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Mike Bontoft

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I used this program for many years. Very intuitive. If you've ever wanted to try CNC machining this is a good start. The trial version will not generate G code but the solid modelling should work fine. Lots of videos on youtube.

Enjoy .

http://www2.3dsystems.com/GibbsCAM/Download

 
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I've been a GibbsCam user since about 1999 and it has worked beautifully for me.

I use GibbsCam V6 and it's been doing a great job for me.
 
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they bought us a haas tm 3 at work in january,bought gibbs cam also.$10,000.00 for the cam package. sent 3 of us to a 2 day school this spring.imo,this is the absolute worst cadcam package I have ever set my eyes on. can not understand it.it's totally backwards from anything anyone at work has ever used. I refuse to even use it. we have 10 toolmakers,and only 3 have been able to get any kind of start with it. internet says the same thing,i agree

I bought ezcam for home cnc,cost $800 for ez mill,i was drawing right away,and programing in a few days. It is intuitive, gibbs is not. like I said this is my opinion,and i'm sticking to it
 
Steve, I disagree completely. When I bought my GibbsCam in 1999, I took a class from my salesman Phil Braden and after that class I was making parts.

Before I bought my seat of GibbsCam, I had demos from 4 or 5 other cam systems during which I would not let the sales person just "show" me what to do. I told them I wanted them to stand behind me and tell me what to do.

GibbsCam was by far the easiest to use and with far fewer keystrokes.

Now that I'm retired and have a small CNC mill in my garage, I still use and swear by GibbsCam.
 
i'm sticking to it

everyone at work says same .it sucks.

we couldn't even draw a line on it till we went to school. it's 180 degrees off from all other programs
 
Back when I was looking for a CAM system for my Fadal everyone was pushing Mastercam. I gave up on that one. Maybe better ones out there now. I've used Gibbs for so many years I find it hard to adapt to anything else. I really miss the CNC mill. I'm putting a small home shop together and plan to equip it with one.
 
Mike, if you're looking for a reasonably priced CNC mill, take a serious look at the Tormach.

You were in my shop th Santa Ana so you know what equipment I had.

I can do anything on my Tormach that I could do on either of those machines, it just takes a little longer and my Tormach didn't cost $75,000.00. I have less than $20,000,00 in my machine and that includes a full enclosure and a 4th axis. I don't have the ATC because it wasn't available when I bought my machine. Besides, I figured for for $4,200.00 I could change the tool a whole bunch of times by hand. I do however have the power draw bar.
 
they bought us a haas tm 3 at work in january,bought gibbs cam also.$10,000.00 for the cam package. sent 3 of us to a 2 day school this spring.imo,this is the absolute worst cadcam package I have ever set my eyes on. can not understand it.it's totally backwards from anything anyone at work has ever used. I refuse to even use it. we have 10 toolmakers,and only 3 have been able to get any kind of start with it. internet says the same thing,i agree

I bought ezcam for home cnc,cost $800 for ez mill,i was drawing right away,and programing in a few days. It is intuitive, gibbs is not. like I said this is my opinion,and i'm sticking to it
that should answer your question Steve
 
I know that. I was just being a smart a$$.

I've been a GibbsCam user for about 18 years and I love it.

I have about &18,000 in my GibbsCam but I have 3, 4 and 5 axis mill, high speed machining, lathe, multi axis lathe and wire EDM.

The Haas TM3 is a great machine. Did you get the TM3 or the TM3P? I had a TM1 in my shop and I really liked it.

If I had it all to over again, I would have taken some of the money I got when I sold my FADAL, paid off my Haas and brought it home. The tool room mills will run on single phase power.
 
I've seen your a$$ before. Told you the program isn't mine,federal mogul bought it,not me. I wouldn't take it if they gave it to me.

Btw we don't like the haas either,wasn't what the toolmakers wanted or needed for our type of work
 
Thanks for the info on the Tormack Steve. I will check it out. I sold my Fadal a few years ago. Nice machine but expensive when things go wrong. I had made a program for porting a Zenoah. Spindle RPM was 10,000 and run time was over 30 minutes. I left it to do its thing and returned an hour later to find the spindle locked solid. That was close to 5K when I'd finished." I know, my bad". Never leave a CNC unattended but everyone does it.

Steve, how many hours do you have on it and what has it cost to keep running? please

Hi Mike, Brigitte (grandma) says hi. Hope you and your family are well. Cheers.image.jpeg
 
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Hey Mike, I have around 6,000 spindle hours on my Tormach. I've had it since July 2011.

I've found I can do ANYTHING on my Tormach that I could do on my FADAL or on my Haas, it just takes a little longer. My FADAL had 22 peak horsepower, the Tormach has 1.5 but looking at the pictures you posted earlier, the Tormach will do them just fine. As I said earlier, it's just going to take a while.

You mentioned once before you had family in or around San Clemente, if you want to check out my machine next time you come down. All I ask is you give me a few days notice so I can clean the place up a little. Neatness has never been high on my list of priorities.
 
Thank you very much Steve. My son is in Tustin. Next time I'm over I will definitely pay you a visit. Can't be messier than my shop.

I will let you know plenty ahead of time.

Cheers
 
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