12 Apr
2013
12 Apr
'13
8:16 a.m.
Otherwise
I'd look him up and try to get his dies. The dies cost,
the runs and material don't. Helped that he knew some tool and die
makers who owed him to get into the business in the first place.
I've never
held any 3D-printed output in my own hands and the pictures I've
seen vary from "suspiciously perfect" to "looks like shredded wheat",
so I
don't know if it's dumb to ask if 3D-printed flip-chip handles could handle
the violence of doing their job? Same question about DEC-style edge connectors
and/or obsolete Mate-N-Loks (either way the contacts aren't much of a problem
to dig up but the shells are long gone). Otherwise, what really goes into making a die?
I've got an el cheapo Sieg X2
mini-mill and lots of free time ... and there are lots of plastics companies
here in western Mass ... yeah another dumb question.
John Wilson
D Bit