[tacchan1]

20+
I am a student .

[JHamdan78]

new here. 27

[tobyaxis]

Wow!!! Looking at the Poll is a bit scary. Most of us are 30-59. There aren't that many young guys entering this trade. Of coarse not everyone in the world has voted here, but it is a bit ground shaking.

[khbash]

51 here, and still learning, and enjoying it.

[Les A W Harris]

Wow!!! Looking at the Poll is a bit scary. Most of us are 30-59. There aren't that many young guys entering this trade. Of coarse not everyone in the world has voted here, but it is a bit ground shaking.

Looks like more 20-29 group, than in 50-59, definitly peaked, but more youngsters than oldsters, but then again oldsters are moving on to the big shop in the sky.

[rodneydeeeee]

Hmmm- not to bad i'd say.

[RICHARD ZASTROW]

I'm too grouchy to go anywhere.

[joecnc1234]

I have yet to see a youngster push my toolbox out of the way. I can't wait to see him try.lol he'll trip on all that grease and carbide weight.
Joe

[tim clay]

I am 40 and just building my first cnc machine 3 axis i have ran 3 axis machines now for 8 of my twelve yrs at strick, I have been a student at Itt tech. in fort wane indiana. I am doing this mostly at strick because i can build the machine for next to nothing. I belive the most i will have in my machine is the software, I am still looking for some right now. I still have time
for now. wance i get use to this web site i belive that i will be able to get alot of information.

thanks tim clay

[sanjiv]

I am 48
I think the topic of poll should be:
" HOW YOUNGER YOU ARE ? "

[R3D_EYE]

38 here
as one could say..old enough to know better .YET! young enough to do it again

[sdopp]

58 too lazy to get my glasses out to hit the plus key

[Cire]

18 and working on my first CNC mill

Been working with machine tools since I was 14, but its just a hobby mostly, and very usefull for school projects

[chipsinpan]

54.. been a Machinist since I was 17.
anyone else know how to lace a flat belt ?

[nyleeloise]

75 and still learning, trying to find a mentor in the fresno area

[Binski]

Hi I'm (almost) 29....

[tobyaxis]

54.. been a Machinist since I was 17.
anyone else know how to lace a flat belt ?

Yes:rainfro:

Hoping that I am on the same page that is.

[handlewanker]

OK, how do you lace a fat belt?
I've got a belt on my capstan and that was joined with a metal fastener with a nylon pin but the metal clips knock hell out of the ally flat pulleys.
Ian.

[nyleeloise]

to lace a flat belt takes a special jig that you can squeeze by placing it in abench vice. It has slots that guide each metal staple . the staples used to come mounted on a cardboard strip and you could cut off the proper number / width to fit your belt i.e. 1", 2" etc..The clamping jig usually was about 12"{ wide . You will have to search for an old,old machine shop to find one ,also0 a restoation shop that works with pre 20 car might have oneNyle Reed

[Geof]

to lace a flat belt takes a special jig that you can squeeze by placing it in abench vice...

But you can just bash em in with a hammer, carefully .