Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
Articles
Latest reviews
Author list
Classifieds
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles and first posts only
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
Rifles, Reloading, Optics, Equipment
Gunsmithing
Lathe and Mill Recomendations??
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="shortgrass" data-source="post: 1160262" data-attributes="member: 24284"><p>You still have to do the programing and work the 'bugs' out it,,,, and I've seen complicated programs take many days. I started my career as a manual machinist (mechanical automatics) and have transitioned to CNC. What I know about tooling is a lot more than 'it comes out of a little plastic box'. I had 16yrs of experience as a job shop machinist before I went to school. If you go with CNCs you will have to become so specialized you will no longer be a "gunsmith", but a "specialty machine shop". Someone look up the definition of "CUSTOM". While you're at it, look up the 'American Custom Gunmakers Guild". Those guys have 'skills' that aren't stored in the memory of a CNC machine tool. A 'real' gunsmith does a lot more than machine work. That's a all a machinist does,,,, machine work........... As for being 'limited' by not having CNCs,,,,,,, you are limited only by your knowledge and imagination, or your lack of both.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="shortgrass, post: 1160262, member: 24284"] You still have to do the programing and work the 'bugs' out it,,,, and I've seen complicated programs take many days. I started my career as a manual machinist (mechanical automatics) and have transitioned to CNC. What I know about tooling is a lot more than 'it comes out of a little plastic box'. I had 16yrs of experience as a job shop machinist before I went to school. If you go with CNCs you will have to become so specialized you will no longer be a "gunsmith", but a "specialty machine shop". Someone look up the definition of "CUSTOM". While you're at it, look up the 'American Custom Gunmakers Guild". Those guys have 'skills' that aren't stored in the memory of a CNC machine tool. A 'real' gunsmith does a lot more than machine work. That's a all a machinist does,,,, machine work........... As for being 'limited' by not having CNCs,,,,,,, you are limited only by your knowledge and imagination, or your lack of both. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Rifles, Reloading, Optics, Equipment
Gunsmithing
Lathe and Mill Recomendations??
Top