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Vader, I watched this thread for some time, and I was hopping that your problem would get resolved.
There is clearly a problem with your machine, and it seems there is no resolution for your machine...

Seth, You want to use the flow line tool path. The port will need to be 1 complete surface, and you will need to break the port into 2 surfaces, IE, runner, seat. The flow line will not let you...

I have to say, getting on the interent and bashing a company is about the standard today. You never hear anything good about a company , just that bad. If peoples attitudes were better, you would be...

What version are you using? We have ran mastercam on windows 7 for over a year, and no problems, on some pretty involed models and 5 axis tool paths, mc actually runs better on windows 7 , than on...

You need to pony up, and buy the options for the haas. We surface scan/ probe all the time with our haas mill. I takes master cam to generate the code to scan also.
Trying to intergrate a hobby...

If you plan on going 5 axis, run the servos for sure. There is no room for any error on 5 axis work. Also plan on programmig in with g93, inverse time also.
I own a Haas 5 axsis machine, and have...

Get the machining center. If you buy the knee niill, later down th road, you will wish you got a machining center. I have a buddy, that bought a new cnc knee mill a year ago, he is now kicking...

There has been a need for this for awhile. Over the last 20 years, I have had alot of these pc based cnc controllers, on many different machines. The best ones to this date, I have had, were were...

You need to work with master cam everday, to get really good. I remember when I started out with MC, it was a long learing curve. Good luck.

The cad/cam world has many software packages out there. All in all, look at the big picture,it might be hard at this point, but look at were you want to be at in 10 years?
The Haas machine,is an...

Cad cam consulting should be your mastercam dealer in your area. They are experts with 5 axis machining, and can make post for you. They built a custom post for my 5 axis machine, also the support...

I have been told the os has to loaded by a tech. There has to be a command to flash the mother board with the new os. I dread the day my machine goes down and the os needs to reloaded. The thumb...

The advice is right on these guys are givivng. If you want to get into to making parts professionally, you need the real machines.
Stay away from the hobby-toy mill machines for sure. You need...

don't worry about the support, when I was using the ajax, there was only one guy supporting it, he allways got back to me, this till might hold true today. when your up and running, the support will...

If you need to get up and running, and make chips, go with the ajax or centriod.
I retro fitted a lagun mill a few years back, and the ajax worked great.
I would take the ajax, over any of these...

The probing on the Haas macines is just down right awesome.
I use the probing daily, to set offset on engine parts we machine.
On top of the probing of parts, we are a cylinder head shop, and...

Hfo is in Anaheim ca, Machine Time savers, 714-635-7373, ask for the service manager. They are well aware of the problem, my spindle made a heck of a noise around 3000 rpms, the spindle was repalced,...

Good to hear you got it fixed.

Yes, get a new spinflde put in, my machine had a 100 hours on and needed a spindle. Haas is well aware of the problem.

The noise is reffered to as bearing skate noise , by the hfo. I had a 08 vf3, that did the same thing under warranty, the spindle was replaced under warranty.

Add the tool setter and probe, along with visual quick coded it will be a huge time saver.

I know of 2 people who have cut the table on Haas mills, to get more z travel, and the machines perform just fine.
Haas offers the cut table, as a option on some of there machines. Call Hass, and...

I have a 08 VF3, running 5 axis daily, up to 5 meg programs, with high speed machining turned on, no lag whats so ever.
You have a problem with the main board, I told by the HFO tech, all the guts...

You should be fine.

Mastercam programs off 0 as a datum, or referance. Ther machine is referanced, x,y,z,a,b, just as it referanced in mastercam.

The easy way is to measure the true diamater of trunion OD of the...

I have a vf 3, with a 5 axis trunion table. The set up is no different than your fadal, all the offsets are based off Zero. We also use mastercam x3 for programming.

I will tell you, ignore the...

kojack, Did you get your table yet?

I talked with haas tech support one time, they said around 1995-1996 they went to ac brushlees motors, very little maintenance on the motors.

I put a piece of duct tape over mine, the beep is pretty low now. Darn loud from the factory.

I hear you there on trusting the code. I run mastercam also, with a tweaked post from my delaer, the output of the code is rock solid.
I run 5 axis code in inverse time,and some of the code is 5...