MachineAmateur
Plastic
- Joined
- Jan 11, 2021
Hi,
New hobby machinist calling in. I have some backround with manual lathes and feel very comfortable with them, but i eventually grew tired in its natural limitations (contour shapes, large material removals, threading etc.) so much, that it removed the fun out of it all eventually. So i went out and bought Brother TC-S2B (mint condition) and generic Kanmen CNC-320 lathe to revitalize the joy.
I am now wondering should i start with raw G-code or is it preferable to skip the old school methods and stick to Fusion 360? I would want to be able to produce some basic items without spending time in front of a computer first, like a plate with holes at specific locations. CNC Lathe is much more straightforward without 3d modeling, but for milling the learning curve will be steeper from what i can gather.
New hobby machinist calling in. I have some backround with manual lathes and feel very comfortable with them, but i eventually grew tired in its natural limitations (contour shapes, large material removals, threading etc.) so much, that it removed the fun out of it all eventually. So i went out and bought Brother TC-S2B (mint condition) and generic Kanmen CNC-320 lathe to revitalize the joy.
I am now wondering should i start with raw G-code or is it preferable to skip the old school methods and stick to Fusion 360? I would want to be able to produce some basic items without spending time in front of a computer first, like a plate with holes at specific locations. CNC Lathe is much more straightforward without 3d modeling, but for milling the learning curve will be steeper from what i can gather.