Quote of the day

[gfish]

"Remember, we're machinists. We can make anything. Except cabinets -- we make those too precise, so when the wood swells the doors won't open. But everything else."

Comments

[randomdreams.livejournal.com]

There was a brilliant wood machinist named Tage Frid who built unbelievably beautiful things. I saw him speak one time at a demo thing and he was talking about how he'd made this spectacular three-legged table that was held together purely by machined grooves in the legs. He finished it and realized that while he could put together any two of the three pieces, it was physically impossible to actually hook all three together.

[niac.livejournal.com]

Thanks. That was really great. :)

[dymaxion.livejournal.com]

Oh, come on -- what machinist can't figure out the allowances for wood swelling for their second cabinet?

[lostmachine.livejournal.com]

LMAO that is too funny.

My Dad does some incredible stuff with wood.
http://www.tahoeturner.com/gallery/list.html

He has all the expansion and contraction figured out.

I like Metal, glass and Plastics ; )

[gfish.livejournal.com]

Wow, those are really amazing!

[jadine.livejournal.com]

Beautiful.