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<blockquote data-quote="shortgrass" data-source="post: 1105124" data-attributes="member: 24284"><p>They do some real nice work, up at Longrifles. But there's much more to CNC machining than just "pushing the green button". The machines have an infallible memory in their onboard computer, but a human still has to tell that computer where to start, where to stop, how much of a cut to take and how fast to do it. How much and how fast can be retained in the computer program, as they are cutting the same grade material again and again. So, we're left with where to Start and where to Stop. For those that have done some machining, themselves, consider this; the tenon thread on a Remington 700 is not a "timed" thread, meaning it doesn't start and end at the same place from action to action. The operator/set-up person still has to tell it where that beginning thread is, otherwise, all the threads might be removed. Same would apply to threading, chambering & crowning. The videos are nice, but they certainly don't tell the whole story. "The 'green' button makes it GO, the one with the rabbit on it makes it GO faster, the one with the turtle on it makes it GO slower, and the 'red' one makes it STOP. The flashing RED light tells you.........." I short, there's not microphone, hanging off the side of the computer, where you could just 'tell' the computer what you want. But, give it (the computer) the proper code and parameters to work within and it IS repeatable.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="shortgrass, post: 1105124, member: 24284"] They do some real nice work, up at Longrifles. But there's much more to CNC machining than just "pushing the green button". The machines have an infallible memory in their onboard computer, but a human still has to tell that computer where to start, where to stop, how much of a cut to take and how fast to do it. How much and how fast can be retained in the computer program, as they are cutting the same grade material again and again. So, we're left with where to Start and where to Stop. For those that have done some machining, themselves, consider this; the tenon thread on a Remington 700 is not a "timed" thread, meaning it doesn't start and end at the same place from action to action. The operator/set-up person still has to tell it where that beginning thread is, otherwise, all the threads might be removed. Same would apply to threading, chambering & crowning. The videos are nice, but they certainly don't tell the whole story. "The 'green' button makes it GO, the one with the rabbit on it makes it GO faster, the one with the turtle on it makes it GO slower, and the 'red' one makes it STOP. The flashing RED light tells you.........." I short, there's not microphone, hanging off the side of the computer, where you could just 'tell' the computer what you want. But, give it (the computer) the proper code and parameters to work within and it IS repeatable. [/QUOTE]
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