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    Pi Tape Again

    I thought I would throw this out there. If youre looking for a 0-12" micrometer set thats more reasonable for the hobby machinist, check out STM. They're chinese made, but I picked up a full set for i think around $350 canadian. They are accurate, trust me, I used them in an industrial...
  2. J

    Hello from Western Canada

    Thanks guys, Well in my spare time, well... ill let the picture speak for itself lol I do make parts for my cars on industrial cnc machine tools (i used to work for a distributor) I design my parts with Alibre and/or mastercam, then machine them on whatever machines I can get access to...
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    Mastercam Mill 9.1

    The way mastercam outputs the toolpaths with the comp options is basically this, -computer (no comp command, coordinates are tool centreline) -wear (comp command g41/42, coordinates are also tool centreline, but tool shifts to the proper side by the amount of wear comp in control, usually a...
  4. J

    Hello from Western Canada

    Hi everyone, I stumbled across this forum while doing some research on lost wax casting, and took a peek around. This forum seems pretty interesting so I decided to register! A bit about myself, I am a machinist/CNC Programmer, I am also a Mechanical Technician Toolmaking, and im currently...
  5. J

    Mastercam Mill 9.1

    This is a bandaid fix. not proper method. You should add an entry motion. Your controller is throwing an alarm because you cannot start a cutter comp on an arc motion. it must lead in straight to activate the cutter comp and arc after its active. Also use wear comp, and do not use any geometry...
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