An Arnold Publication- Serving the Western Metalworking Industry Since 1981
An Arnold Publication
From the Editor
The knights of yore live on. . .
Anyone interested in the Middle Ages will know that most knights in those days were committed to a feudal lord (employer) in return for the security of full-time employment.
Anyone interested in the Middle Ages will know that most knights in those days were committed to a feudal lord (employer) in return for the security of full-time employment.
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CNC WEST is a west coast metalworking print magazine devoted to machinist and metalworking decision makers in machine shops and job shops on the west coast. The magazine features articles on cnc machining, machine shops and the west coast metal working industry. Please enjoy this months issue and if you would like to read previous issues you may do so by clicking here. 
They Keep ‘em Flying
Called the birth place of naval aviation, the United States Naval Base at Coronado Island, San Diego, CA (NBC) provides a shore-based platform for 16 helicopter squadrons, 2 fixed wing squadrons, two aircraft carriers, four SEAL (Sea, Air, Land) Teams, Navy Expeditionary Combat Command squadrons, and other air, surface and subsurface commands.
The huge base is also home to the Fleet Readiness Center Southwest (FRCSW), which overhauls, repairs, and modifies Navy and Marine Corps front line tactical, logistical, and rotary-wing aircraft and their components.
The huge base is also home to the Fleet Readiness Center Southwest (FRCSW), which overhauls, repairs, and modifies Navy and Marine Corps front line tactical, logistical, and rotary-wing aircraft and their components.
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Exotic Undersea Projects
Almost everyone in the scientific community has heard of Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego. That’s because Scripps is one of the oldest, largest, and most important centers for ocean and earth science research, education, and public service in the world. Scripps research scientists poke their noses into physical, chemical, biological, geological, and geophysical studies of the oceans and earth.
Founded in 1903, the institute became part of the University of California in 1912. Since that time, the institute has contributed invaluable information to the world’s understanding of oceanography and the planet itself. At present, the institute has more than 300 research programs under way in a wide range of scientific areas in 65 countries. Scripps’ investigations span the realms of sea, air, land, and life in efforts to determine how Earth systems work and interact.
Founded in 1903, the institute became part of the University of California in 1912. Since that time, the institute has contributed invaluable information to the world’s understanding of oceanography and the planet itself. At present, the institute has more than 300 research programs under way in a wide range of scientific areas in 65 countries. Scripps’ investigations span the realms of sea, air, land, and life in efforts to determine how Earth systems work and interact.
Smashing Cycle-Time Barriers 
He was just 18 when a kindly machine-shop owner offered him a job. He was 22 when he became shop manager with responsibility for the entire shop.“His name was Don Chave, and he allowed me to do whatever I wanted to in the shop,” says Ric McCants, general manager of Ventura California’s Naso Corporation. “I guess Don saw something in me, some talent maybe, because he kept pushing me to learn more and more about all the machines in the place, which at that time were old Bridgeports and Cadillacs, except for two old Acrolocs. There were a couple of guys running the Acrolocs, but their cycle times were really long. So, I said to Don, ‘I can make parts faster than that on a hand mill. Would you mind if over lunch I jump on the computer and make a program?’ Don said, ‘No, go ahead.’ And that’s how I got started programming.”
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