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Anonymous01/13/26, 05:35No.2970554/emt/ Eternal Machinist Thread
Ask machining questions, post machining failures
CAD CAM talk
Speeds and feeds guessing
G-Code, M-Code, Bro-Code
Fanuc vs Haas
Bitch about pay
Ignore Sieg
Whine about spline shafts
Button pushers who think they're machinists
new years improvisation edition theme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmrkecCd_1E
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Anon01/14/26, 02:20No.2970713
Haas coldfire > all cnc controls ever
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Anon01/14/26, 06:26No.2970748
I wish I could have experienced the sound and smell of a fully operational line shaft shop like OP pic, preferably steam powered...
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Anon01/14/26, 17:02No.2970822
does everyone get their own station? whats happening at the unpowered row on the right
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Anon01/14/26, 19:14No.2970844
Anyone know much about the poles they're handling? I imagine they control the mechanical power somehow.
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Anon01/16/26, 22:58No.2971213
>be head machinist/programmer/supervisor for a 5 man cnc department
>everything goes to shit Monday
>spend all of Tuesday fixing everyone's mistakes
>management hammers me Wednesday for being behind
>go home early to spite them
>come in early Thursday and get some critical orders finished
>management hammers me for still being behind
>call out today just to spite them
>management tries to get their nepo hire to do my job
>he can't program a simple part and misses the deadline
Am I in a position to demand more money
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Anon01/17/26, 01:12No.2971234
so continuation from other thread, i found a wiring diagram (still havent set up the wiring yet)
can anyone decode this and just tell me which ones are the main power leads? after that i dont need to worry about the control wires since i can just control the motor with the vfd
motor says it can do 2 or 4 pole
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Anon01/17/26, 17:15No.2971356
Did my first work with aluminum and carbide insert tooling this week. I think I'm doing ok given I'm working with clapped machines and iffy tooling. (Decent 5-flute shell mill, but we're only allowed to replace inserts if they're actually chipped/broken, so I'm working with a mix of new and worn inserts.) Also holy fuck this shit scratches if you even look at it funny, real pain in the ass.
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Anon01/18/26, 13:09No.2971511
>bought fusion360
>bought a carvera mill
>gonna quit my job this week
Tell me I'm gonna make it
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Anon01/18/26, 20:16No.2971588
having a hard time finding the oil and grease ports on this thing, didnt come with a manual and havent gotten a response from acramill yet on details about the machine
i was able to easily find information about oiling the lower half of the machine so why does nobody talk about the head
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Anon01/18/26, 22:41No.2971628
what a fucking treasure
an absolute cherishable jewel this piece of work is
smacking it only drove it inside further
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Anon01/19/26, 02:09No.2971703
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqS9KaEg_Xs
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Anon01/19/26, 06:46No.2971745
Is 50-75sfm not reasonable for cobalt drills on 304? Today my 17/64 drill ran through something like 15 holes on 304, then it started glowing.I'm the guy who broke a tap on this same part on the last thread. For anyone who finds themselves in that position, turns out the tap-disintegrating carbide drill bits really work. Saved a ~$1200 part.
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Anon01/19/26, 21:30No.2971853
>found scab work for $45/hr out of state and they pay for my hotel
Everyone is telling me not to but... what could go wrong
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Anon01/20/26, 05:57No.2971946
I'm milling some holes into the faceplate of an instrument enclosure and it's 'foaming up' as the mill is making passes. Pretty sure it's some kind of aluminum. I'm re-running the program to clean it up but still the foamed metal is bulging out over the edges and making cleanup a real pain.Is this something I can fix with a different feed and speed or is it just shitty aluminum?
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Anon01/22/26, 03:35No.2972281
what percentage of your time is spent frustratingly trying to solve a ridiculous problem compared to actually getting work done?
for me its about 70%
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Anon01/23/26, 18:40No.2972550
I want to get into machining as a hobby. Im debating if I should go the self taught route or get certified at the local technical college.
The college seems pretty cheap, less than $4k for the whole program and it's pay as you go.
Not sure if it'll be worth it, but I imagine having the guidance and all the tools would be better than buying stuff myself.
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Anon01/25/26, 02:25No.2972807
My carvera mill is here about a week earlier than I expected. I havent designed anything or ordered any tools like I said I would. Off to a bad start
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Anon01/25/26, 17:08No.2972859
She popped up in my feed.
This lady (male) got a chink lathe, looks surprisingly ok.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=on5yTSBz2tMI found it interesting at least.
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Anon01/27/26, 21:53No.2973208
Guy on craigslist is offering manual mill training for $1000 for a 40 hour course. Its 1 on 1 training. From the images, its clearly in his garage. Do you think this is worth it for a newbie? Ive seen manual mill machinist pay in the area get up to $36/hr
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Anon01/28/26, 03:31No.2973262
I ended up going with these HSS boring bars instead of the solid carbide ones mainly because the carbide one was like $30 while these HSS ones were $25 and come with a set of inserts that were $20 if I tried to buy them separate.I guess ill see how they work out
