Welcome thread-tell us about you.

[CNCadmin]

Welcome to the site!

[jrc347]

Hello all,
my name is jeff and i am a machine aholic just like everyone else on the site, ive been lurking around for a while now and really enjoy the site. I work at a Ford dealer in
Orlando Fl fixing blue ovals all day, and usually spend most of my off time thinking of
something to machine. i havent really posted too much because every question ive had is usually answered very thoroughly by others. I have a maxnc 10 and a minitech
mini mil2. i use bobcad v19 and mach 1 primarily to program. thanks again for the great site.

[Brian V.]

Well I guess I had better get my first post done too. I am new to this all and have been lurking for about a week now trying to learn both the CNC thingy and the site's layout. Boy what a wealth of information to take in.

I live in Enterprise, Alabama and am an aircraft mechanic here at Fort Rucker, the home of Army Aviation. I am retired from the US Army where I learned to work on helicopters. I am a R/C hobbiest and fly both airplanes and helicopters.

I am also trying to learn CAD. I have downloaded the freely availible TurboCAD Learning Edition (4.something) but I fear that I will not be able to learn on it since the tutorial didn't come with the download version. Guess I will have to break down and try to buy a copy.

I want to get invovled by building my first CNC machine to cut out parts for building airplanes using balsa and ply up to 1/4 inch. I also want to build a CNC foam cutter to do wing panels with.

I have been dreaming of flying a B-25 for a long time and have the plans for the 101 inch wingspan Nick Zirolli B-25. I think it would be just grand if I learned to scan in the plan parts, trace in CAD, then cut them all out on a CNC router machine. Yea, I know, I could just buy then for a few hundred dollars but I think if I did it this route I would have something else besides an airplane to show for my work and money.

[mark c]

Hi
My name is Mark. I work as a CNC programmer using MasterCam and found this site recently while taking an online course on parametric programming. I recognise a few people from the MasterCam forum.
The timing is great, I just bought a mini-mill cnc on E-Bay (haven't got it yet) and see a lot of useful information here. Will probably buy a lathe and convert it to CNC in a while. Just trying to figure out what I need, and maybe make a little money, too!

Mark

[CNCadmin]

Welcome to the site!

[Ito-Brazil]

Hi there! Welcome to the "noob" team! hehehe. I am starting this journey too and i hope we can help each other. I´m trying to build all the stuf with recicling parts, from old printers to used nylon plates. If you find a good PCB lay-out for unipolar steppers, let me know ok? I have an adress from PCBs, but i did not understood what PCB is better for me. Look for it in the "open source" seccion.

See ya!

[lurch]

Lurking for the last week or so. Joined a week or so ago... Can't stop reading and absorbing... I'm in southwest georgia, a packaging engineer by education, line supervisor, by trade. I'm always looking for new skills to add to my repertoire. This site is great!! Friendly help just a post away..... I'm still digesting all of the information already posted in preparation for my first cnc router table. I've never done machining of any kind, unless you count handwork to teardown the bearly functional, and build the nearly uselees, but highly amusing....

[Guy Smiley]

Hi all, my name's Ed and I'm in the Philippines. Have been lurking here and trying to get some ideas. I'm very interested in CNC routers as I've only seen them in big operation cabinet and door shops. There are quite a few number of small-scale door and cabinet shops here and I plan to be able to supply them with CNC Routers that has 24" x 36" and 36" x 60" capacity. Am also checking out 12"x36" 4-axis capability for balluster shops. Bedroom and kitchen renovations have been picking up and owners of these mom & pop cabinet shops that I've talked to listened intently but expressed concern for training and technical support.

I've contacted a company that makes CNC Routers btu they're not interested in opening an overseas branch. So, I guess I have to learn to build it and open a shop myself.

Great site!

[Kraig1]

I'm like Machine Ed, a newbie. They say you can't teach an old dog new tricks, but I love learning new things. Kraig

[nuplowboy]

Howdy,

I'm also new to the site and CNC. I'm in the design stage of my CNC dremel. I have the stepper controller built (HobbyCNC kit) so I've got money in this thing now, better acctually build a machine! The machine will be used to make foam and/or wood patterns for my aluminum foundry. I'm a mechanical engineer, so the electric part is not nearly as much fun for me. IC's don't react well to my BFH!

Great site, keep posting so I can keep absorbing all the good ideas!

[Ito-Brazil]

Do your machines, but try to automatize old machines, manual drillers, etc... that´s the start.

Good luck and let´s project together! I´m from Brazil and have not many helpers heare too. Lucky me to have this site, great frienda, great professionals, great teachers.

See you arround!

Ito-BRAZIL!

[thuffner3]

Hello Kenbeth,
Where might you be picking up your diamond burrs?? I've been using a cheapy set from H.F. . There ok, but I've seen better. What info have you.
Thanks
Neil