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Solidworks 2014 and Solidcam 2015. I patterned a part 3X in Solidworks, then built a fixture around them. I spent over an hour programming tool paths on a part when I realized that it would be much...

Reset; That's a good idea, and easy.
One of my coolant outlets has a flex bead coolant line. I am thinking of aiming that nozzle towards the tool changer door so it will wash down the tool shank...

Last week I machined some big polyurethane foam models. Cleaning up the mill was a big job, chips and a lot of dust.
2015 Haas VF2 with 20 tool changer.
I vacuumed the entire machine, and then...

I bought a new VF2 in 2015, and it has been a great machine. This year, I upgraded from a 3hp-60gal compressor to 5hp-80 gal, and installed a good air dryer, but it still runs that compressor a lot....

They seem to rate power usage pretty high. Probably to be prepared for the heaviest loads. I have a 2015 VF2 with a digital 3PH convertor, and it runs fine on a 50 amp breaker.. It is an 8000 rpm...

Has anybody found a good reference book for Solidcam? I have Solidworks and Solidcam 2015. I am a one man machine shop / designer. I can't afford to pay $1200 or more per year for Solidcam...

SolidCam 2015 with Solidworks, Haas VF2 mill. . Almost every time I run a "SolidVerify" simulation, I get a "Clash between holder and machined stock is detected" message, or some other tool crash...

Orient Spindle makes a lot of sense. I can only get that probe tip within .0005 TIR, so that is the most accurate it can be. Spindle Orient solves all of that.

I think you guys are on the right track here. Thanks for the input. G52? I use the probe program that is in the mill, so I never set anything in the probe routine.
Here is what happened. A week...

I bought a new VF2 in 2015. I run it a few hours every day. I have always been amazed as to how accurate it is. I have a Renishaw probe, it makes setups fast and fun. It is also extremely accurate....

Found the answer. If you want a 4th axis simultaneous tool path, it would not work for me with Profile, or Pocket. At the bottom of the operations list is 5th axis simulation. That command opens...

More clues: I am using (gMill Haas 4x eval) for a machine. I have a 4th axis simultaneous license.

I'm trying to make a simple part for my Haas VF2 with 4th axis rotation. I have a model , it's like a round with two lobes. For Geometry, I pick the profile and use Wrapped around X axis. But the...

Korloy is amazing. That is one huge catalog. I'm going to check with my tool house to find the best bang for the buck.
Thanks for all of the input guys, now I know what to look for. A face mill...

Wow, Victor, that's a killer tool. I used a similar face mill with staggered inserts for 4340 steel, it worked great. A cutter like that could do it in one pass. Looks expensive, may be worth...

Yea,, mows through, that's the ticket... Good looking cutter for aluminum. What rpm or SFM do you run it at?

I'm setting up to run production milling on 6061 T6 aluminum 3x3 bar on a Haas VF2 8000 rpm machine. Each bar has a 5.5" in wide by 1.5" deep cutout all the way across the bar. That is over 24 sq...