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One thing we do all the time in sw is to relate a sketch to another body making it culinary or coincident. In fusion when doing that sort of thing if the other feature is on another plane it was turning the sketch into a 3d sketch and we couldn't get the sketch to stay 2d as we wanted it to...

We have been using Fusion a little bit the last few months to program our new 5 axis router and as I am getting used to it both I and the one guy working for me that toolpaths are liking it better than HSMworks for toolpathing. I got 3 seats 2 with the manufacturing extensions and that's...

My most used fixture on my mill has 4 pitfalls on it using the ones with 3/8 cap screws. It's holding saw cut Plate 27.5"×23.5" or 27.5x19. Thickness varies from 5/8" to 7". So far it's worked well although they're not great for pulling all 4 corners down tight to the fixture. When I...

We have a program that's an add in to Solidworks called 3d xtract. It was only around $1000. It works similar to some of the features of geomagic. Not as powerful but also not $25,000. We tried importing scan data into SW as well and had the severe choking problems as well. Minutes to...

I meant using the welder turned up high. I probably should have bought a bigger welder when I bought mine and I tend to have it at the second from the highest or highest setting most of the time. The welding shop recommended the heavier tips when I was having some tip welding issues. They...

Is it while Welding hot? I found using the heavy-duty tips made a huge difference for me. They're a little heavier wall.

How is the new vise?

The endmill I mentioned is a Keo out of Mass. It is HSS and I think they were around $75CDN each

I bought a couple of 45 degree dovetail cutters from my local tool supplier for a 304 stainless part. I think all they had were hss I bought 2 because I was worried that they would not stand up or I would mess up. I have to run them slowly but the first one is still in great shape after...

Anyone using Solidcam for programming 5 Axis milling? How do you like it? Any idea what a seat costs for a 5 axis seat? I am considering getting a 5 axis CNC router and I will need to upgrade my Cam Software if I do so. I have been using HSMworks for around the last 10 years. I don't...

When we get oddball occurrences like this that fix themselves or with a reboot we agree to pretend they didn't happen. If they Happen again is when we start to worry.

I was hoping for .5" or even smaller. The ones I really need and need really small are 1/8" toolholders. I have a 1/8" for my mill (HSK63A) that is around 5/16" . I am cutting primarily aluminum on the mill. The routers are sometimes aluminum but primarily Tooling board and wood...

I often need a small holder for 1/4 and 1/8" diameter tools both on my routers and my mill for deep reaches. The routers are both ISO 30 tapers and I cannot find a 1/8" diameter ISO 30 shrink fit holder and the only 1/4" I can find (Techniks) are not terribly small diameter. So I am looking...

Might try contacting orange. They have a bunch of different lengths and Might be willing to make a shorter one.