[Jewelry making - Article 00403] - Re: [Orchid] Inspirations...

[Phillip]

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Hello Chris,

>     With respect to Cad and Cam, does anybody else sometimes feel that
>     it is easier (though perhaps not quicker) to just make what you are
>     thinking of in metal rather than sketching it out using a
>     computer, or even pad and paper?" 

    I am one for designing in metal. I have ideas in my head, but I
    don't know how they will work until I am making them. Some of them
    are just a feeling. This is not to say that CAD if I had some skill
    with it, wouldn't work, but often I am designing from a feeling and
    I need the weight and tangible factors to help me find that design. 

    I often struggle with manually making all the components flow, be
    secure, have the right tolerances and that to me involves looking at
    the piece from inside the metal - and of course you get a
    harder/denser metal to work with. 

Good point,
Phillip

 
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