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Machine shop classes
#1
Posted August 22 2017 - 08:41 PM
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#2
Posted August 22 2017 - 09:31 PM
Great question, anyone?
#3
Posted August 22 2017 - 09:56 PM
What do you want to do? I have a pretty good 5-DVD set of lathe instruction, and can walk you through the basics of either lathe or mill.
#4
Posted August 22 2017 - 09:58 PM
#5
Posted August 23 2017 - 04:35 AM
Anyone know of a place around here that has machine shop classes. Lathe, mill etc?
I'd be interested in that too.
#6
Posted August 23 2017 - 07:55 AM
Try Farmingdale State College, they used to have a good program there.
#7
Posted August 23 2017 - 07:55 AM
What do you want to do? I have a pretty good 5-DVD set of lathe instruction, and can walk you through the basics of either lathe or mill.
I wouldn't mind borrowing those (I can make copies for others too...)
#8
Posted August 23 2017 - 07:56 AM
Lots of info on Youtube of course.
#9
Posted August 23 2017 - 05:09 PM
BOCES might have a machine shop class - pretty sure no gunsmithing
#10
Posted August 23 2017 - 05:54 PM
Funny thing is, my Grandfather was a Master Machinist for Greenlee - Remember the joke about the specialist who came in, turned one screw and billed $10k? - He DID that... He had retired and they kept calling him back in to setup machinery, no one else knew how...
So I kinda learned what I know through osmosis.... I keep wondering what I could learn in a class.
#11
Posted August 24 2017 - 06:35 AM
Farmingdale College used to have Machine Too Lab, part of their MET program [mechanical engineering technology].
I learned working summers while in high school & college in the 70's. All manual machining. The guy who taught me, VIC, looked like he came right out of American Graffiti but was willing teach "the kid" for which I am truly grateful.
Never got into the CNC world
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