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Some shortcuts I use just about every day:
Ctrl+T = Toggle Arc Direction
Ctrl+~ = Shrink Wrap
Ctrl+Z = Undo
Ctrl+Y = Redo
Ctrl+click = Select/Deselect single object
Shift+click+drag = select in...

The lace cut is what's giving you the problems. It doesn't do well with vertical edges. There are ways around it, but I'd use 2 curve flow for a feature like that.
Select the top edge of 1 side, the...

No hammers :)

The indicating is more of a check to make sure it's all set up right.
No chips or grit, no cracked holders, no damaged tools, no crap in the spindle, etc.

It's a 10 year old hardware key that goes on the serial port. I don't have anything on it besides that, I transfer programs on a flash drive.
I'm running Gibbs 2006 version 8.2
I just want to...

And don't buy cheap-ass toolholders - they are never worth the $ savings.

Some rules of thumb I used in the shops I have run:
No set screw type toolholders over 7500 RPM (I personally don't use them over 5K)
No TG type collet holders over 10K
Shrink fit holders only...

Great advice!
Took me a couple years of frustration with WD-40 and limit switches on a pair of pallet changer VF-4s to figure that out. A couple drops of light oil and the problems stopped.

Has anyone had success using an old serial port key on a PC without a serial port?
Been trying with a USB adapter with no luck.

Not at my Gibbs PC, but if I were doing that part I'd select the top edge of both sides of the feature and surface between them.
If you select a lace cut or something sometimes it does what you...

Thanks!
I just downloaded it and will be trying it out.
I appreciate the help.

What Software to buy?

I need to be able to convert basic pic (jpg or bmp) files into a format I can import into my GibbsCam program and machine from.
I used to use MasterCam for it, but I...

I need to be able to convert basic pic (jpg or bmp) files into a format I can import into my GibbsCam program and machine from.
I used to use MasterCam for it, but I no longer have access to it (new...

I'm the machine shop trainer for a company in Waukesha, WI
I'm looking for candidates with some basic machining experience to bring in as trainees.
We train from the ground up and usually hire...

Also, it's a good idea to rough everything in before finishing. It warps sometimes - a lot more than aluminum or most plastic does.

303 stainless, any austenitic stainless steel is only minimally affected by heat.
The biggest problem is it work hardening on you - from pressure in the cut. This pressure comes from negative rake...

I'm looking for assistance with an Okuma Howa twin spindle vertical machine.
I would like to change the parameter that applies the G54 work shift when touching off tools.
Also, the G54 has to be a...

I have one I'd sell for 28K
Very low hours, only used for aluminum and plastic.
Bought by me new in 2006 for $42K
16 meg memory, HSM, rigid tapping, all the CNC options, extra clear plastic lid....

I brought a part and my USB drive to the HFO before I bought my Minimill. It wouldn't keep up with the machine running from the USB. I loaded the program into the controller and it ran fine. That's...

The limitations I've had with 3D surfacing in Haas machines has not been with the spindle speed, it's been with the accuracy and surface finish at high feed rates. I was cutting only plastic and...

Some post processor changes to consider:
Safety line in program header
G54 callout at each tool (especially if routinely using G55, G56, etc in MDI)
M01 at each toolchange
High feed moves instead...

Don't all of your post processors put in a safety line?
G90 G80 G40 G20
Or something similar?

I've used those - they are excellent. You can run them a lot faster than on those vids with the TSC on. We'd cut 1000#+ blocks of aluminum down to 40-50# parts for foam molds with them. That was a...

Waukesha Walter makes dead sharp inserts for cutting aluminum. I use a 2 flute insert mill with them in it for some roughing @.030-.040/tooth in my minimill. On more powerful machines I use a 5 flute...

I made a "bubble" with some window screening, a few strips of aluminum, and some magnets to keep aluminum from clogging the drain or plastic from getting into the tank and clogging up the pump. The...

Where you select the HRT-210 in the settings, try and select the other HRT-210 setting and see what happens (201B or 210H or something like that).
Also, make sure the air line is attached properly...

It's got to be frustrating.

But like txcncman said, it seems that your HFO sucks, your tech may not be the best, and you got yourself a machine made the day before Christmas vacation.
A perfect...

Just to say it out front - I am a huge Haas fan and I have bought Haas machines with my own $ and with my company's $. I have dealt with OKK, Mazak, Daewoo, and Matsuura service companies. Haas...

Here's a nice curveball to this disciussion:
G00 G28 U0.
G28 W0.

The programmers at work insisted on putting this in as a home move in the CNC VBM's with Fanuc controls.
It sends it home in X...

Thanks - it's farther down the list. Mori mills and Mori lathes are next to each other. I just didn't look far enough down the list.

Another thought - look in the program and see if there is an M3 or an M4 to turn the spindle on. If it's an M3, then the boring bar probably would be pointing towards you and the offset comp would...