Ian Hand As a former ISO9000 lead auditor from Australia auditing in Asia as well as Aussie it is a great starting foundation for PERFECT quality. Now as a design and Tech teacher in High school I appreciate your work and what you have made available through the academy. I am teaching my colleagues using your material. Well done and God's blessings be yours.
You are such a great teacher, so much respect to you. When I was trying to come up in my teens I had nothing but CNC manuals to try and figure out. I was not the smartest guy via academics but something about creating something from nothing really enticed me to continue in this field. 25yrs later, I have been offered my own shop fully paid for, amazing & a full feeling of joy to see and help others excel in out trade.
Your work ethic is second to none I wish more business owners had your work ethic of quality over quantity as long as a company does quality work they will never be looking for customers
#1) I'm a retired U.S. Marine #2) im a trained welder... #3) I'm now a machinist student at N.T.M.A. S/F springs. I'm completely new to Machinest trade ) it's a seven month program.i start on monday graduate In April. Pray for me And thanks for all your humility. And excellence. #4) I appreciate your channel I just discovered it recently Lastly I'm also a Mtn biker. I own a G.T. Avalanche .. keep up the great videos much appreciated. SSgt Calhoun U.S.M.C.!
Thanks Titan, I had disabled Facebook because of all the BS on it but thanks to this video I am going to subscribe to your channel. Keep up the great work , your the best example of an American dream that is possible with hard work and determination!
Thank you for doing what you do, just listened to you're story this weekend and youtube has so many great people in the tool and trades communities its changing my life having these positive influences in my life. Theres so much ugly and negativity in the world these days im thankful i've found all these inspirational creators such as yourself, again - thank you
repeatability...copy exact. You are inspiring. I'm a 50 yr old mech designer for the RF semiconductor generator industry. I started a tiny CNC business and make brass fixtures for an eye wear company that makes frames for airmen/women in the Navy and Airforce. They are one of the last totally in house made in America eye frame companies, When you said "boom I'd hire them" about the person being able to design model program and machine prototypes etc., I was like , dang, I'd take you up on that offer and I'd give my last 20+ years to doing what I love...which is this that you also love. But, I am doing pretty well and getting busy with 75+ hours a week. Like you I'm born to run the good race. Quality being close to Godliness. God bless you and yours. BTW, paid my 440 off in the first 6 months back in 2017 with a contract for 3000+ nylon parts for Energizer battery lines. They paid well. I'm buying my second machine this year, but I'm shopping for a step up. I don't need much, so I'm not doing the leap to a Haas or whatnot..possibly a Syil.
Mann titan another awsome video mann. The knowledge ur giving away is priceless . The positivity I bring to the industry is all good man keep it coming. For about a month now I spend about 6-7 hours a day watching ur videos and reading up on cnc and milling
Great video Titan! Glad to hear you plug Tormach. I've actually got the Tormach 15L lathe in my garage. It has it's limitations. It's a little low on torque for large diameter steel parts. And I occasionally wish it had a longer bed . . . But all in all it's a terrific machine for the money. And the user interface is super easy to learn and use.
God bless , you are a real inspiration and you have done a big job helping people from all around the globe. Thank you Titan . RAFI from Morocco Africa .
God bless Titan. I prayed for your success in life continues. GE is a excellent vendor. Maybe St Jude or Medtronic can be looked at for work? Not that you need more work I am just trying to help.
Please Titan keep em coming . My new question for you and your team is. How can I overcome my fear of dealing with small milling tool . By small I don't mean micromilling if the term is correct I have that fear with tools under 5 mm diameter to 1 mm d. Thanks
Titan, as a young Machinist I have 2 questions. 1.) How do companies keep track of orders, expenses, and finances? 2.)How do you get funds to begin your own business?
Titan, Tye Adams here from D/A Mfg. Co., Inc. in Tulia, TX. Your story and your passion for the industry inspires me. I work in the family business that was started by my grandfather in 1978. My father now runs the company and I have stepped in to handle production. We employ 25 people with about 11 CNC programmers/machinists. Once my grandfather stepped down from running the company, our culture has degraded. My question to you is, what is your advice for motivating your employees and creating a positive culture and a clean work environment? Many thanks, Tye.
Titan. In your organization who physically prepares the router? Is it an office person, shop foreman, programmer, cnc setup person, or cnc machinist? If there are changes to the router or notes to add. Who does that also? Thanks, Drake
Great video. Upcoming, could you discuss your approach to a shop network? How you get programs from A to B, digital prints, employee access to models/ prints etc. Computer locations, licenses for your Esprit, or Mastercam, etc. This seems to be something that we just can’t get nailed down and stay satisfied with for long.
Thank you for these feedback sessions, they are awesome! I've got two questions for you: Q1. Where do you see the emergence of the new combined additive & subtractive CNC machines being of most effectiveness or benefit in industry? Q2. What are your thoughts on the slow and continual growth of metal 3D printing, and do you feel they can be a great addition to traditional manufacturing shops or become a direct competitor in the next 5-10 years?
Will answer in future VLOG... 3D metal printing helps create parts never though possible... increases mans ability to invent and adds to overall Machining as these products usually need post Machining or new assemblies need additional parts
Titan I need your help! I was just put in charge of organizing all the tooling and Fixtures. We are having a lot of trouble organizing fixtures for specific jobs. How do you go about it? Can you show us in a video your fixture area and possible software you use were it shows the location? Also, how do you organize your setup sheets? What is your process for setup sheets when it's the 1st run ever and when it becomes an actual proven run. Any difference? Thanks!
I will do a video but all documents including set up sheets need to be in one place within your shop router... I use JobBoss. On the router you have to document all related documents and there number. Tooling boxes, fixtures also have to be coded and placed in there spots. Label Racks A, B, C etc and shelves 1,2,3,4 etc. So you can find tooling box T-005 on shelve B,3 etc Make sense?
