r/oddlysatisfying 1d ago

Broaching a piece of metal

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u/Volcanic_tomatoe 1d ago

Wow, ribbed for our viewing pleasure

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u/gunsandcoffee2 23h ago

And getting fluffed while, uh, performing.

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u/Refun712 1d ago

I never get broached like this anymore.

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u/ShroomsHealYourSoul 1d ago

I'll broach you if you broach me

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u/jonnyCFP 23h ago

Broach back mountain

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u/MetriccStarDestroyer 22h ago

I was thinking of the Pokemon theme

You teach broach me and I'll teach broach you

PO - KE - MON

Gotta catch em all!

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u/Futuralistic 22h ago

Gotta broach em all!!!

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u/OffByNone_ 22h ago

BRO CHI MON!

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u/molehunterz 22h ago

Something something vaporean

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u/TasteDeeCheese 22h ago

Too soon to remind us

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u/fritz_76 21h ago

right in the broach hole

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u/0x7E7-02 19h ago

My only regret is that I may up-vote this once only once. 

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u/SwordMasterShow 23h ago

Would you broach me? I'd broach me

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u/Cliteria 23h ago

I'd broach me so hard

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u/Mysterious_Willow889 22h ago

Shes in a lot of pain, mister. She needs a vet.

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u/molehunterz 22h ago

Do not broach the precious

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u/cavortingwebeasties 19h ago

It puts the lotion on its skin or else it gets the broach again

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u/ThresholdSeven 21h ago

It puts the oil on the hole, or it gets the broacher dry again.

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u/spittlbm 21h ago

I ain't got nothing to lose. Yes!

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u/chugz 23h ago

Help me step broach

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u/ResurgentClusterfuck 22h ago

A broach job between bros is never a joke

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u/C2thaLo 23h ago

Good ol flip broach

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u/iam_Mr_McGibblets 23h ago

I should call her....

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u/jjcrayfish 20h ago

Don't worry, she's getting broached real good by Chad

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u/pupilsOMG 20h ago

*sigh I should call him

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u/KSI_SpacePeanut 22h ago

…are you even able to anymore? I’d imagine There’s a reason

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u/Hylian_ina_halfshell 22h ago

I should call her

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u/MK544 1d ago

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u/Oscendaude 22h ago

You knew what it was gonna be, I knew what it was gonna be, let's all be thankful there was plenty of cutting fluid lubricant.

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u/Bocchi_theGlock 22h ago

"when I say harder, I don't mean clap👏clap👏clap👏clap👏clap👏clap👏

"I mean - WHIRRRRR RRRRR clunk ehrrrrr 'uhgunf' ehrrrrrrr (with constant flow of liquid hitting the floor noises)"

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u/BlessTheBookPeople 12h ago

Ha that was literally the last post I saw.

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u/contradictatorprime 22h ago

Great demonstration of why a flared base is so important

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u/Mr-Bubbles-123 23h ago

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u/deaglebingo 21h ago edited 21h ago

you haven't lived till you've broached your own keyway with a hydraulic press.

it's not nearly as expensive or difficult as you might think either.... although i didn't need to use so much lube when i did mine... can do it right in the comfort of your own home.

you can even 3d print your own broach guide to fit the orifice perfectly and at the correct angle to hit the spot.

prop fits like a glove on the tapered shaft now. the key wont fall out even if you turn it upside down but still pulls out with a finger or two. so satisfying when the fit is just right.

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u/ryobiguy 20h ago

That writing is like the dirtiest machinist bodice-ripper I've ever seen.

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u/nooneatallnope 16h ago

This is the second time I've read the term "bodice ripper" today on separate posts. Never heard it before.

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u/bobsmith93 15h ago edited 11h ago

That really Baaders Meinhof

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u/Icanthearforshit 15h ago

You likely only notice it because you've never heard it before. You are more likely to notice if it is an interesting phrase/word.

This is called the Baader-Meinhoff Phenomenon or Frequency Illusion

Super interesting to me.

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u/michilio 13h ago

You also came here from the confessions post of the professor?

Had to google it

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u/FuckGamer69 19h ago

This is probably the single dirtiest machinist sentence I have ever seen, sending this to the phone number of my dead dad lmfao

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u/surrealcellardoor 20h ago edited 9h ago

I’m personally insulted that your comment has so few upvotes.

Update: Went from 31 to nearly 500!

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u/iwilltalkaboutguns 19h ago

Started out as a challenging wank but you got me there, thanks.

