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Most of the stuff we do are onesee - twosees,
so bar feeders wouldn't make much sense in our shop.

I must admit, I want macros more for my own amusement than for any practical purpose in the...

Man, I wish my company could see the value of macros.
We've only got Haas machines, and they don't want to shell out the dough to buy the option.

I learned macro programming from manuals, and...

I have recently downloaded some drawings for a cnc router, but I'm at a loss as to how to actually "control" the stepper motors. I was planning to use a pc as a controller, but I need to know what I...

Wow, Dave

I worked at a place just like that!
I got burned every time I assumed that the drawing was right, or had ALL the info I needed on it.

I ended up nit picking every damn thing, and I...

Thanks guys, that really helped!

Rock on!

I need help getting a 2d profile for my lathe ops from a 3d model in mastercam 9.

Does anyone have any suggestions on how to do this easily?

As it turns out, the final assembly of the parts I'm making -(a special purpose gear box) has been made before and it failed terribly. There's no doubt in my mind that it's the design that's faulty,...

I needs me one'o'them...

lol,

Now that sounds like a good idea!

How much would a couple of mics like those run you?

Thanks man,

But this isn't the one I was looking for. This chart, while achieving the same result, has more info than I needed.

Hey, does anyone have a copy of that little chart that comes with thread wire sets?

We lost ours, and it's my favorite reference chart for thread calc's, you know, not too much info, just the...

I just spent 2 days working on a special gear blank.
The customer had been to many other shops with this job, and no one could make the part correctly (in spec). They wanted 12, and I agreed with my...

Use light cut depths, and program your feed to whatever the pitch if your spiral has to be.

Yeah, I've got nothing to complain about financially.

And, I'm kinda glad I don't have to quote jobs.

Yeah, that's a while.

Would you say that the average wage of a CNC guy has gone up, or down?

How long have you been doing this type of work?

Yeah, the shop I work in now is like that.

As was the one before it, and the one before that...

I can't help but wonder when it's all going to dry up.
Everyone's saying that manufacturing in...

Hey thanks, brother.

On a side note- my wife would probably kill me if I went out and bought a machine!

(they're not cheap, you know!)

Hey, I don't know much about the motor aspect of cnc machines, but from what I've read, I see that there are 2 types of motors used for linear axis movement: steppers, and/or servos. Can someone...

If you're asking me, I suppose I'm alright as a salesman. I have to really believe in what I'm selling. If I truly feel I've got a great product, or service, I can drum up sales.

I'm just afraid...

I've been in the trade for about 7 years, and, not to toot my own horn, but I'm pretty damn good despite my lack of any certification.

I'm just smart enough to know that there's always something...

Thanks guys, I'll try those suggestions

Does anyone know how to insert a note between tools for chesk pass information in mastercam 9.1?