From: Andrew Miller (amiller@aminnovations.on.ca)
Date: Fri Nov 01 2002 - 21:30:10 EET
Okay so we've got an old machine.... a 1650 aquired as part of the assests
of another company we bought up.....so Speed I can't coment on.....it's slow
but but hey wadda ya gonna do...it still gags faster than carving one by
hand out of soap...
for big stuff (better than 4-6" cubed)...It's a nice hands-off I'll be ready
tomorrow morning kind of machine....for the wee bits...not so good...
If you're looking for fine feature detail or smooth finish...nope not your
machine!
If you need a _funtional_ differential housing for a 73 ford ...It's the
right technology.
Upsides:
Simple machine easy to service
No vat of sticky goo.
No laser!
Strong functional part
Materials are reasonable price
decent demensional acuracy
Downsides:
Rough surface texture
No Fine features
not so good for wee parts (which we do a lot of)
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