Screw machines were typically left unattended but it wasn't lights out, there would always be a machinist around for checking on it. Modern light out machining is up to 2 days plus of unattended working with no human interaction. Bit of a difference.
Screw machines are insane! They certainly can run for a long time unattended, I agree. I shop full of 1960’s Brown and Sharpe’s recently that blew my mind!
@@flatsurfaces1913 Not Brownie's per se, but other bar fed machines. Ones that produce the same parts a typical automatic screw machine would, were running lights out long ago. This topic was covered n detail in one of the screw machine magazines, when there were still screw machine magazines in print. Nothing new under the sun.
Bar feeder is probably the cheapest/ easiest way to get started, it’s had some issues jamming up , chip management. The worst was coming in and see the probe stylist snapped off from chips wrapping around it. These apps people are great to talk with. The only thing holding me back is cost.
Those arms have terrified me for years as I thought the barrier to entry when it comes to programming was crazy - but it’s seeming like they’re getting a lot more plug & play versus ten years ago
@@iansandusky417 yeah man, job shop work during the day, then set up a nice Ali job before you leave in the evenings preferably with a robot so it will go the whole night🙂 probably be more efficient than employing a night shift😂 that’s my plan anyway🙂
Calm t.f. down with this talk about "dwindling skill pool" when it comes to machining. It is an instant no hire zone if I mention anything like what you just mentioned. 🤣😳😡 But yes. I agree. This is a dying industry. Most of the people in this field are trash. No skills. No drive to do better. No desire to be better.
With a name like Sandusky…… great vid
Lights Out Machining was happening in the world of screw machines years before this topic was thought up.
Screw machines were typically left unattended but it wasn't lights out, there would always be a machinist around for checking on it.
Modern light out machining is up to 2 days plus of unattended working with no human interaction. Bit of a difference.
Screw machines are insane! They certainly can run for a long time unattended, I agree. I shop full of 1960’s Brown and Sharpe’s recently that blew my mind!
@@flatsurfaces1913 Not Brownie's per se, but other bar fed machines. Ones that produce the same parts a typical automatic screw machine would, were running lights out long ago.
This topic was covered n detail in one of the screw machine magazines, when there were still screw machine magazines in print.
Nothing new under the sun.
Bar feeder is probably the cheapest/ easiest way to get started, it’s had some issues jamming up , chip management. The worst was coming in and see the probe stylist snapped off from chips wrapping around it.
These apps people are great to talk with. The only thing holding me back is cost.
Macho Man Randy Savage in the background, two thumbs for that.
Ian as always very interesting it certainly opened my eyes to the many different applications for robotics
Thank you very much sir! It’s something that’s fairly pertinent to my shop as well - I’m feeling a little Stone Age these days.
Ian very informative presentation. Thanks
Thank you very much for checking it out!
I’m a machinist local to Alicat.
Definitely want to get a doosan or fanuc cobot arm to load my sharp sv2412 mill
Those arms have terrified me for years as I thought the barrier to entry when it comes to programming was crazy - but it’s seeming like they’re getting a lot more plug & play versus ten years ago
Sandusky? Machining is in his name.
I think you have to implement automation to keep up these days 🙂
I agree with you! I’m thinking it’s time to start getting a bit more up to date in my own shop.
@@iansandusky417 yeah man, job shop work during the day, then set up a nice Ali job before you leave in the evenings preferably with a robot so it will go the whole night🙂 probably be more efficient than employing a night shift😂 that’s my plan anyway🙂
Calm t.f. down with this talk about "dwindling skill pool" when it comes to machining. It is an instant no hire zone if I mention anything like what you just mentioned. 🤣😳😡 But yes. I agree. This is a dying industry. Most of the people in this field are trash. No skills. No drive to do better. No desire to be better.