I haven't tried this company but they could be useful to a lot of us diyers:
http://www.bigbluesaw.com/saw/?gg-a3
http://www.bigbluesaw.com/saw/?gg-a3
interesting link for diy
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Larry Rutledge
Fest Master
yea, do we have a suitable cad file of teddybear's plans that we can send here and get a quote on having the pieces made?
bklyndv
Well-known member
That's cool. In the past, I've spent some time looking into http://emachineshop.com. A friend who's an engineer had some cautionary words, though:
I have used eMachine, the interface takes a little bit of time to learn and the tutorials are half decent. The problem with eMachine is that there is no real customer support and if a mistake is made - you eat the cost. If you go to a machinist, you might pay about 10-20% more, depending on the exact nature of the piece. In my case, with the prototype molds for my product, the machinist under bid eMachine by about 20%. I'm sure there are plenty of machinists in BK that can take a sketch and make the part for a comparable price. (Although machinists, like mechanics tend to try to rake you over the coals when they think you don't know how much it should cost)
I have used eMachine, the interface takes a little bit of time to learn and the tutorials are half decent. The problem with eMachine is that there is no real customer support and if a mistake is made - you eat the cost. If you go to a machinist, you might pay about 10-20% more, depending on the exact nature of the piece. In my case, with the prototype molds for my product, the machinist under bid eMachine by about 20%. I'm sure there are plenty of machinists in BK that can take a sketch and make the part for a comparable price. (Although machinists, like mechanics tend to try to rake you over the coals when they think you don't know how much it should cost)
Taylor Moore
Veteran
There is also another on-linr fabrication company called:
www.emachineshop.com
www.emachineshop.com