[CnC_BoY]

Hey guys,

watch those videos, it's really awesome in perticular if your not used to seeing real CNCs in action;

http://www.centroidcnc.com/video_catalog.html

Try the pawn cutting and the thread cutting on lathe,
speed is incredible.

[CJL5585]

Video's are really worth watching. Brings back some memories of CNC troubleshooting and field service for me.

It is really facinating to watch the machines work. Even harder to troubleshoot and repair especially when the problem is wear in the machine.

Jerry

[js11110]

Check this machine out:


http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...703770&q=lathe

I've seen the video 10 times, and it still blows my mind. I'm a machinist in the aerospace industry and I thought that I've seen and done some cool things until this came along!


Jason

[JavaDog]

Check this machine out:


http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...703770&q=lathe

I've seen the video 10 times, and it still blows my mind. I'm a machinist in the aerospace industry and I thought that I've seen and done some cool things until this came along!


Jason

How the hell do you program that thing!?! (chair)

[WayneHill]

How the hell do you program that thing!?! (chair)

We have one of those at work. To answer your question. Yes Bowman, Very carefully

There is a three column program stack for three axes. They are independantly working together at the same time.

[phantomcow2]

Sometimes we forget just how fast "real CNC" is.
THe mills and lathes at my work are getting 1500IPM. How nice it would be to have that on my router!
Of course, I would need to borrow those 4HP servos

[Bowman]

Very Carefully!

[CnC_BoY]

Very Carefully!

Hell yeah,
If you ruin this machine, I don't think your boss will like that. (chair)
You'll either get fired or take a beating :boxing: (or both)

[miljnor]

heck he would probably buy you some new shoes of the concrete varity and kill you dump the body.

[CJL5585]

Well, I've been able to figure out two things.

I would not want to have the job of programming the machine OR being the FIELD SERVICE tech. It would most likely require several networked computers or PLC's to perform all the functions. Probably a computer on each axis.

Jerry

[RotarySMP]

Way cool. Will be great in about 15 years when I can buy one of these on ebay for my garage (you can plug it into a normal household power right

[JFettig]

Thats an awesome one, heres another good one for ya

http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...q=tool+changer

[Switcher]

How the hell do you program that thing!?!

With "Windows Based Programming Software", Fanuc Control. Also you program your feeds very/very slow on first part, when it runs good crank up the feed!

Information: ( from http://www.remsales.com )

Reduced learning curve
Little or no programmer training required
Safe, good programs from onset
Fill in the blanks programming
Speed/feed database resident
Simultaneous front/back machining support
Tooling database resident Pentium based system with 800x600 display and 50Meg HD space required.

Check out this other vid. (same google page) Download it, and watch in slo/mo on media player. (To keep up with it)

http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...76222492953620




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[melvyn1970]

I own a cnc machine shop, got 3 lathes, 2 machining centers and various manual machines. I do contract work in most sectors of the engineering trade, aerospace, motorsport, hydraulics, patternmaking etc. Swiss type machines are great for running off batches of thousands. If you have never seen one in action, I recommend going to a show or exhibition for a closer look as the videos dont really do them justice. I would love a couple of those babies but I cant afford them (yet!).

Off topic, I'm curious to know how many programmers on here actually program at the panel or use a pc based system. I only really use the PC for machining complex forms.

[HuFlungDung]

Wow, those are some machines!

Now, back in the real world , the downside to that wonderful automation, is that your customer expects you to make parts for next to nothing apiece....kind of steals the fun out of it, I suspect. I have to admire the whole team effort required to make so many of today's products containing precision parts, quite affordable.

[Geof]

Hu has it correct; I can't imagine how many people and how long it would take to program one of those things but I think the fun would be missing because each person would probably only handle a small part of the program. It is more fun doing something small enough to handle alone but complex enough to be a challenge. Problem unless you are making and selling your own product all your ingenuity gets you is a lot of work at a lower cost than anyone else charges for it so you work harder to make less money.

[dertsap]

the fun is what you can buy when the money rolls in on the proper long term job , its all money that thing is spitting out , 5 bucks , 5 bucks , 5 bucks , 5 bucks , 5 bucks , 5 bucks , 5 bucks , 5 bucks , 5 bucks ,

[miljnor]

or alternately:

5 bucks , 5 bucks , 5 bucks , 5 bucks , 5 bucks ?I wonder what this button does?....CRASH -10k

ITs that employee equation again

just don't let anyone but you touch it! (ITs MINE AL MINE, MINE, MINE, MINE)

[posix]

can someone explain in simple terms how do those chucks work? where material is spat out/pulled in instead of the tool traveling along the ways/X axis.

[Bloy2004]

can someone explain in simple terms how do those chucks work? where material is spat out/pulled in instead of the tool traveling along the ways/X axis.

I was wondering the same thing, plus....while the rod slides in and out, how does it maintain tolerances. what holds it centered?