BEVERLY SCULPTR on fri 15 feb 02
CURT, I would be interested in that address ...... Thanks much, Beverly
Curtis Nelson wrote:
Paulette wrote:
>
> I want to make my own aluminum extruder dies, so I checked the archive=
s.
> . . . cutting 1/8" scrap aluminum with a
> little motorized jigsaw made by Dremel. What they now have available =
is a
> variable speed scroll saw.
> I called Dremel, and they said that I could cut the metal with a metal=
piercing
> saw blade. It sounds too good to be true ... It is very expensive, a=
nd I
am
> sure that there is a steep learning curve, but I really want good dies=
=2E
>
Paulette -
The most accurate and clean 1/8th inch aluminum dies
are made via laser
cutting. There's a company close by that I used years
ago for similar work.
Before I sat down to write to you, I called them to be
sure they could do it.
They can.
If you'd like to contact them, let me know. I'll give you
their phone, email,
address, etc., and you can go on from there. They're
about 30 miles west of
Chicago, IL, but that shouldn't make any difference,
where ever you are, since
so little weight and size is involved.
As a suggestion, why not use stainless steel? I would
imagine the additional
cost would be negligible in that so little material is
involved. I believe it
might be a bit cheaper for the laser people to work
with, too. They can do
aluminum, but they'd rather not . . . it reflects light
and bothers the
process, as I understand it.
Later -
Curt Nelson
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Craig Clark on fri 15 feb 02
Curt, I would also like the name and address of the company. Thankyou
Craig Dunn Clark
619 East 11 1/2 st
Houston, Texas 77008
(713)861-2083
mudman@hal-pc.org
----- Original Message -----
From: "BEVERLY SCULPTR"
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Sent: Friday, February 15, 2002 5:34 AM
Subject: Address for Aluminum Dies ( Curt)
> CURT, I would be interested in that address ...... Thanks much, Beverly
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Curtis Nelson wrote:
> Paulette wrote:
> >
> > I want to make my own aluminum extruder dies, so I checked the
archives.
> > . . . cutting 1/8" scrap aluminum with a
> > little motorized jigsaw made by Dremel. What they now have available
is a
> > variable speed scroll saw.
> > I called Dremel, and they said that I could cut the metal with a metal
> piercing
> > saw blade. It sounds too good to be true ... It is very expensive,
and I
> am
> > sure that there is a steep learning curve, but I really want good dies.
> >
>
> Paulette -
>
> The most accurate and clean 1/8th inch aluminum dies
> are made via laser
> cutting. There's a company close by that I used years
> ago for similar work.
> Before I sat down to write to you, I called them to be
> sure they could do it.
> They can.
>
> If you'd like to contact them, let me know. I'll give you
> their phone, email,
> address, etc., and you can go on from there. They're
> about 30 miles west of
> Chicago, IL, but that shouldn't make any difference,
> where ever you are, since
> so little weight and size is involved.
>
> As a suggestion, why not use stainless steel? I would
> imagine the additional
> cost would be negligible in that so little material is
> involved. I believe it
> might be a bit cheaper for the laser people to work
> with, too. They can do
> aluminum, but they'd rather not . . . it reflects light
> and bothers the
> process, as I understand it.
>
> Later -
>
> Curt Nelson
>
>
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