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Hello all. I would like to introduce myself here. My name is Rob , and I come to you from Texas, USA. I found this site while searching my Tapatalk phone app looking for a new CNC site to read. I was quickly hooked and read everything I could on this site, both CNC and not. I am so pleased to see all of the contributors being very gracious and willing to share their knowledge without undertones. That is a rare thing on today's internet forum sites. My background.... I was first introduced to computers in 1985 when my high school started a computer programming class using the new APPLE IIe. That first year I fell in love with coding. I spent the whole summer break between the 10th and 11th grade mowing lawns and doing odd jobs for money . By the end of the summer I had about half of the money saved to pay for that computer. My father was impressed by my commitment to get a computer so he agreed to pay the other half. I spent the remainder of high school mastering Basic, Cobol, and Fortran. It was the first thing I had ever been involved in that I felt I was a natural. Sadly I was never able to attend college to further my coding interest. I did however attend a trade school and studied in the Tool & Die program. I was recruited by the Boeing Aircraft Company as a trainee in the CNC machining department within a year of starting that program. Fast forward to today...I have been in the Aerospace machining industry for my whole working career of 30 years. Almost exclusively in the CNC specialty. I ended up programming CAD systems for about 2/3 of that time. Today I am a Senior NC Programmer for a DoD contractor in the Aerospace industry. My software of choice is CATIA V5 and now CATIA/DELMIA V6 r2013x. I am working on a CNC router project at my house that I will describe in another thread in the CNC forum. I look forward to getting to know you all and look forward to learning from you. Rob |
| DMIOM:
hi Rob and welcome - we're a diverse but hopefully friendly bunch here! Dave (Isle of Man) |
| Pete W.:
Hi there, Rob, Hello and welcome from a UK Mad Modder. |
| Joules:
Hi Rob, in my yoof... I bought an Apple II+ when my mates were all out buying cars etc. I didn't get on with the programming side as well as the hardware, and that led me into computer controlled devices and eventually a job as computer engineer at a local University. That got me into CAD CAM, Rhino and stereo lithography in the early 90's. I had a good head start on 3D printing without realising it. I currently work as a freelance prototyping engineer. Welcome to the Madness, look forward to seeing your work. Joules |
| krv3000:
hi and welcome |
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