The things a machinist can do...

because i told you that the roller bearing conversion was worth it, can you make me some stuff!!!!!!

That's some fantastic work!

Awesome and definitely welcome in the tech forum. The more of this the better!

You got that right. I program and operate a Haas CNC machining center and get to make all kinds of fun stuff. We have to account for our time very carefully, but if I beat the estimate by a bunch, I sneak in personal stuff. Last week I made some trick fire-bottle mounts for my bosses drag car. I've also made canard wing ends for a vintage front motored dragster, fuel tank mounts for a Jr dragster and assorted parts for one of the guys at work who races a circle track car, all on the sly for free. When I start doing stuff for myself that takes a while, I'll need to come in on my day off and buy my own material. The neat thing about CNC stuff is that while you're running the companies stuff, you can do the programming for your own stuff, then when the time's right, put in the material or fixture, load some tools and run 'em. Parts that would take hours on conventional machines take minutes on CNC. I highly recommend that you take some classes on programming if at all possible. I use MasterCam and it's pretty easy and very powerful software. It's almost like getting paid to play all day, it's that much fun. Sure, there are days you want to slam your head in the door, but the more you do it, the better it gets. It looks like you're doing a great job on the manual stuuf BTW. Those are very nice looking parts!