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Old 11-12-2020, 04:10 PM   #15
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Default Re: We live in truly amazing times!

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Originally Posted by JSeery View Post
I would think the modeling would be the time consuming part, the run time on the machine is somewhat automatic once the file is loaded. If you or a friend can program and/or use CAD/CAM programs it shouldn't be too difficult. If you have to farm it out that might be a cost issue. I built a lot of programs when I was still working for 3D type milling machines, and some of the program files can take a bit of time to build and check out!
in my case the modeling was really quick, the guy did it in a couple hours. Building a program for 3D milling machine took way longer
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