Rocky's 365 Thread - 2014

RockyNH_RIP · Mar 27, 2014

Day 86 - March 27th, 2014..... Happy Thursday! We have officially designated my replacement at work. Training and Transition can now begin in ernest..

Part 1 today... a couple shots as I walked through the plant..

Parts all standing in the toolroom.. the pattern (random) caught my eye on the bench..

Cutters, on top of a cabinet... Colors caught my eye here...

Pat in NH

RockyNH_RIP · Mar 27, 2014

Day 86 - March 27th, 2014 - Part 2 ..... I was going to do this yesterday... shots of our new CMM being put together... I took the open space, and then the Tech did not show!!! He arrived today so here are the pictures...

He arrived!

Unloading the pallet outside the lab

CMM in approx place, braces still intact.

Unpacking components.....

Preparing control table...

Coming together now.....

granite surface...

Tech Steve getting it all connected....

At this point it was quitting time... I will have to get the final in place and finished shot tomorrow!

(No I did NOT stay late!)

Pat in NH

RockyNH_RIP · Mar 28, 2014

Day 87 - March 28th, 2014..... Happy Friday! Nice to have the work week over.. 97 days until retirement ((69) working days, not that I am counting...

Dreary, gray, damp & rainy day. Windy too... I went out to take some shots and no wildlife or decent scenic with the weather... The wind (and low feeders) kept the birds away from that location... I decided to get some textures and other items out to Horseshow Pond...

These guys were well across the pond so I could not get a very good shot...
Hoping to catch them closer on another day...

Pat in NH

Michael J. · Mar 28, 2014

Pat, I truly love those shots.

RockyNH_RIP · Mar 28, 2014

Day 87 - March 28th, 2014..... Part Two - CMM Lab!

Continuing with shots of the new CMM coming together... Today he got it together and starting testing, we also moved it to its final position.

Start of the morning, waiting for the Tech.

Machine head and calibration sphere...

air control manifold

machine has been rotated and moved to final location...

Auto measuring of the calibration sphere...

Monday should wrap it with a demo etc....

Pat in NH

RockyNH_RIP · Mar 28, 2014

siamthai1 said:
Pat, I truly love those shots.

Thank you Michael...

Pat in NH

RockyNH_RIP · Mar 29, 2014

Day 88 - March 29th, 2014..... I had a ton of work today, Family Tree, Taxes, closet door, 4 kitchen cabinet doors and fix a vacuum with no suction!!

I took a break mid morning and took a drive to try and get some photo's..... Right out of the barn, spotted this plow blade, I am taking this shot as a symbol of Winter finally waning here! (hope I am right!)

Further down the road, someone had their deluxe lawn tractor out.. (more omen!!)

McQuesten Farm.....

Everything today was D7100 and 55-300 Nikon lens.

Pat in NH

RockyNH_RIP · Mar 30, 2014

Day 89 - March 30th, 2014..... Heavy rains today.... Took a couple shots at the house then took the camera with me when I went to the gun store. Weather was gray and poor lighting. I spotted a beaver and a couple Herons at Horseshoe but could not get any keepers.... I did manage a couple others though...

1st 2 are a couple in my back yard... They show the receding snow line.
Spring may be here soon!

Looks like someone is prepared for an assault on the local trees.
These were just parked in a vacant lot, no one around...

Souhegan River... slightly swollen from the snow runoff
and all of the heavy rain.

Happy Shooting!

Pat in NH

RockyNH_RIP · Mar 31, 2014

Day 90 - March 31th, 2014..... Heavy rains again today.... lots of localized flooding too... There was no shooting outside so these are all at the plant...

The new CMM is installed and operation!

on a bench in the tool maintenance area....

Opened up tool... to clean the water passages and baffles..

Tool core.......

Collets for the machining centers...

Glancing into the tooling fabrication area...

Enjoy....

Pat in NH

RockyNH_RIP · Apr 1, 2014

Day 91 - April 1, 2014..... It turned out to be a nice day!! 55 degrees and sunny... started off at work...

Table of our old CMM.. Still operating and making us money!

Some samples that are part of a Validation Study!

Bag of parts in production...

Nozzle tips for use on the molding press (squirts the plastic)

Yippee... a Fuse!! I had it and liked the color!

Pat in NH

RockyNH_RIP · Apr 1, 2014

Day 91 - April 1, 2014.... Part II At my break I headed down to the bird feeders and Horseshoe Pond... The feeders were void of feed..
The birds were around but unable to get any decent pics... Then over to Horseshoe... The ducks were WAY Out so unable
to get any pics of them... went down to the boat landing and shot this...

As I was heading out, I spotted 2 swans across the pond.... I turned around and
went back down by the landing and got the following....

Pat in NH

RockyNH_RIP · Apr 2, 2014

Day 92 - April 2nd, 2014.... Decent day out again... don't want to say to much for fear Mother Nature may reach out and slap me!

1st shots are inside using the Tokina 12-24mm lens on the D7100...

Machined plastic parts stacked at the machining center...

Samples of Laser Marking - a new feature we can now provide
to the parts (logos, stripes, part numbers all laser etched)

Back corner, caught my eye for the colors and order...

At break, headed out to Bird Feeder... Guess What? Someone took the feeders down!!??
Plenty of birds having fits! This is the best I could get as they were not still at all!
Now using the 55-330mm lens

Went by Horsehoe, saw ducks (weird with a "mohawk straight back) that were
diving underwater, Swans way too far away (waited but they never came my way)
and some mallards that were close enough but in the shadows of the swamp which
is now flooded.... Could not get anything except this sun filled bark!

Have a great day!!!!

Pat in NH

Michael J. · Apr 2, 2014

Pat your nature photos a great. I can't wait you retired

and getting lots of nature shots

RockyNH_RIP · Apr 2, 2014

There is so much down there Michael... I am looking forward to the wildlife, several large preserves also!

Pat in NH

weebee · Apr 3, 2014

Looks like things are getting a touch warmer your way Pat. Nice shots.

RockyNH_RIP · Apr 3, 2014

weebee said:
Looks like things are getting a touch warmer your way Pat. Nice shots.

They are warmer Steve! Dont say it too loud though..

the last 2 days have been in the 50's and the snow is receding. I almost have enough room in the drive to get the motorcycle out!

Thank you!

Pat in NH

Scott Murray · Apr 3, 2014

Great shots Pat, I am slowly catching up on every ones photos.

RockyNH_RIP · Apr 3, 2014

Scott Murray said:
Great shots Pat, I am slowly catching up on every ones photos.

Thanks Scott... been in a bit of photo funk lately... outdoors is so ugly now, remaining snow is dirty, not pretty - not much color to anything and limited time during the week. I am so looking forward to spring when I will have better opportunities!

pat in nh

Scott Murray · Apr 3, 2014

RockyNH said:
Thanks Scott... been in a bit of photo funk lately... outdoors is so ugly now, remaining snow is dirty, not pretty - not much color to anything and limited time during the week. I am so looking forward to spring when I will have better opportunities!

pat in nh

I understand the limited time thing as I really only get a chance on my week off, as when I am working all I do is sleep and work 12 hr shifts. But I am still tempted in buying a P&S camera but just not sure which one, need to do more research. Soon it will be the dry season with an influx of tourists this will make getting shots of waterfalls with no one in them tough, but thats what early mornings are for