Manufacturing a Family Tradition since the 60's

[Low_Bridge]

SO I grew up in a family that manufactured coin machines & pool tables from the 60's to 80's

I am schooled in most aspects of traditional automotive repair & restoration.

A dental tech

All around hands on auto enthusiast with a love for small block Chevy's

I am here to learn the cnc process to introduce my own parts in house.

Thank in advance ~

Low

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[bostosh]

Low bridge,
Good for you, what parts do you make in house?
This will determine choices on forward from today.
What educational resources do you have?
Good advice here in this Zone..
Lots'a of questions to be asked.
DeEntal and med cnc is a good place

[Low_Bridge]

We need to be able to engrave text on aluminum valve cover breather caps~

Old school & usually just youtube or find a good user forum. Best I learn some foundation cnc before I consider buying ~

[waltraud]

Learn as much as you can before deciding on a machine and also on the control.
Look at youtube, I have a free 2 hour DVD on it that is a condensed version of almost all skills, including programming, setup, figuring speeds and feeds, etc.
Put in my name: Heinz Putz, to see it.
Write back with any questions: Heinz.

[Low_Bridge]

Thanks Heinz I'll definitely look them up.

It seems as one of my next steps would to be look at soft ware?

Don't I need to get a feel for getting my designs in the needed format. Any of the free downloads in software worth getting your feet wet with?

Thanks!

[jalessi]

Low,

Take a look at V-Carve Pro, see attached link.

Products - VCarve Pro

Case Study - Six Months of CNC

Welcome to the Zone,

Jeff...

Thanks Heinz I'll deflationary look them up.

It seems as one of my next steps would to be look at soft ware?

Don't I need to get a feel for getting my designs in the needed format. Any of the free downloads in software worth getting your feet wet with?

Thanks!

[bostosh]

Low_B
no problem doing this task,
Basic text or fancy designs?
Here is a mill and fill picture

[Low_Bridge]

What software do you use?

Did you cut the whole neck?

[bostosh]

Bridge,
I use Cadkey19 and old mcam9 for the whole neck
hollowed inside with fretboard on top. same weight as maple.
Trying to get the guitar world thinking metal.
Single flute engraving cutter .015r .007 deep max rpm

[Low_Bridge]

I had a what I think was called a duke with an aluminum neck ~