Good day, Does the "g43 Z2." enter the hole or stop at the edge of the part....to save time, I would copy + paste from another tool, or hand write this tool block ...the time it takes to write this post you could have made 3 small progs...I am concidered a fast programmer rather than exact one. MC, most times gives me 95 to 98 % what I need the other 2% I Jam, just to not hear my boss say " WHATS TAKING SO LONG " If you want, the M0 prog you made, Keep as a template, "Spindle part Prog " an any time you need it paste it in...I have hundreds of template progs like it HTH Tony G

Good day, I hope my post didnt offend Sounds like someone might have fooled with some lines in the post?? Try another post, even if its not one you use, and see if the same thing happens.... otherwise uninstall and reinstall MC9 HTH Tony G

7 of 9 in spandex....nice hooties

good EvEn'n ----------------------------------------- (this has occoured 4 times in the past 24 hours) ----------------------------------------- I think thats the problem, you shouldn't run mastercam for 24 straight hours... Its like I went to the store at 2 in the morning and the door was locked, and the window said open 24 hours, then a minute later a guy comes and unlocks the door and goes in... I follow him in and I ask him, I thought this store was open 24 hours,and the guy says, Not all at one time.!!!! [ 01-15-2003, 08:07 PM: Message edited by: CNCme ]

Good Evenin. Try a parasolid...my "Ideas" customer gives me v13.0 parasolids...Werks great !! Tony G... P.S Iges is like last ditch effort... When all else fails [ 01-07-2003, 09:10 PM: Message edited by: CNCme ]

good even'n Cant you rename the file in Windows Explorer rather than dos prompt...but the "post" option is better Tony G

Good eve , If you window (ed) from the side, you might get most of the top OR bottom Just a kooky fix...the window vis/invis Would be cool Tony G

Good eve , If you window (ed) from the side, you might get most of the top OR bottom Just a kooky fix...the window vis/invis Would be cool Tony G

Good Even'n I know what you mean...My old boss was the same. They all hate Computers, disks, lost files and droped code from thin RS-232 cable and floresent overhead lights that are too close to thin RS-232 cables... Jim...have A GREAT X-mas and keep driving for that Pot-O-golD...I know I will. Tony G

Good day Elad let me know if you recieved my info... I am also interested Tony G (Larry)

Good evenin Be glad that you have a GIG...Some of us wish we did Tony G

Good eve How or where can we get wheel zoom Tony G

Good Day Thanks for info , and being timely we wern't doin the ver 13...works great! Tony G

Good day, I have had simillar problem...only ,on closed contour, the ramp doesn't work correctlly. If the end mill is 80 to 90 % smaller than the hole size, Ive had problem of no ramp or truncated ramp on some circle cutting. Tony G

Good day Can anyone tell me what the latest version of solid works is available and can mc read these files or do they need to be converted another way...having trouble Using V9 Sp1 mill Tony G

Good Day I have, What is known to be the worst, os...98me on a DELL Dim 4100 P-III With almost the Worst G-force2 mx 400 32Mb w/acceration all the way up and 512 mb ram...and ive seen Nothing faster and clearer graphics. Duuuude, your gettin a DELL. Tony G

J, Did you want the custom Pallet builders name ...or do you want pay 35 % more for Jergens standard products. All his custom stuff will give you max capacity for any table (Base Plate )or single and multi-Pallets on a single base plate. He can configure pallets to any production needs. Send an e-mail for more info Tony G [ 12-05-2002, 09:49 PM: Message edited by: CNCme ]

DuuuuuDE, Nick is right, rough it out, leave grind stock .003 to.01 ( even if you dont grind ) Harden it, draw it down to temper it (otherwise it will be very brittle) and then grind or attempt to machine to finsh. I've got to say, coming from the "old school " The basics need to be resurrected...FAST... OH BOY By the way, tool steel Should be drawn to 63Rc max...any reason for 66rc...oil or air hard...?? HTHeals Tonyg

Good EVENIN, I rev post and gave it a nci name, no ori nci, and repost for another control. another way???? Tony G

HEY there, DIDYOUSEETHIS!?!?!?!?!? TonyG

Good EvE Chris, I keep in close contact with the guys @ SFA, but they don't have any thing now. Thanks Tony G

Good ev, J , Are you talking about a machine shuttle or hand removable pallets ( Jergens ) I know a shop that makes Custom Pallet systems for about 30% less than a Jergens System ( Base and ball lock Pallets ) All Jergens Hardware. and you can put them on any machine Tony G

gOOD EV, Actually the second macine is good for a loner cause you can set one up wile the other one is running... If you have a lot of work... But if you have alot of repeate jobs the pallet is the way to go...If you can keep jobs set up on tomb stones...and down/up load all fixture offsets and preset all tool heights. you can set up a 30 tool job in 15 to 30 min and have a part in inspection too. so there are upsides to both sides HTH Tonyg

Good e, Ramp is ok for soft material...Aluminums... delrin and such. Its More difficult with steels and stainless . Also, with conventional HSS or even carbide, it causes alot of shock and premature tool wear. Not to mention, in hard materials, if you decrease the angle to prevent tool wear, you increase cycle time it takes to machine parts... Hence, predrill saves time and you can even use a drill you would use to drill other holes, even if the drill is a little smaller than the plunging slot endmill. In this day and age, you need to save time and not loose a job to a company that you quoted high on because you were dilly- ing around with ramp plunging. Time Is MONEY TonyG

Good eve, Today I reverse posted a program and it worked well...the only thing on drill cycles, G83..G81, I only got a "Z" value Equal to the final "Z" depth of the hole. No G83,R, Q, F... and all the X,Y locations. Any Idea...?? TonyG [ 12-04-2002, 09:06 PM: Message edited by: CNCme ]