Machinist School - Research & Development

At the Machinist School in Springdale (Arkansas), on February 9, 2011 we have 20 inches of snow with drifts even higher. But that does not deter our R&D efforts. (When you get lemons, make lemonade - right?) Maybe now, the world will have a better understanding of why ducks fly in a V-formation and why loose-screw threads frequently have 60 Duck-gree angles.

Doosan CNC Job

If you are looking for an Ultimate CNC Job ………….
Technical Machining in Rogers is the Doosan Dealer
Doosan has become very popular in the past few years.
Doosan is a very large company with products & services such as:
http://www.doosan.com/en/services/index.page?WT.ac=MainMenu1

The Machine Tool Page is:
http://www.doosan.com/en/services/machine_tools.page

Technical Machinery’s web site is:
http://www.techmach.net



Technical Machining is looking to fill two positions:
Sales Engineer for the State of Arkansas
Service Engineer for the State of Arkansas

Both are entry level (training), salaried positions. This is about as good as it gets.
The Contact is Rick Boedecker – President, Technical Machining

Send a resume to
Boedeker@Techmach.net

Machinist School - The Machinist Brain

The Machinist School wonders, do you have a machinist brain?

Bill Gates is a college dropout. He figured out what he needed to know and then went for it.

School is, very nearly, an example of frustration-regression ..... you can't succeed so you go to school in search of answers ...... we are all in search of success.

If you plan to enhance the powers of your mind, first you should know about your brain.

If your computer does not handle video and you are kind of busy ........... then you need to find a computer that works and take time (about 10 minutes) to see this video.

Here's the link.

http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/jill_bolte_taylor_s_powerful_stroke_of_insight.html

Then if you still want to be a machinist, go for it ........ school can be good ..... we just fool around with the concept of making things and then try to get machines the assist in the process.

Machinist School CNC Passwords

CNC is Computer Numerical Control .......

Machinists use computers to write programs, document processes, draw blueprints, communicate ................. and so forth.

Machinists have to come up with passwords for the many activities they perform on computers.

Maybe this link will help you in your search for a strong password.

http://www.wimp.com/strongpasswords/

Machinist School courses can help you become a better machinist!

Machinist School Classes Start Jan 12, 2011

8am to 3pm, Monday thru Friday

Machinist Classes such as Precision Measuring, CNC, Milling Machine, Industrial Safety, Lubrication, Statistical Process Control, Machine Shop Math, Welding for Machinists

I'm gonna learn something - you could too!

There is a Machinist School in Arkansas!

What is the formula for success? Machinst School Knows

There is a formula for success ..... no matter what you want to do, this formula applies, even at the machinist school.
I guess I could tell you the formula but you will have to work for it. You will have to watch the video and, depending on your memory, a pencil and paper to copy down the formula. ( I suppose you could do a screen shot if you don't have a pencil and paper) Just click the link below and watch the Marshmallow Challenge.

http://www.wimp.com/marshmallowproblem/

Happy New Year .... Wishing You Success!

Machine Tool Technology is "Minnie Moore"

There are lots of things to do instead of being a Machinist. In a way, it would be good if NOBODY ever trained to be a machinist ..... then the existing machinists would make ALL the money!

Some people do not like the smell of a machine shop ............ (that smell is the smell of MONEY)

Vocational Aptitude Test - Machinist

What should I do with my life???????????
Heh, heh, heh .......... Good Question.
Easy answer ......... you already know what to do with your life. When people ask for advice, they keep asking people and asking people until they finally find somebody who tells them to do what they were going to do anyway.

But, you might as well listen to the wisdom of the ages:
"You will know a tree by its fruit."
To make apples, start with an apple tree. (not a potato vine)
To make guard dogs, start with something like a German Shepherd. (not a canary)

.......... yeah, but I'm looking for the REAL ME.

OK ..... take the test .....

Those who play with fire get _____________.
I (have) (Have not) been burned before.
I (would) (would not) mind doing it again.
ans: If you know that playing with fire gets you burned, yet you keep playing with fire and getting burned ....... DUH ......... maybe you should be a welder.

Those who play with electricity get _____________.
I (have) (Have not) been shocked before.
I (would) (would not) mind doing it again.
ans: If you know that playing with electricity gets you shocked, yet you keep playing with electricity and getting shocked ....... DUH ......... maybe you should be a electrician.

Those who play with sharp cutting tools get _____________.
I (have) (Have not) been cut before.
I (would) (would not) mind doing it again.
ans: If you know that playing with sharp cutting tools gets you cut, yet you keep playing with sharp cutting tools and getting cut ....... DUH ......... maybe you should be a machinist.
Further machinist testing:
What is it called when a machinist gets cut and peers into the open wound?
ans: seeing his inner self
What is it called when a machinist gets cut and other people peer into the open wound?
ans: opening up to others, exposing their inner self


......... but I thought this would have to do with singing songs ......
ans. You were thinking VOCAL aptitude test ..... this is VOCATIONAL.
If you want to make money with your voice, get a microphone/head-set and practice saying, "Yaunt frazz wizzat?" Numerous fast food jobs are calling!

If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it must be a _________________!

Machinist School Test

Tech School (Vo-Tech, Trade School, etc) is for “technical” people……. Get’er’done

College is for “people” people ….. Make a contribution to society

Which one are you?

Do you have trouble with names? Sometimes call Bob a different name such as Billy or Thomas? Maybe call Betty something like Suzanne or Brenda?
If so, you are NOT a “people” person ….. go to Tech School.

On the other hand, do you have trouble with names? Sometimes you say screwdriver when you mean hammer or x-ray machine? Maybe call the spark plug a radiator or battery?
If so, you are NOT a “technical” person …… go to College.

