He bought a Bridgeport to make better welding fixtures. That Bridgeport led to YouTube videos. Those videos led to a $7,000 CNC mill. That mill led to a full machine shop. Ty Neff never planned to become a machinist—but once he discovered CNC, he found his thing. Now he's running five-axis parts in LA with a completely self-taught approach. Ty's Impractical Tips: Invest in zero-point work holding—even the budget options pay for themselvesBuild CAM templates for every common operation (especia...
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He bought a Bridgeport to make better welding fixtures. That Bridgeport led to YouTube videos. Those videos led to a $7,000 CNC mill. That mill led to a full machine shop. Ty Neff never planned to become a machinist—but once he discovered CNC, he found his thing. Now he's running five-axis parts in LA with a completely self-taught approach. Ty's Impractical Tips: Invest in zero-point work holding—even the budget options pay for themselvesBuild CAM templates for every common operation (especia...
We Scrapped a 29,000 lb Machine & Judged the Dumbest Shop Hacks | 34
The Impractical Machinists
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2 months ago
We Scrapped a 29,000 lb Machine & Judged the Dumbest Shop Hacks | 34
What happens when a 29,000 lb horizontal machining center reaches the end of its life? In this episode, we talk about tearing one down — what parts we salvaged, what went to scrap, and how much it was actually worth in the end. We also share the messy reality of what you find inside a decades-old machine and how we handled the teardown without expensive rigging help. But before (and after) that, there’s a lot more going on in this episode. We talk about costly mistakes — like scrapping parts...
The Impractical Machinists
He bought a Bridgeport to make better welding fixtures. That Bridgeport led to YouTube videos. Those videos led to a $7,000 CNC mill. That mill led to a full machine shop. Ty Neff never planned to become a machinist—but once he discovered CNC, he found his thing. Now he's running five-axis parts in LA with a completely self-taught approach. Ty's Impractical Tips: Invest in zero-point work holding—even the budget options pay for themselvesBuild CAM templates for every common operation (especia...
