View Poll Results: CNC Machinist, how many hours spent at work per week?

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  • Less than 35 hours

    39 8.69%
  • 40 hours

    101 22.49%
  • 45 hours

    73 16.26%
  • 50 hours

    97 21.60%
  • 55 hours

    51 11.36%
  • more than 60 hours

    88 19.60%
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Thread: Work week hours for CNC set-up/programmers

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    Work week hours for CNC set-up/programmers

    How much time do you devote to your career? Perfer those that have chosen CNC Machinst as thier career/lifestyle to respone.


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    40 Hours unless the customer's screaming for parts in which case I'll work overtime, but I don;t get paid for this.
    I love deadlines- I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.


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    it is a little bit difficult for me to answer because CNC is only a small part of my job,

    i spend between 50 to 70 hours a week at work


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    The real job get 40 hours and the CNC bit gets the other 128...sleep? whats that?


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    24-6-353 must leave the last day for him.


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    How does 90-100 hours a week sound? Aircrafts must keep flying,guys


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    I was doing about 70 hrs a week for the last 6 months, but they scaled me back to 50-55 now


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    I work 45 hrs to 60 hrs but I am now opening my own shop may 5th I should be getting my haas vf-3 then 40 hrs will probably be my limit


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    How Workaholic are you?

    Quote Originally Posted by thetrillionaire View Post
    I was doing about 70 hrs a week for the last 6 months, but they scaled me back to 50-55 now
    My latest invention has been keeping my machines running almost constantly, 12 hours/day, including weekends. In about a month, I'll be hiring a local to keep the machine fed so I can get back to playing.


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    I'm doing CNC punch press. 40 hours / week. no more , no excuse :P LOL


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    i have question about program drilling in mazak machine
    i know G98 & G99 are start positioning canned cycle in fanuc program then i use mazak machine G98 & G99 are different funtion
    except in TPC or parameter,what code the start positioning canned cycle in mazak machine...?
    can any body help me?


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    I work in motorsport, so my workload is seasonal. Now the season has started things have slacked off a bit so I doing about 40 hours. However, from November to Easter is the busy time and motorsport people have difficulty with the concept of "next week", so the hours ramp up. Then I try to keep it below 70 hrs. Golden rule: never work Sunday.


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