Looking to buy a used CNC Router. It will be used for making the parts in the slideshow.( Sun Visor, trucks & Buses) One sheet at a time, as needed, not high volume, but lots of variety. All are made from 1/8 or 3/16th tinted/ clear, lexan, plexi, acrylic. http://s149.photobucket.com/user/timex_timex/slideshow/work/VISOR I am looking for recommendations. I do not want to wind up, with an orphan machine. Something that I can't get prints, parts or service for. Need to have a tool changer. I already use Mastercam, for the VMC's we have. If you looked at the parts, do you have any thoughts on the router module? Any and All. recommendations, advice, experiences, would be greatly appreciated. Thanks tim

BINGO!!!! quote: Our seminars are not meant to replace training classes, but to show what tools are available. What's neat is to see the synergy created by getting the customers together. I learn allot from the customers also. (It was Travis that showed me trim-divide back in v8) I learned MC3 the hard way, making variations of the part from the print. I was hoping that my reseller was doing an area intro to the new features we have been told are coming in the latest version. Do I need a Mill 1 2 day seminar, on how to use MCX to perform a Surface Contour- No. So I will not push the class issue, my guys already know the nuts and bolts of getting it done. Instead I will watch the forums, print anything that should go in a notebook, as cool new things to know, and when I have enough info to make it worthwhile, I hand out copies. I'll take the dinero and let the guys spend 2 hours @ day, just sitting and playing with it, before letting it loose in the shop. Thanks Tim H.

I did e-mail, Mastercam, and recived this response. quote: Hi Tim- Until now, I was not aware the XXXXXX was charging for the Mastercam X update classes. Unfortunately, CNC corporate cannot tell XXXX what that can and cannot charge for their services. My question to you would be is this training class? Do you know how long the class is? Many dealers are doing free seminars. These are not training, but rather a 3-4 hour overview of what's new in X in more of a demo environment. If a dealer is offering a 1 or 2 day training course, I could understand why they would charge for it. It may be worth it to call XXXXX to express your concerns and see if they plan on doing anything for free, and to see what your options are. Please let me know if I can do anything else for you. Thanks- XXXXX XXXX XXXX CNC Software, Inc. Corporate Sales 860-875-XXXX [email protected] I respect that. And I followed the advice, to call the reseller, who informed me that the free seminars WERE held Aug 4th, for potential customers, more of a dog & pony show for new sales. Outlining the new benefits of MC X over the last version. Since we are current because of the maintenance agreement, we were not invited. I asked about doing a user group over-view, that I would be happy to put 10 sim #’s down for a group meeting. I was reminded that I have already received a discounted seminar price of $395. per person, for a Total of $1580. Thanks Tim H. [ 08-08-2005, 03:34 PM: Message edited by: TimHollis ]

I am writing to express my total disappointment with the up-date class. I have 4 people I had intentions of sending, and I am point man for couple of other registered local area users. But after discovering that it will cost $395. per person, I don't know. That is the discounted price. As a member of emastercam.com, I read with anticipation the coming release of Mastercam X, along with all of the open invitations for the Roll-Out Seminars, being offered, for free in various parts of the country.. Of course since I am located on XXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX and my only, reseller is XXXXXXXXX, I am obligated to deal directly with them. So if I want to send the guys to find out the latest and greatest about Mastercam's biggest release in years, I should just pony up another $1500. for that privilege. This after putting together one of the most intense company sponsored in-house training programs around, Design, Solids, Mill & Lathe, in this area. Plus keeping the Maintenance contract current. Would you push the company to pony up the $1500, to send the guys to an up-date class?????? Thanks Tim H.

quote: joe m We don't have the DNC set up yet. I see the Yet.... How long do you have the machine? And take the time to give as much detail as possible, especially the actions you have already tried. Tim H.

Thank you!!!!!!!! I call the guy over, who wrote the posted code down, and gave it to me. I asked him to show me were he comes up with this stuff. All I'm going to say is.... I should have gone and looked my-self, before pushing the help button. I can't thank you guys enough!!!!! I'll spill some Presidente in your Honor!! Tim H.

I need help, on a Haas Lathe. Need to turn a thread, 3/8 NPT x .600. What I have is not working.... G76 X.5676 Z-.6000 I-.0146 K.0555 D.022 02 I'm just not getting a good thread. Any help would be appreciated.. NPT on the Haas Lathe, this is the 1st time for us, I feel like an idiot! Thanks Tim H.

