[Jewelry making - Article 00820] - Re: [Orchid] CAD/CAM Milling Machines

[David L. Huffman]

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>         So many  students "design" items that never fly due to
>     structural problems and NO I repeat NO bench time. 

Hi Britten;

    It's not just the students.  I worked in a retail store and they
    bought this piece from a pricey manufacturer, done in platinum, very
    heavy, set with plenty of 1/4 carat VS diamonds.  Well, I could
    recognize it as a CAD piece. Problem was, they had hinges under the
    diamonds that when they moved, pushed these big stones right out. 
    The piece kept coming back missing stones. Few hundred dollars out of
    pocket each time.  I think there are plenty of people working in CAD
    making jewelry who probably went to school and learned how to make
    can-openers, cool-looking cigarette lighters, whatever, so they
    figured why shouldn't I do jewelry too?  They got the job. 

    But then, I see an awful lot of jewelry not done in CAD that when I
    get it to fix, I can't shut up about how bad it is.  I always try to
    guess, "which is it: they didn't know any better or they didn't
    care?". 

David L. Huffman

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