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Re: CNC Mill

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Originally Posted by craigboez View Post
I was not familiar with Prototrak until recently and now I've seen them mentioned a few times. Anyone care to give more details about their setup and experience with this equipment?
http://www.southwesternindustries.co.../prototrak-emx

This is basically what our Bridgeport conversions are. Prototrak has been around a long time and services the prototype machining sector, one off parts. It allows for manual machining with a DRO digital read out and allows for simple to complex cnc programs. These programs can be programmed at the machine or offline such as mastercam or any other cam software.
SWI offers their base line knee mill with 2 axis cnc for around $18k they work with education, but are not a huge company that can offer huge discounts.
I also like them because they are local to my school and service calls are not outrageous. But in all honesty I have really never need them serviced in over 15 years.
We also have one of their cnc lathes with exact same controls as mill which is nice.
Like I said I am ordering knee mills with Emx controls for 3 axis and bedmills with smx controls 3 axis . The only difference between the two is level of conversational programming. SMX offers direct import of dxf files and on machine programming.

I would like to add the tracking feature. Program your part turn your handle and the program steps through the cycle at the speed you turn the handle, reverse the hand it back steps. Great for proofing your program. No crashing the machine!

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