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Checked out a trade school open house near Pittsburgh
Went to a CMU machining workshop open house last Saturday. The instructor showed off a 5-axis DMG Mori they let students run. I was surprised how many kids under 20 were already programming with Mastercam like pros. Made me think about how different it is from when I learned on a Bridgeport in 2008. Has anyone else seen younger operators picking up CNC way faster than we did?
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foster.dylan22h ago
My neighbor's kid is 16 and already running CAM on a Haas like he's been doing it for years, it's wild how natural it comes to them.
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kelly_henderson8317h ago
Honestly, @foster.dylan is right - that 16 year old neighbor kid probably grew up with an iPad in his hands, so picking up CAM software feels natural to them. My buddy's son is 15 and taught himself Mastercam over a summer just watching YouTube, which would've taken me years to figure out back in 2008.
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