hoo, what a week... took a new job at a local shop, i'm replacing a CNC programmer that's moving on to a job on Redstone arsenal. i've been charged with two Hardinge mills and a five axis(!) Hardinge lathe, and i'm supposed to basically download this guy's brain before he leaves next friday. going to be a nuts, but i'm loving the job so far, and this new machine is a freakin' beast. the mills are going to be no problem, and i can hack out g-code all day... i think the main problem with the la