My latest preceeded by &&&&&&&&&&&&&
At 08:18 PM 3/22/99 -0600, you wrote:
>> ############ Test your ideas first using a service bureau. For example, we
>> could cast your pattterns in beryllium copper alloy which is ideal for
>> masters. It's a two day process, and it can be polished. or A356-T6 if you
>> prefer it.
>
>Are you saying you would act as a service bureau?
&&&&&&&&&&&&& &&&&&&&&& Yes, we serve as a Sanders MM6B service bureau on a
time-available basis.
I would be interested in testing
>a few pieces on a Sanders prior to purchasing a machine. I could do the
casting
>myself however, as I would want the pieces in gold for photography
purposes. How
>does the pricing work for Sanders prototypes?
&&&&&&&&&& Send a zipped binary .stl and we'll quote, patterns or castings
in beryllium copper for masters.
>
>It may be a few months before I have a buildable CAD file ready. I am
picking up
>FormZ pretty well but it is only midterm now.
&&&&&&&&&&&& Form Z is the best.
A few more weeks and we will have
>covered all the tools and then on to the final project. Are you familiar
with the
>Artisan software from I-Deas?
&&&&&&&&&&& No, we don't design parts, just molds.
It also looked interesting and I have ordered the
>Demo.
>
>Steve
>
>
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