just in....cnc lathe sux!

vinny · 2010-08-16T22:48:07+00:00

Who the hell would want to do that crap for a living? It's hard work. The cycle times average 1-3 minutes, just enough time to be busy as hell. Too damn crammed in, things happen way too fast. As hard as I try by the third piece I'm at 100% rapid, it's like an addiction. Screw this, it's damn near manual labor. Bought myself a 2" digi mitatoya mic, 50 millionths version, and it didn't chear me up. That's proof this cnc lathe crap sux.I wanna run a lazer! I wanna think outside the box the lazer machine came in!! Screw this barberic lathe crap!! Well...It does make shit shiny, and afterall, that's what it's all about in the end...Seriously, who can say the cnc lathe is their favorite process? No, not manual lathe, that's a different process altogether. The cnc lathe? Nobody I bet.

Aug 16, 2010 21 Replies

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Uhh Clem 15 years ago

Except it looks to be a blind hole..

Besides, large broaches are terribly expensive and so unless you have many thousands of parts to do...

Been there done it...

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why 15 years ago

Vinny, you should come by & setup my 5 spindle Davenport if you think your lathe is crowded . I love lathe work, screw machines, CNC's. Mills are fun to play with but I don't use my Haas for anything other than making stuff for my Harleys & some stuff for some ones Z06. I love 12' bar work, put in a bar & Rock-N-Roll.

Cycle time on a Davenport is normally 5 seconds. Guess that's why I only have 860 hrs on my Haas I bought new in 2004. I don't want to wear it out .

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