http://www.cncfuture.com/are-cnc-or-cad-machines-for-jewelry-worth-it/ CNC News on the Future of CNC Sat, 31 Jul 2010 05:34:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.cncfuture.com/are-cnc-or-cad-machines-for-jewelry-worth-it/comment-page-1/#comment-1300 cookiesn Fri, 01 Jan 2010 05:44:01 +0000 http://www.cncfuture.com/are-cnc-or-cad-machines-for-jewelry-worth-it/#comment-1300 Jewelry - do you want to work metal or stone? The pieces you work on will be really small so you don't need big machines. The machines are- a lathe and a milling machine. Working with metal is best- the gold you cut away can be kept and melted into the next piece. Stone is much trickier. with a good setup you can reduce the amount cut away from each stone. BUT- because so few stones are identical, the "best" cut for each stone will be slightly different. CNC is not practical in this case. Practice with aluminium first. It's cheaper. Jewelry – do you want to work metal or stone?
The pieces you work on will be really small so you don’t need big machines.
The machines are- a lathe and a milling machine.
Working with metal is best- the gold you cut away can be kept and melted into the next piece.
Stone is much trickier. with a good setup you can reduce the amount cut away from each stone.
BUT- because so few stones are identical, the “best” cut for each stone will be slightly different. CNC is not practical in this case.
Practice with aluminium first. It’s cheaper.

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