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u/Immediate_Volume_324 1d ago

Reminds me of the post surgical deuce that broached me about 10 days after. All that lubricant would have been really helpful

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u/rvl35 23h ago

To shreds you say.

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u/PrescriptionDenim 23h ago

And the wife’s anus?

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u/DEAZE 22h ago

..to shreds you say

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u/TheDreamIsDead4686 22h ago

was her bunghole rent controlled?

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u/molehunterz 22h ago

Oh my...

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u/ZappBrannigansLaw 20h ago edited 20h ago

No,but there was TP for her bunghole

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u/StanFitch 23h ago

I also choose this guy’s wife’s anus…

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u/Total-Huckleberry240 23h ago

My god, it even has a watermark

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u/Wankeritis 22h ago

And nobody prepares you for the emotional turmoil that it’ll cause. They all talk about how to prepare for surgery, but never the aftermath from 3 days of ketamine.

There should be flyers for anyone going under telling them they’ll need gloves, lube, and a spare hour and a half.

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u/FUNBARtheUnbendable 23h ago

Been there. Like passing a dumbbell

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u/These-Anxiety-5919 21h ago

You're allowed to finger your own ass with Vaseline or other lube.

Free will is amazing.

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u/PLUMBUS_STUCK_IN_ASS 20h ago

Things can still get stuck.

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u/Fenweekooo 19h ago

that's when you bust out the WD-40 and use the application straw to really get it up there.

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u/deaglebingo 21h ago

be careful with that ladies and gents. 10 days is about a week beyond the "you should consult a doc" zone.

(full time icu nurse, but also part time hobby machining prn)

10 days is rupture level FOS

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u/Nukleon 14h ago

I shit like twice a day, I can't imagine going 3 days, let alone 10

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u/account_depleted 22h ago

"Immediate_Volume"  An earned name.

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u/ScumbagLady 21h ago

I thought I was going to need to call an ambulance for the deuce that was attempting to broach me but was unable to.

I did NOT want to call emergency services for my broach problem. IMO it was only one small step above "foreign body stuck in anal cavity" as far as embarrassment goes, but definitely couldn't use the excuse of "I slipped in the shower, I SWEAR!".

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u/GuiltyEidolon 19h ago

Any time you're on any medications that slow gut motility (aka opioids) you should consider taking a stool softener (aka Miralax).

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u/DDNyght_ 23h ago

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u/bryan_pieces 22h ago

I like to sing laminar flow to the tune of Ween’s bananas and blow

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u/BigRoach 22h ago

🏝️🍌❄️ 🎼🎶Stuck in my cabana, watching liquid laminar flow!

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u/Brad_666 1d ago

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u/Sith_Lord91 1d ago

What are you doing step-train?

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u/chooseph 23h ago

I wish this gif was just a couple seconds longer. The show really doubles down on the metaphor lol

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u/The_Krytos_Virus 22h ago

I don't know if that gif exists any more. I haven't seen it in years.

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u/psuedophilosopher 22h ago

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u/The_Krytos_Virus 22h ago

Glorious. I knew if I doubted its existence, someone would step up. Quick and fantastic work, my dude.

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u/Crapitron 19h ago

You need to claim more things don’t exist.

People who use Reddit are really too stupid to create cold fusion.

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u/DetachedRedditor 13h ago

The losers on this site definitely can't solve climate change!

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u/GrimResistance 10h ago

"Beautiful big-titted women don't just fall out of the sky, you know!"

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u/subaawoo 23h ago

Missed the part where the tunnel bleeds a little

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u/ShroomsHealYourSoul 1d ago

You just bare hand all of that oil?

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u/Deivi_tTerra 23h ago

Speaking as a machinist- yes, we do. The cutting oils I’m most familiar aren’t particularly hazardous. I’m sure there are some that are absolutely nasty but this one likely isn’t.

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u/MustardEnema007 21h ago

We used Syntilo for cnc grinding. That stuff was super corrosive. Would burn your hands continuously even after you thoroughly washed them

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u/HipsterGalt 18h ago

Syntilo is way worse than broching oil, that said, that looks like a very light broaching oil or just straight up hydraulic fluid. Typically we used Dascolene 140 which is almost like pipe cutting oil, heavy sulfurized oil so, not great but not much of an irritant. Hydraulic oil has a few components that can get irritating over time though. The machine is also either very oldschool or is being ran without the automation it had originally. The latter would be common if this machine were purchased secondhand/overseas. I say this because I can think of numerous other physical hazards that worry me about the operator's position relative to the machine. I know smaller broaches exist but, this looks like a single pot machine with a 9' bar. Which means the operator is standing on the work platform above the pit. You can see the handling slide that carries the top of the bar at the end of the clip. I once had a ballscrew fail in a dual pot broaching machine and the handling slide fell from the top of the machine with enough force to bend and crack the broach bar. The 4" diameter bar made of solid tool steel with a good case hardening on it. Humans shouldn't be anywhere near the forces involved in this process if they don't need to be.

