jssrb2008

Ive been there! I started as CNC set up $10 per hor...then went into programing I actually got kick backs for programs I wrote that when into production...and I made $12.00...now I do it all and money is a lot better...but I work in a small machine shop that my Father owns...so I can paid a little better then most machine shops...but he did tell me that working 30 years in a ship yard as a tool maker he made just over $35.00.. and told me overseas is where you make the big money... I was speaking interms of the guy who can do all of it...ive had no expirence in any other machine shop except for the one my Dad owns..thanks for the insite...I really had no clue...damn..

I work in machine shop...I run CNC laths/mills...and when someone goes and says "it's not rocket science" has obviously never stepped foot in a machine shop... All factors need to be taken into consideration...you don't just put a piece of metal in a machine and start cutting...first there's designs/drawings/engineering..Once you get that then you have to take that design/drawing and have to write a program for it...(I use Mastercam, which is anywhere between $3,000-$5,000 just for the program) mind you, you can spend hours drawing and writing programs...then you have to prove the program (machines need to be set up with the right tooling or you may need to by new tooling)...I use HAAS CNC's (a decent one with no tooling with cost you around $60,000/$70,000.. then once the program has been proved and prototype has been made...Then you move on to fine tuning the programs to run the most efficiently.. Also take the Hourly rate for the employee ($30+) and cost to run the machines ( say $30 per hour) then theres the cost of the material, and that's why you get the prices you see... so I guess the question is. if you are so inclined to complain about the prices...why not see if you can make a product that is of greater or equal quality and keep the cost down...

I just downloaded this game and it has made my work day go by a lot faster!!