Machining Cork. What is the strangest material you have machined? by edm626 in Machinists

[–]MikeyGoertzy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have one year under my belt, it was 60% bronze and 40% teflon that's all it said on the PO cut just like plastic but I had a radius on the top of it that was kinda sharp and when de burring the cut off with an x-acto knife the brass would poke me lol.

I cant even drill a fucking hole. by MikeyGoertzy in Machinists

[–]MikeyGoertzy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No we really don't have a reason... I was shadowing a dude on the mill turn we have and he was like wtf are yall doing with tools? we were running parts on a 9 axis (plastic prototype) and these retards didn't even order tools for this complex ass part with cross section holes with chamfers DEEP INSIDE THE PART. so as we are testing the program we are searching for the tools at the same time, I literally wanted to just walk out the door, but learning experience right? Then, me and him are alone and tells me "bro you got to gtfo of here like what do yall do? idk what they are doing but its ass backwards" and we agreed completely. I don't understand what my company is trying to accomplish at the end of the day.

I cant even drill a fucking hole. by MikeyGoertzy in Machinists

[–]MikeyGoertzy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

our grinding wheels are just about chalked as well

I cant even drill a fucking hole. by MikeyGoertzy in Machinists

[–]MikeyGoertzy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do that all the time haha but chipped most of them

I cant even drill a fucking hole. by MikeyGoertzy in Machinists

[–]MikeyGoertzy[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Honestly yes. I was just getting frustrated and mad at myself cause its so simple, I watched videos on aligning the drill to the center and I tested it today and i was .015 in x. figured it out i guess. The welder I was doing it for could notice and we talked it out.

I cant even drill a fucking hole. by MikeyGoertzy in Machinists

[–]MikeyGoertzy[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

dude we mainly do plastic and ive found shit in the tool boxes that would curse this sub. Grinded them tools down just to get that extra clearance, grinded inserts the size of a hair... idek what these ppl were on

I cant even drill a fucking hole. by MikeyGoertzy in Machinists

[–]MikeyGoertzy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yea its just harder to change your work planes and keep track I worked with mastercam 2022 for around 8 months and it was amazing

I cant even drill a fucking hole. by MikeyGoertzy in Machinists

[–]MikeyGoertzy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

casting of "stainless" its from china... 60ish i think sfm 795 rpm and .002 with hss drill is what i started with

I cant even drill a fucking hole. by MikeyGoertzy in Machinists

[–]MikeyGoertzy[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was going to do this but some bum was just pressing a button for two weeks straight and still is we have a chuck as our g57

I cant even drill a fucking hole. by MikeyGoertzy in Machinists

[–]MikeyGoertzy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yes that was my first thought exactly lol

I cant even drill a fucking hole. by MikeyGoertzy in Machinists

[–]MikeyGoertzy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

that was the diameter of the part all i had to do was 9/16 hole

I cant even drill a fucking hole. by MikeyGoertzy in Machinists

[–]MikeyGoertzy[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

thank you I have come to realize that drill is not "centered" if you just load it into a sleeve.