I haven’t watched Phantasm in a while

I do CNC lathe. I could run it with the door open but don’t due to coolant. It shouldn’t run with the door open but it does run like that. Safety interlock is long gone. I roll my sleeves back on my flannel jacket and button the cuffs. I sweat a lot and the breeze that brings me fresher air makes me get cold easily.

I have seen the Tool Time episode where Tim The Toolman Taylor has his shirt ripped off by a lathe and am very aware of the danger every day. The green button doesn’t get pushed until doors are closed.

As a machinist I will tell you that it’s the pieces you can see stuck in your skin with your eyes that are the real problem. Those usually hurt a lot more. Machine shops are filthy and it’s up to you to wear glasses and gloves and wash up with soap containing pumice.

A bigger concern to me is the cloud of coolant steam containing lord knows what billowing out of a lathe. I’ve started wearing a winter coat and hat during work with a fan blasting right at the door to keep the air I breathe clean.

Anyways neat picture. Judging by the tiny chips it looks like the mill is to blame. Makes me glad I run mostly lathe these days. I had something like that in my elbow for a few months. It was about one centimeter long and hurt like hell when pressure was on it.

If you want to run machines the first tool you should buy yourself is good tweezers. I have 6 different pairs of tweezers. You can borrow workshop tools but should stay sanitary and have your own tweezers.

ai should be limited to Alabama only. Illegal everywhere else. It’s practically in Alabama’s name already so changing the signs and drivers licenses wouldn’t cost a dime.

He will forever be coming for bad boys with unknown motives and wants in my book.

Tim Follin makes good music. Try the NES Pictionary theme song and if you like that Solstice theme song will blow you away.

My handwriting turned around after I got a fountain pen. I went from doctor to pre-med handwriting. Having to think more about how to form the letters has me taking my time. No need to rush when I’m writing with a fancy pen full of cool ink.