i remember the days when i first started learning cnc.
i took the manuals for a boss 4 and boss 9 bridgeport home for the weekend and started writing simple g code by hand on paper then typed it into the machine then after mastering this was allowed to type it into the computer and sent it to the machines.
it did force me to understand g-code and program editing.
i don't do anything without my computer anymore and wouldn't like to think how much longer it would all take without it.
the work for complex contours, roughing and programs of large size would be a nightmare without a cam package of some type.
(i remember it to well)
i still keep a hand book and a trig book in my drawer just in case but hope to not need them. |