Hi Bob,
I'm still learning this game, so I havent got in too deep as yet. And the parts I'm doing are not that complex as yet.
Basically we bought the VMC as it was getting increasingly difficult to get our smallish quantity of parts made for an acceptable price, or actually get them made at all! Since we've had the machine (3 month or so) I've been studying hard to learn the CAM process, while making sure that the machine is running.
I know that I've still got heaps to learn, such as the AFRM, machining processes, HSM etc, but the machine is running and I'll get there in the end!
At the moment I seem to be able to struggle through and get the job done as I want it, but it's certainly not the most efficient way, that I'm sure of. I need a holiday just to mess around and read all the literature, but I'm learning something new every time I do a job.
As ever though, thanks for your tips. I'll have to look into it more.
Matt. |