This week’s edition starts with what might be the most accurate machinist cologne ever created — Stagnant Coolant. Notes of rot, rancidity, and a coolant sump that definitely hasn’t been cleaned in a while.
From there we move to another universal shop frustration: barstock stickers that refuse to come off. Nothing quite like trying to machine a piece of material while a label stronger than Loctite is welded to the side.
And of course, we finish things off with a few machining memes — including one that perfectly captures the moment when you're inspecting your own parts.
Let’s get into it.
Top Comments Include:
“They need one for dark sulfur cutting oil also”
“Awesome! Remember before synthetic coolant they made the stuff with animal fat in it.. the layer of "stinky cheese" in the coolant tray on Monday morning..🤮"
“I would go to have a few beers after working all day on a lathe.i got that “what’s that oil smell” from a girl who didn’t know me. I looked at her and said “that’s called Oil Of Old Lathe”…😂😂 do you like it?”..
Got a bunch of laughs on that!!!”
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Top Comments Include:
“Wrap a rag around the sticker and saturate it with kerosene. In about 10 minutes the sticker will slide right off”
“yet same guy will get upset when he can't identify the material when he needs to know. Also our tooling can cut paper as well as aluminum.”
“Wait you don’t just machine right through it?”
“Tag your part number one the end then 3M adhesive remover spray, that's how I deal with it and I get on with my day”
“They use special glue. It's stronger than a weld.”
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