@@TITANSofCNC Yes perfect sense. That's exactly what I had in mind! Right now documents are all over the place. Setup sheets in one cabinet area, cut instructions somewhere else. Etc... Been having a lot of issues. I'm changing my setup sheets to have all the info and having only 1 guy hang out the work order, router and a sheets and he verifys everything Including Revs. Match. Same thing with Fixtures. We have a system like A-3 like you mentioned. But we need to improve bc one cabinet isn't like that and we lost a few fixtures. One more question. Do you store fixtures in cabinet without protection? Or do you incase fixtures in a cardboard or plastic box and label? Thanks for answering so quick!
I just started a position as a CNC programmer. After the programs are written and set up sheets are printed, we just put them into a file cabinet. What do you do to stay and keep organized between the engineering/programming offices and the shop floor? How do you optimize everything? Thanks
Hey Titian love the videos. Just wanted to ask, do u have a system or book or something that u use for all ur speeds and feeds and to keep them consistent on all ur parts. Basically asking how do I get better finishes
Awesome video, Titan. For large volume production, at what point is close to tolerance limits too close for your in-process inspections? When would you reject parts or require further inspection by your quality department?
Hi Titan. I have been looking at various CNC machines with steel machining in mind and harder materials and was mainly looking at haas (st 10, st 20, vf 1, vf 2) but from the various forums and other sources I have seen it seems haas machines are not favoured in this area especially under high production. So, from your experience and point of view has this been the case and are there other machines that you would recomend or you share a different story.
There are always ways of taking pressure off tools and Haas has direct drive and or gear driven... so of course you can cut hard materials with a Haas. It’s a great starter machine and is affordable... down the line you can get something more rigid and pay twice or 3 times as much... Running tenths is hard but doable
Hey Titan, thanks for the videos. You are serving the country as well! Hey, if you had to start again but could only choose two machines, which machines would you choose? Would you get one mill and one lathe? Or two mills?
Depends on my work load. Maybe one of each... but a Mill can machine round parts and do a lot more... so I would go 2 Mills... And just go after the Mill work... but that’s me.
TITANS of CNC: Academy Ok, now let’s say you have $90k to do that, which mill would you get?? And what features would you not go without?? Lol. Don’t worry, I don’t work for HAAS. If you prefer to email me directly agill.br@gmail.com
I got a question about fixturing, does each part have its own coordinates like G54, G55 etc... or do you do and incremental move? It’s easy with 3-4 parts but when you doing fixturing with 20+ how you go about setting each parts coordinates?
If you know the exact locations of each part u can use 1 offset . Like say something is is at X0Y0 then the next part is at X1Y0 and so forth. Or u can use G91 incremental moves
Titan , your dream that you had in the beginning is the dream I have now , to start out with a small mill work my way up to having a shop like yours. I'm not really sure where to start or anything but I'm putting my self out there . not but a few hours ago I went to a machine shop close to my school that my teacher recommended me and I gave him my resume and now I am an intern there. its a small shop but from my understanding they make lots of 1 off parts for F1 and stuff. my goal is to have a small shop making aerospace and medical parts! watching your videos makes me so hype and gives me a drive to complete this goal . they make it seem so much close to a reality ! You are a real inspiration! I wish I could give you my full background and story of how I've grown up, I have had it rough. I've been though sexual abuse and regular physical abuse as a kid , my dad went to prison for all that when I was only 5 years old and my mom has been raising my family my family by her self since then. I grew up poor , not much of anything to our name . my mom worked full time all day , 2 jobs and had to raise me and my brother ( my sister moved out to my grandparents house and was raised by them because of how bad of fights they use to get into) . I was a hand full for my mom as when you're a kid with autism ( we didn't actually know at the time that I was autistic but we did know I had tremors ) learning is a lot harder and through out school I wasn't doing well , I wasn't grasping everything and my mom didn't have much time to help me witch homework or anything else. so I struggled a lot . my mom had to go to IEP meeting and miss work which would cause her to stress and she would have breakdowns. I never understood why or even what was happening at that age . one day at kids plus ( a day care at before and after school hours ) one of the teachers there brought her husband ( a leader at our local rocketry club ) to the school and he got to show us rockets . BAM ! i was drawn to it ! the loud noise and flame sparked my interest on looking into why rockets works and how I could build my own. I spent months looking online at videos and pictures on building rockets , these rockets lead to airplanes and cars. BOY WAS I ADDICTED! I started making my own rockets out of rolled up paper and paper planes! this is how my interest in the aviation industry and making stuff . skip to almost 3 years ago , I graduated high school and thought i knew exactly what i wanted to do for a living . i thought i would make a great engineer. i started college and went for that degree. i didn't even make it 2 months . my English skills ( Reading and writing ) were not so hot and math was also super hard for me. i was having to go through the lowest levels of those classes that this college had to offer. the way that they were teaching wasn't making any sense and i felt a weight of impossibility. i was randomly applying for jobs that paid high to try and see if i could get out of going to college. i applied for a company called Corning INC. they were manufacturing fiber optics and were looking for machine operator, my application got accepted and i went through the process and failed the test the first time i took it. i was bummed out and was told i was still a candidate but i had to wait 6months and re try my test. 6 months went by and i tried again . some how i managed to pas the test and get the job for the operator position. while working there i got to see these really cool cnc operated "lathes" ( instead of take off material , they burned a flame of chemicals and collected the soot onto a rotating bar ) this sparked my interest in how these machines worked and what droves them. i would always stand by the engineering team and ask questions and watch them fix the machines . At that point i knew i wanted to go back to school and learn more about these. the company was going to pay for my school but it all had to be online so i decided to skip out on it. fast forward a few months and i was randomly getting sick. i was blacking in and out at work , not able to keep my balance and was getting physically sick . unsure of what was going on i went down to the company nurse and asked her to take a look . she told me my heart rate was out of whack and that she wanted me to go home and see the doctor tomorrow. the