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I've been using BobCAD for years. It's actually become a pretty great software. I'm interested in what you think it can't do?

The company I work for has decided to close our manufacturing facility in June, So at the same time the oil industry has basically collapsed here in Houston. My wife and I have decided to take the...

I am starting a shop in my garage. I am trying to avoid the expense of 240 3 phase for at least 2 years. So I am trying to find a list of cnc mills and lathes that operate on 220 single phase. I...

had version 22 installed on a laptop that is now dead. new computer has windows 8. this is a 64bit system. what do I need to do to get this installed and running? going crazy trying to figure this...

Yeah. Being a machinist by trade, I figured I could save a bit. I'm probably into it just at $100 so far, and I still need to buy plexi for the front. Figure I'll be at $170 when it's complete. It is...

Don't need any more room to the left. I do need about 4" to the right, but I already have a fix for that. Just need to add a box into the right side for the stepper to push into. Plan to use a...

I know Sean personally, so I know a fair shre about his business. One thing that might not be coming across, is that even though sean may be ordering a run of 60 parts, there may be as many as 25...

Sean, I know your price point, and I am pretty sure I have a grasp on your production rate. You can save a ton by doing these yourself. Yes, a lazer is fast, efficient, and clean. But in the grand...

Sean, the top bucket will have the lower 2/3 cut off, and will have screen stretched over it. This will catch shavings so they don't get into the pump. Coolant should move through very quickly. Every...

Update - I made a riser for the enclosure out of 2X4s. I bolted the enclosure to the riser, and installed a drain. Plumbed the drain out the back of the riser, and down into a 5 gallon bucket. Bought...

Can someone tell me how to set the rapid feed rate in Mach3? Also, what are most folks using as a rapid rate for their Taig machines?

Well, after 5 years running the Taig Mill, it is time to build an enclosure. I am ready to upgrade to a more heavy duty spindle, and need to run flood coolant. Also, the wife is tired of all the...

I'll look for the PDF. I have Bobcad23, but I'm not sure how different Bobcad is from Mastercam. I still don't know a lot with Bobcad, but I can muddle through it decently. I just want to make myself...

I'm in the Houston, TX area. I am on furlough awaiting layoff due to the NASA budget cuts, and the end of the shuttle program. I have been out looking for a career change for 2 months. I have turned...

I have been working as a CNC Machinist for over 10 years. Most of my experience has been in aerospace machining, and most of the machines I have run have conversational controls. (Mazak, Hurco, etc.)...

Just got done adding a misting system to my Taig. I used an $8 airbrush kit from Harbor Freight. I moddified it to use a peanut butter jar for a reservoir. Works like a charm. Now I gotta build an...

Oh, I am serious about my Cam software. I just don't see the point in wasting time on all the steps involved in BobCad and other similar Cam packages if there is something simpler out there. It...

That's pretty much my thought. If I could afford it, I'd just go buy an old KM3P, or a Hawk. But being that I don't have an extra 7000+ laying around, I need to find a similar programming solution...

I have purchased BobCad, and I'm just not getting it. I am a CNC machinist by trade, so I understand the fundimentals of machining. But all of my programming at work I do on conversational controls...

If I needed to 3D contour apart I would definitely be using my Bob cad, but pretty much 99% of what I need to do is nothing more than simple 2D profiling, pocketing, and islands. Surely there is a...

Mastercam and Bob cad are pretty much the same. Not conversational by any means. Actually,quite useless without a pretty decent understanding of CAD software, and far too many steps involved to do...

The 3D capabilities of Winmax are more than adequate for my application. I am running a Taig, and would like to find a relatively inexpensive software which has a simple programming interface similar...

OK, I got the pin configuration figured out, and not can move all axises both possitive and negative. Just need to fine tune the movement and backlash, and I should be good to go. Anybody want to...

So I bought this Taig mill off Ebay several months ago. Didn't have time to mess with it when it came in, so I just got around to setting it up, and boy am I lost. I've hooked everything up, and...

So I'm looking to buy a small CNC mill for prototyping parts. I will be working with aluminum, brass, and 4140/1018. I don't need a huge mill, but as much travel as possible for the money. I am...

Preach it brother. My bussiness revolves around the motorcycle industry, and I have noticed that the large companies have sacrificed the fine quality of a finished product for the high numbers of...

Yea, for those of us that truely love it, it is. There are many who merely do it for the money, but the choice few do it for the thrill of designing and making something of our own. I had to fight...

That is so totally sweet. That is exactly what I am looking for down the line when money becomes less tight. Right now I am trying to stay toward the hobby end, and keep my cost down under $5000. I...

OK, sorry. I guess that info would help, huh?

Looking for a mill first, but will need a late shortly thereafter. Looking on the hobby end to get started. Most of my work will be under 6"x6"x2"....

I am looking for a site to find small used cnc machinery for sale. Ebay is OK, but does anyone know of some other sites that I can search for machines. I tried the classifieds here, and haven't...