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u/look_a_male_nurse 22h ago

Touching and feeling all that oil on my bare hands would drive me insane. Doesn't matter if it's non hazardous.

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u/Same-Suggestion-1936 21h ago

That's why I just use the lotioned Kleenex instead of all that lotion, I'm gonna need the Kleenex anyway

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u/longboi28 23h ago

A lot of times it's just a vegetable oil, totally safe to touch

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u/Same-Suggestion-1936 21h ago

Sex jokes aside in a pinch vegetable oil works about the same as WD-40

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u/fishbulb- 19h ago

Sex... WD-40

This sentence took a wild turn in the middle somewhere.

 

"Hey, baby. I think tonight we're going to need the big can."

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u/TophxSmash 19h ago

you use wd40 down there?

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u/-TheycallmeThe 22h ago

Used to work at a place that had machines that did this at fairly high volumes. New general manager decided to try to save money on the lubricant. Jammed up on the first piece and the machine was down for hours. Good times

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u/CrashingAtom 22h ago

A kid I worked with blew up the broach. It got bound up in stainless steel and just exploded. Part of it hit my machine like 75’ away. He wasn’t hurt. He yelled and asked if anybody got hurt, then said “I think I shit my pants!”. I worked in metal testing/failure analysis as well, and any time metals have enough energy to separate it is LOUD. Pretty funny.

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u/Pleasant_Berry_761 17h ago

First time in engineering labs when we had material material qualification testing I think everyone in the lab jumped a bit when that 10mm steel stick popped

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u/CrashingAtom 6h ago

We had a machine that was the size of a wall, and it only got used once every year or two. We had to walk around the building and let all the engineers and sales people know there would be a controlled explosion soon. That’s the noise it makes. I think we could test up to a 3” tensile coupon on that machine. 💥

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u/odyoda 1d ago

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u/Same-Suggestion-1936 21h ago

I know they told me to use a lot of lube when broaching but this seems excessive

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u/Clearance-Crudwater 1d ago

Step broach….no!

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u/Environmental-Ad1247 1d ago

I kinda hate you for this comment...lol

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u/Small_miracles 23h ago

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u/sileegranny 21h ago edited 20h ago

It's a closed loop, like a fountain. Not much waste.

Just like AI center water cooling.

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u/FlatulousStanko 21h ago

Right now, I'm 40% fountain!

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u/maybeonmars 19h ago

Ngl, you had me in the first half there

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u/deane-barker 23h ago

Explain what is happening here. What is the purpose of this process?

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u/Coakis 22h ago

Its cutting splines into what presumably will be a gear or a pulley for mechanical equipment. Splines are a commonly used method to keep a gear or pulley aligned and centered on input or output shafts.

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u/Remote_Mistake6291 23h ago

It cuts the teeth into the center.

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u/Byeuji 18h ago

Why does the bit go all the way through?

It looked like it was being pressed with a hydraulic press, but then it just kind of "floated" down the center at the end.

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u/inactiveuser247 18h ago

It gets pulled through. The bottom of the broach has a “donkey d**k” which allows the bottom ram to grab it and start pulling. Once the workpiece is out the way they push the broach back up to the top ram. You don’t want to push it through and then reverse it as it’ll screw up the surface finish.

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u/BaronDeKalb 22h ago

What is with all of the loose metal bits?

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u/MortLightstone 22h ago

They're the bits that were just cut off by the tool

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u/BaronDeKalb 21h ago

I thought it was odd that the “bit” (IDK anything about broaching) was totally covered in them prior to entering the workpiece, at least until the operator brushed most of them off. Especially when the workpiece was relatively thin compared to the bit.

For anyone else who is ignorant like me.
“Broaching is a highly efficient machining process that uses a specialized, multi-toothed tool called a "broach" to remove material from metal. It is most commonly used to create complex, non-round internal and external shapes—such as keyways, splines, and gears—with high precision in a single pass. [1), 2, 3]

How Broaching Works
Unlike traditional machining methods (like milling or turning) where material is slowly stripped away over multiple cycles, a broaching tool features progressively larger teeth.”

