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First, never post the price. Second, you don't have the right tools for this job.

Someone with a screw machine or even a capstan could probably do these for <$.50 each. Possibly less than that....

Why do you guys insist that the poster email you with files?

Everything you need to know to quote this part is attached to the original post.

Send the guy a quote.

Private message sent.

It seems in poor taste to post the quotes you have received. It's fine to set a target price, but not to post the specific numbers you were quoted.

Shop A spends the time to send you a quote of...

You're close to St. Louis. Have you tried Shapiro Metals?

Typically, any metal supplier has a plasma table these days.

I have decided to sell my DM2800 mill. It has a full Mach3 conversion and retrofitted AC spindle motor. This is a great machine with everything included that you need to get started.

Dyna...

You're missing a few dimensions in your detail view and no tolerances are mentioned.

What is it that you hope to gain from a retrofit? What control do you have now?

IMHO the Dynapath Delta 20 on my Tree is a very capable control, especially considering it's age. I would happily...

All you need is a printer, some tape and a pair of snips.

Maybe others are more knowledgeable than I am, but I don't see how this thing could possibly be made at a reasonable price.

The profile could be made as a custom extrusion, but it would not have...

For once we agree.

Looks like it says Industrial Metal Supply Company to me.

If you have good prices on material, and like working for $30/hr, and somehow have a whole shipping department "sitting around doing...

The way I figure, you have $139.40 to make 20 parts.

You need to order material, saw to length, write a program, set up part, set up tools, prove out program, inspect, deburr, pack, ship.

That...

Once again you confuse spindle speed with feed rate. A 3 flute increases your feed rate by 1.5, the spindle speed remains the same. I run 4 flute in aluminum all the time.

I do not agree about the...

So let me get this straight, the one flute end mill is designed for routers because they cannot run their spindles slow enough?

The reason for the single flute end mill is that they cannot get...

This is probably the easiest part I have ever seen on here. Do you really need to outsource them?

If you have a band saw and a drill press, you could easily make these. +/- .03 could be held with...

Why does your location say USA? Unless you live in the city USA, China.

You need to read up on trademark laws if you intend to sell these.

You cannot profit from the use of the "BMW" trademark without permission or licensing. I realize people are doing it all of the...

100 hours of machine time will cost you $5000 minimum in this area.

I think you have to use a generic move. Just insert a rapid move to the point you want.

This is how I do it in EdgeCAM. I usually just pick a point with the mouse.

This is a brand new MB-5000 machine with a Thinc control.

Thanks for your reply.

You are just describing standard fixtures offsets. I'm good with those.

A dynamic fixture offset lets you set one offset and use it at any B index you want.

With the...

Does Okuma have dynamic fixture offsets? We just got a new horizontal and none of us have much 4 axis programming experience.

I have read about G54.2 on Fanuc. Does Okuma have a similar feature?

90% of the time we are using this comp for thread milling or controlling a diameter of a pocket or boss. If I enter -.011 for the tool diameter, I get a pocket that is .011 larger. If I enter -.009...

We have an MX-55 with a U10M control. When using tool wear comp (programming to the tool center and using the the tool diameter to account for wear) the machine does nothing if the diameter is less...

I was able to configure the post to give me the following code for the datum setting:
VZOFX[1]=0.000
VZOFY[1]=0.000
VZOFZ[1]=0.000

The value is calculated from the mating location.

2 issues...

We use the G111 macro, but regular old M6 still works as well.

This seems like one of those screw ups that Okuma calls "features".

Why can't M6 have the macro built in? Our Mori Seiki is set...

Are you using a live tool?

I don't think that the main spindle can do rigid tapping. At least not standard.

G43 does not work with Okuma.

Tool length offset is done with G54. You use G54 H1 for tool one, G54 H2 for tool two, etc.

G15 H1 is the fixture offset.

To set the tools:
MDI type in "G15...

I wish they would have made this for the BT30 spindle with true spindle orientation. It would not be that hard. Use the old shot pin method since Mach is not able to handle feedback.

Funny the...