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    A humble request for mentor. Potential new shop.

    That's a problem right there. You'll spend all your time analyzing everything to death and never "take the plunge." RUNNING and building a business takes guts, instinct, risk, stamina, and dumb luck. Leave the analytics for actual jobs, not the business.
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    Share your stories about guys who got fired

    One guy was hired to be the janitor. First day while he was sweeping floors he was told to empty some unexpected filled trash cans he said he doesn't do that kind of work. I thought he was joking. He wasn't. Bye. Two drafters (totally expert designers, drafter, and solidworks experts (or...
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    How to stop Telemarketing at the Business

    I stopped answering my phone. Luckily I have a core group of customers that know I don't answer the phone and they text me or email me. I haven't tried it yet but I think you can set cell phones to only ring from numbers in your contact list.
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    US unemployment numbers keep reaching historic lows, is this making it hard to find workers in your shops?

    I don't believe for a second the numbers the government is putting out. Are the new illegal aliens counted? No. As for finding skilled machinists that's always been tough. There is a local high school and community college that puts out some good technicians but they get scooped up quick.
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    Mastercam 5 axis post processor information request

    $7500 for what one of my customers uses... I didn't pay for it thank goodness
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    fusion 360 or something better?

    Been using Fusion since a beta tester. Keep it. Their subscription with 3axis milling is the best deal you will find.
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    3D engraving in Mastercam

    Do you have 3 axis or two axis? If 3 axis go to the 3D toolpaths and use the "curve" toolpath type. If 2D on a 3D curve, set the curve option type to 3D from 2D.
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    SolidCam - 6 Months, no solution, no refund!!! Don't waste your money!!!

    When I was evaluating their software they let me use it for near two months no charge. I challenged the software fully knowing where it would fail as every software package did the same thing. There were a lot of bugs and it seems they only have two people working for the US side of things...
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    Solidworks prices more than doubling?

    Dessault and Solidworks can go to hell. I have been using them since SW98. Their licensing has gotten more and more restrictive and expensive. Their tech support and bug reporting is pathetic. I have NEVER had any of the "value added" resellers actually fix a bug and I had to give them the...
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    Burden of reshoring manufacturing back into USA?

    What company would "reshore" to a country (USA) which has a president (Joe Biden ) who has promised to destroy the entire US energy industry, the entire US fossil fuel industry, and has done everything in his power to send work to China with the "green new deal?" ( While China build coal power...
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    Does any company in the west produce 10ft wide aluminum coils?

    It will just require a minimum heat run.
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    Help me Decide on Standard Tooling! (5-axis Milling)

    Are you a production shop? I am a prototype job shop so don't bother with a 'hard' tool library always in my machines. However I do keep a virtual tool library for tools.
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    Internal corner 'fluff' when 2D machining of Polypropylene

    Wait.... Finishing passes are your friend, Just run a .01 finish pass with the overlap lead i lead out and that will clean up.
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    Internal corner 'fluff' when 2D machining of Polypropylene

    What I would try.... Do a small pocket toolpath for your entry points. Then... At the corners, run a helix hole toolpath to get the corners cleaned up so there is really nothing there to cut when you do your final finish pass. OR... Maybe just a finishing pass. Not sure your production can...
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    Why would anybody use Fusion 360?

    As I have stated many times about Fusion.... It is affordable. You get a full design suite and a full 5:axis cam suite (HSMworks... The easiest and most i tuitive CAM package I have ever used) for the price of passing gas near a MasterCAM and solidworks reseller. Doing the math using my...
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    Modify Fusion 360 Post Processor for Haas VF4-SS --- specifically tool number formatting

    Out of my skill set but I have found modifying their posts very easy. And for some complicated post mods on a thermwood 5x their support helped get my post fixed up no charge. I can't say the same for MasterCAM or Postability even with a "subscription."
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    Clark forklift questions

    I got one "close enough" for my old 5k Clark and just made an adapter for the mounting bolts.
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    Bleak future for Yellow Freight?

    My shop is next door to a Yellow depot. It was silent today. I would imagine the office staff are not union.
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    lifting with a pair of fork lifts

    THIS^^^ I even had my steel supplier loan me some rec tubes when I had to move a couple CNCs. If you ever plan to move more machines one of the best, if not the best, investments you can make is a low profile toe jack. I can't tell you how valuable this tool is for rigging.
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    Best coolant for a sensitive respiratory system?

    I don't have a sensitive respiratory system.....That being said.... I use PicoCool 5140. It has been great. I don't get any "haze" even while cutting with four machines in 90 degree heat and have never had any sort of reaction on my skin. However... When I mix a fresh batch (which is only...

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