[Jewelry making - Article 00130] - Re: [Orchid] 3D CNC Systems

[hoods]

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    I Have been using the Taig MicroMill 2000HD/LE for over a year now
    and am extremely satisfied with it. I use Rhyno for my designs,
    export them to Bob-Cad to generate the machine code, then export the
    machine code to a program supplied by Micro Proto Systems (mps2000)
    Most of my work can be done without using solid geometry. 

    I also have Desk Proto. I think it is over rated. If you're using
    the forth axis, Desk Proto will take many hours to carve a ring. It
    is much quicker to mill out the ring size in a wax tube and then cut
    only the upper half of the ring out of the top of the tube. It takes
    only a few minutes to carve the back of the ring by hand to finish
    up. If I were to buy it again I would buy the lite version. You
    don't need to be a rocket scientist to do two sided milling. If you
    buy this system you might want to keep a record of my e- mail. If you
    run into problems, I might be able to help. My first two weeks with
    the machine were a nightmare. It turned out that a nut was loose on
    one of the drive screws introducing a large error in the y-axis. 

Cheers
R hood



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