Hi Code_breaker Thanks for your help it seemed like the answer to my prayers. I am machining a male thread modified Butress 2.5" x 1/8 pitch on quartz, it machines ok but at the end even though i have a start and finish Point it goes straight back to the start of the Helix direct from the end cutting through the thread. (I am cutting top to bottom) I have the points at the correct depth but only seems to go to the points at the top of helix depth. any help will be very much appreciatedas I have been at this for hours now with no results. JimP

Hi Good morning to you all Can you help once again All we cut here is Quartz so our tools are Diamond formed tools. The problem I have with Thread mill is that I need to take multi cuts which means having to draw numerous arc at diferent step sizes is there a C hook that allows Multi thread cutting? Thanks in advance JimP

I just wish when I started using Mastercam 4.5 this Forum was running, so keep up the great work and as we say in Scotland the Craic is great.

Merry Christmas to all Mastercam users around the World. Thanks for all the help and support. Its the best forum on the Web as far as I am concerned. enjoy your break and come back next year. A problem shared is a problem solved

Glasgow Scotland 1965 My Dad was an Engineerand I just followed his footsteps at £2. 7shilings 6d = £2.37.5P per week=£123.24 per year(for you boys & girls across the sea =$217) started using Mastercam 4.5 and have never looked back. worked in mould tools now machining quartz for the semi conductor industry. merry christmas to you all. Thanks for the help and support over the last year.

Hi We drill Quartz and use core drills but have to check them after every hole to check if they are blocked at a safe height of Z200. I have been editing the NC file with adding N1 M0 N2 M3 S2500 N3 M8 M7 after each hole can I do this in Mastercmams Operations Manager? Wishing you all a Merry Chrismas and thanks for the help I have recieved in the last year. Jim Scotland.

Thanks the problem is that for this part I have to thread 20 threaded holes 10-24 UNC, which would need a lot of editing. Jim

All we cut here is Quartz so our tools are Diamond formed tools(class as single point) . The problem I have with Thread mill is that I need to take multi cuts which means having to draw numerous arc at diferent step sizes is there a C hook that allows Multi thread cutting? Thanks in advance. Jimp Scotland.

All we cut here is Quartz so our tools are Diamond formed tools. The problem I have with Thread mill is that I need to take multi cuts which means having to draw numerous arc at diferent step sizes is there a C hook that allows Multi thread cutting?

All we cut here is Quartz so our tools are Diamond formed tools. The problem I have with Thread mill is that I need to take multi cuts which means having to draw numerous arc at diferent step sizes is there a C hook that allows Multi thread cutting?

I got married in 75 it was a bad bad Year started using Mastercam 93 ver4.5 Keep up the good work guys Jim from bonnie Scotland

Hi Mark We use Mastercam in Scotland I have been a user for the last 8 years or so it was mainly Plastic mould tools that I worked on, but for the last few years I have been working for the Semi conductor Industry machining Quartz a nice change and much cleaner. Enjoy this forum as it is the Best!!!!!!

Keith Thanks for your quick reply, is their any chance that you colleague could run some trial pieces for us. We are of course willing to pay the going rate. also if their is any one else who can carry out this operation I would be pleased to hear from them. Thanks JimP

Has anyone used Ultrasonic Drilling. We need to drill a hole Ø0.03" X 0.3 deep in Quartz using a diamond drill, as you might guess we are having problems when we try using our CNC mills. We can drill Ø0.08" holes ok. Because we need thro cooling its not easy to get the correcr RPM. If any one out there has got a Ultrasonic attachment on there machine can you let me know how it works? Thanks in advance JimP [ 10-21-2002, 12:33 PM: Message edited by: jimp ]

Thanks James I would have prefered to format then install but in his wisdem our IT expert upgraded from millenium Regards Jim

Sorry I never noticed the post by Trega tried saving with shading off and its worked fine so far. I have a Radeon 7000 video card. Jim

Hi I have upgraded fom millenium to 2000 profesional as my computer kept crashing in Solid Works but now when I try to save in Mastercam the computer hangs up . Any answers would be very much appreciated. All the best from Scotland Jim

Iam using Ver 9 and I think the control is either 810 or 840D the machine is 2 to 3 years old and is 3 axis. I have a Technical support contract with my local Mastercam dealer and who could not be more helpfull,If I had to ask for there assistence in any matter concerning Mastercam or computers, but as I am just wishing to try out one program for my friend I thought I could ask one of my Mastercam friends on the forum for a free copy if they had one available. In the past I have supplied a couple of forum users with copies of posts and will be happy if to help others in the future . I thought the reason behind this forum is to bring together Mastercam users(the Number one Cam system)and share our experience with each other when requested or .

I have been using Mastercam since ver 4.5 and have been trying to talk my friend who has a small mould shop. Change from Edgecam to us. He wants me to first write a couple of programs for him but I need a post for his Deckel Maho with a Siemens control, so can any one help? Thanks in advance Jim from Bonnie Scotland. I forgot to mention that it is DMC 63V machine

I have been using Mastercam since ver 4.5 and have been trying to talk my friend who has a small mould shop. Change from Edgecam to us. He wants me to first write a couple of programs for him but I need a post for his Deckel Maho with a Siemens control, so can any one help? Thanks in advance Jim from Bonnie Scotland.

Keep Your Tools I had a programer working for me in the design office for over a year, he had left his tools on the shop floor. Two weeks after he moved them in to the office, things were getting quite and he had to go back to the CNC's for a while. Was he embaresed when he had to take the tools back to the shop floor. So you can never tell when you might need them. I like the odd shifty through my old tool box which I keep in the garage the smell of the tols brings back old memories.

Hi We use rotary axis on our Fadal machines with Mastercam ver 8. If you send me your e-mail address I will send you a copy for ver 7 & ver 8 posts. [email protected]. best of luck Jim from Scotland

Thanks Charles It is actualy a fish lure for a fisherman but I will take a look, if i can find the FTP site. Thanks again Jimp

Hi I have been asked to make a mould of a fish for one of our workers and was wondering if any one out there has a Mastercam part or Iges file of one. I know this is an unusual request for the forum but a wee change from the serious stuf is good for you. Thanks in advance Jimp 'Scotland'

Hi I am trying to mill a pocket with a 6 islands but as it is Quartz that I am cutting, I need to start outwith the job. I have tried an drawing extra arc but it still keeps starting at the same point. I am also using helix entry any answers would be gratefully excepted. Thanks in advance Jimp