Also, I forgot to add.... I posted a Help Wanted add, on the Mastercam Web site, for a Lead CNC set-up person. I hired 1 guy, who started this past monday. He responded through the Mastercam ad. Thanks to everybody at Mastercam & In-House Solutions, who just sold me a ton, of educational materials, for my in-house courses I'm teaching. Except from my re-seller. The support I receive from every-one involved is truly exceptional!!! Thanks Again!!!! Tim H. [ 05-17-2005, 02:30 PM: Message edited by: TimHollis ]

I have a question and need help. Color Code, on blocks of A2 or alloys like QC7 & or 6061. In the past, I have noticed that materials being delivered had a color mark on them. Red for steel, blue for aluminum. I am getting ready to have the guys paint our 4 Deburring Down Draft Tables along with their respective filters, and the Time-Savers, along with all of the storage buckets for the waste, from the process. Everything for steel, gets painted red. Everything for aluminum, gets painted blue. Somebody asked me why, those colors. I explained……………. In the past, I have noticed that materials being delivered had a color mark on them. Red for steel, blue for aluminum. I called our supplier, who confirmed they have their own color-coding charts, that are internal, each supplier, makes their own. Does anybody, know if there is a standard to the visual color markings for identification, on the alloy’s and steel????? I have searched on and off. For awhile, and cannot find a clear guideline. Any and all help, is greatly appreciated. Tim H. Adding.... Yep, somebody did a little deburring of some steel parts on the aluminum table.... Shazam!!! The survey said..... Duh... I didn't know, that could cause a fire!!!

Oh Yeah. Sent to Haas tech support. Using a new VF-2 mill with 8 megabytes of memory and the Ethernet option for communication. We use MasterCam as our CAM system. We are having problems downloading files due to their size. Small programs are transferred almost instantaneously, but recently it took 10 minutes to download a 2 MB program at the VF-2 control. The machine would not even accept a 5 MB file. We need the ability to download large files. What’s the best way to implement a drip-feed system? Do we scrap the Ethernet card and revert to an RS-232 system, or go to a third-party drip-feed system? and the survey said!!! Dear Tim: We were able to download a 7.5 MB file in 9 minutes via Ethernet, so you should be able to get similar results. There are several things that may be causing or contributing to your long download times. If your company’s computer network is busy or overloaded, it can increase your download time considerably. Also, there must be sufficient memory available in the Haas control to accept the program, and provide buffer space for the download. It’s possible that the 5 MB file was larger than the amount of memory you had available. The Ethernet option is about 10 times faster than a serial port, so you don’t want to go back to RS-232. Please keep in mind that DNC from a PC to a CNC machine via Ethernet is not the same as transferring a file from one PC to another. To free up additional memory, you can delete old programs, or save them off the machine. And remember, it’s not how many programs, but how large they are that matters (ten 200K files take up the same amount of memory as one 2 MB file). Sincerely, Haas Applications geez!!! who would have thought it!! Tim H.

Just found out, from Mark H, in the Off Topic Forum, that Mastercam always you to post your job listing, on their website for free, here..... http://mastercam.com/camzone/Employment/default.asp Just scroll down and hit post. Thanks To Mark H, and the people at Mastercam. Tim H.

Good Morning, James M. As almost always, you are correct. There is a sign-on incentive, outstanding, medical benefits, the right starting pay, for the NY,LI area, and an unlimited opportunity to grow in almost any direction. Lead set-up man, CNC Mill/Lath area. Over-see 4 machining centers, 2 lathes, and 7 employees X 2 shifts, Be able to modify programs thru Mastercam, for efficiency. Proprietary Metal Shop. I just don't want them to waste offing the perks on a bunch of guys from a employment agency, getting scared, and then when the right guy, does come along, the grass won't be green enough for them. Thanks Tim H. Thanks Tim H.

Good Morning. I got some hits, and sent them through. Also called my re-selller, who put the word out, should have thought of that one 1st. Anybody have some thoughts for finding talent? Thanks Tim H.

Just kicking it up for the weekend, this is really a fantastic, opportunity for the right person. The right person would also get to play with... · Sheet Metal Shear Amada M2060 · CNC Punch / Laser Amada 2510 Apelio w/ Automatic Sheet Feed · CNC Punch Amada 358 Vipros · CNC Brakes- 4- all Amadas · Spotwelding Machine Amada ID 40ST · Welding Robot Panasonic PanaRobo VR-005 A2 · Welding Robot Motoman · CNC Router's All the latest toys. Thanks Tim H.

Position is located out in the middle of Long Island, NY, in the Central Islip/ Bohemia area. Looking for a lead set-up person, for small CNC Area. Who can solve problems on their own. Must be experienced programming in Mastercam and in setup in the following types of equipment or similar... · CNC Lathe HAAS TL-1. · CNC 4-Axis Mach. Center HAAS VF-3 . · CNC 3-Axis Mach. Center HAAS TM-1. · CNC Milling Mach. Bridgeport EZ-Trak · CNC Bridgeport Lathe EZ-Path SD with PowerDex Turret Competitive pay. Great Health Benefits. Multi-national company. No relocation. If interested, please e-mail me. Thanks Tim H. Individuals only, no headhunters or agency's please! [ 03-22-2005, 02:58 PM: Message edited by: TimHollis ]