What do we call ourselves?

[Doug Gray]

What do you call yourself? Are you a
Hobby Machinist?,
Home Shop Machinist?
Home shop Masicist?
Manic Mechanic?
Garage Guardian?

My dad was a "Putterer". What do you call yourself?

 

[DavidR8]

Metal scrapper, wood waster, occasional part maker.

 

[TCSmith]

Never really put a title to it.... I make it clear in this context that I'm not a machinist!
I do tend to refer to myself as a "Maker" I like to make things. Using machine tools is just part of the things that I like to do.
As David eluded to some times I make absolute scrap! Other things turn out ok.

 

[tech610]

When I talk to people and this subject comes up, I tell them that I have a small lathe and a small mill and the ones who know what lathe and mill are say: "Oh! You are a machinist" and I answer I'd like to be one when I grow up (I'm 71).

 

[benmychree]

I cheated and apprenticed to the machinist trade, and worked at it until I retired and sold out, and still work at it occasionally, age 76 now, still enjoy it.

 

[mmcmdl]

45 years ago , I couldn't even spell masheenest and now I are one !

 

[Razzle]

Maker
Or
Jack of all trades
Master of none.

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[darkzero]

1. Dangerous
2. Most people call me, Will.

Where there's a Will, there's a way, but around this Will, you better stay away! (Because no.1)

 

[Weldingrod1]

I say that I suffer from the need to make stuff ;-)

Maker, renaissance man, mad scientist, they all fit...

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[hman]

I call myself an "amateur machinist" or "tinkerer," depending on how many blank looks or silly questions I anticipate.

PS - I was once asked, "Why do you have a milling machine? What do you do with it?" by a female acquaintance. My carefully considered reply was to ask her, "Why do you have a sewing machine?" I guess the best answer to both questions is "Whatever comes along."