I have a notebook to keep all the tips I have pick up here for when I might need them. 30 days in the hole great Humble Pie tune.

A little late but have used Haas for trode for 3 years now. Like all have said need to slow down from what you would like to do. I make a lot of small 3D trodes from .006 to .015 end mills so the programs have alot of small moves. With these I find 40. IPM is about all I can do and keep EDM boys happy. But for the money not to bad. Also runing it at 10000 RPM it moves around some no chiller to keep it stable. The plung guys like it within .0003 of center can be hard to do. Tim

Thanks for looking in to it. I have had to do mains and subs but I'm sure theres a way alway is. Tim

After 10 years of MC I now know I KNOW NOTHING. But I do make pretty trodes.

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Thanks John that worked. It's got me playing with it now so what about rotate and changing work offsets. I still get an A 180. Ant thoughts

When i use tool plan it posts an A axis move G56 X-.8896 Y.7015 Z.25 A180. Z.1 G1 Z-.0593 F15. What an I doing wrong. Tim

Hi Keith I was at your shop when PCI was getting a machine. You cut some hardened parts for us. I was looking to learn what it needed from the post. Mikron does not support the controller so I was not able to get a sample program. It is good talking with you again, how’s things going at your shop great I’ll bet.

We just got a Mikron HSM 700 with an ATEK HS PLUS control from one of our plants that closed. A 1997 I think and hear the controller is not the normal for the machine. I was wondering if any body out there was programming one on Mastercam. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Tim

Thanks that worked had had 1502 set to n

I just downloaded it from MC Tools. IT does not out put a Plunge Feedrate or Stock Left . Is ther a way I can get it to out put these values. Thanks Tim

Where is the best place to get the book or do you have to order from Mastercam. I haven found it on the net yet. Thanks for the help. Tim

Thanks for the reply I’ll look into the book but the training I will have to get from Mastercam the local Community Collage has asked my to teach if they start a Cam class maybe in the fall. Tim

What are the best books on MasterCam and what is the average cost for training. I went from ver 5 to ver 8 and I am sure there are a lot of tricks I am missing. Thanks Tim

I have posted a few times but new compared to most. My name is Tim been in the machine trades sense 1976 stared programming 3d electrodes about 11 years ago. I have used EZ Cam, Free Form Machine, Esprit (for wire edm) a little Pro-e and Mastercam the most. I work for Tyco Electronics now making electrodes for molds and dies. I really like this board and appreciate you having me. Thanks Tim