I got my "Mastercam Shop Talk" email today and guess what??? The pdf link does not work!!! Must be a bug?

Hi, I have about 100 (1/4-20) blind holes to drill and thread in 304SS. I have never form tapped before and would like some advise/ know how. What speeds to you run the machine at, what type of cutting oil? What make of taps is best? Would thread milling be a better option? Thanks in advance.

From my experience an stl is pretty much useless for machining, you can do some things but.... I believe Verisurf has a way of converting an stl to surfaces.

Check out DMG CTX 310 Eco with a C-Axis.

Well at least they are fixing (I hope)what ever was wrong before the MU1.

Are they a decent control James?

I think they are growing in use and popularity from what I can tell. I think shops are moving away from Fanuc? Just looking for somebody who has used it before.

I am looking at a lathe with a Siemens 810D with Shop Turn and would like to know if it is a decent controller? Is it easy to operate? Thanks

I resemble that comment...

I have found the cycle times to be pretty close but not perfect.

Heavychevy2155, I just ordered one on Monday!!! Wanted an HP but they were a little more then I wanted to spend. Can't wait to see what it will perform like. What specs did you get? This is what I am getting: Dell Precision T3500,CMT,Standard Power Supply,C2 16XDVD-ROM Data Only Dell Precision TX500 Cyberlink Power DVD 9.5,No Media, Dell OptiPlex, Latitude and Precision Workstation 12GB, DDR3 ECC SDRAM Memory, 1333MHz, 6X2GB Dell Precision T3500 Quad Core Core Intel Xeon W3565 3.2GHz, 8M L3, 4.8GT/s,Dell Precision T3500 2GB nVIDIA Quadro 4000,Dual Monitor,2DP and 1DVI,Dell Precision TX500 Power Cord,125V,2M,C13,Dell Precision Chassis Intrusion Switch,Dell Precision T5500 Windows 7 Professional,No Media, 64-bit,Fixed Precision, English Internal USB Media Card Reader19:1, Dell Precision TX500 C1 All SATA Hard Drives,Non-RAID for 1or 2 Hard Drive, Dell Precision T3500 Integrated Intel chipset SATA 3.0Gb/s controller,Dell Precision T3500 and T5500 250GB SATA 3.0Gb/s, 7200RPM Hard Drive with 8MB DataBurst Cache,Dell Precision T1600 PCIe 10/100/1000 NETWORK CARD Precision Wireless Keyboard and mouse Logitech

Rick that is a huge pi$$ off that one...

Why is the roll out being done after some companies already have it loaded?

I have to say that not fixing the existing bugs before releasing a new version is a problem IMHO. If it is an enhancement or an improvement it should be in a future or new release IMHO.

I believe it was In-house solutions doing the install.

I was at a shop last week and they were installing X6.

Hi, I am looking at upgrading my system here soon. Just wondering how many people are using MAC computers for Mastercam or Solid modeling software? If so which one is best? How is the performance compared to a regular windows based PC? Pros and cons? Thanks in advance!

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Welcome to the forum Jim! Posting a picture will get you more responses directed at solving your problem. Use something like Gadwin print screen to capture a photo. It sounds like you are trying to cut a tapered boss or wall? As Jay suggested if you are using a tapered cutter you can contour or pocket. If you do not have a tapered cutter and you have the solids option you can surface the taper, this is assuming you have a 3d model (solids and or surfaces). If you need more help with this let me know.

Hi, Still on the quest to find a suitable lathe to fit our floor space. I would like to know if anybody has any experience with the CTX lathes from DMG? Please be honset and unbiased. Thanks in advance!

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Try Havlik Gear. http://www.havlikgear.com/

Not sure about your video card.

Send it over and I will try with NX or Catia.

Not sure about using Mastercam but try Adobe Illustrator and export it as a dxf. Send it over and I will try for you.