Machine Cap Badge

**Geoff Withnell** · 8th January 12, 02:35 AM

Ok I'll start this off. Saw this ;

http://buyakilt.com/machine-crest-cap-badge

and being an engineer I had to have it. Ordered it two days before Christmas, and got it yesterday, which for Royal Mail and USPS this time of year is pretty good.

Welcome, Buy-a-Kilt to the XMarks merchants.

**M. A. C. Newsome** · 8th January 12, 05:14 AM

Isn't the motto on that Latin for "Don't let the bastards get you down?"

**Lyle1** · 8th January 12, 05:39 AM

That's a great motto!

**Spartan Tartan** · 8th January 12, 05:56 AM

That was my first unit's motto! We had it written in Latin on a plaque in the HQ office. Good times.

**Geoff Withnell** · 8th January 12, 07:32 AM

[QUOTE=M. A. C. Newsome;1052775]Isn't the motto on that Latin for "Don't let the bastards get you down?"[/QUOTE]

Grind you down, actually. Close enough for government work!

**opositive** · 8th January 12, 07:36 AM

great find.

**Zardoz** · 8th January 12, 08:02 AM

That is a cool badge, I have one I got few years ago from a vendor at a motorcycle rally of all places, I had to quit wearing it after people started commenting on it being steampunk....

**Piper** · 8th January 12, 04:49 PM

I have the same crest on a kilt pin. Unfortunately, exactly where I bought it has escaped me for the moment.

**Ryan Ross** · 9th January 12, 01:46 PM

[QUOTE=Geoff Withnell;1052821]Grind you down, actually. Close enough for government work![/QUOTE]

Well, if you want to get technical, the intire motto is composed of fake Latin. Look it up, and you'll see what I mean.

**Geoff Withnell** · 10th January 12, 06:32 PM

[QUOTE=Ryan Ross;1053258]Well, if you want to get technical, the intire motto is composed of fake Latin. Look it up, and you'll see what I mean.[/QUOTE]

Oh, I know it's not real Latin, but the phrase is traditional, and normally "translated" "Don't let the b@stards grind you down". I've seen it in various signs and such around machine shops for almost half a century.