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    selling ""used"" solidworks software

    I have been doing research on selling "used" solidworks, it doesn't look too good. But what if the software was never installed? The company I work for has purchased it and were finding that there...
  3. Thread: EDM Training

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    I guess I thought if you select a line that is...

    I guess I thought if you select a line that is part of a shape and hold shift while you are doing it, the entire entity will change to a different color, or at least change up to the point of where...
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    thanks Superman, are you familiar with the...

    thanks Superman, are you familiar with the project I am talking about? The thing that confuses me about the "no valid closed chain" is I can select the entire outline by holding shift and selecting a...
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    really? ok thanks for the info. I guess seeing...

    really? ok thanks for the info. I guess seeing the name everywhere doesn't really mean it is the best...
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    I guess I did... but the boss didn't really tell...

    I guess I did... but the boss didn't really tell me to start this research until last week. Although I would have loved to go.
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    Thanks for all the info! Is this Renishaw probing...

    Thanks for all the info! Is this Renishaw probing option the same as any probing option? And is the probing option something related to the controller or the machine? What I mean is, is it the...
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    so a 4 axis machine is literally just a 3 axis...

    so a 4 axis machine is literally just a 3 axis machine with a rotary table on it? HWat is the difference between buying a machine, say, from Haas as a 4 axis vs. a Haas 3 axis and then buying a...
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    ? anybody

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  12. Thread: EDM Training

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    thanks. so would it even be possible to attempt...

    thanks. so would it even be possible to attempt to figure it out without training going from all of the research I have done? I have taken some online training. Is there just too much stuff to know...
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    also, if anyone knows; what exactly is the...

    also, if anyone knows; what exactly is the difference between an extrusion of a body and a boss? in what ways does the program see them differently?
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    question on project from MastercamU.com

    i am enrolled in the mastercam university x4 mill design and toolpaths and have a question about the bike fork tree in section two. I have drawn this and completed it as the video shows. The method...
  15. Thread: EDM Training

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    EDM Training

    Is there anywhere that offers training on EDM machine operation. I went to school for CNC programming years ago and never encountered anything about EDM. I have been doing some research to find...
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    the finish on the molds is like a micro orange...

    the finish on the molds is like a micro orange peel finish, it almost looks like a bunch of tiny tiny cracks?...and i was wondering also how to get an orange peel finish. What I am looking for is to...
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    in the attached picture is what i was horribly...

    in the attached picture is what i was horribly trying to describe. Could you take a plate and mount it to the 4th axis unit and have a dead center on the other side and mount a vise in the center of...
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    there is no chemical that can be used to achieve...

    there is no chemical that can be used to achieve this or something like it? or a secondary process?
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    mold cavity surface finish

    I have built a few molds out aluminum for my company. We were buying them from another place and the ones we were buying are made of tool steel. They also have some kind of finish that looks almost...
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    from the pictures i have seen the 4th axis is...

    from the pictures i have seen the 4th axis is bolted/a part of the table and the 4th axis would run along the x. I thought a 4th axis was simply the entire table rotating around the x axis. If i had...
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    thanks for the reply. from the pictures that i...

    thanks for the reply. from the pictures that i have seen of 4 axis machines, can you still use a kurt vise on the "table" of the 4th axis? it looks small compaired to the table of a 3 axis machine....
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    Company wants to buy first cnc

    The company I work for is looking to buy a cnc. We do overmolding on cables. I am building the molds but am limited on design due to only having old manual machines. I have never purchased or even...
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    questions about 4 axis machines

    Hi all. My work would like to purchase a CNC and I am being looked at as the one to chose what we need. I am thinking of a 4 axis machine for the type of work we do would be good, although A 3 would...
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