We have a few Hass's in my shop. They're the most modern mills we have and they hold zero and listen to the things I tell it to do. Why do people always seem to be down on them?
Max id 47 inches min 35. Over all wall thickness varies but its its between .111 and .157.
Free standing run out. .004
Edit: to the people who are concerned about the legailty of it rather than appreciating the craftsmanship. My shop isnt worried. You shouldn't be either.
Hi Mazatrol what mode do you want me to be in to clear this alarm. Why do you want to have negative values in the program but that show up in reality as a positive number. Gotta keep me on my toes I guess. I feel like I have so little control of what's actually about to happen sometimes.
I know the feeling here is Mazak is easy mode and I can see that from a programming aspect but I swear it's way less user friendly than people say.
Caveat, maybe I need to get good, I've only been using a Mazak lathe for a couple months. I just hate how I feel like I'm always second guessing the thing, it's stressful.
Good Afternoon,
Rearden Manufacturing is hiring for a production machinist for second shift. This is my company and I am decently active on this subreddit as well as others over the last 15 or so years.
Rearden is in Jacksonville, FL and we are a fully air conditioned shop. It's Florida, so it does get to about 76-77 in the shop during the peak of the summer heat. Almost every machine has mist collectors, we have I believe 2 without of our 11 machines, that's changing soon.
This is not a programming position, this is primarily a maintaining production position. The production machinist will troubleshoot existing production and help the operators achieve their production goals. We budget 85% of each shift for productive time so on a 10 hour shift we will have 8.5 hours of expected production. This is almost entirely a lathe position. The ideal candidate will have mill turn experience and be comfortable with multi turret operation.
Equipment List:
5 Doosan Lynx LSYB (Sub-spindle & Y-axis Live milling) (Oldest 2021)
2 Nakamura NT Flex (Twin spindle twin turret live milling with y axis upper turret) (2026)
1 Robodrill automation cell with a robot, holds 1500 parts (5-axis) (2026)
1 Doosan DVF 5000 5-Axis Mill (2023)
1 Doosan DNM 4500S 4 Axis (2021)
1 Doosan DNM 4000 (2021)
We have amazing benefits for a company of any size. You start with 3 weeks vacation and 1 week sick after your probationary period. 9 Paid days off, fantastic health insurance options where we cover a large portion of both you and your dependent's rates. We also have a 401k non matching, but we intend on matching as soon as we can.
Production Machinist 2nd Shift
Overview:
As a Production Machinist at Rearden Manufacturing your primary goal is to support our production goals. A production machinist at Rearden Manufacturing must be able to set up a variety of equipment in our facility. The Production Machinist is also responsible for assisting with achieving our efficiency goals and training others around them.
Additional duties (20% of the expected duties) may include helping with various tasks related to the manufacture of our product. Tasks may include handling of material, assisting in quality control, researching process improvements and other related tasks.
Additional duties like administrative tasks will occupy the remaining duties and are not limited to, but include:
· Filing paperwork related to corrective actions
· Ordering and maintaining a tool library
· Ordering and maintaining workholding
· Arranging travel as necessary to fulfill your responsibilities
· Participate in meetings to ensure objectives are being met and what is needed from leadership is being delivered to meet said objectives
Key Responsibilities
- Set-up and run various components using our manufacturing equipment
- Identify non-conforming product and take corrective action
- Troubleshoot equipment and take corrective action
- Ensure material is loaded into the machines safely and correctly
- Assist co-workers in meeting daily tasks and deadlines
- Communicate with management on what is needed to meet productivity goals and if there are situations that effect productivity goals.
- Work closely with co-workers and supervisors to ensure safety and quality procedures are maintained and followed.
Qualifications:
- High School Diploma, GED or equivalent
- Ability to operate CNC machine efficiently and accurately without supervision
- Willingness to take direction and work independently as needed
- Desire to grow and learn skills throughout the organization
- Prior experience in a production environment is a must
- Ability to use precision instruments
- Flexibility to adapt to evolving priorities and take initiative in a fast-paced environment.
- Absolutely mandatory expertise with sub spindle live tooling lathes.
Job Types: Full-time
Pay: $40+/Hr
Expected hours: 36 – 44 (ft) per week
Benefits:
· Paid time off, 3 weeks 1 week sick for 4 weeks total
· Insurance: Health insurance, dental
· 9 paid holidays
· 4-10's schedule
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
Application Question(s):
Work Location: In person
Got a great deal for this height gage, at the cost of a non-functional battery/charger. I’d say this is an upgrade more than a replacement! (Also bonus pics of the inside because it’s super cool and I never see pics of it online)
Hey all, I am 39 years old and deeply desire a career as a machinist. I am struggling to even get a response from anywhere I apply.
