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    Joe Biden calls for tripling of tariffs on Chinese steel

    Well, I was a first hand casualty of exactly that a few years ago. Aluminum extrusions come from Spain and I ( and a few other suppliers ) cut them to length and put a few threaded holes in here or there. Customer found out that the additional tariffs made the price of the finished pieces higher...
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    Joe Biden calls for tripling of tariffs on Chinese steel

    Possible that the ore is shipped here and then fully processed? The last shipment 2 weeks ago indicate ATI as the source, but that doesn't say anything about where it was mined on first processed, only that the melting was of USA origin.
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    Joe Biden calls for tripling of tariffs on Chinese steel

    I'm pretty sure the sanctions do not extend to Titanium, just as they don't for Uranium fuel rods ( note the specification of Fuel Rods! ) The last 4 shipments of TI I've got all say "Melted in the USA", all well after 02/24/22. I know that I saw Russia on some of the past certs, but I also...
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    Been away for about three years, cheap FANUC O-M/C simulation?

    Dunno what level of "simulation" you're after, but if it is catching the typical fingerCAM errors then NcPlot is a very good choice. Otherwise the sim in your WhateverCAM is the best option.
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    Alternatives to DraftSight ( or any DWG viewer with editing function )

    Hell, some here have built their shop using Fusion, even when it had absolutely no drawing environment. Apparently even shop sketches are thing of the past so what do I know? But ... Not going to defend my way of doing what I do, simply because I don't need to. It is, it was and will always be...
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    Ongoing unrest in Russia

    Every fucking one they've taken in the last 18 months.
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    Alternatives to DraftSight ( or any DWG viewer with editing function )

    Kindly, go pound sand... Like anyone that needs basic 2D cad should immediately go out and by Pro/E.
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    Alternatives to DraftSight ( or any DWG viewer with editing function )

    Hear of it? Of course. Use it? No. But if it is anything like the Inventor or Solidworks drawing environment and is parametric-only, then I believe it also sucks. Autodesk itself is clearly stating that the drawing env. in Inventor is NOT the replacement of AutoCAD and was never intended to be...
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    Alternatives to DraftSight ( or any DWG viewer with editing function )

    Most important point highlighted! Second, all parametric drafting tools suck for ... well drafting. They're designed to document your model properly, but beyond that they are utter garbage. In fact I cannot fathom how some ( most perhaps ) of you guys get away with nothing but parametric...
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    CN Software always on top of Windows ?

    OK, I'll bite: What is CN software?
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    Spindle liners - 3D printed???

    Honestly don't know what is standard or what is odd.
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    Spindle liners - 3D printed???

    I am only going by what I was told. Place that handed it down to me first went with the larger model ( 16" cube I think ) Stratasys, but a year or so later switched to different machine altogether because the far cheaper and wider range of print materials.
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    Alternatives to DraftSight ( or any DWG viewer with editing function )

    OK, just resurrecting this thread to give an update on what I ended up with. After a whole lot of not doing a whole lot about it ( and kissing a few frogs in the process ) I ended up making the final decision between BricsCAD and ProgeCAD. Brics is quite a bit more capable package as a whole...
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    Spindle liners - 3D printed???

    Yupp, that very same one. Not holding onto it tho because of the proprietary media ( as I understand it ) Anyone interested ...
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    Spindle liners - 3D printed???

    Mea Culpa: That is exactly how I ended up with a uPrint machine and all it's accessories. Hauled it into the shop some 3 years ago, put it into the office and never touched it since. Have all the accesories, extra print trays, full spools of media, even a cleaning station. Now, I just want...
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