Top 10 Tweets For CNC Machining

BREAKING NEWS Obama arrives at machine shop in city: President to announce details of new $33 billion payroll tax… (@BaltimoreLocks)

[ed note: Another visit by Obama to a machine shop. This time in Baltimore. Do you think he might be a secret CNC hobbyist? ]

CNC Machine Shop | Custom Waterjet, Plasma, Laser Cutting … – (@twitexperiment)

[ed note: An online service where you use their CAD software to design and then order the parts you have designed. An interesting idea if you have the expertise to design your own. ]

Machine Shop Inspector – £21.00 per hour Buckinghamshire Machine shop inspectors required for prestigous motorspor… (@jobsinaviation)

[ed note: A short-term contract for the very busy build period for this prestigious motor-sport company.]

Machinery Avon CNC to represent Manurhin and Lehmann Machinery Avon CNC has an agreement with sliding-head machine ma… (@inavon)

[ed note: An announcement that Avon CNC will rep Lehmann indexers and Manurhin sliding-head lathes.]

Check this video out — CAD CAM Design using T-FLEX 3D Software (@cadcam3d)

[ed note: A video demo of the T-Flex 3D software for CAD CAM design.]

Preston Jobs: Toolroom Manager, Tooling Manager – CAD CAM, Preston: #Jobs (@Preston_Jobs)

[ed note: Job posting for a hands-on Manager with experience with a wide range of press tooling, manufacturing cutting tools, injection moulding, foundry tooling, jigs and fixtures, or special purpose machinery]

CNC Carving Machine Kit | CNC Information | CNC Videos: 7(X) x 7(Y) x 2(Z) inches working capacity PVC Constructed … (@carving)

[ed note: A DIY kit for building a desktop CNC machine. Good description and instructions for finding their demo video on YouTube.]

CNC Lathe Setter / Operator job in Frankley at Reginson Engineering Ltd #engineering #jobs (@AllEngineerJobs)

[ed note: Job posting for CNC Setter/Operator working with Twin Spindle/Twin Turret machines with live tooling and 2 axis lathes.]

CNC Machinist and Manual Lathe Machinist Job in Houston (@matada11)

[ed note: Job posting for a Manual Machinist with at least 2 years experience blue print reading measuring and inspecting horizontal boring mill and a CNC Machinist with at least 5 years experience with CNC machining & editing programs. ]

Hello twitterers! Three Tips to Run a Successful Manufacturing Machine Shop … (@wintwitwon)

[ed note: This article focuses on quick delivery, right price, and quality workmanship. Well written. ]

CNC Machinist – Lathes, G Code – North Reading, MA (Get Machinist Jobs #Machinist #01864 #jobs (@GetMachinisJobs)

[ed note: Job posting for CNC Machinist to program, set-up, and operate multi-axis CNC lathes. Must have experience with basic G-Code CNC programming.]

Operator CNC Swiss Screw Machine – CONFIDENTIAL – IL – Glenview ( (@chicagoengjobs)

[ed note: Job posting in Glenview, IL in the Defense & Aerospace Manufacturing industry. You need to demonstrate experience in all functions of Citizen L20; A20 and M32, Tsugami. ]

Easy to Build Desk Top 3 Axis CNC Milling Machine (@eag78)

[ed note: How about a $200 3 axis CNC milling machine. Do-it-yourself instructions with photos. Good job!]

Advanced Technology Services, Inc.: CNC/Screw Machine Technician I (Arecibo, PTR) #Jobs #TweetMyJOBS (@tmj_ptr_jobs)

[ed note: Entry to mid-level Manufacturing Maintenance Technician to perform reactive and planned maintenance on CNC-type machinery, for example, Brown & Sharpe, Escomatic, Star, Harding, Davenport, etc. brand and style CNC machines. ]

DIY CNC machine using a Dremel (@Matrix12x)

[ed note: Another home-made DIY CNC machine using step motors, Dremel, and EMC2. The instructions and the photos are clear and impressive. I couldn't find out how much it would cost to build.]

A Wooden Collapsible 3 Axis CNC Machine Allows For Easy Storage And Transportation For Those That Don’… (via Notcot) (@BuzzPulse)

[ed note: Another DIY 3 axis CNC Machine. This one is wood. The site has photos which are clear, but the text is not a step-by-step instruction set. You have to know what you are doing to build this.]

[FORUM] CNC MACHINE: I WAS WONDERING IF THEIR IS ANYONE OUT THEIR WHO HAS MASTERED THEIR HOME BUILT CNC MACHINE YE… (@LumberJocks)

[ed note: A forum discussion about home-made CNC Machines. It starts a request for someone else to build one for a member and it ends with discussions about kits and learning curves for using CNC machinery.]

- Here you can see the CNC machine drawing diagonal lines. It is very important that the machine consistently produ (@w1tgf)

[ed note: An home-made CNC machine drawing vertical lines. Not very good video, but an excellent test of the operation of a DIY CNC machine.]

Tool Presetter and Measuring Device… the CNC machine carries on producing without any downtime. (@AmericanMachnst)

[ed note: Anew TRISet optical tool presetting and measuring device. With this a machinist can measure, check and adjust tools before using them. This can be done to test the next setup while the CNC Machine is on the current production run.]

CNC Machine — Valkyrie-Clone CNC – #robotics (@LetsMakeRobots)

[ed note: Yet another DIY CNC Machine. This one with download-able plans and instructions.]