From: Steven Pollack (Steve@FamilyJeweler.com)
Date: Mon Mar 18 2002 - 15:56:04 EET
Al,
I would like to see what any jeweler could do to polish cupid inside Venus'
belly. In my opinion it is an example of how CAD/CAM can be used improperly
by not thinking through the entire manufacturing process during the CAD
phase. I refer to it as the bird in the cage syndrome. Many geometries can
be created which are nearly impossible to finish to a bright surface because
tools cannot reach surfaces that are easily visible.
As far as Lex and CNC, almost every one of the examples given in favor of
the Thermojet in a previous post were also appropriate for CNC. CNC is a
better technology when appropriate.
I own, and continuously use, two ModelMakerII's so I am not bias against the
technology.
Steven Pollack
Digital Jeweler, LLC
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Sent: Monday, March 18, 2002 6:44 AM
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Cc: rp-ml@rapid.lpt.fi
Subject: Re: suitability of machines for jewelry prototyping
Lex:
I would like to see what you could do with a CNC machine on a model like the
Venus and Cupid image that is shown on the Sanders Design home page. In
case you didn't notice, Cupid is the fetus within Venus in that image.
You can receive an STL version of the file from Chathamres@aol.com.
Regards,
Al Hastbacka
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