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camInstructor Mike

camInstructor Mike is Mike Wearne, an avid machinist, cnc programmer and overall connoisseur of all things machining. Mike is one of camInstructor's resident cad/cam/cnc experts and works part time at his local college teaching aspiring machinists how to program CNC Machines of all types.

Mastercam Help

10/13/20 4:11 PM / by camInstructor Mike posted in Mastercam Tips, Help

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Here's what to do when you're stuck in Mastercam.

Manufacturing Day 2020

10/2/20 6:00 AM / by camInstructor Mike posted in news, MFGDay

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'We should have fewer people doing law and finance...and more people making stuff' - Elon Musk #MFGDay20

Mastercam Quick Masks

9/28/20 8:00 PM / by camInstructor Mike posted in Mastercam, QuickMask

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These 15 little icons can save you hours of work in Mastercam...

Mastercam Selection Bar

9/17/20 8:55 PM / by camInstructor Mike posted in Mastercam, SelectionBar

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The Selection Bar is used to select entities in Mastercam for use in different functions. Let's look at how to use this effectively.

Lathe Canned Cycles

8/26/20 6:00 AM / by camInstructor Mike posted in Mastercam, Lathe, CannedCycles

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G-Code in a can! Lets look at how to use Mastercams Lathe Turning Canned Cycles.

Have You Seen Our SolidWorks Content?

8/14/20 4:14 PM / by camInstructor Mike posted in SolidWorks

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Did you know we also have SolidWorks Training Content? Books, Videos, Courseware, etc.

Virtual Haas in Mastercam - Part 2

8/10/20 6:00 AM / by camInstructor Mike posted in Mastercam, machine simulation

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Part 2 of building a virtual Haas VF-3 with an HRT-210 for Machine Simulation in Mastercam.

Virtual Haas in Mastercam - Part 1

8/4/20 3:31 PM / by camInstructor Mike posted in Mastercam, HLE, minimum requirements

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Let's look at building a virtual Haas VF-3 with an HRT-210 for Machine Simulation.

Mastercam Minimum Requirements

7/25/20 7:00 AM / by camInstructor Mike posted in Mastercam, HLE, minimum requirements

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New to Mastercam and looking to buy a computer? All your questions answered here.

Rocket CyberTruck, 5 Axis Crew Dragon, PocketNC - camInstructor Update

7/16/20 6:14 PM / by camInstructor Mike posted in Mastercam, 5 Axis, tesla, 3D Printing, HLE, pocketNC

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Here's what we've been working on this year from Rocket Powered Tesla CyberTrucks to updated Mastercam 2021 content to experimenting with the PocketNC!