Some of the boys at work here in the bluegrass are thinkin about takin a company paid Solidworks certification in 24 weeks???? course at one of the For Profit private schools in the area (school...
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Some of the boys at work here in the bluegrass are thinkin about takin a company paid Solidworks certification in 24 weeks???? course at one of the For Profit private schools in the area (school...
Looks like my gig as a union toolmaker will/may be ending soon-layoff plant closing after 4 years of employment(surprised its not happened sooner). Not what I consider a real toolmaker position since...
the last cam program I used was Mastercam X2 so its been awhile and I've been do'in things manually for the last 4 yrs or so Anyway most of my X/X2 experience was 2/3D as typical for injection mold...
I posted awhile back for feedback (but no response) on a distributor called
Eisen Machinery I pretty sure they sell a Taiwan made 12x36 lathe (minus stand, tooling? ) for around $3500 What do you...
glad to hear from shopowners who take the risks and reap the rewards-right here in the USA - maybe(probably) in a few years the VMC's will be replaced by technology I/we? have only heard about-rapid...
Thanks for replies This was an $875Mil deal AO Smith and RBC I Came across
some internet info:Government investigated deal for monopoly/etc and for deal to close RBC had to divest one product line...
Hope this is the right place for this question. I am working for a large electric
motor company (stamping laminations) that recently acquired the facility
I work at in USA from my old employer...
Just wandering if anybody knows of Eisen machinery- their advertizing a
12x36GH lathe and step pulley Bridgeport clone on Ebay The lathe looks alot like a Wilton 12x36GH where I work and they say...
Sorry for the delay in getting back and THANKS for replies.I might be getting
cold feet on the Taig but still thinking about the lathe in the next month or so.
In the meantime I'm trying to round...
An old toolmaker thinking AMERICAN MADE Benchtop Machine for the garage
fun(and learn new tricks)
Got a few questions about Taig lathes-1)Advertised on different sites in the mid
$400 range as...
first post for me so bear with me. I have been a toolmaker for 25 years mostly in
injection mold. Between schooling and a year or so using Mastercam 2D and 3D
on the job I feel reasonably confident...