Nicknames for Machinist Coworkers

by Morning Machinist

Jon House
May 11, 2025

Taking a lighter approach today. Let us know what you think!!

Top comments include:

“That shit smacked me in the thigh so hard the other day”
“Thank God my weiner is small that could have been bad!!!!”
“Depends if you use the rapid function button”
“I literally had to go to the ER for that mistake. Never made it again.”
“Yup, actually saw this happen with a handle four times the size of that on a gang cutter. Picked the guy up and pitched him 8 feet away. Don’t think he ever walk the same. Lol.”

Top comments include:

“Foreman material ...”
“When I was asked if I ever used a mic I said I sang in a band. They hired me. I am now 3 years retired, after being a tool maker/ cnc machinist about 45 yrs. True story”
“I once asked an applicant how close he could work on a lathe. He replied,” All the way up to the fucking chuck.”
“Walked a guy through our shop once. He went on about how he was a lathe guy. We have 5 lathes. Showed him all of them. Got back to the office. He asked me, where are the lathes at? I didn't know what to say.”
“We had a guy apply one time 20+ years ago and on our application, it asked what equipment he was proficient with and this fucking guy seriously put down a pencil sharpener and a radio.”

Top comments include:

“Foreskin: disappears when things get hard”
“Daisy - some daisy works some daisy doesn't”
“We had a guy with a poor work ethic. His last name was Fost, hence the nickname of Fosty the Slowman!”
“We used to have a guy in the cleaning shop that liked his ovetime. He was called "The Moth".... If the lights were on, he appeared.”
“My favorite I’ve heard visiting customers recently “yea - we call the new guy 20/20”.
- “Whys that?”
- “20 years old and 20 years experience”
“We have one we call AT&T....always on the phone....”

⁉️ What’s the best home remedy for getting a flake of steel stuck on the eye out?

⁉️Are any of you guys form tapping 1/8-27 in 4140 or 1045?

⁉️ What’s a makeshift way to run multiple parts in a wise when they vary a little in size?