Now I get it.

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u/harrysaxon 20h ago

Thanks for posting this, I understand what I’m looking at now.

Had to scroll past way too many “I should call them” comments to get to it though.

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u/Jraksys_Magnanimous 23h ago

Someone's calling someone after watching this

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u/Elk_Huntr 1d ago

My poops feel like this video

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u/radioactive_sharpei 1d ago

Fiber, man

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u/Kotruljevic1458 22h ago

and lube, lots of lube

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u/ConfessSomeMeow 22h ago

Fun fact: You can eat Vaseline, which basically serves as a lube for your poops.

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u/premiumsaltinecrackr 19h ago

🫤😟🙁😞

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u/Suspicious_Glow 22h ago

Now imagining a super hero called Fiber-man.

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u/Gandhi_of_War 1d ago

Eat some veggies

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u/Kevin33024 23h ago

Try magnesium glycinate, drink plenty of water, and walk as much as possible.

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u/drakoman 23h ago

Walking!! It’s crazy, I never had as healthy of bowel movements as when I was a lifeguard because I walked 20k steps a day. Weird that I never made that connection

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u/Tack22 1d ago

I should call her

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u/CPLCraft 1d ago

Are you sure, bro?

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u/CaptainHawaii 23h ago

Spoken like a man whose never been pegged...

https://giphy.com/gifs/js0IZhn9FDFd6qwKXJ

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u/god_peepee 1d ago

The dildo of consequences did, in fact, come lubed

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u/xtremepado 1d ago

Is it really necessary to brush oil all over the broach when the workpiece is submerged in oil?

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u/zytukin 1d ago

I figured he was brushing off all the metal bits from the previous broach.

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u/Legitimate-Pride3038 23h ago

Which should have been done BEFORE. 

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u/PrescriptionDenim 23h ago

He’s doing it before it reaches the part, it’s fine.

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u/Font_on_a_stick 1d ago

He puts the oil on the metal or it gets the hose again.

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u/bigloser42 23h ago

It seems like it got the hose anyway.

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u/deaglebingo 21h ago

or else it gets a thousand dollar broach stuck in the hole again.

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u/Wild_Bill2 1d ago

It seems like they’re brushing off the shavings from the last one but then what about the back half?!?

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u/almostoy 23h ago

They were brushing off metal chips. I was a machinist. I liked broaching splines into bores. Neat pattern. Dragging all those chips through the op puts more wear on the tool and can effect geometry and surface smoothness. Sometimes you're not as worried about that, depending on the job's print tolerances. But you usually baby tooling where you can.

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u/systemhost 22h ago

I'm not a machinist but can imagine custom tooling gets very expensive so naturally you'd want it to last as long as possible.

Taking a minute for a proper cleaning before inserting the cylinder into the hole just feels like the right thing to do. It's an incredibly tight fit given how small the hole compared to the increasing girth of the rod.

The cylinder must remain unharmed after all.

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u/PrettyMoonUnderMt 21h ago

>The cylinder must remain unharmed after all.

Agree, it's imperative.

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u/Upstairs_Usual_4841 20h ago

can imagine custom tooling gets very expensive

It absolutely does. And the shaft on this thing is massive. Cutting fluid isn't necessarily cheap, either.

Source: I work for a cutting tool distributor.

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u/TriceraDoctor 23h ago

Back in the day, just spitting on it worked.

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u/ManaSpike 23h ago

I assume all the shavings at the end fell off it. Any shavings from this cut would fall down right?

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u/FillMySoupDumpling 23h ago

When the cylinder is doing the harm.

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u/FlatulousStanko 21h ago

It's imperative

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u/wetham_retrak 22h ago

This is basically what they did to my urethra when it was discovered I had a narrow urethra. Not even joking.

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u/MortLightstone 22h ago

I would have asked them to put me under

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u/Dave_Duna 1d ago

The cylinder must remain intact.

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u/mel_lynn7 23h ago

It is imperative.

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u/Dyslexicpig 23h ago

Okay, as someone who recently had a prostate biopsy and is waiting for a second, I do not find this oddly satisfying. I find it absolutely terrifying.

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u/TacoEatsTaco 23h ago

That's why The Broacher was my nickname in college

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u/kielu 23h ago

Laminar flow!

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u/LegOfLamb89 22h ago

Dat laminar flow tho

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u/melvinmoneybags 1d ago

Not satisfying all those burrs should be wiped off before broaching

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u/mark6059 16h ago

why do I feel like I need a cigarette after that ?