve been having really good weather lately.
I’m trying to put the fork tubes together & back on the bike before it starts raining again.
+1 on the cinnamon bread.

 

[Richard Hed]

Because they have the best cinnamon bread there.

Richard, have you moved? I thought you were in Mosses lake.

Mark T

I'm still in ML, but will be going to MB in 2 weeks. MB=Moalboal, Cebu, Phils. I'll take a nice warm swim in the sea for you.

 

[Tug40]

Richard, say hello to Manny Pacquiao for me, eh?