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Tangent Corner => Tangent Corner => Topic started by: Sam on September 07, 2010, 10:19:15 AM
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http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/30807/cnc-is-knocking-on-your-shop-door-will-you-answer
Ran across this and figured I'd share. The comments at the end are a good read, too.
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Thanks for sharing that Sam it is certainly a most interesting following discussion.
From my perspective CNC has certainly allowed me to produce stuff I would otherwise not be able to do (mainly through lack of a particular skill) and it has now totally changed the type of skills required in perhaps all areas of industry.
There was a discussion on another forum where the die hard engravers refused to believe this would have any impact on their business http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oo6zw03OtWU well perhaps not right away but for all of us 'Change is right around the corner'.
Tweakie.
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I think change is always right around the corner. Thank goodness, or we would all still be living in caves. I never did understand the "die hard purist" peoples way of thinking. They use different tools and methods and have a different skill set than the people before them, so on and so forth generation after generation. I mean, if your gonna play the die hard card on me, then you better be doing everything 100% by hand, and I mean caveman style. No chisels, hammers, or any of those other newfangled gadgets. They really shouldn't have access the internet, either. Back in the day, people couldn't give out secrets of the trade, show different styles of work, or give advise and help out with a few keystrokes on a forum. What you learned, was all by experience, and the direct teachings of the fellow before you. I guess what really irritates me the most is, when some people try to make you feel like your "beneath" them by not doing things by hand. I think we all know how much time and effort is required to excel at what we do. The article did state a good point..."it ain't the tool, it's the person using it", and I was also relieved to see that 90%+ of the comments embraced the idea of using CNC. Technology is a truly wonderful thing. Embrace it, or get the hell outta the way, for the rest of societies sake. End of rant. :)
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What I've found is that people who argue that a CNC is "cheating", have no idea what's involved. They always think it's as simple as push a button and make a part. In reality, an entirely new skill set is required to get the most out of it.
CNC is just another tool. Sure, you can buy 3D models and 2D clipart and make tons of stuff with little skill. But just like building fine furniture, if you want to create high quality work that's not cookie cutter type stuff, you need to develop multiple skills to get the most from CNC.