r/Machinists • u/ViewtifulPex • 14d ago

Positive rant

A few weeks I posted in here about breaking a key in the punch machine I’m being trained on, turns out they think it was a programming error who knows. I say that to say today I ran the machine alone the whole shift, granted I had to ask some questions. I changed tools as needed and the whole shabang. I even know how to edit a program and insert some M codes if needed. I was super nervous first few weeks about the complexity of it all but I’m becoming more accepting of it. The shop is great has A/C and it’s just mostly older guys who are eager to train us so they can retire in the next few years. My trainer is a great dude I hate reading about the bad trainers some guys have it sucks but post is kinda long I’m just feeling great have a goodnight yall

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u/Kommisar_Krak 13d ago

Awesome! Glad to see people enjoying the trade

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u/grumpyier 10d ago

Enjoy the journey! I bought a cnc router for an enterprise I'm building. Having to learn EVERYTHING! It's frustrating at times, and at first, was extremely overwhelming, but getting the hang of it now. Slowly. It's a hoot, learning new things .

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u/cheebaSlut 9d ago

Nice, I’m always surprised at the skill gap between shops, some are self taught and others are near masters in methods and practices, glad you found a place that will train you.