following day i go to the doctor and he looks me over and told me he thinks its just vertigo and just being tired from all the 12hr shift i was working . i went back to work and the following day was back to the same thing .blacking out , getting sick , dizzy. went to the nurse again and she told me i needed to go see a cardiologist and i wasn't allowed to return back to work till i had an answer to what was going on or a written document from both doctors saying it wasn't a heart problem .it took me close to a month to get an appointment with the heart doctor and he ran a bunch of tests and said i was fine . got my note and returned back to work after a little over 1 month and a half of being out. when i came back. i had the same problems they hadn't went away and the doctors couldn't figure it out. i was working a night shift and the nurse wansnt on site when i got sick on my way to the brake room. our ERT (Emergency response team ) came out and took a look at me and told me to go home and not come back till Monday when the nurse was back (it was the weekend ) over that weekend i went to talk to my doctor and i brought up the chemicals i was working around (chlorine , germanium , Silicon and many others ) he told me that he can almost bet that was what was causing me all the problems and he sent me back and told me i needed to see if i could get transferred to a different department . when i got to work i emailed my supervisor telling him that my doctor thinks the chemicals I'm around are what's causing me problems and wanted to se if i could be transferred to a different department . My supervisor came up to me the next day and said that he was working on my transfer but also told me i couldn't be on the work floor anymore do to safety concerns. he took me into one of the conference rooms and made me read SOP for 3 days. after those 3 days on my way out the door ( this was my last day of the pay week ) i was pulled aside by my supervisor and told that we needed to go see HR . he sat me down at this round table in HR's office and the HR lady fired me as soon as i sat down. Told me " You have missed to many days of work and we are terminating you because of that " I asked her why as i was out on disability and she said i had missed more days before that i told her that those days were days that i was sent home by the nurse but she told me there was no excuse and that i needed to leave . After i was fired i was devastated and left in debt , i had a car to pay for and no income a week later i applied for amazon and got the job, this is my current job but while on my 1 week of job searching i realized that i could go back to school . my mom suggested i give the CIM(computer Integrated Machining ) program a shot ( this is something she did before she decided to go into medical billing and my mom use to be a machinist for my grandpa when my grandpa use to have his own shop ) I went in to class the first day excited and have kept that excitement since . I love being able to learn hands on , my teacher explains math to me in ways that makes since and its something that seems to be motivating . one of my instructors use to work in a place that did aerospace parts and that's when i realized i could be still work in with aerospace and not have to be an engineer to do it . i can do something that comes easier to me than anything else has and be able to do my dream. I can also Start my own company and be my own boss , not having to worry about being judged for my disability's and knowing that i can keep my employees safer than my previous job. because i take safety very seriously and will be sure that my employees know that their own safety comes over productivity and that we will make the most perfect parts you can. there is always a way and i want my employees to strive to become better each day , make better parts each day just like do . improve processes and not be afraid to speak up if there is a problem . seeing someone like you who was in a similar situation emotionally and financially and seeing where you are at now is awesome and inspires me and gives me hope ! Hope to see you in town one day and get to meet you face to face. and when i get my shop running i would love to invite you down and show you around ! ~Steven
Titan, the shop programmer where I work refuses to do peripheral milling. I think it can save time and money. How do I convince him to at least try to peripheral milling? We use MasterCam X7. Most of our material is 4140. Thanks Titan!!
It’s a problem when programmers don’t think outside the box. Leaders in any company should evaluate and perhaps change out such a programmer... as one persons mind dictates the success of many.
Titan I ended up putting a CNC in my garage in October. Got it setup to the best of my ability. But how can I find work as a home shop. Like I work a normal job outside of CNC industry and I dont have the contacts to find leads. I've thought about getting a website just so people could find me on google but is that enough?
Can you make custom fixture plates without tapping? My cnc has no reversing spindle. I've made little raiser plates that hold up my part that allows the mitee bite to clamp.
Hi Titan, first of all thank you for all the content you share with us it's so motivating!!! I'm an huge fan. You didn't had an easy life. I'm Swiss, 23 year old and started my company 8 month ago with an old Brother TC-22A . I work like a crazy and it's going good. I just ordered a brand new Brother Speedio to keep going with the work I have. I have a question: How you diversify? I mean I work for two different domains: Automation and Machine tool companies here in Switzerland. I knew the customers from my ex boss. And I also make motorcycle parts. But now I want to explore different markets. How can I find work for aeronautic or medical companies? cause those markets are so closed and you can't enter in it with just asking for work by mail I'm young but I'm so hungry. I want to learn new things every day and make crazy parts
hey, im from germany. i could speak german with you but because of the respect for other people i want to stick to english here ;) do you have a mastery or something else? here in germany you only can run a company with a master. additional to this i want to know if your firm is working because it sounds great man, i thought about my own shop too :)
So, I started on a Proto-Trak which was a combo... Meaning you cranked handles like any manual but also could write little programs with complete. It was great, because a little while after, when I was put on a CNC machine... my mind clicked and I just got it.
Happy Thanksgiving and Merry Christmas Titan! I just found your academy and these vlogs; Question 1- (you may have answered this before, please provide the link) I am re-careering as an operator and coming over from the service side. Can you lay out the skill sets needed as an operator, a set-up person, and a programmer? I am joining the facebook page you just spoke of. Slowly but surely I am searching down your other posts and going through them! You are a Very serious INSPIRATION! Respectfully, Frank Stanek
Ok i have a quistion every tuesday i am a intern in a cnc company. I know gcode and how the mashines work but i am under 18 su i am not alowed to use them..... Do you guys have any tips for me what i can do to impress them? Pls help me they are geting bored of me
Please Made video on CNC TURNING CYCLE like DRILLING , GROOVING. I don't know that also Cycle for MILLING. So, if yes can you reply and made video on it.
