Solar Turbine Gas Compressors

[gcode]

I thought some of you might enjoy this
Solar Turbines is one of our biggest customers and I've built a lot of the parts you'll see on these videos

[mkd]

Endcaps are the bane of some's existence 🤣🤣😜

[RobertELee]

Hey G, for reference about how big are the pieces you guys make for those. They look massive.

[gcode]

Hey G, for reference about how big are the pieces you guys make for those. They look massive.

The vanes we build range from 3ft dia. x 2" tall to 6ft dia by 10"
Most are machined on our pair of Okuma MU1000Hs, the 6 footers are too big for the Okumas and are machined on and old
Cincinatti gantry mill and occasionally on our JOBS gantry mill

The compressor housings range in size from of a small trash can to a small house
My personal best came in as a rough machined casting at 105K pounds and left at 85K pounds.
The REALY big stuff is machined in Austria

[mkd]

heaviest part (10,000lbs) I was ever directly involved with was one of Solar's endcaps, thank to gcode for giving me a shot.

[gcode]

heaviest part (10,000lbs) I was ever directly involved with was one of Solar's endcaps, thank to gcode for giving me a shot.

You should still be here, you were doing just fine.
I took a day to go to a Vericut seminar and that's the day you picked to tell them what you really thought   

[mkd]

You should still be here, you were doing just fine.
I took a day to go to a Vericut seminar and that's the day you picked to tell them what you really thought 

Scott Adams (dilbert) says there should always be a 48 hr rule on twitter for written statements. To explain, moderate or retract.
Now, for middle managers crucify someone in abstentia over an off the cuff statement without benefit of further examination, well lets just say i'm good with the outcome, but still thankful to one soul for the opportunity. And you're too nice. I wasn't doing that good, being pissed off and all. lol

[gcode]

Scott Adams (dilbert) says there should always be a 48 hr rule on twitter for written statements. To explain, moderate or retract.
Now, for middle managers crucify someone in abstentia over an off the cuff statement without benefit of further examination, well lets just say i'm good with the outcome, but still thankful to one soul for the opportunity. And you're too nice. I wasn't doing that good, being pissed off and all. lol

The issue was not with the quality of your work.
I am currently reprogramming some smaller endcaps to run on the new Okuma and I'm using some of your old files
as a template.

The problem you had.. and probably still have, is a complete lack of the ability to tolerate fools   

[CNCAppsJames]

The problem you had.. and probably still have, is a complete lack of the ability to tolerate fools   

You say that like it's a bad thing.

[gcode]

You say that like it's a bad thing.

no, it's not a bad thing, but means mkd is probably best off being self employed

You say that like it's a bad thing.

on it's not a bad thing.
I was very angry at what happened to mkd, so angry in fact, that I nearly got to join him in the ranks of the unemployed.

He did good work and what happened was totally uncalled for.

[Hardmill]

no, it's not a bad thing, but means mkd is probably best off being self employed
on it's not a bad thing.
I was very angry at what happened to mkd, so angry in fact, that I nearly got to join him in the ranks of the unemployed.

He did good work and what happened was totally uncalled for.

Tell Tom (not gcode-he knows) to FUK off
I mean that in the nicest way

Hi Tom :waving:










PEACE

[BrianP.]

The problem you had.. and probably still have, is a complete lack of the ability to tolerate fools   

Probably why I've had around 25 jobs in 40+ years. Always tell people my tool box has wheels for a reason.

[gcode]

Probably why I've had around 25 jobs in 40+ years. Always tell people my tool box has wheels for a reason.

I used to work with an old cowboy whose favorite saying was
"Fuck it, I was looking for a job when I found this one."

[neurosis]

We had a guy who worked here 20+ years ago that every time he would get in to an argument with the boss, he would grab a can of wd-40 and start spraying the wheels of his tool box in the middle of the conversation.

It was hilarious.

The same guy, ever time the boss would hand him something to sign, he would wad it up and pretend like he was wiping his ass with it and throw it at the bosses chest.    

These kids today just aren't that creative with their disrespect.    

[BrianP.]

I used to work with an old cowboy whose favorite saying was
"Fuck it, I was looking for a job when I found this one."

Crap. Now I'm an old cowboy. Have used that one too. 😁

The other one I use  is...
" Go ahead. Threaten me with a good time."