Learning CNC
Learning CNC
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Hello
As I say I'm student. And I'm still confused about the courses I want to have. so I wondered How To start in my way to learn CNC and Where to start to read??
I hope to get help from other engineers
As I say I'm student. And I'm still confused about the courses I want to have. so I wondered How To start in my way to learn CNC and Where to start to read??
I hope to get help from other engineers





RE: Learning CNC
CNC programming comes under the heading of 'nice to know', but not really essential, for engineers.
It's more important to understand what the machine can do, and especially what it cannot do. That's independent of whether a macine tool has a CNC control or an old German machinist attached to it. ... and it's not usually covered in school.
Mike Halloran
Pembroke Pines, FL, USA
RE: Learning CNC
Where in the world are you located/where are you interested in learning?
What's your end goal?
What is Engineering anyway: FAQ1088-1484: In layman terms, what is "engineering"?
RE: Learning CNC
Having a mastery of manual machines and knowing the nuances and quirks of materials, tooling, feeds and speeds, etc that were garnered from doing everything the "hard way" gave me a tremendous advantage.
One must learn to crawl before they can walk, as the old saying goes.
You can read about CNC, but in my opinion that's almost worse than useless. Do you have a local tech school that gives 1 or 2 year "degrees" in machine shop? If so, are night classes available? Are there any part-time apprentice positions in local manufacturing companies? Do not rule out learning manual machining first, it is a good foundation for all that's to follow.
Good luck in your endeavor!
It is better to have enough ideas for some of them to be wrong, than to be always right by having no ideas at all.
RE: Learning CNC
Nice G-code tutorial:
http://www.gnipsel.com/linuxcnc/g-code/index.html
We are using Linux EMC2 CNC software:
http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/wiki.pl
Some other software links:
http://www.cnccookbook.com/CCFreeCNCSoftware.html
Out of interest, we use Sherline benchtop machines:
http://www.sherline.com/
http://www.sherline.com/CNCmenu.htm
Mechatronics Engineer from South Africa.
RE: Learning CNC
if you want other for cnc cont me e_mail ridha_ksous@yahoo.fr
http://depositfiles.com/files/c8vy0xsg3
ridha ksous
RE: Learning CNC
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4zzFiTCzg4