Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Names

Had I been at Names and heard the crowd shout down Fred over the use of
manual machining , I would have jumped up and told the hecklers to sit down
and shut up. Fred is right!. There are countless times that I still use
manual control of my milling machine for one off type parts and for doing a
myraid of tasks like fly cutting, end milling a piece etc. Remember a few
months ago there was quite a discussion on building a hand held pendant for
manual control of a cnc machine for power feeding?
I design CNC stuff but still use manual controls for lots of jobs. But I
also know that CNC is a wonderful use of technology and is great for
prodcution runs of parts. Like everything there is no one answer that is
perfect for all situations. As a machinist you should select the most
efficient method of producting the part. That may mean manual machine, CNC
or even both.