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CNC Machining
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TXrider
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Machining
We have a Mori Seiki lathe [BIG BOY], a Monarch 10EE [little boy], a Lagun Mill and a Bridgeport Mill. No CNC stuff at our place. CNCs are nice but manually making parts is very interesting and satisfying. Watching all of our machines turn pieces of metal into chips is very mesmerizing and fun.
I'm starting to get the hang of operating the Lagun and Mori Seiki.
It's fun to design parts for our M/Cs [flat trackers and daily riders] and make them out of Aluminium or Titanium.
We have a Mori Seiki lathe [BIG BOY], a Monarch 10EE [little boy], a Lagun Mill and a Bridgeport Mill. No CNC stuff at our place. CNCs are nice but manually making parts is very interesting and satisfying. Watching all of our machines turn pieces of metal into chips is very mesmerizing and fun.
I'm starting to get the hang of operating the Lagun and Mori Seiki.
It's fun to design parts for our M/Cs [flat trackers and daily riders] and make them out of Aluminium or Titanium.
Cavman
Active member
Before I became retired, not by choice, I worked at Sidel, Inc. They half the world's market in blow mold technology. They make the molds for plastic bottles. They also make the machines the molds go in.
I was a Mold Technician, my chosen title. Our department polished the machined parts of the molds that were aluminum or stainless steel.
Here is an example of a fond or base. Think peanut butter jar bottom. This fond has been bouncing around in my truck for a number of years so it not so shiny anymore. We polished these parts by hand using air driven hand tools.
We would also assemble the molds and test them. They had cooling circuits that had to be water tight. Some of the machines could put out 60,000 bottles of more a hour! Lots of heat to dissipate.
I was a Mold Technician, my chosen title. Our department polished the machined parts of the molds that were aluminum or stainless steel.
Here is an example of a fond or base. Think peanut butter jar bottom. This fond has been bouncing around in my truck for a number of years so it not so shiny anymore. We polished these parts by hand using air driven hand tools.
We would also assemble the molds and test them. They had cooling circuits that had to be water tight. Some of the machines could put out 60,000 bottles of more a hour! Lots of heat to dissipate.
chisel_maker
New member
Retired 2 years ago after 48 years as a machinist, CNC programmer, tool and die maker and shop foreman. I don't miss any of it. Best thing in my life next to my family has been retirement. :yes:
bcer960
Member
I built my first CNC 14 years ago, second one 3 years ago. Mostly wood working though. Some corian. Like my spyder, Wouldn't give it up....:cheers:
