I was told can't get an Okuma until September.

Ok guys,now its between the Nakamura and a mori seiki nz2000 t3y3. The only problem i can see with the nakamura is the length of tools, with turrets so close together. Also camplete is extra for the nty3. Now I'm not familiar with either one, but I haven't heard anything bad either.

Fastenal?

I figured you might be. The index could be seimens or fanuc 31. Is there alot of the nty3 in states, or is it a fairly new model?

Guys, the owner here is wanting to buy a new 3 turret lathe. He is looking at a nakamura super nty3 or a index c65. I know that the nakamura has Y on all 3 turrets, and the index only has it on 2 of the 3 turrets. The cycle time is the same on either machine (or so they say). The place I used to work at had a few index g200's, and the old style c65 and they were both nice machines (well built and would repeat all day). However I don't know much about the nakumura. So i guess I was trying top get some opinions if anyone else had either of these machines, or an opinion on any others that maybe out there to look at. Thanks, Jeff

Does anyone have much experience with polygon turning? I'm wanting to know how good a surface finish I could get with 1020 tube steel on a 1 inch hex. They call out a 25 finish. Would that even be possible polygon turning?

I've had really good luck with onsrud hss drills on acetal, running .2 drill 300 sfm .010 ipr 1 inch deep no peck, plenty of coolant.

Mic, awesome! Thanks

Hardmill, that is exactly what I was looking for, but it is not in level 1. I just ended up doing a 2d contour path with depth cuts, angled walls, for the 22.5 degree wall, and used the toolpath for geometry and offset that half the cutter diameter. Thanks

That's what I figured. Thanks for taking a look.

Sorry, file didn't attach. TRY.MCX

I was wondering if someone could look at a file for me? I only have mill level 1, and need to cut the 2 radius cut outs on the face of the part, but I haven't been able to figure out a way to do it. Maybe I need mill level 2 or 3? I haven't done any surfaceing in mastercam only gibbs (yeah I know).

Just read a article in ip news about mastercam swiss expert 2011 will be demoed at pmts? Was wondering if anybody has heard anything about it. Haven't seen any mention of it.

What about Index? Possibly a G300 or G400?

Kmartin, I think that it is a point way off to the left side of the part. I just turned on level 30 zoomed out deleted that point then it I didn't have any problem.

send them over. What kind of file do you want?

Thanks, exactly what I needed.

I've tried both methods with any combination I can use. And I cannot seem to get what I am after in backplot. (self taught noob). So I was wondering if someone could look at it and put a tool path on it, so I could see how to do it?

I have never done any simultaneuos 4th axis work with mastercam. And maybe it's not possible, but what I'm trying to do is machine a radius, a flat, and another radius with a flat endmill by starting on 90 degrees and ending on 270 degrees in one motion on a horizontal machine. Here are some pics if that will make it any clearer. Using x2 mr2 sp1. Thanks, Jeff

thanks, I knew had to be something simple

how do you mill a square or hex and enter on top side y+ side and exit on x- side? It always wants to start and end the cut on the same line. its got to something i'm doing wrong. seems like it should be easy.

I believe that on a Haas controller that to use a sub program located in the main program that you use M97 P(p being the n number).

yeah, I just did a repair install of net 2.0 to make sure. Still the same thing. X2 sp1 runs fine.

I could not find HASPMS32.DLL on the pc, I redownloaded, unistalled, reinstalled, same thing????

I downloaded x2 mr1, installed, tried to open and it is giving me a .exe not valid. Anyone run into the same problem?