Return-Path: Received: from envelope.rose-hulman.edu ([137.112.8.21] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.8) with ESMTP-TLS id 616848 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 21 Jan 2005 17:49:18 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=137.112.8.21; envelope-from=madsena@rose-hulman.edu Received: from bob (dhcp024-160-204-151.ma.rr.com [24.160.204.151]) (authenticated (0 bits)) by envelope.rose-hulman.edu (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id j0LMmeX18974 (using TLSv1/SSLv3 with cipher RC4-MD5 (128 bits) verified NO) for ; Fri, 21 Jan 2005 17:48:47 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <200501212248.j0LMmeX18974@envelope.rose-hulman.edu> From: "Alex Madsen" To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: SLAs.... was Re: titanium single rotor Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2005 17:48:35 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_004C_01C4FFE1.73044280" X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook, Build 11.0.5510 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 Thread-Index: AcT/2PwN1CayMiGWQhqJwOlD5RMLngAMcA7Q In-Reply-To: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_004C_01C4FFE1.73044280 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Take a look at Xpress3D. They provide a plug in for several solid molding programs including that gives you instant quotes on several rapid prototyping processes including SLA. http://www.xpress3d.com/ Alex Madsen ________________________________________ From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Joa Harrison Sent: Friday, January 21, 2005 11:48 AM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: SLAs.... was Re: titanium single rotor Nope, I don't have an SLA machine. Normally the casting houses will have folks they like to work with and will include the price of the SLA in the casting price. Of course they mark up the SLA (as well as all tooling). You would be amazed at the mark-up for non-recurring charges :) Basically the sales guy (they like to call themselves "account managers") will give you a high price and see if you gag. If you don't then they know you "really need it" and are happy to take your money :) I was recently reminded of this in the extrusion industry. I went out for quote to bunch of houses for aluminum extrusions for some new VGs I'm developing and the both the die price and the price per pound varied up to 350%! I also found that if I went through a broker the prices doubled to tripled. The moral: shop around and deal directly with the manufacturer :) Joa www.landshorter.com WRJJRS@aol.com wrote: Joa, Do you have access to thew SLA machine? I use SolidWorks all the time and they have the ability to output a SLA file directly. It would be great to do a clean inlet manifold and throttle body castings. Any idea if we can buy time? Thanks, Bill Jepson __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------=_NextPart_000_004C_01C4FFE1.73044280 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Take a look at Xpress3D. They provide a plug in for several = solid molding programs including that gives you instant quotes on several = rapid prototyping processes including SLA. =

http://www.xpress3d.com/=

Alex Madsen

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From: Rotary motors in = aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Joa Harrison

Sent: Friday, January 21, 2005 11:48 = AM

To: Rotary motors in = aircraft

Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: SLAs.... was Re: titanium single = rotor

Nope, I don't have an SLA machine. Normally the casting houses will have folks they = like to work with and will include the price of the SLA in the casting price. Of course they mark up the SLA (as well as all tooling). You would be amazed at the mark-up for non-recurring charges :)

Basically the sales guy (they like to call themselves = "account managers") will give you a high price and see if you gag. If = you don't then they know you "really need it" and are happy to = take your money :)

I was recently reminded of this in the extrusion industry. = I went out for quote to bunch of houses for aluminum extrusions for some = new VGs I'm developing and the both the die price and the price per = pound varied up to 350%! I also found that if I went through = a broker the prices doubled to tripled. The moral: shop around and deal directly with the manufacturer = :)

Joa

www.landshorter.com

WRJJRS@aol.com wrote:

Joa,

Do you have access to thew SLA machine? I use SolidWorks all the time and they have the ability to = output a SLA file directly. It would be great to do a = clean inlet manifold and throttle body castings. Any idea if we can buy time? = Thanks,

Bill Jepson

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