I've had my own personal metalshop shop with a bridgeport (that i converted to single phase and rebuilt the head) and Colchester and have been a hobbyist machinist for several years now. Heavily into making model steam engines and boilers from scratch or from castings, with the occasional bonus paid job for friends (making things for fabricators occasionally).
My career up to this point has been in software development but I need to leave that behind for my sanity and wellbeing.
I guess my question is, how do I make myself a more attractive proposition for machinist jobs that I apply for? I have a cover letter describing my passion for it and my academic/practical approach to learning skills needed for the job but that never seems to get me anywhere with roles I apply for
I really need help, I've never had trouble getting interviews and getting jobs in the I.t world but I'm finding it impossible to do for machinist roles. I don't know what more I can do.
Thin wall (.049”) aluminum tube with a tight-fitting 3D printed PLA bolster on the inside (also provides an indexing feature). Solid TPU tubing blocks for gripping it firmly in the vise without much distortion. 3D printers are insanely useful for so many things in a modern shop.
Currently running a CNC mill working on a big block of A36. I need to put a 1.772" wide slot from one end to the other (so technically more of a channel) and it needs to be 3.15" deep. I'm using a 1" 4 flute general purpose carbide endmill with 4" LOC. I started at 225 SFM and 0.15" DOC at 0.002" CPT, and was getting some pretty rough chatter. I tried dropping the speed to 200 SFM, and edging up the feed, but really the only thing that has helped with the chatter at all has been changing the depth from 0.15 to 0.1 and then to 0.05. It's better but it's still squeaking the whole way through. Does anyone have any advice on how to get this running more smoothly so the chatter doesn't chip all my cutting edges? Am I way off base with my speeds/feeds?
These parts are really pissing me off. The walls are only 1 mm. I only need to make 2 but I just cannot seem to clamp them without deformation or the part flying out.
It's for a door handle on a boat...
So of course they put tolerances on it, which on their own aren't crazy but if you blow on the part it's already deformed.
Any advice on how to clamp? As you can see there is a lot of material removal that needs to happen.
I did try the process in reverse (first making the pocket) on a slightly thicker part but I just end up with similar issues.
Edit: thanks for the advice. I will make female filler pieces
Hey all. So I work at small shop with only like 5 guys. One of them is leaving for a new job in a couple weeks. Hes well liked and everyone at the shop gets along. He wont be starting his new job for a couple weeks after leaving. Were wanting to pull a prank involving putting something in his toolbox for him to find at his next shop. Strictly harmless and in good fun. Nothing that will destroy his tools or toolbox or get him in any sort of trouble. Any ideas would be great.
Hey there! Im not a machinist, but I need a part machined that threads onto this shaft like a nut. Problem is, my machinist doesnt know what thread this is or how to tap it into the piece I need manufactured. Any help identifying this thread and finding a tap for it would be much appreciated!
Edit: Found to be an 8-start 8TPI lead screw with a 1/2" diameter. Now just need to find a nut that fits this thread, which is proving difficult
Edit 2: SOLVED by u/MixEvery5784 found one
Have been looking for quotes local to me and so far only one guy in my area, so not really able to shop around. Im needing some custom 6061 plate work done and Ive never done anyhting like this so delete if this is not the place for this.
I purchased a direct mount D1-3 Skinner 4 jaw lathe chuck that didn't have a chuck key. I didn't think much about it until I went to purchase one. Was this just a 1/4" square drive that got worn out, or was this something special that Skinner made for a while?
Currently work on sliding heads in the UK and joined a new shop with the promise of getting some experience on other machines however a year later that hasn’t come to fruition and it doesn’t seem likely to in the coming months. Used to work in aerospace but moved into commercial for that purpose. How likely is it that a company would take someone on with no previous experience of the machine that they want them to use but with other machining experience?
My sheet metal guy loves this stuff when he’s grinding welds away. Said the shop bought a case of it a while back but can’t remember how long ago. There’s no UPC on it and Google is not helping because “super” and “excellent” are not great brand names. Trying to buy some more as it’s our last can. Thanks for the help.
Basically I fucked up my tolerance doing everything right, at least to my knowledge the machine was cutting exactly what I put on, final cut fucked it 0.1mm undersize. Told my foreman and my coworkers they obviously didn't believe me 2nd year apprentice fucks up a size and can't admit what he did wrong.
Hopefully you'll help me figure out why, 38mm diameter shaft +0.00, -0.02mm, and I took 3 same size finishing cuts (0.5mm rad) with a dial indicator on the cross slide held square, using tnmg0408 semi finishing grade, at roughly 0.21mm feed. First 2 cuts cutting spot on and obviously last cut it cut undersize by 0.1, I was watching the dial on the final cut and It did not pull in. I just don't know what happened, well at least I didn't scrap a 2 ton shaft that cost 10s of thousands of dollars.
Just to remove some confusion I did have the tailstock in just not in this photo, and I was turning the longest diameter.
