home made cnc..

[ProfessorM]

No production for me either. Old school. 30 years in Job shops. Accurite is the closest thing to CNC I use. Every few days a new headache. I wish I had some of the engineers that design some of the stuff we make, i'd throttle them. They need to spend a few years in a shop before they start to design this stuff. I have to do half their math for cripes sake. Used to be I always wanted the toughest job in the shop now I want the easiest.

Sorry for the thread hijack. Back to the lure making thing a ma jig

[eastendlu]

Originally Posted by ProfessorM

No production for me either. Old school. 30 years in Job shops. Accurite is the closest thing to CNC I use. Every few days a new headache. I wish I had some of the engineers that design some of the stuff we make, i'd throttle them. They need to spend a few years in a shop before they start to design this stuff. I have to do half their math for cripes sake. Used to be I always wanted the toughest job in the shop now I want the easiest.

Sorry for the thread hijack. Back to the lure making thing a ma jig

LOL But after all these years its all the same it gets too easy tell me what can't you guys make? That is a much harder question.

[Charleston]

Originally Posted by ProfessorM

I wish I had some of the engineers that design some of the stuff we make, i'd throttle them. They need to spend a few years in a shop before they start to design this stuff.
Sorry for the thread hijack. Back to the lure making thing a ma jig

Not a bad idea at all!

I can tell you from experience that there will never be an engineer that knows what a good machinist knows. Look for the busiest machinist in the shop and you will find the guy that engineering has the most confidence in. The machinist on the other hand should expect the engineer to learn as he goes. If you are doing the same simple calculations every job, talk to the man!

The engineer should also know; tap drill sizes, corresponding counterbore dias. and depths. Alloy specs, hardness designations. Finish criteria. The list goes on!