Indeed it was James ...but after reading thru I guess I lost track of the plot ...lol.....somewhere you said to "lose the percent signs" .....my reading is much like my hearing....very selective ! Thanks for all your help....you're the man !

Ok, I added the "%" back at the beginning and end of my program and everything works fine. So far I can even keep my normal program names with no problem....I havnt tried drip feeding ...just loading the programs into the control. This is on a Fanuc 21i/M control. Thanks again for all the help guys !

Thanks for the reply Tommy, I will try to spend some time with my Fanuc manuals today and see if I can find it myself. I appreciate the help.

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Ok....when I try to load a program from my card ( SanDisk CF card & PCMCIA adapter) the program loads ( yes, i know that's a good thing) ...BUT...I get "Memory Card Error 121" Anyone know what this means? Thanks to James and everyone who contributed to this thread for all the great tips and instruction, great thread!

CAM...if you still need it...I have the Pete logo in MC9 format....gladly send it to ya if ya want.

Good luck to you Chis. You have always been a great asset to this forum and you will be sorely missed. ~~~~~~~Shady

My reseller handed out some very nice plastic keyring type things that he had made. They are 2" diameter, 1/8" thick and read... Wynn Frick Consulting COPY PROTECT for MASTERCAM cnc system (724) 864-7750. It makes it hard to misplace my HASP now....and noone mistakes it for a flash drive either. Kudos to Wynn on that one.

Longbow, I use Autocad and insert my picture as a raster image, then using mostly 3 pt arcs I trace the part that I am after. Once that is done I delete my original raster image and save the drawing that remains as a .dxf which I can then convert over to a Mastercam file to do any final touch-ups and set my toolpaths. Its not the best way to do things and definately not the fastest way to do it.....but it works, and assuming you already have Autocad, it is free. HTH ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Shady

I got mine today. ~~~~~~~~ Shady

We have a Daewoo DMV 4020 50 taper and use it to cut mild steel burnouts and steel castings mostly. It has been a very dependable machine although I wish we would have opted for the double arm tool changer. The Fanuc 21i controll has been flawless and Daewoos tech support is awesome. We got the mill complete with full 4th axis and of course chip conveyor for nearly exactly $100,000. If you have any specific questions fell free to email or call me anytime. HTH ~~~~~~~~~~Shady

It would be worth learing Russian to be able to use X today. ~~~~~~Shady

I am about 40 miles east of Charleston.....north of Beckley...go to Summersville and make a left. There ia a map on our website at www.auxierwelding.com. If any of you guys are ever in this neck of the woods you are more than welcome to stop by the shop for a cup of coffee and a 50cent tour....or would try to meet up with you somewhere along the trail. Dan...please give me a call sometime if you are heading up this way buddy....be good to talk to ya. ~~~~~~~~~Shady

Auxier Welding Inc.

(304) 632-1420

Sorry I dont have that jimp...but may I ask what city in West Va. you are visiting? Fellow Mastercammers NEVER visit this state. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Shady

Welcome to the greatest place to learn the ins and outs of Mastercam. Treat Mr. Elad nice now.....ok? ~~~~~~~~Shady

+1 to Millman.....I was hesitant to change over to MPMaster, now I kick myself daily for not doing it sooner. ~~~~~~~~~Shady

Quickform, sorry I cant help with your problem but I do want to welcome you to the forum.Wonderful 1st post your politeness is much appreciated, I think you will fit in here just fine. Enjoy your stay here and remember the search feature when you are having trouble, there have been many many topics covered over here therefore you can find some interesting reading on nearly any subject. ~~~~~~~Shady

Glad they got it figured out Dan....viruses are a major pain. I wish the freakin geeks that get off on writing them would find a real job...or at least get a real life. ~~~~~Shady

Good luck 5 ax........hopefully the new job will be a good one, and hopefully they will see the benefit of this forum. ~~~~~~~~Shady

I have bought them, I can ask my tool rep where he gets them if you dont find anything sooner. Although not Morse taper, I have been cutting some tapered holes using a 1" plunge type insert mill and a very very gradual ramp. You can rough them out pretty quickly then come back in with a light cut, very slight ramp angle, and very high feed rate and get some pretty good results. HTH ~~~~~~~~Shady

Yeah...what they said...and welcome to the forum and the wonderful world of Mastercam ~~~~~~~~Shady

Yes Nathan I did engrave them...McMaster Carr sells some real nice mirror finish aluminum....looks awesome but it costs around 30 bucks for a 12 x 12 piece.

I wish the boss would spring for Art..but I dont see it happening quite yet. Looks like it would be alot of fun, judging by your example.~~~~~~~~~~Shady

Great link Nathan..thanks. I could have used it when I did these to projects:

My boss's ProMod '53 corvette:

and a license plate I did as a present to Mike Castellana:

I also did a matching one for Shannon Jenkins.

Shady teh "would rather play than work"

Thanks for the tip Thad...i didnt know ya could do that. ~~~~~~~Shady

specv ...did you happen to look at the cube in a cube thread in off topic? Looks pretty neat when finished and has plenty of places for company logos ...phone numbers or whatever. ~~~~~~Shady

LMAO phil....point taken. I am new at this too...that is why I can give such good advice...most of my mistakes are still VERY fresh in my mind!!! ~~~~~~~~Shady