thunderskunk
Cast Iron
- Joined
- Nov 13, 2018
- Location
- Middle-of-nowhere
What’s new to machining? Anything spectacular? We’re trying out LFV turning, but that’s not necessarily new either.
I did a google/YouTube search thinking this would be an easy question to answer, and it just wasn’t. Lots of stuff from 2018, and even funnier are the videos that say your business “won’t survive if they don’t invest in these technologies.” Its 2021, and the world keeps turning.
I’m also fairly sick of the 3D printing craze. I’ll be impressed when someone can 3D print a product with threads and a critical bore/OD to a tight tolerance to a speed/price comparable to a machine tool. I’m not naysaying 3D printing; we use it when it’s appropriate. 3D printing can’t do anything to improve my machining center cycle times or part quality though.
I did a google/YouTube search thinking this would be an easy question to answer, and it just wasn’t. Lots of stuff from 2018, and even funnier are the videos that say your business “won’t survive if they don’t invest in these technologies.” Its 2021, and the world keeps turning.
I’m also fairly sick of the 3D printing craze. I’ll be impressed when someone can 3D print a product with threads and a critical bore/OD to a tight tolerance to a speed/price comparable to a machine tool. I’m not naysaying 3D printing; we use it when it’s appropriate. 3D printing can’t do anything to improve my machining center cycle times or part quality though.