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    Mastercam popularity

    True on all counts.
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    OT- bait for mouse traps?

    My dad used a mouse trap that looked like a fiberglass box. You wound it up and it guillotined the mouse when it went in.
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    Mastercam popularity

    The GibbsCam I had was closer to $50k with everything.
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    Doosan MV3016 use pneumatic or hydraulic activated tool clamping ?

    That model was out of production when I worked there, but I can tell you that the DNM uses a servo driven ATC arm. The drawbars are pneumatic. The MV was the older series, but I think still Pneumatic.
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    Mastercam popularity

    It's "Big Daddy" for a few reasons. Its interface is pretty straight forward, and its pricing was a bit more reasonable than many of the others. There are alternatives and they fit certain places that MC doesn't. I use PowerStation for most of my basic work. Inexpensive, you write your own...
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    turret indexing adjustment?

    The turret itself is slightly off radially. It will need to be re-aligned. Not difficult to do, any service person could do it. You may need to check the turret mounted holders as well, and make sure they're not unduly worn, and that the locator pins are not flat spotted or worn.
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    Groove/part tool recommendations

    I've used Manchester as well as Kennametal with excellent results.
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    Need help to connect Doosan 2100A over network

    PM me, I have a booklet that i wrote up when I worked for Doosan. It's not too bad a job..
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    Can not do it the old way it would kill me...

    On conventional (manual) equipment, you could use water soluble, and many folk do. Cutting oil is ok, but I steer away from it as I dislike the smell. Regardless, I would install mist/smoke collectors on the machines and perhaps a ceiling mounted unit as @DDoug has suggested. Me, I'd go Trim...
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    CNC lathe tool nose compensation (G41/G42) troubles

    Generally, with TNR, you can't "re-enter" a part. You also can't switch directions on the fly. If the controller only has one offset per tool you're stuck doing the math by hand (or CAM system) and generating the part that way. What machine/control is this?
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    Why don't you use conversational programming?

    I had a P&W StarTurn with a GE 7500
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    Why should I get a Fanuc control instead of a Mitsubishi?

    Mitsu is a decent controller. This issue seemed to be support. MTB's and customers don't like hearing "sorry, you'll need a new drive" because some board is smoked after 15 years. That's why Doosan dropped them, and, yeah, they used to offer Mitsu as an option. However, the support was nowhere...
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    how are large custom machine foundations removed?

    Why remove it? New equipment might require the same foundations.
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    Why don't you use conversational programming?

    Agreed. Sorry if I made it seem that way. The G code on Mazak is there for good reason.
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    Why don't you use conversational programming?

    I visited a shop that was running Mazak and frequently used Mazatrol programming. The people using it were very happy and it was mostly live tool/Y axis stuff. But Mazatrol does have a G code system as well, and I would think that would be ok. The Mazatrol is a fast processing control, either way.
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