[Jewelry making - Article 00061] - Re: [Orchid] Technology & Design

[Sam Patania]

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    Dear Suzanne, I have been very atttracted to the technology
    available every year and could remain in debt the the very end of my
    career if I chased it. I found that after a certain point the
    technology no longer built revenue but ate it up. I feel that the
    purchase of any new equipment must only be done after a cost/benefit
    study is done for any purchaser. I could make more revenue
    ,quicker,with a bent nail stuck in a piece of wood than a CAD/CAM
    system for my busines. I also feel that the retro-technologies such
    as the Bonny Doon press hold more interest and immediate revenue
    production than any computer based metalsmithing tool. I qualify
    that because I am gambling that the internet will sell my jewelry at
    a lower cost than a retail physical store. If you look around the
    world at any country most of the North American 'smiths accuse of
    killing our business you will not see, historically, much high tech
    'smithing tools, but a willingness to sit at the bench and WORK.
    Lord have mercy when the owners of outside the US companies decide
    to purchase the tech tools. 

Sam


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