Posts by Michael Belanger

As far as tonight goes I will be working. Its mandatory untill we catch up on a $1 million back order. Seems the bean counters dont believe in keeping a modest inventory just in case they get an order. And here for the last few months we have had machines down with no jobs to do.

Sounds a lot like where I work, James. Seems like they're always throwing "hot" work at me at the last minute. Example: it's 3pm, & I leave at 4:30pm and they give me a "hot" kit (short-to-ship) of 96 pcs and they say it's gotta be out today (and, no, I can't stay over to get them done because the PLC on the machine is programmed to shut the heater off at 4:30pm)!
This particular 'kit' takes over an hour just to prep it for the machine (Juki CNC Selective Soldering Machine), and about 25-30 mins to run; then, I have to depanel the boards, take them to the Assembly area & sand the corners so they'll fit in their boxes after they're potted, then send them to the Test area. After they're tested, they're potted, & the potting takes 24-30 hours to 'cure' before they can be boxed for shipping.

Seeing as no active punning is going on a little thread drift is ok.
I operate Mori Sekie and Mazac CNC machines. We have a model shop that does prototype and small runs. But we have been doing setups that take over an 8 hour shift to run 50 parts. I think bean counters are stupid.

As in "STUPIDvisor"?

Nice pun but I more to thinking STUPIDvision. Its where someone who has no idea of what your job intails who tells you how to do it and by when.

I have been lucky enough to have visited
Seattle a few times, and it was always
nice and sunny every time.

I haven't, been as far north as the north side of the Oregon/Washington border in 1971, but that's it, Dad decided going to Seattle wasn't worth it(I was 10 years old back then), as He was looking for better pay in the job that He had back then, He never found it either, He'd been offered a promotion from route manager to distribution manager, but He turned it down citing too much stress...

As far as tonight goes I will be working. Its mandatory untill we catch up on a $1 million back order. Seems the bean counters dont believe in keeping a modest inventory just in case they get an order. And here for the last few months we have had machines down with no jobs to do.

Sounds a lot like where I work, James. Seems like they're always throwing "hot" work at me at the last minute. Example: it's 3pm, & I leave at 4:30pm and they give me a "hot" kit (short-to-ship) of 96 pcs and they say it's gotta be out today (and, no, I can't stay over to get them done because the PLC on the machine is programmed to shut the heater off at 4:30pm)!
This particular 'kit' takes over an hour just to prep it for the machine (Juki CNC Selective Soldering Machine), and about 25-30 mins to run; then, I have to depanel the boards, take them to the Assembly area & sand the corners so they'll fit in their boxes after they're potted, then send them to the Test area. After they're tested, they're potted, & the potting takes 24-30 hours to 'cure' before they can be boxed for shipping.

Seeing as no active punning is going on a little thread drift is ok.
I operate Mori Sekie and Mazac CNC machines. We have a model shop that does prototype and small runs. But we have been doing setups that take over an 8 hour shift to run 50 parts. I think bean counters are stupid.

As far as tonight goes I will be working. Its mandatory untill we catch up on a $1 million back order. Seems the bean counters dont believe in keeping a modest inventory just in case they get an order. And here for the last few months we have had machines down with no jobs to do.

"Smallville" question:

In which episode does Clark first sees the Martian Manhunter?

(I have a slow connection lately for some reason, sorry for the delay)