Video that predates me what about you?

[MIL-TFP-41]

Back in trade school in the late 80's the shop had a few surplus donated lathes (not sure of the brand) and one Bridgeport with a BOSS 1 controller. All tape fed. The lathes you set offsets by an old thumb wheel. Actually not sure it the offsets worked. To prove out a program we put a pen in the toolpost that then was suck out over the side of the machine that would draw the shape on a clipboard. Pretty fancy stuff. Occasionally a "chad" would be on the tape and the machine would do some very unexpected and violent moves. Pretty impressed that no one got hurt playing with those machines.

[SuperHoneyBadger]

Occasionally a "chad" would be on the tape and the machine would do some very unexpected and violent moves.

GD hanging chads! Always wreaking havoc somewhere, sometime, lol

[Newbeeee™]

Back in trade school in the late 80's the shop had a few surplus donated lathes (not sure of the brand) and one Bridgeport with a BOSS 1 controller. All tape fed. The lathes you set offsets by an old thumb wheel. Actually not sure it the offsets worked. To prove out a program we put a pen in the toolpost that then was suck out over the side of the machine that would draw the shape on a clipboard. Pretty fancy stuff. Occasionally a "chad" would be on the tape and the machine would do some very unexpected and violent moves. Pretty impressed that no one got hurt playing with those machines.

We had a BOSS 4, 5 and R2E3 (later addition).
And the very first Miyano BNC34 in the country - dang that was FAST....and accurate!

[ghuns]

So of you fuckers are OLD.

[Flycut]

Can't watch the video from work but from the comments from all you old guys' it sounds like it's way before my time.
What's the average age around here anyways?
46 myself.

[Elmer Fudd]

63. Started machining in 1979 on a Bridgeport with a cross slide rotary table making molds for investment castings.

[Smit]

67 in a few days.

Damn. 

[Newbeeee™]

Fiddyseven
Started at 12 on Grandad's Myford lathe and had an A1 metalwork teacher at school who let us modify our own push bikes

[Del.]

67 in a few days.

Damn. 

I'm right behind you. Guy asked me what it was like being 67. I said it's like I played tackle football the day before and I look in the mirror and say. Damn!

[SuperHoneyBadger]

Turned 34 last month, 1990 reporting in. I always get groans around the shop when I say that, so I like to do it.

[Smit]

Turned 34 last month, 1990 reporting in. I always get groans around the shop when I say that, so I like to do it.

Damn youngsters. 

Well listen here young man. Invest wisely and get out when you can. Work to live, don't live to work.

You'll be an old guy too before you even know it. 

[gcode]

Turned 70 in September

My first machine shop job was as a drill press operator in 1973.

USMC trained me as a repair shop machinist at the Army school in Aberdeen Maryland in 1976.

[RetiredRoger]

Damn youngsters. 

Well listen here young man. Invest wisely and get out when you can. Work to live, don't live to work.

You'll be an old guy too before you even know it. 

65 and RETIRED!

[Del.]

When I went to school they weren't even teaching history yet. 

[SuperHoneyBadger]

Damn youngsters. 

Well listen here young man. Invest wisely and get out when you can. Work to live, don't live to work.

You'll be an old guy too before you even know it. 

The past 5 years, I have felt the pace of time pick up. They all said it would happen, but it's another thing altogether to experience it. I appreciate your counsel, and know that it won't go unheeded!