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Matthew Hajicek - Singularity

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  1. Matthew Hajicek - Singularity
    Sorry I'm late to the party. We do 6Al4V bone plates on the trunnion on the Haas. I've been using Helical and Harvey cutters with good results. Dynamic roughing with a 1/2" x 1.25" 7 flute .030" radius bull (27287) and Helical's recommended parameters i get five hours of tool life, in a shrink fit holder with 1000PSI TSC. I got some Kennametal Harvi 3's and some of Helical's new Ti specific cutters but haven't had a chance to try them yet, didn't want to change the proven process in production.
  2. Matthew Hajicek - Singularity
    Found this in the comments here: https://www.techjunkie.com/enable-all-cores-windows/
  3. Matthew Hajicek - Singularity
    I haven't used a materials library in over a decade. I use HSMAdvisor and the Helical Machining Advisor, and adjust parameters for each cut (except drills and reamers). Makes for a far more efficient program.
  4. Matthew Hajicek - Singularity
    Obviously you're not talking about the Ribbon Bar...
  5. Matthew Hajicek - Singularity
    Thanks, out of likes.
  6. Matthew Hajicek - Singularity
    Am I going to have to do that with every function I ever want to access quickly? And no, it's not like in the old days, it's much slower to move the mouse cursor and click on an icon than to quickly tap a couple keys. Looks like this one has a default hotkey assigned, that'll help with this specific case, but I imagine overall most functions will be significantly slower to access. Sorry if I'm coming across as bitchy, I just find this really painful.
  7. Matthew Hajicek - Singularity
    Ok, found that access keys can be enabled in settings, but are off by default. That's strange. So noe I can hit <Alt> <F>ile <O>pen, but then I have to switch to the mouse and click (Computer), (Browse). Not much faster.
  8. Matthew Hajicek - Singularity
    Downloaded and installed, figured I'd bite the bullet and learn the new interface. Turns out access keys don't work at all now. I have to click with the mouse four times before I can browse for a file to open (File, Open, Computer, Browse). In X9 I can hit <Alt> <F>ile <O>pen in 1/4 second to get there. This is going to be painful.
  9. Matthew Hajicek - Singularity
    I use an engine hoist to get the trunnion in and out of the side window of the mill.
  10. Matthew Hajicek - Singularity
    Just search Newegg video cards by price. You can get a 1650 for $150 or a 1660 for $230.
  11. Matthew Hajicek - Singularity
    Don't get too caught up on how much memory a video card has. If it has enough, it has enough, and more won't make it faster. I've seen some benchmarks where two otherwise identical cards are compared and the one with less memory is a bit faster since it has less overhead.
  12. Matthew Hajicek - Singularity
    Should work fine. I have a 970 at home. GeForce hierarchy: https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gpu-hierarchy,4388.html
  13. Matthew Hajicek - Singularity
    For most applications you should get good results from a medium to high end GeForce, more demanding applications will require a medium to high end Quadro. Mastercam historically has not played well with AMD video cards. CPU performance per thread is the biggest factor (Xeons often sacrifice that for thread count), and make sure you have plenty of fast RAM. The amount of video memory you'll need depends on how many pixels you want it to drive. For four 4k screens you'll need a lot more than for two 2k screens.
  14. Matthew Hajicek - Singularity
    Depends on if you're leaning back in your chair or leaning forward to squint at the screen! Up/Down has always felt more natural to me.
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    If you can't use a slitting saw I'd do dynamic milling with depth cuts. High pressure through spindle coolant if you have it.
  17. Matthew Hajicek - Singularity
    Desktop beats laptop unless you absolutely need the portability. Geforce cards are find until you get into big, complicated models, or unless you need Solidworks simulation functions. I pick my CPU based on this list: https://www.cpubenchmark.net/singleThread.html An SSD and plenty of RAM (probably 64GB these days) make a big difference.
  18. Matthew Hajicek - Singularity
    Wow. What kind of mouse/trackball do you use and how often do they wear out?
  19. Matthew Hajicek - Singularity
    Must be high dollar parts that absolutely gotta be right the first time.
  20. Matthew Hajicek - Singularity
    That would be handy. What are the shortcuts for that?
  21. Matthew Hajicek - Singularity
    I have two shortcuts on my desktop: Stop: "C:\Program Files\3Dconnexion\3DxWare\3DxWinCore64\3DxService.exe" -quiet -shutdown Start: "C:\Program Files\3Dconnexion\3DxWare\3DxWinCore64\3DxService.exe" If the driver is ever acting up, working on SW but not MC for example, I hit "stop", wait 30 seconds, and hit "start".
  22. Matthew Hajicek - Singularity
    Have you tried turning the 3DConnexion driver off and on again or restarting the computer?
  23. Matthew Hajicek - Singularity
    Drawing on center will get you close, but if you need exact you need to know the k-factor. Most materials will not stretch and compress equally on both sides of the centerline; many will stretch easier than they compress, so the bend line is off center. https://www.javelin-tech.com/blog/2017/06/calculating-bend-allowance/
  24. Matthew Hajicek - Singularity
    North Carolina, weekend of April 4th.
  25. Matthew Hajicek - Singularity
    6 holes, I'd threadmill. Much safer than tapping.

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