[Jewelry making - Article 00904] - Re: [Orchid] Model Master Training Experience

[Zach Freshman]

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    First off let me warn that this is sort of a long post, sorry. 

    I have chimed in more than usual on this post due to the fact that I
    am a huge Modelmaster Fan. The strengths I have found with them have
    been first and foremost, the training. The two days you will spend
    out there are great to get you rolling along and producing jewelry
    right away. You should know the basics of running wondows however
    before you go out there (saving, opening files, etc) or you will be
    wasting everyone's time and your money. You should also have a
    little understanding of a drawing program such as CorelDRAW or the
    like. This will allow you to focus on making jewelry, not learning
    how to draw simple shapes. 

    I also really like how their setups grow. I went about 2 years
    without really contacting them. I just cruised along and used their
    setup every day, and everything was peachy. Then at Tuscon this last
    year I met up with them and I was amazed at the new stuff they were
    doing. Jewlesmith v6 was a huge improvement over ArtCAM v5 that I
    had, plus the 3 sided milling opened up new possibilites I had
    thought baout, but never figured out. They don't sit still at
    ModelMaster. Than has been my experience. 

    In regard to releasing customer's info, I am skeptical that's what
    happened. When I was out there last winter to get some additional
    trainging, I saw a map that showed various locations around the
    world they had set up. I noticed a few pushpins in my area. When I
    asked, they very skillfully changed the subject. I took the hint and
    droppped it. They have always been very professional in my opinion. 

    Bottom line both programs seem nice. Get examples of what you want
    to do and have them demo to fit your needs. Both guys will demo what
    the software can do easily, get them do make it do what you need it
    to do. And by all means spend the money and see them in person at a
    show 

    There, sorry for the long post, that's my 2 cents or maybe 4 cents.
    If you have any questions concerning my experiences with Model
    Master I'd be glad to answer them. 

Zach

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