If you just want enough knowledge to get a steady, dependable job with a well-known international company:
1. Smile
2. Practice saying this phrase with enthusiasm: “Yaunt frazz wizzat?”

Class Starts Soon

August 20 is the first day of Class

Pacman - Machinist School Tool

Here's a problem - How to locate a corner when the part is at an angle.

Perhaps you have to drill an angled hole or slot a certain distance from the "corner" of a square part. Typically the problem is confounded by the fact that the "corner" has been rounded during deburring. You need a Pacman-Machinist School Tool

Machinist School brother Dave Renfro invented the Pacman to solve this problem. A 1" cylinder with a 90 degree v-groove solves the problem. An edge finder can be used to locate the edge of the Pacman (1/2" from the corner). Using the Pacman, a cutting tool can be also located 1/2" above the corner.

Similar to a v-block, the Pacman has a relief groove cut at the apex of the angle. Of course, the V is cut to ensure the apex of the 90 degree angle coincides with the axis of the cylinder.

Other Pacmen could be made for angles other than 90 degrees. Maybe you envision other uses for the Pacman.

Thanks Dave!

HAAS TM-1 CNC Milling Machine

Here at the Machinist School in Northwest Arkansas, we have a Haas TM-1 CNC Milling Machine. The TM stands for "Tool Room". There is one basic reason for the choice of the TM-1 mill. That reason is because the Haas control panel is standardized ..... Haas uses the same basic control panel for all of their machines and has done so for over 10 years.
Why are you using Microsoft software? Because it is the greatest? No ..... because it is a standard. When you choose Microsoft, you have chosen compatability.
Would you buy a car with the gas pedal on the left and the brake on the right? Not likely, huh?
Same thing with Haas. When an operator has become familar with the Haas control panel, he has become familiar with ALL Haas Control panels.
Of course, there are odd things one would not expect. For instance, Haas has their own version of 5/8 of an inch. A machinist would say .625". Many setups on a Bridgeport mill became standardized to the 5/8" T-slot in the table of the mill. Haas wisely chose 5/8 inch as their T-slot size. Unfortunately, 5/8" is subject to tolerances. In this case, about .011". The 5/8 T-slot on this mill is about .636. Not Metric, not an American standard. So we make custom parallels and keys for the fixtures to accomodate this quirk.

Sharpen Your Knife - Machinist School How to

Here at the Machinist School, we engage in the education and technology involved with the instruction for those who want to learn or sharpen their skills in the field of stones for creating edges that cut.
There's not much magic .... it's a matter of doing it.
There are a number of tools and techniques that are "the ultimate".

In olden times, people rubbed their knife on a rock to create a sharp edge.
Then as time went on technology didn't change much but they changed from using a rock to using a stone.
When things got industrialized, some people specialized in the business of stones-for-sharpening-knives. People that had been stone masons figured out that building stone walls was a lot of work for not very much money. Some of them discovered the concept of jewelry and gemstones. Others discovered the sharpening stone. Either way, the rock became valuable as an individual item of trade rather than simply part of a wall.

Stones-for-sharpening-knives was too much to say in one breath so the search for a better name ensued. Though lots of explanations exist, what we know is that the word "HONE" emerged. Nobody was sure if HONE was a noun or verb. Was the rock a hone or was the process of using a rock "to hone"? Some folks call the rock a hone. Others say it is a hone stone. When used around the house, it is a home hone stone. When used at homes of little people, it is a gnome home hone stone. In certain parts of Italy it is a Rome gnome home hone stone. When an Italian woman throws it at you it is a Rome gnome home hone stone thrown ........... you get the idea, I suppose.
Anyway, manufacturers of hone stones try to differentiate their rocks from other rocks with pamphlets on "How to Care for Your Hone Stone" ........... well, duh ......... how do you take care of a rock?????????????????????????
Anyway, your knife will eventually get sharper if you rub it on a hone stone. It is cutting edge technology.

Stirling Engine at the Machinist School

In the foreground is a traditional Stirling Engine at the Machinist School. Under the torch is a modern Stirling Engine. One reason to be a machinist is so that you can make things you want to make - like a Stirling Engine. One advantage of a Stirling Engine is that there is no steam boiler to blow up. A Stirling Engine can be "Green" .... it will run from the heat of sunlight. The air in the engine recirculates and never exhausts .... it just keeps heating up and cooling down, resulting in a wheel going around in circles and NO pollution. Stirling Engines have been used to power vehicles, boats, and equipment. Variations are used in outer space.

Ceramic vs Styrofoam at NTI

This is a snowman riding a snow duck at NTI - perhaps a new rodeo event? Probably not but it does bring up the topic of material science. The snowman is made partly from styrofoam. The duck is made from snow (ice crystals).
Styrofoam is not edible although it is a carbon-based material. Since it is a light weight material, some folks use it as a "filler". Again, just because it is filling, don't eat it!
Snow is simply water in a solid form. Water is made from a metal (hydrogen) and a non-metal (oxygen). Some folks don't believe that hydrogen is a metal. At room temperature, hydrogen is not only a metal, it is a vaporized metal. Other people wonder why water doesn't burn since it contains hydrogen and oxygen (actually water is burned up, oxidized, hydrogen ..... hydrogen ashes???). Anyway, another generic name for a metal & non-metal combination is "ceramic". Aluminum Oxide is a popular ceramic. Like "Plastic", "Ceramic" isn't really a material. Ceramic is a property - a set of characteristics - if it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it must be a duck!
That leaves us wondering ... are Igloos ... are they ceramic houses?