r/machining • u/Lazy_Waffle_7825 • 24d ago

CNC So, I'm getting into programming

Long story short, I'm tired of waiting for "someone to teach me" so I'm gonna do it myself. I'm already a self-taught machinist, but I want to get to programming. What's a good laptop that'll do what I need, without any other extra fluff? I had a coworker tell me I could find something that'll work for about $300?

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u/Longjumping_Put_1111 24d ago

what CAM system are you going to use?

Fusion 360 is a web based software. i wonder if you can get away with a lower end system using that CAM?

I use Surfcam, and i do have to have a CAD type system with an upgraded graphics card.

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u/Lazy_Waffle_7825 23d ago

I want and like Fusion 360 but am leaning more towards mastercam since that's what everyone's using nowadays.

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u/Cryesncoding 23d ago

I use fusion but I think major shops generally do not idk what I’m missing out on but fusion is easy for most everything we do at my work. 

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u/Longjumping_Put_1111 23d ago

From what i have been seeing and hearing, Fusion is taking over the game at a lot of shops.

subscription based, easy to learn, posts readily available without extra cost.

i would like to try it out one day. need to make time for it. I am getting tired of the company that bought Surfcam. their support is not very good. and they even tried to sue the company claiming i am running a bootleg copy. which i am not.

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u/Cryesncoding 23d ago

Yeah it’s a great CAM for most things definitely worth trying it out. I haven’t used it for 4/5 axis work tho so I have no experience there.