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Another Nail Ready To Be Added To The Coffin Of History Based Modeling

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CATIA "Dassault Systemes has announced plans to release CATIA Version 6 (V6) in mid-2008....

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posted by jon_banquer

22 comments posted 17yrs posted by jon_banquer

Fanuc 6M display Z values with offset

On our 10M and OM controls we set a parameter that displayed Z values including the tool length offset, effectively sho...

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posted by jim

1 comments posted 17yrs posted by jim

How Would You Create A Better Non Modal CAM User Interface?

Here is a link to a SolidCAM video that shows that SolidCAM R12 doesn't have to close the machining parameters dialog b...

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posted by jon_banquer

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A Revolutionary Technology Seeks a Revolution

http://cadinsider.typepad.com/my_weblog/ "Being able to change a part at will -- without having to first understand how...

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posted by jon_banquer

4 comments posted 17yrs posted by jon_banquer

Finishes on aluminum

Awl -- I'm not quite ready for anodizing (not quite enough quantity for economy), and am wondering what other finishes...

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posted by fitcat

6 comments posted 17yrs posted by fitcat

SolidCAM

For the first time SolidCAM looks to me like it's *finally* becoming a viable alternative. While still needing plenty o...

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posted by jon_banquer

12 comments posted 17yrs posted by jon_banquer

Survey: CMMs

Does your shop own a CMM? [ ] Manual CMM [ ] CNC CMM [ ] Multiple CMMs [ ] (number) What size shop? [ ] 1-15 employees [...

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posted by ffredd

6 comments posted 17yrs posted by ffredd

What CAM Company Has The Best Website?

There is a clear winner and the Jon Banquer blog tells you who it is. Jon Banquer San Diego, CA http://jonbanquer.blogsp...

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posted by jon_banquer

16 comments posted 17yrs posted by jon_banquer

Wanted: spindle speeder for NMTB40

Anyone have such an animal laying around gathering dust? Would like a 3:1 or 4:1 ratio, looking for 6-8k rpm and ER coll...

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posted by janders1957

2 comments posted 17yrs posted by janders1957

Small Hole drilling - Aluminium

Hi All, Lucky me!!, got some jobs with lots of 1mm dia hole up to 8mm deep. These range from about 200 hundred, up to 2...

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posted by tammat

5 comments posted 17yrs posted by tammat

Buckypaper

The "Holy Grail" of nanotechnology is to make thin sheets of "paper" out of carbon nanotubes. Then the sheets can be la...

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posted by spamto154

9 comments posted 17yrs posted by spamto154

Chick CNC Vise Update

http://www.chickworkholding.com/onelok_cnc_vise.asp Looks like it's suppose to be released next month. Have no idea wha...

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posted by jon_banquer

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charing up an Electric Motorcycle was Gas Price structure

I missed the Staff meeting, but the Memos showed that Gunner wrote on Wed, 16 May 2007 03:45:13 GMT in alt.machines.cnc...

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posted by phamp

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Semi-OT: new MacBook cases being machined out of solid aluminum "billet"

http://gizmodo.com/5063227/how-the-macbooks-are-carved-out-of-solid-aluminum You can even see the "billets" being made.....

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posted by noreply

5 comments posted 17yrs posted by noreply

Health Care

We currently provide our employees with health insurance.. It is now our biggest expense next to payroll. We give it pr...

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posted by jss

2 comments posted 17yrs posted by jss