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Re: Waterjet vs. Manual Build Process?

Water jetting is wonderful if you have a local business that will help. We design in Solid works. It wasn't free. We spent about 400$ total on water jetted parts. It was well worth the budget. 1 day turn around as apposed to days and days to make them in house. The smaller parts - gussets, shaft adapters, motor mounts and other plates were done in house with a X-carve router. Last year we held classes teaching many students cad and design. This year over the summer we intend to cover cam with Hsm express. We are going to have a project with the cad cam and mechanical teams to design and build a 3d printer. The goal is to ingrain modern manufacturing methods and the maker mentality in the team and get away from the tedious hand crafted robot parts. It does take money. Find sponsors and fund raise. It's easier to get sponsors when you bring them in on a busy build night and they see kids hunch over the lap tops cading and the cnc stuff running full tilt. Of course there is always those parts that need careful hand crafting.
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