Billy Bean | 27/02/2018 11:39:38 |
174 forum posts 1 photos | One afternoon, an engineering student was riding across campus on a shiny new bike. He ran into a friend of his, also an engineering student, who said, "Wow! That sure is a great bike. Where did you get it?" "Well, the darndest thing happened," said the first engineering student. "A girl came riding up to me and got off the bike, threw off all her clothes, and said that I could have anything that I wanted." "Wow," remarked his friend. "That's great. Good move. Her clothes probably wouldn't have fit you anyway." |
Nick Thorpe | 27/02/2018 11:48:38 |
53 forum posts 6 photos | I always remember that a new Triumph Tiger motorbike in 1973 cost £437 - I used to spend ages looking at one in the dealer's window in Camberwell. A quick look shows that new Triumphs cost between £8,000 - £10,000 so not wildly different to the price increase on Phil's 1973 Myford at £380 that now costs £8,000 plus VAT. Nick |
Martin 100 | 27/02/2018 11:51:38 |
287 forum posts 6 photos | Posted by Philip Rowe on 27/02/2018 11:30:53:
in 1973 when I bought my Super 7 supplied new by an ironmongers in Worthing it cost me from memory about £380. Bank Of England Inflation Calculator £380 in 1973 = £4,368.98 in 2017 You can buy a really good 5" chuck (Pratt Burnerd / Bison) for 300 quid (including vat) in todays money and a motor is around £150 for something still made in the UK, add in £1000 quid for a stand and a really posh hand polished powder coat / paint job and a bit under 500 quid for the inverter, control gear and chuck guard. Nope, still can't get anywhere near that 9780 quid
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Hopper | 27/02/2018 12:08:49 |
![]() 7881 forum posts 397 photos | A model engineer walks into a bar. "Damn," he says. "So that's where the one-inch silver steel got to." Edited By Hopper on 27/02/2018 12:10:11 |
Hopper | 27/02/2018 12:15:25 |
![]() 7881 forum posts 397 photos | I always liked Neville Shute's description of an engineer, something like: A chap who can do for 10 bob what any fool could do for a Pound. But much prefer Tom Robbins' description in the book "Skinny Legs and All" of: The kind of guy who could mend the hinges on the gates of Hell if need be. (I have always tried to be that guy. ) |
Billy Bean | 27/02/2018 12:16:50 |
174 forum posts 1 photos | There is a seperate thread for the myford and its cost . I have got the message that it is over priced, have decided against it so thank you one and all. Anybody know a good joke, apart from the cost of a myford, so we can get this thread back on track please ? |
Billy Bean | 27/02/2018 12:18:15 |
174 forum posts 1 photos | Normal people believe that if it ain't broke, don't fix it.
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Billy Bean | 27/02/2018 12:25:52 |
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Billy Bean | 27/02/2018 14:19:03 |
174 forum posts 1 photos | A priest, an ophthalmologist, and an engineer were golfing one morning behind a particularly slow group of golfers. The engineer fumed, "What's with those guys? We must have been waiting for fifteen minutes!" The doctor chimed in, "I don't know, but I've never seen such inept golf!" The priest said, "Here comes the greens keeper. Let's have a word with him." He said, "Hello, George. What's wrong with that group ahead of us? They're rather slow, aren't they?" The greens keeper replied, "Oh, yes. That's a group of blind firemen. They lost their sight saving our clubhouse from a fire last year, so we let them play for free anytime." The group fell silent for a moment. Then the priest said, "That's so sad. I think I'll say a special prayer for them." The ophthalmologist added, "Good idea. And maybe I could examine them to see if there's anything I can do for them." They were silent for a moment. Then the engineer said, "Why can't they play at night?" |
Brian Sweeting | 27/02/2018 14:46:21 |
453 forum posts 1 photos | Posted by Martin 100 on 27/02/2018 10:55:05:
