By pure luck I got selected to work on a metal working CNC machine inside my schools workshop. We had regular practice when I was assigned to help a professor with making, marking, cleaning and delivering those metal blocks to and for Unior. This was my workstation for the day.
First I cleaned the CNC because other students forgot to do it a day prior. I decided to give it my all, and the result was my professor complementing it, since I cleaned everything that was in my reach.
After that I marked each block with my professor and he instructed and guided me on how to operate the CNC machine, as unlike my dads it was much more complicated due to regular tool change.
After a piece was finished I cleaned it from cooling oil and put it with its pair onto the pallet forklift. The objects were actually a part of a tool head for Unior if I’m not mistaken. I was helping make the general shape, and in Unior they later fix the tolerances and add more complex shapes onto it.
For a first few pieces I was guided by my professor, and on my last few I was working alone as I fully understood the process. In the end we delivered the full palate to Unior next door. That day was an amazing experience for me, as I got to learn new aspects of metalworking.