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EEndlessWaltz replied to the thread Starrett goes private.I have worked in both union and non. I can say, that yes, union contracts do stipulate that workers get replaced with another worker...
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EFirst of all, you are dreaming, I never said people were not getting paid enough. There is no intrinsic value to assigned to the proper...
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EEndlessWaltz replied to the thread Anyone want to buy this damn okuma genos off me?.^ New Mazaks can quite easily run Gcode. Fanuc based canned cycles too. You can convert over from Mazatrol to Gcode in the control as well.
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EEndlessWaltz replied to the thread Starrett goes private.I hate when people say the consumers voted with their wallet. They did this because they themselves are not getting paid...
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EIn the early 80's I was working for an electrical equipment manufacturer here in the US that had multiple plants all over. Our plant...
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EStarrett has been coasting off the China stuff for like 20 years now. Their stock price has dropped from $28/share in 2008 down to about...
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EEndlessWaltz replied to the thread Have you ever met a machinist that was better than you?.I was once told that a guy in the shop was the best machinist. The best. The best at running the same 50 parts on that Bridgeport all...
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EEndlessWaltz replied to the thread Impossible to machine feature?.I was thinking if you move the z axis as you rotate C axis(spindle) with the angle head live tool. Now will you maintain tolerance...
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EEndlessWaltz replied to the thread Impossible to machine feature?.A 4th axis lathe could do it if the milling tool holder was an adjustable horizontal angle head as well with dovetail or something with...
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EIf this was giving to me I would look at using the c axis on the lathe, think of it like thread pitch?
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ETurn it with a normal flat shoulder then bring it to the mill, tip it 4 degrees and cut with with a Single Angle Cutter of sufficient...
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EEndlessWaltz replied to the thread Skills test for hiring machinists.I am sorry, but you are located in KY and offering pretty good wages. You still can't find people? Maybe it is your facility, equipment...
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EEndlessWaltz reacted to Donkey Hotey's post in the thread Skills test for hiring machinists with
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You want to find these people through testing? I'm not sure if I've ever known someone who was a completely undiscovered savant, waiting... -
EEndlessWaltz replied to the thread Anyone want to buy this damn okuma genos off me?.Here is the thing. What was the FIRST widely used G-codes? Why wont the other companies go on board with that? My guess Fanuc. Sure...
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EEndlessWaltz reacted to ???'s post in the thread What’s the longest you’ve ever been “slow”? with Like.
Some people are really confused when you say Z is parallel with the floor. Generally these are the people that have been slow their...