[anchorlabs]

Before we run anything on our machines, we go through the CAM. Based on the parts we've gotten so far, the CAM is used more as a guide. We don't just receive the CAM, post it and run it. The process is closer to receiving the CAM, simulating it, checking the feeds and speeds, then modifying anything that is different than what we would do.

There is a standard tooling library that includes the tools we have in stock and their feeds and speeds.

Our prices tend to be considerably lower than going to another online machine shop. Unless someone really messes up the CAM, it takes less time to fix their toolpath than it does for us to design it ourselves.

That being said, the self-service model is really just an experiment. We offer a full-service model which is just like a traditional machine shop which is may be the direction we may end up going if people would rather just have a part made albeit at a slight premium.