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Key Elements Covered:
- An overview and step by step demonstration of the process from job design to setting up and machining a CNC milling job
- Overview of CNC milling machine setup
- Mach3 tour of common features
- Job design (including text engraving and basic manufacturing processes such as drilling and pocket operations)
- Overview of design software such as AutoCAD and CorelDraw
- Post processor overview and GCODE production including VCarvePro 6.5 and SheetCAM
- Job setup and machining the job

This is a ‘crash’ course for CNC milling beginners as well as users that require a refresher course and is aimed at home and hobby users as well as light industrial and manufacturing users. This course offers a step by step demonstration of the complete process from job design to machining a job with your exact product requirements in mind.

We start with an introduction to a general CNC milling machine setup and a tour covering the most used features of Mach3. We then continue to look at how to setup a machining job from the initial stages of design (CorelDraw, AutoCAD or other design program), Mach3 GCODE production (using VCarvePro 6.5, SheetCAM or other post processor) and finally importing code into Mach3 and setting up the job for machining.

This course is a great way for a beginner to gain enough knowledge and experience to be able to start machining and be in production on their own after this session and the time can also be used to setup a hobby/small CNC milling machine.

This course is also aimed at users that would like to experience using different software packages and discuss the suitability of each piece of software for their own needs. This course can also be tailored to users that require assistance setting up a specific job for production.

A half day option is available which is aimed at users that would like to concentrate on a particular area such as job design, code production or the installation and setup of a specific part of Mach3.

Typical design and code production demonstrated in this course as standard includes text engraving, shapes and image engraving as well as basic manufacturing processes such as contour and pocket operations.

Example Itinerary

Course starts 9am

Overview of the process from job design to machining outlining the steps involved

Introduction to Mach3. A tour of the common features and screens. Tour of screens required to setup a Mach3 milling machine

Introduction to VCarve Pro 6.5 design and code generation which includes a demonstration of 'How to engrave text' followed by a demonstration of a contour and pocket operation

Break for lunch

Setting up a job for machining

Import of code into Mach3 and carry out the job

More advanced features of Mach3 such as homing and soft limits

Course finish 5pm

Contact us to discuss your requirements and tailor this course to suit your needs

Prices
£130.00 full day training at your site plus travel*
£80.00 half day training at your site plus travel*

All courses include 1 month free aftercare email support

This course is designed as a 1 to 1 session, contact us for larger groups.

*Travel is charged at £0.20 per mile from Barnstaple, Devon

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