[widgitmaster]

What Is your interest in CNC?

I'm a professional CNC programmer.
I'm a CNC machine operator.
Never used it until I built my own CNC machine.
Never used it but plan on building a CNC machine.
Its just a casual interest, with no plans or expectations.
I'm an Electronics technician who repairs CNC equipment


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[WhiteTiger]

G- None of the above. I did retrofits on my lathe and mill years back to increase production for my business. Couldn't keep up with demand using manual machines even with production grade jigs and fixtures.


Tiger

[dertsap]

why do some mechanics own beautiful hotrods and other mechanics are happy driving a lada
some guys get off on it while others its just a job!!

i like farting around with stuff ,making stuff , when i started as a machinist helper as my first job in a machine shop i looked at the cnc mills and said THAT is cool , that is what i want to do ,the rest is history (if i had my time back id further my education and be a doctor ,lawyer)
but seriously the posibilities are endless , high speed machining at the last company was a rush , never thought steel chips could fly so fast , like tweaking a hemi ,searching for the ultimate performance ,
to work on cnc for a living is pretty neat , but like all things some jobs (parts)really suck , lots of coffee ,smokes and tylonol
now that ive learned that i can build my own at home relatively cheap , im going to be in a whole new ball game , farting around making stuff ,just need to get this new router done then its rock n roll

[vacpress]

as a futurist and product developer, the idea of self-built mechanized machinery working for me, on my designs is very appealing..

model making\product design...

[sdantonio]

My interest is in simplifying the violin and archtop jazz guitar making process in my shop.

[Geof]

G- None of the above. I did retrofits on my lathe and mill years back to increase production for my business. Couldn't keep up with demand using manual machines even with production grade jigs and fixtures.
Tiger

I will say it in fewer words; make more money than I could with manual machines, jigs and fixtures.

[bkukowski]

kind of none of the above. I put built but it's more like building..

[Lotus14]

I bought a surplus Bridgeport with an Anilam system from my company. That got me started.

[wisp]

I used to program full time, now I am supervisor over the programming department.

[sunfish3409]

I used to fix the things and one day decided to try them out. How hard could it be? Actually once you get the feel for it, not hard at all. Its just amazing to have the ability to create at the flick of a switch.

[machinist39]

The idea of starting with raw material and making something useful out that raw material, the idea that I created something out of nothing!

[ravin]

Basically i am an electronics engineer but due to hobby i learn about cnc operating and programming in 2000
and now i i am cnc INCHARGE
and now i am learning about cnc retrofitting

[chronon1]

it just kicks ass -- and could make money (though most aren't yet) -- like working with hands and raw materials - putting your ideas/designs into practical real world is a lot of satisfaction .. nice to have control over process and not have to think something up and ship it somewhere for them to take more time than you want and receive something back that you then have to reevaluate ..

[ViperTX]

Well CNC....it opens up the world ....so you can create and build more cool objects!

[Jeff Simkins]

So far, the "Never used it" has the lead. I just want to see the motors turn. Slowly I am bringing the materials and information together. I would have never started such a project if it were not for training from a master machinist. I am fixated on cutting and shaping metal. Lapidary and goldsmithing are my hobbies.

[actionman]

I bought a shop a year ago after being in the trade awhile
the deal was so good I couldn't pass it up(yeah right)

[mwalach]

I started looking into the idea about 8 years ago. I thought I could build something like that...then I did. I taught myself about stepper motors, and programing. Now I have built three cnc machines, and written 2 cnc cam programs. Now I am looking to build a small desktop machine and just play with it, making cool stuff. Also would like to finish my new software.

[ajl6549]

Really, I'm sorta some all of the above. I prog. , do fixture work, route jobs, act., (and I use that term loosely) as leadman, define setup and prove methods. Also I setup/run all sorts of manual type machines etc.:drowning:

[grahamshere]

Im the never used one , heck i never even seen one in real life but i want one. I do intarsia art work for a living and whole sell to many stores but finding it hard to keep up so hopeing like hell it will work out good.

[MrWild]

I have always loved making chips and creating from the ideas swirling around in my head. A developing disability meant asking friends to help with set ups and even tool changes with my manual BP. I finally bit the bullet and got a Supermax that arrived this past Saturday. No more multiple set ups, Now my buddies are coming by to watch the chips fly.

Between the new standing wheelchair and my used Supermax, I have 13k invested. Thankfully the VA bought my 7k chair. Still can't stop smiling.