Rick Finsta
Stainless
- Joined
- Sep 27, 2017
New Machine Day... my first new machine, not just new to me.
Electrician on Monday or Tuesday and install shortly thereafter. FANUC is being FANUC about some options and evidently were convinced we did stuff regulated under ITAR and wanted a bunch of extra paperwork before they would install the stuff we paid for? Not even the F-word can keep a smile off my face today. We also did a shop cleanup day that was 30 years in the making. The last new machine to hit this shop floor was in 1997. This will be the first machine at this shop programmed with CAD/CAM. Seriously. We're all super excited to be turning this particular page.
This machine is getting a turn key and run-off for the owners' other business venture after which I'm commandeering it and running parts 24/7 and making him get in line. That LNS Hydrofeed is going to be replaced with a magazine feeder in short order. Morris Midwest has been fantastic throughout this process, and I'm looking at a 20mm Swiss to stick next to this guy. I just have to look through the numbers for the really small parts and figure out if we can move hobbing over from the manual machine to a Swiss. I think we've got some gear assemblies that could be done in one operation on modern equipment. If the customers aren't on board I think it is time to move on and take some of the work I've been turning down.
BTW machine has a door lock so we can't open it without power. That was also a new thing for the shop guys.
Next thread will be a pair of Brothers in a few weeks to replace a pair of Mori MV-40s that were installed before the internet existed.
Electrician on Monday or Tuesday and install shortly thereafter. FANUC is being FANUC about some options and evidently were convinced we did stuff regulated under ITAR and wanted a bunch of extra paperwork before they would install the stuff we paid for? Not even the F-word can keep a smile off my face today. We also did a shop cleanup day that was 30 years in the making. The last new machine to hit this shop floor was in 1997. This will be the first machine at this shop programmed with CAD/CAM. Seriously. We're all super excited to be turning this particular page.
This machine is getting a turn key and run-off for the owners' other business venture after which I'm commandeering it and running parts 24/7 and making him get in line. That LNS Hydrofeed is going to be replaced with a magazine feeder in short order. Morris Midwest has been fantastic throughout this process, and I'm looking at a 20mm Swiss to stick next to this guy. I just have to look through the numbers for the really small parts and figure out if we can move hobbing over from the manual machine to a Swiss. I think we've got some gear assemblies that could be done in one operation on modern equipment. If the customers aren't on board I think it is time to move on and take some of the work I've been turning down.
BTW machine has a door lock so we can't open it without power. That was also a new thing for the shop guys.
Next thread will be a pair of Brothers in a few weeks to replace a pair of Mori MV-40s that were installed before the internet existed.