Well, look at the bright side. It is only an artifact if it is no longer in use, making things for today. The same can be said for us...I visited several job shops this week - all were exclusively CNC. I would say (sadly) that any machine with hand wheels is old school, in fact, an artifact of a bygone era.
I guess they cannot repair anything anymore. CNC is great for repetitive jobs, or even one off from a CAD drawing, but manual is the way to repair parts, or make new from the old.I visited several job shops this week - all were exclusively CNC. I would say (sadly) that any machine with hand wheels is old school, in fact, an artifact of a bygone era.
I guess they cannot repair anything anymore. CNC is great for repetitive jobs, or even one off from a CAD drawing, but manual is the way to repair parts, or make new from the old.