Thanks everyone I will check Dell. I was also getting price as high as 5000.00 Canadian. I took the recommended requirement off the mastercam site to the computer store and asked for something in the middle of the requirements . So this time I will take 2000.00 dollars with me and see what I can get. Cheers

Mostly 2d Light 3d. no 5 axis and 2 axis turning. Yes Jparis Canadian dollar isn't doing well.lol

looking for a laptop to run mastercam. I may be working from home shortly. Just looking for suggestion . Downfall is I only want to spend 2000.00 Canadian , Am I wasting my time or is this possible. Thanks

Thank you Jparis.,

I have plate with about 100 slots in it. they are .750 wide 3 inches long. they go in a 30 deg angle .875 deep. I have the ability to tilt my head at 30 degs . Is there a way to tell mastercam the tool is at 30 deg. Thanks screen.mcam

Thanks for the info. Not that familiar with EDM's . I will look into the mikron vision system.

ThanKs I will check it out.

The material we are drilling is graphite.

we don't get continuity thru our speeder spindle, maybe because of ceramic bearings. And I was told a laser is bigger then the drill so it wouldn't detect a broken drill. I was trying to find a way to energize the work piece and hook a light up so when the drill touches the work piece the light goes on. Maybe I'm not thinking straight.

Does anyone know of a tool break monitor that will work with a 20 micron drill? I am drilling 10 pieces with 1300 hole in each piece and would like a light or something to alert me when the tool breaks. not sure if there is something like this available.

Thanks for all the input I will check out these options.

Looking for some options on how to set the length offset on a 30 micron drill. we have been doing it with a portable micro scope , but we are not very efficient right now , looking for a quicker option . thanks

Thanks for all the info . We have a company coming from Toronto to help us with this. I think it will be a big investment but hopefully it works out.

we are running it on a brand new hurco. but that may have to change . I know it can be done our competitor is doing now. I will contact hurco and see what they say. Thanks

I know that this exists, but not sure where to look for it. What I want to do is energize my work piece, so when my tool comes in contact with the top of the part it automatic zeros my z axis. What our customer wants, is to keep the hole within .0003 in depth over 540 hole our drill dia is .020 . the problem is the material is graphite and the top surface is not 100% flat. Does anyone have experience with this?