Plenty of people have the resources to set up a workshop, but they don't bother. We should celebrate these weirdos (positively valenced) who make the world a little better.
If you work a good 9-5 you've got several hours each day to tinker. Also, nothing in that video was 100k+. A nice watchmaker's lathe is ~10k. A full CNC enabled Bridgeport mill is 12k. That shop could be assembled with care for ~20k, or carelessly for ~50k. It's not nothing, but it's less than a boat. It's less than a country club membership. It's less than a few trips to Disney World.
Even if your assertion is true (it isn't as accurately described by the sibling poster), this would neither be a weird way of "flexing" it, and does not at all come across as 'showing off' wealth and idleness as you assert.
The post says far more about your envy than anything about the video. Nothing there is out of reach of some years of hard and smart work, and if you adjust your attitude you'll likely find yourself enjoying a similar position in some years. (NB: most tools are available in very good condition at machinery auctions and re-sellers for far less than original price, and his machines are clearly well-cared-for older examples; and he mentioned some donated/loaned from a sponsor.)
amazing to watch this!
one idea, like japanese swordsmen, how about not pushing the blade straigt but in a angle, or in a curve?
i mean sideways also.
will give much finer and stronger cut
the tested this 2 times in mythbusters and still could not figure it out, just tried to swing the sword in pure simple rotating movement, which isn't anything you see swirdmasters do
Although now for all technical blog posts to HN I feel I should respond: such a weird way of flexing "I have a 6 figure tech job".
If you work a good 9-5 you've got several hours each day to tinker. Also, nothing in that video was 100k+. A nice watchmaker's lathe is ~10k. A full CNC enabled Bridgeport mill is 12k. That shop could be assembled with care for ~20k, or carelessly for ~50k. It's not nothing, but it's less than a boat. It's less than a country club membership. It's less than a few trips to Disney World.
The post says far more about your envy than anything about the video. Nothing there is out of reach of some years of hard and smart work, and if you adjust your attitude you'll likely find yourself enjoying a similar position in some years. (NB: most tools are available in very good condition at machinery auctions and re-sellers for far less than original price, and his machines are clearly well-cared-for older examples; and he mentioned some donated/loaned from a sponsor.)
Edit: augment the NB
https://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/29/books/review/how-to-sharp...