The LAST TENTH

The LAST TENTH Gritty black & white sketch comics about CNC machinist life. Brutally honest. Occasionally hilarious.

“It was running fine yesterday.”Yeah, and I was mentally stable yesterday, look how that turned out.Nothing like startin...
06/16/2025

“It was running fine yesterday.”

Yeah, and I was mentally stable yesterday, look how that turned out.

Nothing like starting your shift with a machine full of alarms, missing offsets, and a manager with selective memory.

Comic #9 — It Was Running Fine Yesterday
More truth bombs dropping weekly.

The print shows perfection.The part shows rust, pitting, and betrayal.Comic #8 — The Print vs RealityIf you’ve ever loo...
06/11/2025

The print shows perfection.
The part shows rust, pitting, and betrayal.

Comic #8 — The Print vs Reality

If you’ve ever looked at a print, looked at the part, then looked at the clock and laughed… this one’s for you.

The print says: ±0.0002The raw stock says: “good luck with that.”I love when engineers draw a flawless masterpiece from ...
06/09/2025

The print says: ±0.0002
The raw stock says: “good luck with that.”

I love when engineers draw a flawless masterpiece from the safety of their clean, air-conditioned office.
Then we get handed raw material with more twists than a soap opera.

Comic #8 — The Print vs Reality

Dropping more of these weekly. Gritty. True. Machinist gospel.

He started the job for me.Didn't check the tool.Didn’t clamp the part.Used the wrong rev of the print.But left a smiley ...
06/05/2025

He started the job for me.
Didn't check the tool.
Didn’t clamp the part.
Used the wrong rev of the print.
But left a smiley face on the note.

If you’ve ever had to undo someone else’s good intentions with a wrench and rage…

Comic #7 — Night Shift Surprise

Every machinist has a moment where jogging the X,Y or Z-axis becomes a spiritual test.
06/05/2025

Every machinist has a moment where jogging the X,Y or Z-axis becomes a spiritual test.

Every shop has two shifts.One guy gets it done right.The other guy couldn’t jog a spindle without breaking something.Wal...
06/02/2025

Every shop has two shifts.
One guy gets it done right.
The other guy couldn’t jog a spindle without breaking something.

Walked in and found the machine running with the wrong tool, loose clamps, and a sticky note like he just handed me a gift.

Bro, this isn’t teamwork, it’s sabotage in a hi-vis vest.

Comic #7: Night Shift Surprise

New drops every week. If you know the pain, you’re in the right place.

“Just jog it over real quick.”Translation: risk everything to save 30 seconds.Dropped this one for the operators who’ve ...
06/02/2025

“Just jog it over real quick.”

Translation: risk everything to save 30 seconds.

Dropped this one for the operators who’ve hovered over the jog wheel or button like it was a detonation device.

I’m rolling these out weekly — more sketch drops coming for those who live the CNC grind.

This is too real..... ,
06/01/2025

This is too real..... ,

Trust Nothing.Not the tool life counter.Not the print.Not even the coffee mug.If this hits, I’ve got more dropping here....
05/28/2025

Trust Nothing.
Not the tool life counter.
Not the print.
Not even the coffee mug.

If this hits, I’ve got more dropping here.
Weekly. Gritty. Real.
That’s the plan.

They said the manual would help.The manual said: ‘Good luck.’Comic for the week: The Alarm Nobody Understands — I’m drop...
05/26/2025

They said the manual would help.
The manual said: ‘Good luck.’

Comic for the week: The Alarm Nobody Understands — I’m dropping these for machinists who know the pain.”

Tool says 95% life left.End mill says: I'm done.Hope says: same.Sketched this one based on actual trauma.These comics ar...
05/26/2025

Tool says 95% life left.
End mill says: I'm done.
Hope says: same.

Sketched this one based on actual trauma.

These comics are rolling out weekly — if you’re into CNC truth with a laugh, you’re in the right place.

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