You Might Be A Hobby-machinist If.....

[Eddyde]

You have a copy of the McMaster Carr catalog in the bathroom and another one on the night table...

 

[brav65]

You look at metal items and think "I could make that if I had a....."

 

[ogberi]

...if you have small screws and machine parts in the change tray on your bedroom dresser. (usually 1/4-20)

Hmmm. Glad to know I'm not the only one who does that too....

 

[T Bredehoft]

...if you have small screws and machine parts in the change tray on your bedroom dresser. (usually 1/4-20)

I was doing that 40 years ago. Professionally. Now it's 1/8" 5-40 set screws. Also,

...you can't wait to get the household chores done so you can go out to the shop and play.

 

[coolidge]

...if you have watched all 1,300 episodes of How its Made.

 

[Wheresmywrench?]

If you drive down the road and see something you can use to make something you haven't thought of yet in the neighbors garbage!!!

 

[core-oil]

When one of your lovely neighbors grasses you off to the town planners, for "running a factory from your house" & it turns out the planning officer is a home handyman as well!

 

[kvt]

...if you have watched all 1,300 episodes of How its Made

I must have missed a couple of them, Now I have to start over.

You ask your neighbor if they are going to through that piece of metal out because you may be able to use it at some time in the future.

 

[Eddyde]

...if you have watched all 1,300 episodes of How its Made.

2-3 times

 

[rock_breaker]

...if you have watched all 1,300 episodes of How its Made

I must have missed a couple of them, Now I have to start over.

You ask your neighbor if they are going to through that piece of metal out because you may be able to use it at some time in the future.

I'm guilty.