What is the best machine for a beginner that will work with a regular wall outlet, Looking for a 5 axis simultaneous machine with tolerances perfect, I'm a complete noob, learning software when I can, currently I'm a OTR Truck Driver
at first i want to give you a tipp: learn 3 axis. when you can programm a 3 axis machine, you can learn 5 axis. you should learn the basics with 3 axis because it needs a lot of understanding how these machines and the whole production process works. i know these 5 axis machines look very cool while working, but they are much more expensive and when you can´t programm 3 axis properly, the additional 2 axis are useless.
@@olim8742 I've never owned a 3D Printer either, would a 3D printer be good enough for the 3 axis experience? I ask that because that would be a cheaper option since 3 axis isnt what I want to settle on. And also 3D Printing is adding/stacking up material, while cnc milling is subtracting material, so in that regard is there a difference in learning 3 axis between them?
@@davidprock904 i´ve never worked with 3d printers, i only saw some working in my old company. additional to that i think that the way you programm a 3d printer is different to a cnc mill or lathe. i think it is necessary to learn the cnc mill and lathe because it´s not only about programming these machines. it´s about understanding how the chipping of metal works. you must get an understanding for metals, the different tools and how they are used. when you work with a cnc mill, it´s necessary to "feel" and hear how the tool works because every tool needs is own speeds and it´s different in for example steel, plastic or aluminium. when i came in contact with CNC machines, i was glad that i had learned manual machining before because i got a lot of understanding and basic knowledge for tools, materials and the whole process of producing machine parts which is necessary to use the CNC machines in a clever way. a other problem is that u can´t buy a CNC mill (3 or 5 axis) with enough experience. of course you can buy one, but you need knowledge of machine speeds, every machine manufacturer delivers his own software to control the machine, you must know if the machine is in a good condition, you must think about the tools etc. etc..... a good machine is expensive and the tools and the software can be very, very expensive. i think you should work in a machine shop for a long time where they show you how you work with these machines and then you really get to know if this is the right thing for you.
@@olim8742 when I do gain enough knowledge to get started, I'm going to make my own CNC million machines that make themselves larger each time, but their method of axis is quite different, and would likely wind up having to make my own software to run it, maybe. I will be making my own magnetic motors that are very different and extremely integrated into the machine, might as well say the machine is the motors, that heavily integrated, magnetic surface area is like never seen before, extreme torque and precision. My electricity I won't have to pay for so no issues there lol.
We manufacture overseas (china). Any thoughts on bringing our manufacturing in house? We'd love to start manufacturing in the US. We've done some math and it seems we can't even buy raw material for the cost they are delivering the products.
turbo2ltr I’ve did some work for some companies and they won’t except steel out of China because the poor quality steel. You get what you pay for, you may get away with cheap stuff but sooner or later you could have a catastrophic failure.
@@travisguilbeau8404 Yeah, well aware and experienced it, Though fortunately we make stuff that is just meant to be heavy, and not structural. What we sell is nearly a commodity so final cost is important. As it is we are getting our butts handed to us from Chinese selling direct on Amazon sometimes selling as much as half our price. Imagine what it would be if we manufactured in the US! We refuse to race to the bottom, but 90% of people out there just want cheap. They don't care about made in USA or the reason ours is more expensive.
Good eye, I grew up in Hawaii paddling since I was 12... Great memories. I have more paddles but now we paddle board. It’s a mainland thing but makes me feel connected to the islands...
Ian Hand As a former ISO9000 lead auditor from Australia auditing in Asia as well as Aussie it is a great starting foundation for PERFECT quality. Now as a design and Tech teacher in High school I appreciate your work and what you have made available through the academy. I am teaching my colleagues using your material. Well done and God's blessings be yours.
You are such a great teacher, so much respect to you. When I was trying to come up in my teens I had nothing but CNC manuals to try and figure out. I was not the smartest guy via academics but something about creating something from nothing really enticed me to continue in this field. 25yrs later, I have been offered my own shop fully paid for, amazing & a full feeling of joy to see and help others excel in out trade.
I'm so glad you see the long term effects of tariffs. It's amazing how many people don't understand this concept.
I been watching this channel for long time I'm watching this 5years later n it crazy how far the academy n channel has gone!
Your work ethic is second to none I wish more business owners had your work ethic of quality over quantity as long as a company does quality work they will never be looking for customers
Sitting in my shop as I build a CNC machine. What an inspiration you are. Be blessed.
Thanks... you should join our Facebook group so we can see your machine.
#1) I'm a retired U.S. Marine
#2) im a trained welder...
#3) I'm now a machinist student at N.T.M.A. S/F springs.
I'm completely new to Machinest trade ) it's a seven month program.i start on monday graduate In April.
Pray for me
And thanks for all your humility. And excellence.
#4) I appreciate your channel I just discovered it recently
Lastly I'm also a Mtn biker. I own a G.T. Avalanche .. keep up the great videos much appreciated.
SSgt Calhoun U.S.M.C.!
Praying and Thank You!
Thanks Titan, I had disabled Facebook because of all the BS on it but thanks to this video I am going to subscribe to your channel. Keep up the great work , your the best example of an American dream that is possible with hard work and determination!