Using the manufacturing techniques Myford used to use you might see why 8k was the price to the customer. But with the 'new Myford' it's difficult to see how it's ended up the same price. For sure it's a lot more 'complicated' than a boxy relatively rough piece of cast iron from the far east, and it's almost certainly better finished but it's one hell a lot of money for not much metal. It only comes with one chuck and is powered by a 0.75kW motor. But it's not actually '8k' its actually 8150 + VAT A staggering £9780 To put that in perspective for 30k (plus VAT) you can buy a very capable (far east built with UK support) 3 axis CNC vertical machining centre with an 18" x 14" x 14" axis travel, an 8k CAT40 spindle with a 7.5kW motor (machine weight 2.6 tonne) or for that same 30k (plus VAT) a CNC turning centre that will swing a foot diameter, a foot long, with a 12 station turret, with a 6000rpm spindle powered by a 13kW motor (machine weight 3.2 tonne) Of course neither of those will sit in the corner of a tiny shed but 9780 quid for just 180kg of machinery? That's 54 quid per kg or £24.50 per pound or £1.50 per ounce
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Mick B1 | 27/02/2018 14:47:58 |
2444 forum posts 139 photos | Posted by Hopper on 27/02/2018 11:29:27:
Posted by Mick Charity on 25/02/2018 07:33:32:
The primary function of design is to make it difficult to fabricate & impossible to service. The Designer Huh. He will of course have enquired with Purchasing, to make sure to specify a material only available on a 26-week leadtime - he knows he's not allowed to use real Unobtainium. The machinist won't be squealing until Production Control are already off sick with stress-related symptoms. |
John Haine | 27/02/2018 14:52:42 |
5563 forum posts 322 photos | Know the one about the new supersonic fighter that the wings kept falling off? No one could figure it out, all the calcs said it should work, so in desperation they held a competition for suggestions. Loads of ideas came in and they all failed. At last the boss was just about to admit defeat, but asked if there wasn't just one idea they hadn't tried? Well, they said, there was only old Joe the cleaner's, but what did he know and anyway, it was such a silly idea... "Never mind that, just try it!" he said. So they did, drilling a row of small closely spaced holes along each wing root. So they flew the plane and it worked perfectly, no sign of any break up any more, problem solved. They awarded Joe the big prize, and the chief engineer sidled up to him afterwards and asked how he know what do do? "Well, you don't clean the bogs round this place for 50 years without learning that toilet paper never tears along the perforations...." |
John Reese | 27/02/2018 15:14:19 |
![]() 1071 forum posts | From my nephew, an auto mechanic: An automotive engineer would climb over 10 naked women to screw an auto mechanic. |
Martin 100 | 27/02/2018 20:00:54 |
287 forum posts 6 photos | Posted by Brian Sweeting on 27/02/2018 14:46:21:
If you have to explain a joke then it isn't funny. Yet quoting 1132 characters to add one line of piffle is? Excuse me I shall have to go to A&E as my sides have surely split |
Georgineer | 27/02/2018 21:56:21 |
652 forum posts 33 photos | Boys, Boys! Play nicely now. |
Enough! | 27/02/2018 23:12:23 |
1719 forum posts 1 photos | Posted by Martin 100 on 27/02/2018 20:00:54:
Yet quoting 1132 characters to add one line of piffle is?
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Mark Rand | 28/02/2018 00:19:59 |
1505 forum posts 56 photos | Hey, don't knock the £8,150 ML7B connoisseurs! Folks were willing to pay £50,000 for Hardinge HLV-H 5.5x24 lathes.
PS:- My HLV (no -H) cost £150 plus 4 years of work to re-build it. Edited By Mark Rand on 28/02/2018 00:26:45 |
MW | 28/02/2018 10:54:16 |
![]() 2052 forum posts 56 photos | Posted by Mick B1 on 27/02/2018 14:47:58:
The machinist won't be squealing until Production Control are already off sick with stress-related symptoms. Cmon Mick, that's a low blow. It's better to take time off than being run into the ground like some people are. To add another joke; "I used to think the air was free... until I bought a packet of crisps!" Michael W Edited By Michael-w on 28/02/2018 10:58:41 |
Mick B1 | 28/02/2018 19:04:12 |
2444 forum posts 139 photos | Posted by Michael-w on 28/02/2018 10:54:16:
Posted by Mick B1 on 27/02/2018 14:47:58:
The machinist won't be squealing until Production Control are already off sick with stress-related symptoms. Cmon Mick, that's a low blow. It's better to take time off than being run into the ground like some people are. ... Michael W
Wouldn't dispute that for a moment. ProdCon was a hard row to hoe, leastways with manual MRP/CRP and no Firm Planned timefences. Edited By Mick B1 on 28/02/2018 19:06:57 |
Halton Tank | 03/03/2018 23:18:24 |
![]() 98 forum posts 56 photos | As an engineer I try to design things that are idiot proof. Trouble is, they are making better idiots ! Luigi.
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