[Jewelry making - Article 01650] - Re: [Orchid] Pricing on CAD designs

[Mark Parkinson]

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Hi Britten,

    We just checked with 3-4 places last week to see if our charges were
    in line with others. It turned out that the average for moderately
    complex jobs designed and milled (using Matrix and Revo mill) ran
    about $250.00. More complex jobs might run up to $400.00. Super
    complex could be more. 

    Milling has it's limitations (the bit can't reach all areas) so if
    you need your model grown rather than milled that will add a bit to
    your cost. The upside to that rapid prototype process is it can make
    just about any model you can come up with. The downside is that even
    the castable material is not a wax that you can easily alter after
    it is complete (and your CAD design needs to be more precise than
    when milling). 

Mark
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