Bob Wolcott

Elmer Fudd · October 12, 2025, 06:42 PM

The announcers on the Seattle-Toronto game mentionsd Bobs name and he sounded familiar. Then I remembered him owning a shop and being on the forum. I wonder if he is still machining.

CNCAppsJames · October 12, 2025, 06:49 PM

He had a shop for many years. He posted somewhere that and his wife were getting a divorce a couple/few years ago. They sold the shop and closed it down. That's the last I heard...

He was out of the manufacturing game. At least for the time being anyway.

Zoffen · October 12, 2025, 07:32 PM

Newbeeee™ · October 12, 2025, 11:36 PM

Adding to James - wife/him divorced, he sold the business and immediately left.
exWife stayed there working.
Bob went on some long trips (Germany by memory one country).
Bob fell in love.
Bob married again.

Newbeeee™ · October 12, 2025, 11:37 PM

^^^^ dang that makes me sound like a stalker

CNCAppsJames · October 12, 2025, 11:53 PM

Quote from: Zoffen on October 12, 2025, 07:32 PM

I gave him merciless grief for that comparison. He was a smart guy but datum that was moronic.

He was butthurt Haas wouldn't take his suggestions. Newsflash... Haas doesn't take anyone's suggestions.

My dad was a Haas Service Tech.... they didn't take his suggestions either.

They have a product. It's at a certain price point. In order to keep it that way they have to make certain concessions. That's all there is to it. A $3 part isn't just a $3 part when you're talking the volume of machines they make every month. Obviously we're not talking automotive numbers, but some of the highest CNC Machine production numbers on the planet.

gcode · October 13, 2025, 06:49 AM

He should have at least mentioned the price difference between the Haas and Makino
A wild guess says you could buy 2 Haas VF3's for the price of that Makino.

CNCAppsJames · October 13, 2025, 07:10 AM

Quote from: gcode on October 13, 2025, 06:49 AMHe should have at least mentioned the price difference between the Haas and Makino
A wild guess says you could buy 2 Haas VF3's for the price of that Makino.

Pretty close to that depending on their respective option packages.

TSmcam · October 13, 2025, 11:22 AM

Quote from: CNCAppsJames on October 12, 2025, 06:49 PMHe had a shop for many years. He posted somewhere that and his wife were getting a divorce a couple/few years ago. They sold the shop and closed it down. That's the last I heard...

He was out of the manufacturing game. At least for the time being anyway.

Wow, I missed that. I remember him setting up his shop, and reading about how much thought he put into it. Sad to hear it went that way.

I wonder what he is doing now.