About this episode

Brad Jacob joins the hosts to discuss changes at his shop and the challenges of machining software.

Brad Jacob from Maple Lane Machine and Tool joins Patrick and Cameron as guest host for this episode. They catch up on what has changed at Brad’s shop, how the VF-2 is working out, and why he has been considering a different CAM system. That leads to an honest discussion about software support, unexpected updates, five-axis programming, cutter compensation, modeling around tolerances, and the amount of work you can lose when you leave a system containing years of programs and models. The seco...

People in this episode

Hosts: Patrick, Cameron

Guest: Brad Jacob

Topics covered

• shop stories
• machining
• CAM systems
• software support
• five-axis programming
• cutter compensation

Keywords

• machinists
• shop stories
• CAM systems
• software support
• five-axis programming
• cutter compensation
• tolerances

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Maple Lane Machine and Tool

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