Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] RE: CNC text
Posted by
Doug Harrison
on 2001-09-22 08:11:13 UTC
Dan;
Nearly all of the books on the subject are outdated. At best, all of them
fail to enlighten the reader to what I call the two axioms of CNC:
1. Every machine control builder, with respect to the language of CNC
programming, claims to have -
a.) adhered to the standard,
b.) improved upon the standard, or
c.) created the standard.
2. There is no standard.
The one book I can recommend is "Introduction to CNC Machining" by Gibbs and
Crandall. I used this one as a textbook when I was teaching at the local
technical college. There are also some online tutorials maintained by
listmembers (Tim?, Doug?) that will help you get started. Above all, you
will learn more in a few hours of conversing with a good CNC machinist than
you can possibly imagine.
Doug
Nearly all of the books on the subject are outdated. At best, all of them
fail to enlighten the reader to what I call the two axioms of CNC:
1. Every machine control builder, with respect to the language of CNC
programming, claims to have -
a.) adhered to the standard,
b.) improved upon the standard, or
c.) created the standard.
2. There is no standard.
The one book I can recommend is "Introduction to CNC Machining" by Gibbs and
Crandall. I used this one as a textbook when I was teaching at the local
technical college. There are also some online tutorials maintained by
listmembers (Tim?, Doug?) that will help you get started. Above all, you
will learn more in a few hours of conversing with a good CNC machinist than
you can possibly imagine.
Doug