Originally Posted by
GONorman
I worked for a company that had about 75 employees, several Hyundai 18s, a couple Mori Seki lathes, a few mills for a total of about 20 machines. I ran a centerless grinder for about seven years there. Usually 3 or 4 days a month I would run one of the lathes, either a Hyundai or a HAAS, simple jobs usually face off, drill, tap, chamfer. Push a button, adjust offsets, change inserts. Grinding was where I was knowledgeable in all aspects of the operation.
I no longer work there, but was hired by a shop with much bigger machines, doing much more complex parts. Huge Mori Sekis and Mazaks, several cmm machines, but only one really small centerless grinder that I have seen running once in two weeks. They don't need a person to grind, they need a cnc machinist. I told them before they hired me that I had ran (pushed a button) a cnc a couple days a month for about 7 years. I have been training for two weeks now, but feel I may be in over my head. I love the work, and I am very grateful they gave me a job and giving me on the job training on a Mori Seki SL-25 and SL-250 but there is much more to learn here compared to an old Cincinnati grinder. They are talking about having me on my own next week, running, setting up, the whole works. I don't want to tear anything up, really want to excel at my job and make lots of quality parts. I'm a quick learner, but... Is this a realistic plan? What do you guys suggest? Thanks for any insight offered.