[Jewelry making - Article 00236] - Re: [Orchid] A paradigm shift: print on demand objects to sell

[James Binnion]

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    Processes like this may eventually be used for metal jewelry but
    there is a long way to go on the resolution and finish of CAM product
    in the jewelry world before such a product would not require
    extensive finishing work by a bench goldsmith. That is not to say you
    cannot do it. I have been looking at plastic injection molds being
    made now that can be put right into use after machining rather than
    sending them out for finishing and polishing which is the typical
    process right now. These molds have a mirror like surface finish and
    are very complex surfaces. The drawback is the machinery needed to
    make them is in the mid to upper six figure range and it takes a lot
    of machine time to produce finishes like that. To pay for equipment
    like that you need very high dollar products like molds and dies not
    consumer items. 

    The main reason I don't see this type of process being used for print
    on demand jewelry is not that you cannot make such a machine but
    rather that the precision necessary for such a machine to function
    makes it way too expensive to use for such a purpose. 

    Just my .02 worth. 

Jim

James Binnion
jbin AT mokume-gane.com
James Binnion Metal Arts
http://www.mokume-gane.com
360-756-6550

 
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