Request: shopping list to begin learning scraping

[Probablygrigsby]

I’ve been reading Foundations of Mechanical Accuracy. It’s excellent. It’s surprisingly readable, and has the clarity of writing I’ve found when I’ve read things from the 70s and 80s like e.g., Edward Demmings. It starts with surface plates, then straight edges, then v grooves, all hand scraped to 25-50 millionths. It’s very inspiring. It would be fun to follow the progression at a much smaller scale at home. I’d recommend it to anyone reading this thread.

 

[ltlvt]

I’ve been reading Foundations of Mechanical Accuracy. It’s excellent. It’s surprisingly readable, and has the clarity of writing I’ve found when I’ve read things from the 70s and 80s like e.g., Edward Demmings. It starts with surface plates, then straight edges, then v grooves, all hand scraped to 25-50 millionths. It’s very inspiring. It would be fun to follow the progression at a much smaller scale at home. I’d recommend it to anyone reading this thread.

Looks very interesting I saved t to my favorites. I used to have my favorite quote form Edward Demmings on my office door. "Doing your best is not good enough. You must first know what to do then do your best. "

 

[benmychree]

I’ve been reading Foundations of Mechanical Accuracy. It’s excellent. It’s surprisingly readable, and has the clarity of writing I’ve found when I’ve read things from the 70s and 80s like e.g., Edward Demmings. It starts with surface plates, then straight edges, then v grooves, all hand scraped to 25-50 millionths. It’s very inspiring. It would be fun to follow the progression at a much smaller scale at home. I’d recommend it to anyone reading this thread.

It would seem that writings such as that were written by practical men to practical men, with no need to embellish with big technical words that did not matter, and likely might obscure the subject. I enjoyed the writings of Samuel Smiles in his "Industrial Biographies" of the approximate 1860s for that reason,

 

[ltlvt]

Looks very interesting I saved t to my favorites. I used to have my favorite quote form Edward Demmings on my office door. "Doing your best is not good enough. You must first know what to do then do your best. "

It would seem that writings such as that were written by practical men to practical men, with no need to embellish with big technical words that did not matter, and likely might obscure the subject. I enjoyed the writings of Samuel Smiles in his "Industrial Biographies" of the approximate 1860s for that reason,

I totally agree. I can't count the times I lost interest because of someone's word porn usually to put themselves above those reading it.

 

[Probablygrigsby]

It would seem that writings such as that were written by practical men to practical men, with no need to embellish with big technical words that did not matter, and likely might obscure the subject. I enjoyed the writings of Samuel Smiles in his "Industrial Biographies" of the approximate 1860s for that reason,

I’m 50, and write software for a living. I learned to code as a kid, so I went from the very simple computers of my childhood to today, where the equivalent of super computers, unlimited storage and bandwidth are basically free. What appeals to me about learning from people in these eras is how much they accomplished with constrains and scarcity.

 

[Probablygrigsby]

I totally agree. I can't count the times I lost interest because of someone's word porn usually to put themselves above those reading it.

As I have gotten older, I have cared less and less about trying to sound smart. Until recently, I would felt embarrassed to ask the questions I’ve been asking here lately. Caring less and less about what other people thing of me has been one of the best parts of getting older, and makes me look forward to getting old.

For a long time, I felt dumb reading math books and scientific papers. Then, randomly, I read a few really well written ones in a row and realized how badly written most are. I had never noticed in computer books and papers because I already knew enough to fill in the blanks to follow along.

Finally, I really enjoyed Thing Explainer, a book that explains complicated things in the 1000 most common English words. Thing like:

• food-heating radio boxes (microwaves)
• tall roads (bridges)
• computer buildings (datacenters)
• the shared space house (the International Space Station)
• the other worlds around the sun (the solar system)
• the big flat rocks we live on (tectonic plates)
• the pieces everything is made of (the periodic table)
• planes with turning wings (helicopters)
• boxes that make clothes smell better (washers and dryers)
• the bags of stuff inside you (cells)

Fun book!

I appreciate all of you and this forum. Thanks.

 

[Weldingrod1]

This is going to sound a bit crazy, but you might want to start with a section of Aluminim extrusion or even plastic to start scraping. The scraping will go MUCH faster and you can get a feel for the "hinging" thing and be able to scrape out bumps pretty quickly.

You might intentionally belt sand in a dip and a bump

Scraping steel is slooooow.

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[Probablygrigsby]

This is going to sound a bit crazy, but you might want to start with a section of Aluminim extrusion or even plastic to start scraping. The scraping will go MUCH faster and you can get a feel for the "hinging" thing and be able to scrape out bumps pretty quickly.

You might intentionally belt sand in a dip and a bump

Scraping steel is slooooow.

Sent from my SM-G715A using Tapatalk

Oh, I like that. I remember reading a story about a pottery teacher who split a class into two groups: one group was supposed to churn out pots, the other was supposed to make one perfect pot. The churn-out group ended up making better pots because they made so many of them. Being able to make quicker scraping passes on aluminum might do the same. Thanks!

 

[ddickey]

I'm not sure if I agree with that. If you're going to scrape cast iron you should learn on cast iron.

 

[ltlvt]

As I have gotten older, I have cared less and less about trying to sound smart. Until recently, I would felt embarrassed to ask the questions I’ve been asking here lately. Caring less and less about what other people thing of me has been one of the best parts of getting older, and makes me look forward to getting old.

For a long time, I felt dumb reading math books and scientific papers. Then, randomly, I read a few really well written ones in a row and realized how badly written most are. I had never noticed in computer books and papers because I already knew enough to fill in the blanks to follow along.

Finally, I really enjoyed Thing Explainer, a book that explains complicated things in the 1000 most common English words. Thing like:

• food-heating radio boxes (microwaves)
• tall roads (bridges)
• computer buildings (datacenters)
• the shared space house (the International Space Station)
• the other worlds around the sun (the solar system)
• the big flat rocks we live on (tectonic plates)
• the pieces everything is made of (the periodic table)
• planes with turning wings (helicopters)
• boxes that make clothes smell better (washers and dryers)
• the bags of stuff inside you (cells)

Fun book!

I appreciate all of you and this forum. Thanks.

I relate to what you said very well. For 30 years my job expected me to dress the way they wanted me to and act and talk the way the egomaniacs I worked for did. I always resisted the mold. Which somewhat made me an outcast, but my no *******t methods earned me my promotions and higher than average pay. People that are fueling their own Egos hate it when I tell them to drop the word Porn and dumb it down so people can understand them. Now I dress the way I want to almost never shave and get my daughter or friends to cut my hair twice a year. Now that my daughter has moved away and my friend died I cut it myself. My don't GAF attitude and disguise makes it harder for those I used to work for and with to recognize me and that is the way I like it. I am currently listening to one of the audio books about Iron and Tool making. The site is excellent, I am currently starting chapter 5 and when complete I will listen to the one you referred us to read.