CNC Mill Programming

[deanrach]

I have attached a NIMS (National Institute for Metalworking Skills) part print for this poll. Given the attached print my programming and inspection skills are best described as:

[thainz]

I could hand program this part and inspect it. I would prefer to draw it in solid works and program it in Master Cam though.

[miljnor]

I am curious why you want to know if we are competent?

A lot of the people that come to these sights are exceptional individuals and might not be good for a general consensus of the Machining populace in your area.

[deanrach]

miljnor,

I'm not quite sure I understand your statement.

[miljnor]

i made an assumption that you were polling to see if the machinist in your area were well qualified or maybe how well qualified you are.

And I was just stating, that the people on this board probably represent the top 15% of the machinist community, in terms of professionals.

So maybe it wasn't the best place for a comparison.

just a guess and maybe incorrectly.

[dertsap]

gd & t has opened a huge door for engineers to really make a drawing mess of a simple part

[miljnor]

what?

I thought they had a pretty good handle on that already!

[dertsap]

goes along with the typical communication gap , they don t understand what is meant in the words

i don t care about your calculations ,it won t fit !!!

[miljnor]

My partner is one of the best I have worked with (maybe its the fact that he has a masters, I don't know) but he still cannot wrap his mind around 3 dimensional space and the way a cutter has to move!

I mistakenly say sometimes "thats very hard to do" and what I really mean is: Its not hard, just long and tedious, and, oh ya, EXPENSIVE! He then shapes up and understands!

I guess I should take language lessons!

He still tries the old: "the other guy I worked with could make anything!"

Yep so can I but it will be exponentially more expensive with the amount of 3d programing and machine time!

[Geof]

Originally Posted by miljnor ...He still tries the old: "the other guy I worked with could make anything!" ...

A good reply to that is does the 'anything' include money?

[miljnor]

Ya, its always nice to make some of that!


unless of course your talking printing it up, then I don't know anything and I never saw you before in my life!

[tobyaxis]

This is a good test for a beginner that I'm teaching on another Forum. You can guess what I voted. It is a shame that this industry looses so many young people these days.

As for the other two topics, I don't know what you talking about