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Not that it makes a difference because no one has replied. But, my customer has informed me that they will be providing me strips of plate to be machined into round parts. I am making them supply a...

I have a customer that wants OD grooved bushings from MIL-A-46100 (A41600). this is a armor resistant steel. I have cut many nickle alloys including hasteloy as well as some semi hard Rc40s material...

To date I have used Fanuc, Fadal, MIts, Mazak controls. Everyone of them has some quirk and I have to imagine the same goes for every other manufacturer. I am currently in the market for a teach...

@Robert Copeland- I can go to the larger PT lathe. But the larger machine is a also limited. They are a VF drive not a geared head. So they have no torque below 500rpm or so. We have some large...

I am looking into buying a 1440 Proto-Trak Lathe New at about $23k. My shop does a lot of repair and the Trak machines are really great for simple 1-offs like a stepped and threaded shaft or a...

I have a curved part and I would like to run curved text to compliment the rad. In vGibbs this is very easy to accomplish. So far I cant figure it out in Fusion. Any suggestions?

I would like to bring in all my old drawings from old AutoCAD. I can open them and save them .dxf then insert them one at a time. We are talking about 1000's of drawings. Are there other options?...

I get an intermittent #31 motor overload error on my machine. Started it up this morning and in the middle of running the first part it errored and stopped. I restarted the machine an its now running...

Victorofga- They are using inventor not fusion 360. At least thats the way I heard it.
On a side not. I always get a chuckle from videos like that. Every job shop I know of including my own is no...

That question was a little unclear. What I meant was 3-axis CAM versus 4+ axis CAM.


This may be a limitation from my old school way of thinking. I hand prints to guys in my shop and expect them...

I have CNC milling and lathe experience as well as CAD CAM. Unfortunately my laser experience is limited to sending parts out to be cut and formed. I a have a few projects that I would like to laser...

Brooklyn1- if you find something for your FADAL I am also interested. I have not actually tried the generic supplied post on the machine. What problems have you had? Have you tried the post config...

I am having a little trouble finding simple answers on F360 website. I have dounloaded the trial but I want to get some answers before I invest to much time. Hoping some of you that are familiar with...

I ended up taking advantage of the Holiday pricing. 3-Axis Pro, Lathe, Art at a fair price.

For those of you that have V-28. Is there any reason that I cant install it on several PC's and move the...

I should note that price is critical. I know that VGibbs, SolidWorks etc,,, are superior products. BobCad will sell the suite for around $1500 if you deal with them. I need Mill, Turn, CAD for under...

I have used VGibbs and Autocad for years. My old versions are simply outdated and I need to upgrade. Business model changed a bit and dropping $$$$$ Vgibb is no longer in the plan.
90% of what I do...

I have a 2002 reman 3016 with through spindle coolant, standard coolant and it was previously fitted with a pallet changer that has now been removed. I bought the machine used a few months back and...

Need a copy of a machining skills test for prospective employees. Anyone have a copy they are willing to share by fax or e-mail. Even a link to an online test would be helpfull.

You need to have a minimum $50k liquid cash for incidentals, another $100k or more in leases for machinery. After that you must have at least your first years salary set aside. If you can cross those...

If you still have the need for the parts please pm or e-mail me. I have several lathes. With such a small hes in brass we will broach in the spindle before parting off.
Thanks
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As stated we have immediate opportunity. If you have CNC experience we will train you on the rest. This is a lead CNC position with a company that has been established for over 45 years. Current...

We have immediate position available for individuals who can set up and operate CNC Lathes and Mills. We run MAZAK mills (from G-Code), Fanuc based lathe, Milltronics based lathe, and ProtoTrak....

I have heard of people putting in aftermarket monitors for a couple of bucks. Just called milltronics to see what they offered. $2645.00 for a monitor upgrade to lcd. This anchor probably isnt worth...

I got the info. In case anyone else needs to know. My mistake is the g-code. Should be a G74. I didnt have a list of codes available until now. Previous oporator took my list when he left.

We rigid tap all the time. Not a new machine. We have also left hand rigid tapped. But, it was a diferent operator at the time and I think he programmed it mazatrol. I dont program mazatrol at all....

I am running my VTC200B with G-Code and I am trying to left hand rigid tap. Machine doesnt want to do it. What am I missing?
( OPERATION 4: HOLES )
( 5/16-18 LH TAP )
N168G17G40G80G90G0M19T5...

We specialize in plastics. What most of the guys say is correct. Speed up your feed and slow down your spindle. At 10k rpm I would be running 150ipm. HSS works better most of the time. If you have to...

I have several mazak fusion posts for gibbs and postehaste. None of them work without some hand editing. I am running a 99 VTC200B. Would love to get a postehaste template or gibbs post for a 4-axis...

I only program g-code because I dont like all the limitations of the Fusion Mazatrol format. But it seems to limit me with the g-code also. I cannot start mid program when running in g-code format....

I would like to pick up a benchtop CNC mill such as a MaxNC. The MaxNC looks pretty flimsy. Has anyone had some experience with them or similar machines? I want to actualy be able to produce some...