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Look at the ads for machinist under manufacturing on Craigs list for the SF Bay area, I'm sure there are more jobs here than where you live.
Dertsheep has 3,000 posts=no life in Canada.

I work in Santa Clara, California (Silicon Valley)
I know first hand what China is doing to the manufacturing industry, you live where?

The United States manufacturing base, is based in China.
The future of manufacturing in America is in China.
EVERYTHING IS MADE IN CHINA!!!!!
Japanese made goods were junk in the 1960s
That...

Between a machine repairman and Mitsubishi tech support,helping him over the phone. I got my 1994 SuperMaxx, Max 1 Rebel with Mitsubishi Meldas 3 control communications working fine with Mastercam....

Need help communicating between a 1994 Supermaxx Max1 Rebel with Mitsubishi Meldas control and Mastercam X4

Some idiot tore the exact pages from the book I need.

If you give me your name, phone number, address, I can make you the most popular guy on gay friend finders.

I learned way more than you about machining, by working at 50+ shops.
I've worked on...

Maybe you should look at this link: JOB HOPPING TO SUCCESS!!!!!!!
http://www.cnc-west.com/_old/IssuesFolder/2008%20October%20November/Job%20Hopping%20to%20Success.htm

THE MORE PLACES YOU WORK AT,...

My record is 18 jobs in one year.
I never worked at a job long enough to get a vacation.
I have had over 100 machine shop jobs.
Why would anyone want to stagnate at one job for so long?
So many...

Mark Larson, is that you?

I from Poland, where are you from? your spelling is getting better, or you are using spell check.

When you buy a Fadal, you might as well buy 2, one to run, and one for spare parts. What a piece of crapp. I worked on Fadals since 1979, everyone knows they are pieces of crapp, it's like someone...

ACCORDING TO YOUR PROFILE AGE, 48?
You were born in 1961,(Unless you lied on your profile)
According to your website your Daddy started the shop in 1983

So you were 22 years old and supporting...

You even spelled Fadal wrong on your website. http://www.szpakmfg.com
SZPAK MANUFACTURING WAS STARTED IN 1983 IN A SMALL BUILDING WITH ONE LATHE AND ONE VERTICAL KNEE MILL BY MYSELF MY FATHER MY...

You can't spell Fadal? and you own 3 of them? Sounds fishy to me.
The letters F, A, D, A, L, are the initials of the last names of the guys that started the company, the company was sold for 180...

I have worked on Fadals for 25 years, they are pieces of junk.
I did work on one that had linear scales (glass scales) it was very accurate.
Its the only machine that I know of that is such a piece...

Many shops here in Silicion Valley use Geopath.
They have good salesmen that tell customers that since it's simple, it's faster.
Most Cad Cams have 2 pages of contour parameters.
(So much for...

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DXF IS SO USELESS

No Bank is going to loan anyone any money to start a business, unless you have collateral. Even if you own a business, you need business credit to get a business loan, and they usually want at least...

I only use my vises for 1 part, sometimes customers want 2 parts, not that often though. China does all the production.

I love X2,3,4 The older versions are junk, X versions are way better.
I went to a community college to learn it, I'm glad I did.

4 Divided by 25.4= .1574
.7 divided by 25.4= .0275
.1574-.0275= .1299 is the minor dia.
1 divided by .0275= 36. is threads per inch.
I don't usually thread mill small holes unless it's tough...

I am looking for a Fanuc 11m keypad, for a 1982-88 not sure of the year, Supermax, Max 1. The key pad is at the top right of the console, it has the numbers and letters.
See picture.
Also I have to...