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Old 10-10-2011, 02:43 AM
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We still heat treat first. The tooling has really stepped up in the 5 years, so hard milling is more common now. Everything is hard(heat treated) by the time I would see it on the machines I ran anyways.

CCSuperMan, If you are talking about the old starrett style snap gauges. The ones that you squeeze together then release in the hole, then pull them out and use a micrometer or run it under and indicator. These are pretty much outdated. Everything now is digital with preset load (tension).
These are outside mics . Mahr to be exact . Still in MSC's catalogue and dern are they expensive !
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Old 10-10-2011, 11:03 PM
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I was wondering if any members have access to a cnc plasma cutter
they are so kewl ! our local piecemetal suppier has one but is pricey
they make you buy 4' of steel for a 6in object and wants to charge to redraw the item plus the normal costs
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Old 11-30-2011, 07:50 PM
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Many years with manual machines and CNC machines. Each have there own good uses. Started my own business 6 years ago running waterjet machines. Great way to make tractor parts.
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Old 11-30-2011, 07:59 PM
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I run a CNC waterjet. Gives much better parts than plasma. Usually more expensive but he may hitting you hard for one piece. If you draw part in a free CAD program and it is small it would probably be $75.00 in my shop. Not sure if this is cheaper or not. E-mail redwards@pwjet.com or check the website.
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I use to work at a machine shop before my current job. It is called Schimede Corp. They are a huge machine shop and do rebuild work. I was an electrician there, I got to work on the machines and we also built new machines and I did the wiring and the PLC programming. It was a good place to learn, but a electrician was a necessary evil (Did not pay well). You can google it. They have a picture of a machine that I help build on their website.
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I loved being a manual machinist. I started out in going to a career center in high school for 2 years and I was hooked. I joined the navy as a Machinery Repairman for 4 years. I loved the work, hated the politics and other militaryish things. I am a gearhead at heart and I miss having access to almost any machine necessary to create anything I could imagine. I wish I would have had my cub cadet with me in Virginia. Oh well, I am saving for an old Bridgeport and a tool room lathe. I already have some tooling as well as micrometers, calipers, dial indicators...etc.
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I work at Miba Bearings. We make bearings for Cummins, CAT, G.E., Rolls Royce, among others. When I started I was running our cell that makes the G.E. turbo bearings. Now adays I'm in the shipping dept. But every once in awhile when shipping gets slow i'm back on machines. Its a pretty good job. Took some time to learn the machines and even still I'm not a pro by any means. But it's nice getting to learn new things everyday.
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Congrats on getting a good job Mike. Gonna do any tractor pulling this year? Mike
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I'm running 6 of these at work. Nothing larger then 9/16 stainless steel, some brass and mondel steel. All machines have bar loaders that feed in 12 ft bars.

The longest cycle time is 2:54 and feels like forever since all the other jobs are running less then a minute.

If you haven't seen a screw machine before check out this video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hw3GY03Pq8s
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Rather an old thread now, but I'll chime in. I took up metalworking as a hobby about 10 years ago and now have a fairly complete manual machine shop. I mostly like to find and restore machine tools from the 1950s-1960s. I currently have 3 lathes, 2 mills, and 3 shapers, as well as drill presses, various shop presses, grinders, welders etc.
I have way more tools than talent
All this has been a big help for keeping my CC running. And now that I am semi-retired, I have some time to spend at the shop.
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