Just for fun - How old were you when you started programming CNC machines?

[Mr.M]

I started learning machining when I was 16 and was getting to program the Accurite controlled CNC Bridgeport knee mills pretty quickly. I convinced one of the 2nd year students to help me get going on them as soon as our basic manual mill class was done.

[Bruce Caulley]

Started at 17 on a ProtoTrak MX2 Bridgeport.  The mind boggles at some of the parts I managed to get that thing to make.

Cheers
Bruce

[Brad St]

1987 my first year in tech school. The shop I was fortunate enough to work at was a beta tester back then =)

My second year of tech school I got out of having to do any setups on the turntable by doing extra credit projects on the Cnc mill at where I was working =) . I don't regret that one bit!

[CADCAM396]

19 and at the end of the day owner stocked the fridge with beer and we all played ping pong till we were sideways.
foreman of the machine shop at 20. guess you could say i drank my way to the top in break kneck speed. lol

miss those days.