CNC MILL AND LATHE COURSES

[Danny McGee]

Does anyone know of a place that does training courses on cnc mills and lathes? Somethine like a 5 day course or whatever really.

Cheers

danny

[timmy121]

i did one at Leeds college of building but that was night course, one night a week for about 6 months they may do others, really good college

[Fabs]

5 days is very short to learn how to use a CNC lathe or machining centre properly...

[Doomanic]

Originally Posted by Fabs

5 days is very short to learn how to use a CNC lathe or machining centre properly...

It's about long enough to be dangerous.

Programming courses will last up to a year, most operators and setters will learn on the job whilst under close supervision.

[RogerM]

Have to agree with Dom, having seen the utter devistation caused by a mistake on the feed speed on a CNC milling centre a few years ago as the investigating health and safety officer (also first first-aider on scene) I can assure you that no matter how good an engineer you are or what level of experience you have on manuals CNC can not and should not be rushed into.

I've looked at courses fairly recently and most are around 300 hours.

[timmy121]

that's what i was doing an apprenticeship, working on the machine with a bloke who was qualified on it and went to college on a Tuesday night

[Fabs]

Whatever you wanna do Danny gimme a shout I have access to machines and am qualified on them.

[ashleyb4]

Danny going to presume your still in chester try dee side conneh's quay or yale college wrexham.

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[Lee]

Danny, try west cheshire college, they use the BNFL training school. Thats where i did my shit

[Stu]

Originally Posted by Lee

Thats where i did my shit

I always do mine at work.

[Garry Spice]

i done my cnc training in switzerland on a BUMOtec!!!! 8 axis lathe...she was awsome!

[Alfonzo]

Me & my bro will teach you - but you'll have to play 'junior assistant' and sweep all the swarf away

[Danny McGee]

Originally Posted by Alfonzo

Me & my bro will teach you - but you'll have to play 'junior assistant' and sweep all the swarf away

Cheers for the replies folks!

All i really wanted was the software stuff as like i say id done cnc work before at both college and uni, FAR from being properly trained but i can get by. Im gonna be heading of to the XYZ place in Blakburn. Its only so i can get my cert and say i have been trained on the software etc.

Then i can happily bang away making toy car / mountain bike stuff.

Thanks again

[Fabs]

In that case I can teach you MasterCAM

[the mad1]

if i were closer i could teach you fanuc,mitsubishi,acramatic,haas and various others

[Danny McGee]

Originally Posted by Fabs

In that case I can teach you MasterCAM

Yer ive got masterCAM X2 here, but dont really use it. If / when i get my laptop you can give me some help.

As for fanuc etc, im going to be learning that over a period of times when i get more into controls

Good times

[Crazy L]

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