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Ping vinny or anyone else in florida

I'm looking for a shop in florida that has at least a 13.5-14.0" stroke shaper. I have these parts that have 2 3.25" sl...
5 comments posted 16yrs
posted by kortjester
5 comments posted 16yrs posted by kortjester

CNC Discussions

Are there any good CNC discussion groups left?
5 comments posted 16yrs
posted by g-a-r-y
5 comments posted 16yrs posted by g-a-r-y

FS/Hardinge TFB

Ive decided to sell the Hardinge TFB Ive been using as my #2 lathe. Frankly..Ive run out of room in the shop. And simpl...
1 comments posted 16yrs
posted by gunner
1 comments posted 16yrs posted by gunner

Mastercam Posts .NC files and .ERR files

Hey, I am using mastercam X3 for a 3 axis VMC, just wontering if anyone knows how to make masterCam skip posting the .er...
2 comments posted 16yrs
posted by brad87
2 comments posted 16yrs posted by brad87

Electromagnetic Machining?

To All: Another one of my public service announcements. LOL Saw this in Cutting Tool Engineering: Some excerpts follow....
0 comments posted 16yrs
posted by bottlbob
0 comments posted 16yrs posted by bottlbob

cimitron or UG...

I'm sure both will cut a good part, but in Cimitron I keep finding things it "won't" do. To date I found Nothing UG can...
3 comments posted 16yrs
posted by vinny
3 comments posted 16yrs posted by vinny

direct mold creation by laser sintering

There was a thread on the possible reduction of cnc machining because of the growth in "3D" printing. It appears that a...
4 comments posted 16yrs
posted by gmcduffee
4 comments posted 16yrs posted by gmcduffee

Iscar tooling, what the hell is it made of?

I have a newer indexable shell mill from Iscar, and one of the pockets were blown out. So we are trying to weld it up a...
14 comments posted 16yrs
posted by kortjester
14 comments posted 16yrs posted by kortjester

Odd Q on machine stability

Awl -- Several times mention has been made of dancing machines, and the importance of firm anchoring, level-ness, etc....
26 comments posted 16yrs
posted by UNfitcat
26 comments posted 16yrs posted by UNfitcat

SolidWorks

Just got an email from SolidWorks. If you use SolidWorks or are thinking about using SolidWorks see their webcast link...
0 comments posted 16yrs
posted by gmcduffee
0 comments posted 16yrs posted by gmcduffee

Speeds and Feeds question

Hi all - I'm having trouble determining appropriate speeds and feeds for milling hot rolled mild steel. Most of my expe...
9 comments posted 16yrs
posted by carla.xspamx.fong
9 comments posted 16yrs posted by carla.xspamx.fong

Reducing CNC lathe setup time

We make our own parts using a four axis lathe. Part runs typically max out at 500pcs per setup, machining time is typic...
10 comments posted 16yrs
posted by robinstoddart
10 comments posted 16yrs posted by robinstoddart

REQ. Robot Arm Project.

Hello, nobody has an open source project for robot arm like eshed scorbot or similar ? Thanks.
0 comments posted 16yrs
posted by nospam
0 comments posted 16yrs posted by nospam

Electronic Drive repair service

Awl -- Each year, Electornic Drives and Controls, in Parsippany, NJ (973 428 0500) sends me a 2' x 3' wall calendar aro...
11 comments posted 16yrs
posted by UNfitcat
11 comments posted 16yrs posted by UNfitcat