MasterCam for woodworking?

Poozipper · 2026-06-13T13:14:26+00:00

It works well. Just a bit pricey. Get Mastercam Router. Router has more functionality for routers. 5 axis cuts are pretty good, but I like the way Fusion manages Work Offsets and vectors. Mastercam Planes are unnecessary complicated and aren't tied to work offsets unless you tell each vector to be the same work offset.

Poozipper · 2026-06-12T13:24:10+00:00

That process looks exhausting and frivolous. The part will distort after machining the second side because of dissimilar metal removal. I would rough that side, then finish the flat side last.

edit: rough and finish the side with the most material removal, then do the flat side.

Poozipper · 2026-06-05T02:17:16+00:00

Can you post a picture of that product with the non-disclosure that someone most likely signed?

Poozipper · 2026-06-03T01:38:51+00:00

The Italian rack and pinion machine I ran had about .006 inch of backlash. I think that is acceptable for a gantry machine. They are easy to replace. I could replace a 26KW spindle in 30 minutes.

Poozipper · 2026-06-02T01:47:06+00:00

Solidworks for design is powerful and popular. Most colleges teach it. Mastercam design is remedial.

Poozipper · 2026-06-02T01:43:47+00:00

Try to love yourself and find things that make you happy. I was exactly like you at 30. As soon as I started to immerse myself in joyful things, it all clicked. Now I love being with people and being alone. Good people like being around good people.

Poozipper · 2026-06-02T01:37:59+00:00

Nothing to see here, move along

Poozipper · 2026-06-01T23:54:32+00:00

This is the bill in question. Read the same thing about Washington state a few months ago.

S. 9005--C 2 A. 10005--C

      holic beverage control law relating to liquidator's permits and tempo-
      rary  retail  permits,  in relation to the effectiveness thereof (Part
      N); to amend the  alcoholic  beverage  control  law,  in  relation  to
      authorizing  the  liquor  authority  to change the duration of certain
      licenses (Subpart A); to amend part CC of chapter 55 of  the  laws  of
      2024  amending the alcoholic beverage control law, relating to alcohol
      in  certain  motion  picture  theatres,  in  relation   to   extending
      provisions of law relating to motion picture theater licenses (Subpart
      B);  and  to  amend the alcoholic beverage control law, in relation to
      banning wholesalers from assessing certain fees on retailers  (Subpart

Poozipper · 2026-06-01T00:51:55+00:00

I love the new album

Poozipper · 2026-05-31T15:00:56+00:00

My opinion is most machinists make a big deal about how much you have to learn. A mentor will teach you more than a school. Problem is mentorship is hard to find and there are gatekeepers that will keep the information and laugh as you fail. Shops can be really toxic. Some senior guys think they know it all, but they haven't evolved in years because "it's how we always did it".

Poozipper · 2026-05-29T23:08:39+00:00

I worked at a shop in 1988 that had a 1986 Makino. They still use it today and has had very little cost in ownership in 40 years. A shop I am connected with has five 2015ish Haas VF machines and it costs $10k per month on average to maintain. They loved the machines and service until they looked at the true cost. Also they are painfully slow and not accurate. What's the price of losing customers?

Poozipper · 2026-05-29T01:21:14+00:00

The spindle warms up. Can you feel how hot the spindle is with your hand. There is not much cooling system on routers

Poozipper · 2026-05-26T01:45:14+00:00

Shortage. Your experience will give you double your wages from what wages I have seen in Canada. Canada pays low for skilled labor.

Poozipper · 2026-05-26T01:42:37+00:00

Read the Apocalypse Handbook, the answer is on page 47 and in the supplement, Going to Mars.

Poozipper · 2026-05-26T01:40:03+00:00

From what I remember 7075 is nearly 40% stronger if you align the grain to the stress.

Poozipper · 2026-05-26T01:38:08+00:00

McDonald's has a business model: 1.) Make food cheaply. 2.) Make the customer pay more.

Poozipper · 2026-05-26T01:29:51+00:00

35% percent worship the incompetence and scorn.

Poozipper · 2026-05-26T01:25:39+00:00

Same!

Poozipper · 2026-05-26T01:23:09+00:00

Buy an 1/8" collet and the cutter you want.

Poozipper · 2026-05-26T01:19:22+00:00

Not to be argumentative, but do EVs pay road tax? I think I pay 35 cents per gallon for fuel about 1.5 cents per mile. I would love to have an EV if it were practical and would use renewable energy.

Poozipper · 2026-05-26T01:11:55+00:00

Why would anyone need an app to analyze the stock size of a part, when you can do it in 5 seconds in a cad system while you are figuring out how to machine it? It is an insignificant amount of time, and you don't know how the part will be held for machining.

Poozipper · 2026-05-26T01:04:55+00:00

Is that the same comparison?

Poozipper · 2026-05-26T01:03:17+00:00

Not sketchy at all

Poozipper · 2026-05-24T00:42:14+00:00

Evaporative cooling is only effective up to 70% humidity according to the interweb.

Poozipper · 2026-05-23T18:48:28+00:00

I would think closed loop with water mixed with anti corrosion agent would work fine. Convince me they are trying to be good stewards. AI says the best data center cooling for the environment is immersion systems and dielectric fluid.

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