I been a machinest for most of my adult life. Areospace mainly some commercial work and lots of engineering work the list goes on.
I am going to bring up something that irriates the ***t out of me, and I mean No disrespect to anyone. Kinda want to get other feelings on this as well.
in the years I have been in the business sending out work, and what I have seen on this board and especilly on the RFQ board just blows my mind. Its kinda one of my pet peeves and maybe cause I dealt with areospace stuff to long.
Its seems like everytime there is a quote or someone asks how to cut a certain part for a customer, someone always comes up with the " well make it in 2 pieces, cast it, weld it etc etc.
for those who do this type of work every day we know we are quoting on what our customer is asking use to do. he is not asking use to weld it, bend it cast it. he is asking a part to be cut at HIS/HER specs. We(job Shops) are not in the position to tell our customer of a better way of making something weather it works or not( mostly it doesnt work).
Most companies have engineers and they have there reason why something should be cut. some companies even have M.O.T. sheets which is basically a step by step process from raw stock to finished part and every process in between.
The customer doesn't want that piece made out of 2 pieces and bolted or pinned together, nor want a casting made of it etc etc if the customer did they would have asked you that to begin with.
So please just quote the part, tell how to machine the part like they have cause thats what people are asking.
Like I said no disrespect to anyone I am just curious if anyone else thinks like me.