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https://www.machinetoolswarehouse.com/xcart/catalog/MD003-sm-sq-col-mill-p-16135.html

Jeff, I was specifically referring to the RF45 / X3 hybrid milling machine which seems to only be sold by Machine Tool Warehouse in Canada.

Who sells these besides Machine Tool Warehouse in Canada?

How does this machine compare to the BF series machines?

I have to have a machine that will work on 110 Volts.

I appreciate your interest and effort to help. Thanks!

Seann,

Is there anyone in SoCal that has a machine I could examine?

One of the things that appealed to me was the possibility of picking up a machine in LA from Weiss USA rather than having to...

Jeff,

I've eaten there. Decent prime rib. Waitresses could pass for someones grandmother. I'd agree on the decor being a little dated. :)

Email to Weiss USA bounces.

I phoned and all I...

Thank you, Jeff!

I'll call them on Monday. I'm located in San Diego.

I'd like to take a look at this manual lathe. I'm on the west coast.

http://www.weiss.com.cn/products/wm280vf.php

Does anyone import this machine for sale in the U.S.?

Thanks to all for your help.

Link doesn't work.

Can you just explain what a "BF Class Milling Machine" is.

What is a BF class milling machine and who makes them?

Start / Programs / Mastercam X4 / Documentation / Mastercam X4 Post Debugger User Guide (a .pdf file).

Dave,

Literally hundreds of hours of free instructional CAM videos.

http://www.solidcam.com/solidcam_professor_en.html

This should be the standard that all CAM companies follow.

The...

"Open Mind just had it's first in five webinar's covering the new features in the 2009.2 release of Hypermill."

These webinar's should be saved and made available for anyone to download and view....

The WCS that you create in Mastercam has to match how you are going to hold the part in your CNC to machine it.

Alan,

With better training tutorials Hypermill might just sell itself in Southern California because the VAR's from other CAM systems are really hurting or gone all together.

This guy (Kevin...

"This is interesting. In 2007 I was told CG Tech were using the MachineWorks graphics engine in Vericut. So have they developed their own or are using ModuleWorks?"


Simply no truth to this at...

It's time to move away from MachineWorks and go with a robust simulation package that can handle an advanced user like you. The robust simulation package I'm thinking of is expensive but the support...

I've got a part file that I was sent that has numerous hyperlinks in it. The links no longer work and the company that made the part is out of business. I'd like to be able to remove the links. How...

I see under Options where I can control the Image Quality under Document Properties. How can I make a setting apply to all the documents I create or open so I don't have to change it for every...

I'm trying to do the tutorials that come with SolidWorks 2009. The tutorial wants me to use a B-Landscape Sheet Format. I don't have a B-Landscape Sheet Format in my list of choices.

My path is...

Helped a lot. Thanks!

What would cause this to happen? How do you get the drawing to be metric?

Specifically, how would you create an Offset Contour using his 10" X 10" rectangle example with a 3" offset so that you get the radius's on the inside.
I've read the Mastercam Help. As per usual...

Delete one of the arcs.

Then:

Edit Menu

Trim / Break

Close Arc.

$7,500 is for NX CAM Express. You don't get the high end CAD that's in NX.

$7,500 is for 2 1/2 axis Mill and for 2 axis Lathe. You also get a very basic 3 axis surfacing toolpath. Not sure if you...

How do you know there is something in the file?

Does the Level Manager show entities that just aren't visible?

When you hit the Screen Statistics Button what does the dialog box say?

To...

I'm looking for a quick way to create stock around imported solids. In Mastercam I do this by adding a bounding box. What is the best way to do this in Esprit? I don't see a way to create a bounding...

I used EZCAM for many years. It's got some good ideas in it... like it's integrated spreadsheet for making easy edits to machining parameters.

The best way to learn Mastercam is Mike Mattera's...