Casually Explained: CNC Machining

You all wanted another scraping video? Ye nah get out

This video’s style is a direct rip off of @CasuallyExplained

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[isaacmcmillen]

I'm a CNC Machinist from Dallas, Texas. I can honestly say that I can make everything except a living

[Wunderbolts]

I'm a machinist "A mechanic?" I'm not having this conversation again

[rsutherland]

I'm TRIGGERED, literaly shaking while sitting watching this. I can still hear the tool changes and air hoses blowing in the distant past.

[ZappyOh]

Hottie: What do you do?
Machinist: I program robots.

[ourtube]

I’m a machinist trapped in the body of an engineer. You’d think that would make me better at either engineering or machining but it actually just makes it impossible for me to have normal relationships or conversations.

[Jessie_Smith]

…”you’ll break a cheap tool worth a hundred bucks…or half your weeks salary” 🤣🤣🤣💀

[tritile]

I am a CNC integrator. I teach CNC machines how to talk to machinists. I think of ending my li#& several times every day. My clients think I'm on vacation for the past 5 months, but I'm actually recovering from a massive, massive, massive mental breakdown. I am currently hiring, btw.

[OceanusHelios]

What did machinists ever do that was so great?

Answer: The entire industrial revolution, winning wars, and saving lives by making all of the critical parts to all of the equipment that brings you everything that you value.
Without machinists we are back to having black smiths and pulling plows with horses.

That's what.

[silentwodan]

Explaining cnc machining is hard enough. now try to understand my strugle to explane my work as an EDM-Threading machinist xD. The puzzled looks on peoples faces when i tell them i cut metal with a wire and electricity. Amazing

[StefanGotteswinter]

Great depiction of our trade/suffering/illness.

[YoDaPro]

Trained and experienced CNC- machinist here: Excellent video to bring it casually! Good example with the wood. A lot of makers are buying a cheap CNC machine or even modify an existing one to make it a CNC-Machine to cut some nice wooden pieces. But yea the ones I know respect me for knowing how to cut metal, because that's just an entire different story. Only thing lacking in this video is the importance of how to hold you workpiece. I mean it's easy to clamp a square block. That's mostly not the case though. Especially if you have an existing part and you are asked to 'just remove a bit of that surface'. :D

[MrBricks]

FIRST 10 SECONDS I have been called out, and thoroughly shooketh

[hdfanboy]

I always find it funny when I try to explain to people what I do and they have no idea what it is. I tell them everything man made on this planet is thanks to a machinist from the food on your plate to the clothes on your back.

[icuric]

CNC machining is underrated profession, it's complicated, takes responsibility, whole day looking at machine and metal, low pay. Only thing that is worth is starting your own CNC workshop.

[peterfoldesi]

First 10 seconds is like: Okay... Spindle is still in one piece... Nothing moved... Machine didn't break in half yet... Alright let it go Okay no scary sounds we're good to go... I think

[Nathan_Whaley-gm]

That half you pay check comment was spot on lol. Love machining, but it doesn't pay so I have to move on to something that will allow me to buy my own machines and start my own machining business. The straw that broke the camels back was when I went to Subway to get food and they had a sign out that said, "Hiring now, part time/ full time, starting at 18$ an hour" Which is what I was making until a year ago. You would think a person that can hold tenths (.0001") tolerances on manual and cnc machines would get paid a decent amount more than a "sandwich artist" at a fast food joint.

[trevorchouinard]

Somebody call the cops, 7 seconds in and I'm already being attacked

[AKGuru]

I can make just about anything, CNC Machinist specializing in prototype submarine parts and nuclear reactors. Only thing I can’t make is a living wage that allows me to go outside my 400sqft apartment.

[ipadize]

4:11 thanks for reminding me of *_that_* video 💀

[Nathan_Whaley-gm]

3:50 How my lathe buddy sees me when he comes over to see whats up and he says I need to go to church gets some faith and hit the go button.