MY work

[tazdev]

The pay can be reasonable. Just not where I'm working.

The work can be very monotonous and dull.

[Porsche]

What is that big metallic thing you make on the CNC lathe? I'm guessing it's a part for something big and mechnical. I made a shift knob on an old school lathe once, not bad for HS.

[Guido]

Originally posted by tazdev
if the machine is going then he can stick it up his ass cos I'm workin

on long jobs we spend most of the time reading magazines and listening to the radio

What about plastic modeling?

[ci5ic]

CNC is fun...

...when you get to design and mill it yourself LOL.

I'm a CNC programmer of sorts, although I only work on CNC routers, so it's all 2 dimensional, and basically, all I have to do is trace lines on the DXF files, but sometimes I mill some stuff for myself which is fun...

[Scott 02]

Sounds Good

[tazdev]

Originally posted by Porsche
What is that big metallic thing you make on the CNC lathe? I'm guessing it's a part for something big and mechnical.

It is a bronze lower clutch for a mid sized marine whinch. Just 1 of many parts we make. If you have a Simpson Lawrence winch chances are we made it.



Huudo: no plastic modelling at work, place is too messy

[Heep]

Originally posted by kicker1_solo
and your work looks like one of my classes in high school, worked on a lathe most of the day making stuff like that, just not as big.

werd, I took that class too, one of the most fun classes I've ever taken

I'm one of the few that knew what you meant by CNC operator

I made a few things in that class, a puller, an F clamp and something else. We used horizontal and vertical band saws, drill press, lathe, milling machine, horizontal drill thingy (but goes down into a pre-drilled hole, then you move the piece around on a horizontal plane to cut grooves and what not), tap and die, all that fun stuff (a frickin file too though ) I just regret not taking welding

[RazorGTR]

Nice Taz. So you get to play witn an Ikegai Lathe, is it a base 2 axis or will it also use live tooling? It brings back memories from years past thought I ran mostly Okuma Howa's.

I hear you about the repetative or monotonous nature of CNC operating. I was so happy to be off the shop floor after 18 years of pushing those buttons, though I do for the odd job or two.

[tazdev]

simple 2 axis lathe that often has a mind of its own

[RazorGTR]

Originally posted by tazdev
simple 2 axis lathe that often has a mind of its own

Hahahaha remember machines don't make mistakes only humans do. At least that is what my last boss in the states used to tell me

[taranaki]

Originally posted by RazorGTR



Hahahaha remember machines don't make mistakes only humans do.

human error is inevitable,but to stuff things up completely requires Windows98 or above.