http://www.kurtworkholding.com/accessories/jaw_plates.php http://www.nolansupply.com/superth.asp?sup...ne+Vises+-+Kurt HTH

On the OM control, offset 0 is shift or common. I will always start with this at o values. Offset 1 = G54 Offset 2 = G55 etc. HTH

Scott Check BUTTON CUTTER PROFILE MODIFIED on the FTP. I added a c/l to the cutter. Define tool as custom level, (whatever level you place it on) hth

And here I was just about to start fighting for a raise.

Rob AMS 5663 is a 718 Inconel. All that we have learned with ceramics is with hardend 625. http://www.indmetal.com/productslist.asp?m...m=Bar&cmd=reset The iron content in 625 makes it a different animal than 718. I have found that milling the 625 with ceramics takes some effort to find the sweet spot. It may be a little easier with the 718. At the time I spoke with Sandvik and Ingersoll, I was given the parameters for 718, (it was all they had test data for in the Inconel) 3300 SFM .08 MAX DOC .004 CPT Sandvik stated a 3-4 minutes life per edge. Ingersoll stated 4-6 minutes life per edge. quote: I found when cutting the Ni materials by lowering the SFM and raising the Feed, i was getting better tool life and make a good chip.Dead on trumper777 I ended up running 550 SFM, .08 DOC, .010 CPT. 2" facemill 4 inserts 1051 RPM @ 42.0 IPM. We went from 4 hours 20 minutes CHIP TIME on two machines(carbide) to 48 minutes CHIP TIME on one machine.

Rob, Absolutely dry. Break your toolpath to run for the planned failure (3-4 minutes of chip time per edge). You should also tweak your toolpath for very smooth transitions into the cut. In our application, I had found that trying to ramp with a mill did not gain enough tool life for the effort. I would keep a fire extinguisher handy. Expect to see something like this. HTH

Thad, If it would help, I would be glad to fax you those pages from my Tosnuc book. It shows equations using Q,K, & L. Not sure how it works, I've never used it.

Coolant through only. I also wouldn't try it with flood.

Gun drills are not an option for you? We run them in our mills quite often.

Try here. http://www.drillmasterseldorado.com/index.htm We have great results in 625 inco. .875 and 1.375 dia. 14" deep. HTH

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Chad, I have to wonder if we are serving the same customer. We just ran cylindrical and hollow 718 Inconel parts. Also 4th axis rotary. Ours are 6” dia. We made a steel arbor for the part to slip fit. Used a nut on the end and also used the tailstock. We used 3/4" Guhring Firex coated rougher. Mark is real close to where we ended up, we ran 100 sfm @ .0013 cpt with .235 doc. Water soluble coolant was not a problem. I went the route of the ball mill to re-create An O.D. but it proved to be very time consuming. Tolerances allowed me to use a standard 3/8” Carbide endmill doing a 3D contour with .100 stepover. hth

quote: Ok. What are the benefits of having dual monitors? In a nutshell, how many times do you alt+tab in a day? I, like so many others, run mcam on one and cimco editor on the other. HTH

Since installing X, I've also experieced the same lagging problems with V9 as Joe and Dan stated above. X would crash often. Check out the response from gcode http://www.emastercam.com/ubb/ultimatebb.p...ic;f=1;t=020639 I changed the settings to "best performance" V9 no longer lags, and I have yet to crash X. HTH