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From: carr@procyon.pmc-sierra.bc.ca (Larrie Carr)
Subject: Re: Small milling setup wanted, carving wax...
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Date: Tue, 29 Nov 1994 10:54:00 -0800
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In article <3bfc2t$2ad@hpuerci.atl.hp.com>, mdd@hpuerca.atl.hp.com (Mark
Doble) wrote:

> Ray L Elsey (raylc@teleport.com) wrote:
> : I've explored a number of different options to create models on the mac
> : and do some wax carving.  I need to find out about any small milling
> : operations and anyone having such a beast...  I can create dxf file
> : easily and want to bring them into the real world...
> 
> : Any help would be greatly appreciated....
> 
> : Ray
> 
> :   Ray Elsey  Associate Jewelers Inc.  Established in 1975
> :   Wholesale Jewlery manufacturing for the jewelry industry
> :  Union BenchWorkers  Fine Quality  Guaranteed satisfaction
> :  Master Wax Catalog available of thousands of our fine patterns
> : ==================================================================
> : raylc@teleport.com  G.I.A. certified Diamond prices quoted gladly
> : Voice (503) 226-0408  Toll free 800 224 8086  FAX (503) 226 6787
> 
> Hi Ray,
> 
>         I was looking in the back of an issue of Popular
> Mechanics and saw an ad for a milling machine that can be hooked up to a
> PC to mill parts.  The set-up was $595 and inlcluded some CAE/CAM
> software.  Looked very interesting, if it does what it says it can would
> be worth the money.  I'll try to find the the exact issue of Popular
> Mechanics....

The same ad is in the back of Popular Electronics (the latest issue on my
newstands).

Claims 0.001 of an inch accuracy.  It looks good except it might be limited in
height.

-- 
Larrie Carr
Product Designer
PMC-Sierra, Inc.
Burnaby, B.C.