Thank you for doing what you do, just listened to you're story this weekend and youtube has so many great people in the tool and trades communities its changing my life having these positive influences in my life. Theres so much ugly and negativity in the world these days im thankful i've found all these inspirational creators such as yourself, again - thank you
repeatability...copy exact. You are inspiring. I'm a 50 yr old mech designer for the RF semiconductor generator industry. I started a tiny CNC business and make brass fixtures for an eye wear company that makes frames for airmen/women in the Navy and Airforce. They are one of the last totally in house made in America eye frame companies, When you said "boom I'd hire them" about the person being able to design model program and machine prototypes etc., I was like , dang, I'd take you up on that offer and I'd give my last 20+ years to doing what I love...which is this that you also love. But, I am doing pretty well and getting busy with 75+ hours a week. Like you I'm born to run the good race. Quality being close to Godliness. God bless you and yours. BTW, paid my 440 off in the first 6 months back in 2017 with a contract for 3000+ nylon parts for Energizer battery lines. They paid well. I'm buying my second machine this year, but I'm shopping for a step up. I don't need much, so I'm not doing the leap to a Haas or whatnot..possibly a Syil.
Thank you Titan for a Happy Veterans Day
Mann titan another awsome video mann. The knowledge ur giving away is priceless . The positivity I bring to the industry is all good man keep it coming. For about a month now I spend about 6-7 hours a day watching ur videos and reading up on cnc and milling
Thanks
Great video Titan!
Glad to hear you plug Tormach. I've actually got the Tormach 15L lathe in my garage. It has it's limitations. It's a little low on torque for large diameter steel parts. And I occasionally wish it had a longer bed . . . But all in all it's a terrific machine for the money. And the user interface is super easy to learn and use.
God bless , you are a real inspiration and you have done a big job helping people from all around the globe. Thank you Titan . RAFI from Morocco Africa .
God bless Titan. I prayed for your success in life continues. GE is a excellent vendor. Maybe St Jude or Medtronic can be looked at for work? Not that you need more work I am just trying to help.
New Titan Tee Shirt: NO Compromise! With out quality you have nothing! Anyone can create trash, only the few create greatness!
Please Titan keep em coming . My new question for you and your team is. How can I overcome my fear of dealing with small milling tool . By small I don't mean micromilling if the term is correct I have that fear with tools under 5 mm diameter to 1 mm d. Thanks
Titan, as a young Machinist I have 2 questions. 1.) How do companies keep track of orders, expenses, and finances? 2.)How do you get funds to begin your own business?
Watch My Vlog 19,20 and 21
Titan, Tye Adams here from D/A Mfg. Co., Inc. in Tulia, TX. Your story and your passion for the industry inspires me. I work in the family business that was started by my grandfather in 1978. My father now runs the company and I have stepped in to handle production. We employ 25 people with about 11 CNC programmers/machinists. Once my grandfather stepped down from running the company, our culture has degraded. My question to you is, what is your advice for motivating your employees and creating a positive culture and a clean work environment? Many thanks, Tye.
Hey Tye,
Please check out Vlog# 4,5 & 6 on my channel as they talk about and answer your question.
Thanks,
Titan
Titan. In your organization who physically prepares the router? Is it an office person, shop foreman, programmer, cnc setup person, or cnc machinist? If there are changes to the router or notes to add. Who does that also? Thanks, Drake
We have a selected person and only 1 person is allowed to make changes.
Titan, thank you for answering my question.
Absolutely:-)
Great video. Upcoming, could you discuss your approach to a shop network? How you get programs from A to B, digital prints, employee access to models/ prints etc. Computer locations, licenses for your Esprit, or Mastercam, etc. This seems to be something that we just can’t get nailed down and stay satisfied with for long.
Will do...
@@TITANSofCNC I’d love to hear more about this as well.
Hey Titan! Does the academy have plans to teach viewers basic/advanced topics of GD&T?
Yes and did you see my video on G & M code? It’s on this channel
Thank you for these feedback sessions, they are awesome! I've got two questions for you:
Q1. Where do you see the emergence of the new combined additive & subtractive CNC machines being of most effectiveness or benefit in industry?
Q2. What are your thoughts on the slow and continual growth of metal 3D printing, and do you feel they can be a great addition to traditional manufacturing shops or become a direct competitor in the next 5-10 years?
Will answer in future VLOG...
3D metal printing helps create parts never though possible... increases mans ability to invent and adds to overall Machining as these products usually need post Machining or new assemblies need additional parts
Thank you Titan, I'm looking forward to it!
Titan I need your help! I was just put in charge of organizing all the tooling and Fixtures. We are having a lot of trouble organizing fixtures for specific jobs. How do you go about it? Can you show us in a video your fixture area and possible software you use were it shows the location?
Also, how do you organize your setup sheets? What is your process for setup sheets when it's the 1st run ever and when it becomes an actual proven run. Any difference?
Thanks!
I will do a video but all documents including set up sheets need to be in one place within your shop router... I use JobBoss. On the router you have to document all related documents and there number. Tooling boxes, fixtures also have to be coded and placed in there spots. Label Racks A, B, C etc and shelves 1,2,3,4 etc.
So you can find tooling box T-005 on shelve B,3 etc
Make sense?
@@TITANSofCNC Yes perfect sense. That's exactly what I had in mind! Right now documents are all over the place. Setup sheets in one cabinet area, cut instructions somewhere else. Etc... Been having a lot of issues. I'm changing my setup sheets to have all the info and having only 1 guy hang out the work order, router and a sheets and he verifys everything Including Revs. Match.
Same thing with Fixtures. We have a system like A-3 like you mentioned. But we need to improve bc one cabinet isn't like that and we lost a few fixtures.
One more question. Do you store fixtures in cabinet without protection? Or do you incase fixtures in a cardboard or plastic box and label?
Thanks for answering so quick!
@@TITANSofCNC Did this video get made? I’m very interested to hear your tips on tooling organization.
I just started a position as a CNC programmer. After the programs are written and set up sheets are printed, we just put them into a file cabinet.
What do you do to stay and keep organized between the engineering/programming offices and the shop floor? How do you optimize everything?
Thanks
JobBoss software and keep everything on our server.
Hey Titian love the videos. Just wanted to ask, do u have a system or book or something that u use for all ur speeds and feeds and to keep them consistent on all ur parts. Basically asking how do I get better finishes
We will be posting videos on all... Download NOVO from Kennametal... it's great.
Awesome video, Titan. For large volume production, at what point is close to tolerance limits too close for your in-process inspections? When would you reject parts or require further inspection by your quality department?
Gotta hit the middle depending on call outs and or post processing... if it’s a tenth out... it’s scrap.
Thanks, Titan.
Good info. I got some good info from this one, specifically the AS9100 and router talk. I have some deeper questions, but they can wait for now.
Hi Titan. I have been looking at various CNC machines with steel machining in mind and harder materials and was mainly looking at haas (st 10, st 20, vf 1, vf 2) but from the various forums and other sources I have seen it seems haas machines are not favoured in this area especially under high production. So, from your experience and point of view has this been the case and are there other machines that you would recomend or you share a different story.
There are always ways of taking pressure off tools and Haas has direct drive and or gear driven... so of course you can cut hard materials with a Haas. It’s a great starter machine and is affordable... down the line you can get something more rigid and pay twice or 3 times as much...
Running tenths is hard but doable
You are so positiv, incredible und honest guy. I like all your videos.
Hey Titan, thanks for the videos. You are serving the country as well!
Hey, if you had to start again but could only choose two machines, which machines would you choose? Would you get one mill and one lathe? Or two mills?
Depends on my work load.
Maybe one of each... but a Mill can machine round parts and do a lot more... so I would go 2 Mills...
And just go after the Mill work... but that’s me.
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Ok, now let’s say you have $90k to do that, which mill would you get?? And what features would you not go without??
Lol. Don’t worry, I don’t work for HAAS.
If you prefer to email me directly agill.br@gmail.com
Awesome video! Thanks Titan...you’re inspiring man!
I got a question about fixturing, does each part have its own coordinates like G54, G55 etc... or do you do and incremental move? It’s easy with 3-4 parts but when you doing fixturing with 20+ how you go about setting each parts coordinates?
If you know the exact locations of each part u can use 1 offset . Like say something is is at X0Y0 then the next part is at X1Y0 and so forth. Or u can use G91 incremental moves
Gracias for a titan.. god bless
Titan ,
your dream that you had in the beginning is the dream I have now , to start out with a small mill work my way up to having a shop like yours. I'm not really sure where to start or anything but I'm putting my self out there . not but a few hours ago I went to a machine shop close to my school that my teacher recommended me and I gave him my resume and now I am an intern there. its a small shop but from my understanding they make lots of 1 off parts for F1 and stuff. my goal is to have a small shop making aerospace and medical parts! watching your videos makes me so hype and gives me a drive to complete this goal . they make it seem so much close to a reality ! You are a real inspiration!
I wish I could give you my full background and story of how I've grown up, I have had it rough. I've been though sexual abuse and regular physical abuse as a kid , my dad went to prison for all that when I was only 5 years old and my mom has been raising my family my family by her self since then. I grew up poor , not much of anything to our name . my mom worked full time all day , 2 jobs and had to raise me and my brother ( my sister moved out to my grandparents house and was raised by them because of how bad of fights they use to get into) . I was a hand full for my mom as when you're a kid with autism ( we didn't actually know at the time that I was autistic but we did know I had tremors ) learning is a lot harder and through out school I wasn't doing well , I wasn't grasping everything and my mom didn't have much time to help me witch homework or anything else. so I struggled a lot . my mom had to go to IEP meeting and miss work which would cause her to stress and she would have breakdowns. I never understood why or even what was happening at that age . one day at kids plus ( a day care at before and after school hours ) one of the teachers there brought her husband ( a leader at our local rocketry club ) to the school and he got to show us rockets . BAM ! i was drawn to it ! the loud noise and flame sparked my interest on looking into why rockets works and how I could build my own. I spent months looking online at videos and pictures on building rockets , these rockets lead to airplanes and cars. BOY WAS I ADDICTED! I started making my own rockets out of rolled up paper and paper planes! this is how my interest in the aviation industry and making stuff .
skip to almost 3 years ago , I graduated high school and thought i knew exactly what i wanted to do for a living . i thought i would make a great engineer. i started college and went for that degree. i didn't even make it 2 months . my English skills ( Reading and writing ) were not so hot and math was also super hard for me. i was having to go through the lowest levels of those classes that this college had to offer. the way that they were teaching wasn't making any sense and i felt a weight of impossibility. i was randomly applying for jobs that paid high to try and see if i could get out of going to college. i applied for a company called Corning INC. they were manufacturing fiber optics and were looking for machine operator, my application got accepted and i went through the process and failed the test the first time i took it. i was bummed out and was told i was still a candidate but i had to wait 6months and re try my test. 6 months went by and i tried again . some how i managed to pas the test and get the job for the operator position. while working there i got to see these really cool cnc operated "lathes" ( instead of take off material , they burned a flame of chemicals and collected the soot onto a rotating bar ) this sparked my interest in how these machines worked and what droves them. i would always stand by the engineering team and ask questions and watch them fix the machines . At that point i knew i wanted to go back to school and learn more about these. the company was going to pay for my school but it all had to be online so i decided to skip out on it. fast forward a few months and i was randomly getting sick. i was blacking in and out at work , not able to keep my balance and was getting physically sick . unsure of what was going on i went down to the company nurse and asked her to take a look . she told me my heart rate was out of whack and that she wanted me to go home and see the doctor tomorrow. the following day i go to the doctor and he looks me over and told me he thinks its just vertigo and just being tired from all the 12hr shift i was working . i went back to work and the following day was back to the same thing .blacking out , getting sick , dizzy. went to the nurse again and she told me i needed to go see a cardiologist and i wasn't allowed to return back to work till i had an answer to what was going on or a written document from both doctors saying it wasn't a heart problem .it took me close to a month to get an appointment with the heart doctor and he ran a bunch of tests and said i was fine . got my note and returned back to work after a little over 1 month and a half of being out. when i came back. i had the same problems they hadn't went away and the doctors couldn't figure it out. i was working a night shift and the nurse wansnt on site when i got sick on my way to the brake room. our ERT (Emergency response team ) came out and took a look at me and told me to go home and not come back till Monday when the nurse was back (it was the weekend ) over that weekend i went to talk to my doctor and i brought up the chemicals i was working around (chlorine , germanium , Silicon and many others ) he told me that he can almost bet that was what was causing me all the problems and he sent me back and told me i needed to see if i could get transferred to a different department . when i got to work i emailed my supervisor telling him that my doctor thinks the chemicals I'm around are what's causing me problems and wanted to se if i could be transferred to a different department . My supervisor came up to me the next day and said that he was working on my transfer but also told me i couldn't be on the work floor anymore do to safety concerns. he took me into one of the conference rooms and made me read SOP for 3 days. after those 3 days on my way out the door ( this was my last day of the pay week ) i was pulled aside by my supervisor and told that we needed to go see HR . he sat me down at this round table in HR's office and the HR lady fired me as soon as i sat down. Told me " You have missed to many days of work and we are terminating you because of that " I asked her why as i was out on disability and she said i had missed more days before that i told her that those days were days that i was sent home by the nurse but she told me there was no excuse and that i needed to leave . After i was fired i was devastated and left in debt , i had a car to pay for and no income a week later i applied for amazon and got the job, this is my current job but while on my 1 week of job searching i realized that i could go back to school . my mom suggested i give the CIM(computer Integrated Machining ) program a shot ( this is something she did before she decided to go into medical billing and my mom use to be a machinist for my grandpa when my grandpa use to have his own shop ) I went in to class the first day excited and have kept that excitement since . I love being able to learn hands on , my teacher explains math to me in ways that makes since and its something that seems to be motivating . one of my instructors use to work in a place that did aerospace parts and that's when i realized i could be still work in with aerospace and not have to be an engineer to do it . i can do something that comes easier to me than anything else has and be able to do my dream. I can also Start my own company and be my own boss , not having to worry about being judged for my disability's and knowing that i can keep my employees safer than my previous job. because i take safety very seriously and will be sure that my employees know that their own safety comes over productivity and that we will make the most perfect parts you can. there is always a way and i want my employees to strive to become better each day , make better parts each day just like do . improve processes and not be afraid to speak up if there is a problem .
seeing someone like you who was in a similar situation emotionally and financially and seeing where you are at now is awesome and inspires me and gives me hope !
Hope to see you in town one day and get to meet you face to face. and when i get my shop running i would love to invite you down and show you around !
~Steven
Titan, the shop programmer where I work refuses to do peripheral milling. I think it can save time and money. How do I convince him to at least try to peripheral milling? We use MasterCam X7. Most of our material is 4140. Thanks Titan!!
It’s a problem when programmers don’t think outside the box. Leaders in any company should evaluate and perhaps change out such a programmer... as one persons mind dictates the success of many.
Hi. Please make a researched video on starting a cnc machine manufacturing business. This video will be exclusive and will unique.
I love your channel. I instantly subscribed
Thanks
Titan I ended up putting a CNC in my garage in October. Got it setup to the best of my ability. But how can I find work as a home shop. Like I work a normal job outside of CNC industry and I dont have the contacts to find leads. I've thought about getting a website just so people could find me on google but is that enough?
It’s a start... join our Facebook Group and get in community... it’s a private group with the same name as this channel
I'm in the Facebook group, super helpful
Can you make custom fixture plates without tapping? My cnc has no reversing spindle.
I've made little raiser plates that hold up my part that allows the mitee bite to clamp.
Hi Titan, first of all thank you for all the content you share with us it's so motivating!!! I'm an huge fan. You didn't had an easy life.
I'm Swiss, 23 year old and started my company 8 month ago with an old Brother TC-22A . I work like a crazy and it's going good. I just ordered a brand new Brother Speedio to keep going with the work I have.
I have a question: How you diversify?
I mean I work for two different domains: Automation and Machine tool companies here in Switzerland. I knew the customers from my ex boss. And I also make motorcycle parts.
But now I want to explore different markets.
How can I find work for aeronautic or medical companies? cause those markets are so closed and you can't enter in it with just asking for work by mail
I'm young but I'm so hungry. I want to learn new things every day and make crazy parts
hey, im from germany. i could speak german with you but because of the respect for other people i want to stick to english here ;)
do you have a mastery or something else? here in germany you only can run a company with a master.
additional to this i want to know if your firm is working because it sounds great man, i thought about my own shop too :)
did you start w/ manual machining or did u jump straight into cnc? im a new sub btw
Titan has stated multiple times he started on manual machines.
So, I started on a Proto-Trak which was a combo... Meaning you cranked handles like any manual but also could write little programs with complete. It was great, because a little while after, when I was put on a CNC machine... my mind clicked and I just got it.
Simple engraving with mastercam and wrapping letters around a radius
He great videos. Could you talk about PDC tools, recommendations to machine aluminum, speeds?
thanks.
Thank you Titan ..
Happy Thanksgiving and Merry Christmas Titan! I just found your academy and these vlogs; Question 1- (you may have answered this before, please provide the link) I am re-careering as an operator and coming over from the service side. Can you lay out the skill sets needed as an operator, a set-up person, and a programmer? I am joining the facebook page you just spoke of. Slowly but surely I am searching down your other posts and going through them! You are a Very serious INSPIRATION!
Respectfully,
Frank Stanek
I will address all of these but trust me, start with my early Vlogs and just put the time in and you will get all the info needed
Ok i have a quistion every tuesday i am a intern in a cnc company. I know gcode and how the mashines work but i am under 18 su i am not alowed to use them.....
Do you guys have any tips for me what i can do to impress them?
Pls help me they are geting bored of me
Master our FREE academy.titansofcnc.com and get the respect... and keep asking for opportunities
@@TITANSofCNC will do thank you
If don't have access to a machine right now. Would a cnc pc simulator do? I really love to learn this.
Please Made video on CNC TURNING CYCLE like DRILLING , GROOVING. I don't know that also Cycle for MILLING. So, if yes can you reply and made video on it.
Thank you for the reply.
When programming
How much different is 5 axis to 3 axis milling
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I have a video on this channel that explains it perfectly
What is the best machine for a beginner that will work with a regular wall outlet,
Looking for a 5 axis simultaneous machine with tolerances perfect, I'm a complete noob, learning software when I can, currently I'm a OTR Truck Driver
at first i want to give you a tipp: learn 3 axis. when you can programm a 3 axis machine, you can learn 5 axis.
you should learn the basics with 3 axis because it needs a lot of understanding how these machines and the whole production process works.
i know these 5 axis machines look very cool while working, but they are much more expensive and when you can´t programm 3 axis properly, the additional 2 axis are useless.
@@olim8742 I've never owned a 3D Printer either, would a 3D printer be good enough for the 3 axis experience? I ask that because that would be a cheaper option since 3 axis isnt what I want to settle on. And also 3D Printing is adding/stacking up material, while cnc milling is subtracting material, so in that regard is there a difference in learning 3 axis between them?
@@davidprock904 i´ve never worked with 3d printers, i only saw some working in my old company.
additional to that i think that the way you programm a 3d printer is different to a cnc mill or lathe.
i think it is necessary to learn the cnc mill and lathe because it´s not only about programming these machines. it´s about understanding how the chipping of metal works. you must get an understanding for metals, the different tools and how they are used.
when you work with a cnc mill, it´s necessary to "feel" and hear how the tool works because every tool needs is own speeds and it´s different in for example steel, plastic or aluminium.
when i came in contact with CNC machines, i was glad that i had learned manual machining before because i got a lot of understanding and basic knowledge for tools, materials and the whole process of producing machine parts which is necessary to use the CNC machines in a clever way.
a other problem is that u can´t buy a CNC mill (3 or 5 axis) with enough experience. of course you can buy one, but you need knowledge of machine speeds, every machine manufacturer delivers his own software to control the machine, you must know if the machine is in a good condition, you must think about the tools etc. etc..... a good machine is expensive and the tools and the software can be very, very expensive.
i think you should work in a machine shop for a long time where they show you how you work with these machines and then you really get to know if this is the right thing for you.
@@olim8742 when I do gain enough knowledge to get started, I'm going to make my own CNC million machines that make themselves larger each time, but their method of axis is quite different, and would likely wind up having to make my own software to run it, maybe. I will be making my own magnetic motors that are very different and extremely integrated into the machine, might as well say the machine is the motors, that heavily integrated, magnetic surface area is like never seen before, extreme torque and precision. My electricity I won't have to pay for so no issues there lol.
LaRouche's Four Laws have everything to do with machining ;)
We manufacture overseas (china). Any thoughts on bringing our manufacturing in house? We'd love to start manufacturing in the US. We've done some math and it seems we can't even buy raw material for the cost they are delivering the products.
turbo2ltr I’ve did some work for some companies and they won’t except steel out of China because the poor quality steel. You get what you pay for, you may get away with cheap stuff but sooner or later you could have a catastrophic failure.
@@travisguilbeau8404 Yeah, well aware and experienced it, Though fortunately we make stuff that is just meant to be heavy, and not structural. What we sell is nearly a commodity so final cost is important. As it is we are getting our butts handed to us from Chinese selling direct on Amazon sometimes selling as much as half our price. Imagine what it would be if we manufactured in the US! We refuse to race to the bottom, but 90% of people out there just want cheap. They don't care about made in USA or the reason ours is more expensive.
turbo2ltr I always try to buy and support US products. If we don’t look out for ourselves no one will. We gotta put us first.
@@travisguilbeau8404 Agreed, now to just convince the other 95% of the US..
I need Heidenhain iTNC 530 5 axis control knowledge...programming,
operating knowledge...How to give 2d wear offsets etc..pls do it...
im in high school i need to choose classes .I want to own my cnc business
Where can I get more practice programming?
Our academy.titansofcnc.com
I want to learn cad cam software...can i learn it fully from ur academy??please tell us...
Download fusion360, there's tons and tons of online support and tutorials
I start school for this next month
I live in fresno ca, what are some good cnc schools that are near me?
Our Free Academy.titansofcnc.com and then look at Academy Small Groups in your area.
Hey Titian What's your thoughts on lean manufacturing principles, in regards to cnc machining?
I like to join to your company ... im from sri lanka ..
Siemens Control or FANUC ???
Both
@@TITANSofCNC Thanks for Reply.
Is that a canoe paddle in the corner?
Good eye, I grew up in Hawaii paddling since I was 12... Great memories. I have more paddles but now we paddle board. It’s a mainland thing but makes me feel connected to the islands...
@@TITANSofCNC Haha awesome! Any way to get on the water is a good thing. Thanks for the videos and tutorials!
Do you always use cam or do you hand code aswell?
Hand coding simple things is easy... but ya, mostly CAM as it just takes seconds.
@@TITANSofCNC cool, greetings from switzerland🤙keep up the great work i love your videos!
We call them travelers, routers.
God I Wisch America had the metric system.
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