CNC Machine Shop in Denton, Tx

I had a great opportunity today to attend a MasterCam x4 roll out presented by MLC CAD systems. It was a demonstration by Bryan Johnson about the new capabilities of the new features of MasterCam X4. I learned about dynamic tool paths and dynamic planes to make pocketing simple and yet efficient at the machine. It seams MasterCam has made it easier and easier to use as time goes on. To make a tedious task into a simple one.
Thank you MasterCam for a great product more user friendly.

Quality of carbide now as compared to 2 years ago

The overall consistancy of carbide in newer inserts, endmills, and  tooling of all types from mutiple companies seems to have gone down in quality over the previous months. Talking to techincal support lines about suggested feeds, speeds, depths of cut, and even what type of holder to put the tool into has done little to avoid snapping inserts and endmills. Doing as technicians suggested ,verbatim, it may work or not at first .

Then  the tool breaks down from suggested feeds to fast or snaps an endmill on contact with to metal to be machined due to poor carbide chemistry. Tooling Co's say order another tool same exact tool and the tool screams and has all sorts of vibration that loosens the holder pulling the tool out. FRUSTRATED we finally just had to cut the part with an older tool we had lying around the shop with much slower feeds and speeds.

It just seems that maybe do to the recession and competition that tool companies are cutting costs?  BUYING THE WRONG

CARBIDE BLANKS!

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