It is hard to compare machines Mori, Okuma, Mazak I think are all great machines and I think they are all capable of tight tolerance work when used correctly. I have ran +0.000 to -0.003 all day on all of them and yes the Mazak can do it to it is more stable to temp then the old LB10 Okumas but the Okumas would do it to you just had to make sure you left it running if it sat for anytime you would chase toleraces for a bit.

As far as throughput I think Mazatrol and IGF are more productive then most cam packages Mazatrol is a little harder to get to do things sometimes "because they do not use G code" but it is faster then offline just program the next job while you are running your current one. IGF has an advantage because you get G code output when you sre done and it makes it easy to tweak.

Have them run the same demo on all the machines you are interested in then make your choice.

as far as the mori lathe design they copied okuma castings years ago check the okuma LC series Hmm they look very familiar the LC was the work horse of all lathes!

Wow that is Sad I use to work for a NW machine tool sales company and we sold DMG they were always real good then, maybe they had a change of people? I am sorry to hear that

You would think in IL that they would have great service since there main office is in schaumburg I would talk to them about all your issues.

Bob Hedrik

Do you know of anyone laying electrical traces with a similar process to metal deposition?

I thought you could only nest in top view?

how about hsm core rough with boundary should be just what you are looking for

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komet maybe

I can get it to the controler that way it is likw a log file but it serializes each event then I have to look in the dat file to see what was ran I want to specify the fil name then I can just see it from the directory

I would think James would be all over this Help James

if you Dprint can you specify a file name rather then it just printing info sequential

I think 3 or 4 days probably 2 holds if you get creative. techni grip and 1 fixture

thank you tony I didn't have the manuals here

what parameter # is the current x or y or z location stored

I think a programmer is someone who loves the manufacturing world.

I came from the ground up my father had a shop that I started working at when I was 14 just deburr and stuff I have grown to love it and the technology that comes with it.

I beleive that you should be required to have a machining background period for both programming and engineering there is no replacement for experience! you learn from mistakes and achievments both.

Programmers usually have to manage people, material, models good or bad and be able to rebuild them. Machine tool setup and use, understanding processes, tool deisign, tool managment, current use of holders and cutters.

There are just to many things to list, yes you can go to school and learn how to put tool path to geometry but that is a very small part of what I think we do.

There was a topic like this a few years ago I did a search and could not find it. I thought it was a great list of all we do and are responsible for.

onsrud has cutters for this, or like Nils said any hasp style you will not need to rough and finish. 17000 and 170 - 240 ipm with a 3/8 cutter coating will help you hardlube works well. a standard carbide cutter you will wear a groove in it.

Holders Haimer! shrinker I think command has a newer model with auto chill I seen it in portland very sweet no waiting for cool down! No Ghetto!

you will use it more once you start using it

if you just want a viewre adobe 3D if you need the translator get it from MasterCam

Same thing on a top cut threader on the lathe it is per class and it cuts the major minor and pitch at the same time.

invertabolts and technigrips maybe you might have to reprogram a bit for lights out but should be worth it

Stay with it, it was pretty easy for me but I love to learn new stuff and play with it. I know it seems hard but you can set it up to match your style and usage most important have fun with it don't fight it.

I see nothing!

I would think the Johnsford would come with that

it is best to run no-hist chook there may have been geometry for the solid somewhere you deleted did itsay anything about solids in need of regen when you saved