# Who knows a good Machinist???

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/who-knows-a-good-machinist/47743>\
**Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\
**Created:** [May 1, 2008, 10:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/who-knows-a-good-machinist/47743 "2008-05-01T10:07:05Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Carnut](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/carnut/32/7590_2.png) [@Carnut](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Carnut)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2008, 7:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/who-knows-a-good-machinist/47743/21 "2008-05-02T07:56:43Z")

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Steve needs a general machinist for this. Most automotive machine shops suck for precision work.

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**Author:** ![Nikuk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nikuk/32/7254_2.png) [@Nikuk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nikuk)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2008, 8:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/who-knows-a-good-machinist/47743/22 "2008-05-02T08:04:13Z")

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> [@somedude](#):
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> I guess I was looking for a place the consistantly does excelent work. That is tough the automotive world.

sadly, that is pretty rare as of late.

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**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2008, 8:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/who-knows-a-good-machinist/47743/23 "2008-05-02T08:19:08Z")

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In defense of automotive machine shops, automotive customers are the cheapest mother f’ers on Earth.  
If you take some rare piece to a shop and expect them to just throw it on a machine and start making chips then you can expect failure.  
You get what you pay for and it is no different with machining.  
If you don’t have a spare set-up piece then you have to be spot on with no room for adjustments on the first piece.  
Depending on the tolerances involved it could take hours to set up.  
Sometimes it is virtually impossible to make a good piece on the first try, especially when you have great material differences on car parts.  
It is not like you know it is virgin 6061-t6 aluminum or w/e.  
It is probably material that has been heated thousands of times and has been exposed to various chemicals, etc, etc, etc.

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**Author:** ![somedude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecd19e/32.png) [@somedude](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/somedude)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2008, 8:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/who-knows-a-good-machinist/47743/24 "2008-05-02T08:28:09Z")

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I just want it done right.

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**Author:** ![Firehawk853](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/firehawk853/32/7607_2.png) [@Firehawk853](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Firehawk853)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2008, 8:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/who-knows-a-good-machinist/47743/25 "2008-05-02T08:33:43Z")

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> [@Carnut](#):
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> Steve needs a general machinist for this. Most automotive machine shops suck for precision work.

:nono: you just need to know where to go and who to talk to

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**Author:** ![somedude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecd19e/32.png) [@somedude](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/somedude)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2008, 9:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/who-knows-a-good-machinist/47743/26 "2008-05-02T09:12:24Z")

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> [@Firehawk853](#):
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> :nono: you just need to know where to go and who to talk to

if you know can you let me in on this secrete via pm 🙂

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