On Sun, 2012-06-03 at 09:54 -0700, Kirk Wallace wrote: > What is going to happen to all of these busts of Yoda once the > entertainment value has worn off?
Probably about the same thing as all those decorative projects that show up in Home Shop Machinist / Projects in Metal / Digital Machinist from time to time... [grin] Additive processing has the compelling advantage of producing very nearly zero waste, unlike the piles of oily swarf from subtractive machining. I trust none of the environmental effects cited for anything, but it seems better to make *exactly* what you want, rather than whittling down a solid block of material to extract the widget within. Admittedly, it takes me a shot or three to get the range, but that's generally because I don't have good overall process control; that could be improved by lubricating with more money. Sometimes I don't know the actual dimensions until I can trial-fit the part into whatever it's supposed to repair or enhance, but then I can produce another one just like the other one, without manual intervention. Additive processing is a *different* way of producing parts, both better and worse than subtractive processing. Works for me, anyhow... -- Ed http://softsolder.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
