Re: mastercam

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., "Clint D" <driggars@e...> wrote:

> I shop build almost everything if it is possible, I do not see a
>thing wrong
> with it. I plan on starting to build my own CNC set up soon and
>think the
> info. is a very valuable resource on this forum. Some folks do not
>have the
> money to just go out and pay the high dollars. Also there is not a
>thing
> wrong with learning how things work. It is like owning a computer,
>you can
> buy one and when something goes wrong throw it away and buy
>another. I do
> not do things that way, I buy something, I also want to know how it
>works so
> I can do the maintenance, repairs, rebuilding, upgrading, etc.
> The main thing is Satisfaction of saying I did it
> Clint
>

Clint,
I fully agree with what you say and have done all along. The point in
question is, would you buy a cheap mill, convert it to CNC using
secondhand or cheap equipment to keep the bill to say <$800 and then
go out and buy Mastercam at around $3,000 to run it?
The previous post about buying older copies of Autocad to save a few
$$ I can see but if you follow Acads current licensing agreement you
will see that this is illegal. Older copies CANNOT be sold.

Hopefully this post will stay in order of posting. For some reason
the last post finished up 19 posts and 12 hours late.
This post timed at 22.51 GMT after post # 50701

John S.

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "stevenson_engineers" <machines@n...>
> To: <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y...>
> Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 3:03 AM
> Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: mastercam
>
>
> > Frankly I'm amazed by some of the questions on this board.
> > First off it's a board for self help home shop guys. Most of the
> > questions are about getting to where you want to go as easily and
> > cheaply as possible. OK that's fine, hobbies don't take

preferance.

> > Hence we have valid questions on EMC, Master5, Dolphin, Gecko's

and

> > Vector to name but a few.
> > Then we have questions of using Autocad and Mastercam, programs
> > costing real serious money. Sometimes these questions are by the

same

> > people trying to save a buck ???
> > I often wonder that if you can afford to buy something like Mcam

or

> > Acad why mess with built it yourself stuff and penny pinching
> > projects.
> > This isn't a flame it's just a genuine query.
> > Can anyone else see where I'm leading? After all running a Taig

mill

> > on Mcam is a bit OTT.
> >
> > John S.
> >
> > Message posted 8.55 GMT after post number# 50665
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