Miles's Thread *wes was here *

inb4 hzznizzz saying you broke into a toys r us

I have been gradually harboring a fondness for GTIs. Peugeot 205 GTIs.

Originally Posted by albeee

Found myself a warehaus to rummage in.

Where? I want to go

Originally Posted by albeee

Dangle is Messican? How good are you at making Chinese food?

How have you missed all the references to chevy pickups, lawnmowers, garden work, and shooting stuff?

Originally Posted by king kong

I think I put "other" on my college apps. I didn't want my gpa to be compared to less white washed asians.

Its be a constant debate what to put, unless there is a "mixed" option.

What ethnicity to do you more associate yourself with? White or Yellow?

Originally Posted by B_Cyrus

And you said your family went to Cal?

Mexicans aren't allowed to go to Cal. Something is wrong here...

Some people get into Cal for reasons other than athletic ability you know...

Originally Posted by albeee

Just need some cheese curds and I can make myself some poutine.

lol

Last night with Toby and Dr. U was fun... My head kinda hurts though, and apparently Toby needs to wash his sheets again. no hömo.

Originally Posted by king kong

Anyone ever seen a really ricy looking honda with up swept exhaust tips that go up about a foot vertically behind the bumper and thought to yourself "I should throw a quarter down there"

That'll be Albee's fit eventually.

Originally Posted by albeee

Found myself a warehaus to rummage in.

YGGR.

Originally Posted by mkodama

Last night with Toby and Dr. U was fun... My head kinda hurts though, and apparently Toby needs to wash his sheets again. no hömo.

Originally Posted by albeee

Found myself a warehaus to rummage in.

You from 1:05-2:12

Originally Posted by mkodama

Last night with Toby and Dr. U was fun... My head kinda hurts though, and apparently Toby needs to wash his sheets again. no hömo.

Aww
thanks for the invite

[bimmer app/galaxy s3]

Originally Posted by mtnbound

You from 1:05-2:12

Originally Posted by XKxRome0ox

Aww
thanks for the invite

[bimmer app/galaxy s3]

I was just a guest.

Combat robot status is officially: "Oh my ****ing god everybody panic because we're out of time, money, and hands to get stuff done."

Somebody made a big machining mistake today, in a big piece of aluminum. 10 out of 12 threaded holes in this piece of aluminum are fail. 9 of the holes have stripped threads, and 1 of them has a broken tap stuck inside it. The person is doing this on their own free time, so the only thing I can do is say what happened, say what was likely the reason, and spend some of my own money to make up for it.

Good luck.

Originally Posted by mkodama

Combat robot status is officially: "Oh my ****ing god everybody panic because we're out of time, money, and hands to get stuff done."

Somebody made a big machining mistake today, in a big piece of aluminum. 10 out of 12 threaded holes in this piece of aluminum are fail. 9 of the holes have stripped threads, and 1 of them has a broken tap stuck inside it. The person is doing this on their own free time, so the only thing I can do is say what happened, say what was likely the reason, and spend some of my own money to make up for it.

somebody ... was you? otherwise why is it coming out of your pocket to fix this mistake?

Thanks.

I'm worrying a lot about this team member at this point, and what work can be trusted with them. None of the failed threads aside from the broken tap were noticed at all by them, which I immediately saw when I picked up the part. They also said something weird to me while they were doing to work; that they were having a hard time tapping the holes, and needed to go to a bigger tap handle for more leverage.

Diagnosis:
-A larger tap handle was not at all needed. The holes are only 1/4-20 in 6061 aluminum, so this should have taken minimal effort, really, only finger effort. Should have been an obvious sign something was wrong. A much larger 3/8-16 thread cut into steel can still be done with only finger effort, and this person should have known this because this was one of their first projects in their first semester of machine shop.
-Cutting oil was not used. The piece had not been cleaned, and there was zero oil on the piece when I got it, so likely no lubricant was used. No oil means greater effort, higher load on the tool, higher wear on the tool, and worse finish on the threads.
-Likely the single biggest reason was I think, but haven't confirmed, that the wrong type of tap was used, it hit the bottom of the drilled hole, and when it did so and the person continued to turn the tap, it just tore off the threads it just created. My theory is backed by markings at the bottom of the drilled hole and someone else telling me what type of tap they took to go do the work.

Solution:
Have the person work on something else that is easier, order threaded steel inserts, get a carbide spot drill from machine tech department and very slowly drill out the broken tap, also relocate 3 holes that were slightly off, drill and tap for threaded inserts, install inserts when they arrive in the mail.

Originally Posted by XKxRome0ox

somebody ... was you? otherwise why is it coming out of your pocket to fix this mistake?

Nope, wasn't me. Was one of my two team mates for this robot. Coming out of my pocket because I've invested so much time into this robot that I want it to not just survive but excel, I am team leader and project manager so unless somebody goes against what I say, all mistakes are my responsibility.