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    Cambrian 440 Axle Boxes


    Visited Scaleforum today and really enjoyed the show. Alan Buttler of Modelu was there and he kindly gave me some new test prints of my axle boxes. They are much better than the previous prints and what I was looking for in terms of sharp edges. I have cancelled my order with Shapeways as I don't see how they can improve on the ones Modelu have printed. The unit cost on these will be 50p based on a minimum order of
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    Hi Don

     

    Taylor Hobson would have been my choice of machine if I had not been offered locally a GH Alexander machine at a very reasonable price. The cnc machine is a machine I picked up from a school that was surplus to requirements and had been replaced, like in most schools, with a laser cutter. So now I am the proud owner of two bits of obsolete equipment that have found a new home in my workshop. I would like a laser cutter and 3D print machine but somehow I don't think that they will become obsolete in the near future. There are cheap laser cutters and 3D printers on the market but you get what you pay for and I would not be willing to pay for a machine that can't deliver the goods. For a 3D printer my minimum requirements would be to be able to print down to16 microns. It will be interesting to see which machine I use most for my scratch built project.

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