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I can't find the above listed thread type in the machinists handbook yet it is a thread which has been specified on one of our product drawings.

Has the development team made an error by...

Does anyone out there use any general rule of thumb (besides "it looks about right") to determine the minimum Guide bush Ø and length to use in a machine design. Is there perhaps some basic...

Hi Guys,

Thanks for all the suggestions. I am a bit pressed for time at the moment so I will have to give some better feed back at a later stage.

In the mean time, however, I found out that our...

We are using spiral flute taps for both through and blind holes. Through holes have worked out pretty well so far, blind holes have not.

Recently we used a FEW M8 tap. We tapped close on 200...

Does anyone know if Solidcam has the drilling option of chip breaking instead of peck drilling? Chip breaking cycle pauses the feed at specified depth intervals instead of retracting all the way out...

In my previous post I forgot to mention that a big contributor to our chatter problem is that the tool overhang is quite long. The cutter is sticking out of the holder by approx. 46mm.

Cutting: Aluminium
Tool Details: Seco Dia.10 4 Flute long series carbide endmill
(Seco Code: 91L100)

Seco Recomendations: Spin - 7000RPM (max. our machine can do)
...

Where or how do I get the manual detailing how to edit the Solidcam Post Processor files?

I know how to get into the relevant post file in order to make modifications but don't know how to make...

No, I want the text to be linked to the view so that the text displays what scale that particular view is.

I don't have enough space on a single drawing sheet to show all the components in my G.A. drawing. I have decided to use multiple sheets (2 sheets) to allow me to baloon all the components.

In...

I Am Trying To Link A Note To A Particular View But Can't Remember How To Do It. The View Has A Different Scale To The Other Views On The Sheet, So I Would Like To Add A Note To That View Which Is...

When creating drawings for fabricated (welded) items, what is the industry standard? Should there only be one drawing for the fabricated item inclusive of all required detail or should we create...

I HAVE BEEN GIVEN CONTRADICTING INFORMATION. PLEASE COULD SOMEONE CLARIFY.

I WAS TOLD THAT 2.5D MILLING WILL ALLOW US TO DO HELICAL INTERPOLATION AS WELL AS RAMPING INTO POCKETS INSTEAD OF...

Hi,

We are waiting for our software to arrive, so will soon be up and running. How are things going on your side.

Hope you will be up to speed soon.

Have fun

Hi Jay Kyle,

Sounds like you did a lot of hunting for the right package good luck.

A quick question if you don't mind. Our company has just bought Solid Works (We still waiting to receive it)...

Hi there,

I just noticed this solidcam dedicated forum.Thanks for adding it.We may soon have solidworks and solidcam purchased for our factory and it will be useull having a dedicated forum to...

Any feedback on solidcam?? our management are considering the option of a bundle purchase of solidworks with solidcam.

We are currently using VX and personally, I think it is terrible!!! The only area where it perhaps has some strength is it surface modelling capabilities. (Which we don't really need as we don't...

Thanks for your response. From what I've been told we don't get a step with our face mill, the finish is pretty good. The visual texture seems to be the problem. The part in question is in clear view...

Hi we are machining an aluminium plate 40x170x200mm Long. Currently it is machined on two machines (CNC Mill, Lathe, the back to the mill.) I beleive it can be done on the CNC Mill alone.

The 40mm...

I suspected that this was the reasoning behind our company using 3flute tools. .[/QUOTE] give you better harmonics than a 2 or 4 flute because it they will tend to have a flute in the cut at all...

My preference has been to generally use a 4flute coated carbide endmill for almost all my machining and only use a 2flute slot drill when slotting or if shavings could be a problem. I never really...

Hi There,

I have used both mastercam and cimatron. My personal opinion would be to go for Cimatron.

There were problems with cimatron but I was working on their first windows based release...

Sounds like MACROS are the way to go. Thanks. I eventually found the HAAS manual, will take a look through it.

Gar,

Thanks for the help. I was under the impression that parametric programming and MACRO programming were one and the same. Excuse this misunderstanding. Could you clarify the differences any...

Hi Im new to parametric programming (Custom Macro). Im not sure if our controller is parametric programming compatible (Quictech with Syntec 900T controller). I read somewhere that if I type in the...

Hi,

Ive heard a little about parametric programming (MACRO B). I know nothing about it. What Ive read sounds great - I need to learn more...but can't find much literature about it particularly...

Can anyone suggest a material (Roundbar +- 80mm Dia.) which has a very good thermal conductivity. Mild Steel would be our next choice but it is prone to excessive corrosion. We have been using...

I need to decide on which compression spring to use in one of the assemblies I am working on. In order to do so, however, I need to calculate the force which will be applied to the springs in...

I have recently come accross a G64 being posted by our new cnc post processor. According to the manual it is a cancelation command for G61 (Exact Stop Modal). I am unfamiliar with this command....