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My son got a second job as the guy taking care of, helping with setups,
etc at the NAU (Yuma Campus) machine shop. Primarily they have a couple HAAS Mini Mill 2 VMCs, and a TL1 lathe... along with some other
equipment. He was over helping me install some equipment in my shop the other day. (He's skinny enough to get behind some stuff without moving
it) We got to geeking about things. One thing I suggested to him a
while back is to see if he could get the university to pay the for the
cost of him taking the HAAS certification courses on those machines. He asked and they agreed. They even went the extra expense of bringing out somebody from HAAS to complete the certifications. Part of the courses
are on-line, but you have to do the final certifications in person. Most people travel to their HQ for that. The university is bringing somebody
out from HAAS.
One of the other things we talked about was tooling. The university has
a deal with HAAS where they have to use all HAAS tooling. Sounds at
first like they got educator prices on machines, and then got stuck, but no. The price of just about everything I looked up was really good. New CT40 tool holders for less than the price of used ones on eBay. A
Haimer 3D taster for a little more than 25% less than the CHEAPEST other source I have found. I might actually buy one at that price... with a
whole box of spare probes of course. LOL. I didn't look at everything obviously, but the price for the HAAS tooling we looked at is very reasonable. That is not some special educator price either. That's the price you or I would pay.
They asked Rob (my son) to give them a list of tooling he wanted for the machines. They baulked when it was as much as another machine. LOL.
His first job is as a licensed pharmacy technician. Okay maybe that's
the 2nd job and the NAU machine shop is the third. He is also a full
time engineering student. He already has several AA degrees and is
working on his BA. That's his primary job.
On 8/5/2024 1:54 PM, Bob La Londe wrote:You have a son to be proud of!
My son got a second job as the guy taking care of, helping with setups,
etc at the NAU (Yuma Campus) machine shop.á Primarily they have a couple
HAAS Mini Mill 2 VMCs, and a TL1 lathe... along with some other
equipment.á He was over helping me install some equipment in my shop the
other day. (He's skinny enough to get behind some stuff without moving
it)á We got to geeking about things.á One thing I suggested to him a
while back is to see if he could get the university to pay the for the
cost of him taking the HAAS certification courses on those machines.á He
asked and they agreed.á They even went the extra expense of bringing out
somebody from HAAS to complete the certifications.á Part of the courses
are on-line, but you have to do the final certifications in person. Most
people travel to their HQ for that.á The university is bringing somebody
out from HAAS.
One of the other things we talked about was tooling.á The university has
a deal with HAAS where they have to use all HAAS tooling.á Sounds at
first like they got educator prices on machines, and then got stuck, but
no.á The price of just about everything I looked up was really good. New
CT40 tool holders for less than the price of used ones on eBay.á A
Haimer 3D taster for a little more than 25% less than the CHEAPEST other
source I have found.á I might actually buy one at that price... with a
whole box of spare probes of course.á LOL.á I didn't look at everything
obviously, but the price for the HAAS tooling we looked at is very
reasonable.á That is not some special educator price either.á That's the
price you or I would pay.
They asked Rob (my son) to give them a list of tooling he wanted for the
machines.á They baulked when it was as much as another machine.á LOL.
His first job is as a licensed pharmacy technician.á Okay maybe that's
the 2nd job and the NAU machine shop is the third.á He is also a full
time engineering student.á He already has several AA degrees and is
working on his BA.á That's his primary job.
Okay, I checked some other stuff and some of it is pretty daffy
expensive, but there is still a lot that is crazy competitive.
--
Bob La Londe
CNC Molds N Stuff
You have a son to be proud of!
"Gerry" wrote in message
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On Mon, 5 Aug 2024 14:14:49 -0700, Bob La Londe <none@none.com99>
wrote:
On 8/5/2024 1:54 PM, Bob La Londe wrote:You have a son to be proud of!
My son got a second job as the guy taking care of, helping with setups,
etc at the NAU (Yuma Campus) machine shop. Primarily they have a couple >>> HAAS Mini Mill 2 VMCs, and a TL1 lathe... along with some other
equipment. He was over helping me install some equipment in my shop the >>> other day. (He's skinny enough to get behind some stuff without moving
it) We got to geeking about things. One thing I suggested to him a
while back is to see if he could get the university to pay the for the
cost of him taking the HAAS certification courses on those machines. He >>> asked and they agreed. They even went the extra expense of bringing out >>> somebody from HAAS to complete the certifications. Part of the courses >>> are on-line, but you have to do the final certifications in person. Most >>> people travel to their HQ for that. The university is bringing somebody >>> out from HAAS.
One of the other things we talked about was tooling. The university has >>> a deal with HAAS where they have to use all HAAS tooling. Sounds at
first like they got educator prices on machines, and then got stuck, but >>> no. The price of just about everything I looked up was really good. New >>> CT40 tool holders for less than the price of used ones on eBay. A
Haimer 3D taster for a little more than 25% less than the CHEAPEST other >>> source I have found. I might actually buy one at that price... with a
whole box of spare probes of course. LOL. I didn't look at everything >>> obviously, but the price for the HAAS tooling we looked at is very
reasonable. That is not some special educator price either. That's the >>> price you or I would pay.
They asked Rob (my son) to give them a list of tooling he wanted for the >>> machines. They baulked when it was as much as another machine. LOL.
His first job is as a licensed pharmacy technician. Okay maybe that's
the 2nd job and the NAU machine shop is the third. He is also a full
time engineering student. He already has several AA degrees and is
working on his BA. That's his primary job.
Okay, I checked some other stuff and some of it is pretty daffy
expensive, but there is still a lot that is crazy competitive.
--
Bob La Londe
CNC Molds N Stuff
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With that skill mix he could do well in biotech instrumentation, robotic surgery machines or pharmaceutical manufacturing. My skill mix of
chemistry + physics, electronics and machining got me good and
interesting prototyping jobs where I fleshed out the initial concept and
then built it. A design engineer who understands manufacturing can avoid
the expensive wrong turns engineers who don't know it can make. Even
senior mechanical engineers can miss practical details, at Segway I introduced one to PEM nuts for simple and secure blind attachments to
sheet aluminum, which he had avoided using in a robot because he didn't
trust sheet metal screws.
jsw