How Often Do You Get To Play With Your Toys?

[Mark in Indiana]

Hi Friends,

It would be wonderful if we could run our machines when ever we wanted. However, life, job, family, etc. prevent this. So, the title begs the question of how often you get to enjoy using your machines:

Sometimes, my answer is whenever the wife is away.

Opinions please?

 

[carlquib]

Usually daily. One of the benefits of being self employed. Not always on a project of my choosing, but still making chips.

Hello, my name is Brian and I'm a toolaholic!

 

[T Bredehoft]

Being retired, and with other interests, I find that I can work for a while, walk away and fiddle with an entirely different project, (perhaps scanning Hobby Machinist), and go back to my shop refreshed.

 

[roadie33]

Usually every night I go down to the basement shop and either do something in the metal shop or the other side in the wood shop.

 

[mzayd3]

Not nearly as much as I'd like. I might get 8 hours a week depending what's going on.


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[mike837go]

Another vote of "Not often enough".

Priorityy order: SWMBO, looking after parents, employer's interests, keeping cars/trucks/tractors operational, tinkering, sleep, food.

 

[David S]

I am retired and repair old clocks for people during the winter. I specialize in repairing parts and components and perhaps making new ones if the original can't be repaired. It also leads to making specialized tools, jigs and fixtures to facilitate repairs. I work in the shop daily.

David

 

[Mark in Indiana]

I voted weekly & other. Being retired, I'm either working on something other than machinery or buying/selling tools.

 

[Dan_S]

I probably average 3 to 4 times a week.

 

[Andre]

Whenever I want minus work and other obligations. Sometimes my shop is my workplace, so customers' jobs come before personal projects.