First aluminum duramax rod!!
- Thread starter Diesel power
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WOW THIS THREAD REALLY WENT OFF BASE HERE, FROM ALUMINUM RODS TO BS IN BETWEEN TO MACHINING TITANIUM TO TALKING ABOUT MACHINING TOOLS TO WHAT BRAND OF MACHINING TOOLS IS THE CORVETTE AND WHICH IS THE CHEVETTE OF THE TWO. 
Where can I get some of that dope?. My father and I own a large aerospace machine shop. I may not be a machinist, but I far more than a button pusher.
2nd underlined part. You should try a mori seiki or makino.
On EDIT: Mazak is junk too, just when you need it most, it'll go down.
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We've only had the VF-3 for less than 3 years so I can only comment on how well it's held up so far, but how's it going to be 5 years from now??? We'll find out.
We are not a production shop, and rarely see over a parts quantity of 20, but we do a ton of development which requires many different tools, setups, and programs.
Right now I have 450 different part programs stored in the machine with materials ranging from 6061 AL to Monel, and tools ranging from .06 endmills to 3.175 facemills, to 1.75 inserted drills.
Just stating as of yet, the machine hasn't missed a beat, and imo it's far from junk.
We are not a production shop, and rarely see over a parts quantity of 20, but we do a ton of development which requires many different tools, setups, and programs.
Right now I have 450 different part programs stored in the machine with materials ranging from 6061 AL to Monel, and tools ranging from .06 endmills to 3.175 facemills, to 1.75 inserted drills.
Just stating as of yet, the machine hasn't missed a beat, and imo it's far from junk.
Wow.
It will drill 2" holes.
Spin a 3" cutter.
Betcha you make bulkheads for battleships on that monster, eh? :rofl:
It will drill 2" holes.
Spin a 3" cutter.
Betcha you make bulkheads for battleships on that monster, eh? :rofl:
You being a God and all, I'm sure you could do much better with your drill press.:stupid:
Relax sport. Figured you like communicating by talking down to others, so I wanted you to feel at home.
I started making chips the year you were born. I was machining landing gear boxes for DC-10's when you were still in diapers. 2000lb aluminum forgings. I've never hit the green button on a NC/CNC/DNC machine. All the various machines I ran were all manuals, and few if any had DRO's. You read dials, venier scales, and optics.
Ever run a jig bore? We were the guys who saved parts from the scrap bin by moving a hole 0.0005", or held the true position of .0002" on compound angle feature locations. We never got a second chance at anything. You hit the mark, or you lost your job.
Back then, all of us considered guys like you button pushers since you always got extra stock to play with, and you left the hard stuff for us.
PS - We also walked 20 miles to work in the snow each morning at 3am. Barefoot. For $1.25hr. And we had to buy our own endmills and sharpen them with our teeth.
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He is not banned.
Perhaps he got some sand in his mangina. Dunno.
He is not banned.
Perhaps he got some sand in his mangina. Dunno.
PS - We also walked 20 miles to work in the snow up hilleach morning at 3am. Barefoot. For $1.25hr. And we had to buy our own endmills and sharpen them with our teeth.
fixed it for ya:rofl:
PS - We also walked 20 miles uphill to AND from work every day in the snow barefoot, For $1.25hr. And we had to buy our own endmills and sharpen them with our teeth.
How's this? :rofl: