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Senior Heliman
Location: orlando,florida
| if youre starting from scratch and self-taught like i did 5 years ago nothing is going to be "friendly". its gonna be an a$$ kicker and nothing short of complete determination will get you through it. when i started i bought a haas vf3 and bobcad-cam software. i had no cnc machining experience (only some manual experience),no programing experience, and no cad experience. the bobcad came with training cd's and a book. i can remember many long days and lots of caffeine to finally get to the point where i could draw, program, and machine a part without making mistakes. it took probably a year before i could machine complex parts and 3d. the challenges are continual like selecting the best process for machining something,fixtures, efficient programing, feeds and speeds, etc.. the good news is the rewards come quickly and get bigger and better. i really get a lot of satisfaction when i can sit down in front of the screen and design something making it stylish, sexy , and functional, machining it, and putting it into service. so the answer to your question is that the bobcad worked for me,had information resources to get you thru it, was cheap (about 500 bucks), and was powerful enough to take me a long way. i have recently stepped up to pro-e software, 4 and 5 axis machining and cnc turning with live tooling. let the a$$ kickin' begin again . go get a machine, some software, and get busy. it will be worth it
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