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by tonytib
1/25/06 11:35:25 AM
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New What would a local machine shop charge?
Looks like it'd be easy to do on a small CNC, but probably not worth trying unless you can model it first and want a lot of them at once (or have a friend with access to a CNC).

--Tony
Post #242,427
by Andrew Grygus
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1/25/06 12:38:40 PM
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New Having been a machine shop cost estimator . . .
. . and having clients with CNC I know what it takes to set up a job - multi-thousand dollar spoons are a bit rich for my taste. Of course quantity would bring that down but conventional machinery is far more practical for quantity production if you can afford the initial tooling.

Having been a machinist and having worked in both rework and tooling departments I'm convinced that a bench belt sander is one of the most powerful and versatile tools you can have. I've been planning to get one for some time. You can get small bandsaws and belt sanders for about $99 each these days and a bandsaw would also be useful for sawing up pig's feet and the like.
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Post #242,467
by tonytib
1/25/06 5:33:49 PM
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New Our machinist likes grinders
they're a good way to get precision (like 0.0002") surfaces.

--Tony
Post #242,476
by Andrew Grygus
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1/25/06 7:23:47 PM
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New Grinders I know . . .
Precision surface grinders, centerless grinders, crush-form ginders, bench grinders, guinea grinders, etc. etc. - but they're hardly the right tools for making spoons. Some grinders are good for sharpening cutting tools though.
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     Today I recieved my umpteenth "gourmet" / "home chef" . . . - (Andrew Grygus) - (32) - Jan. 24, 2006, 11:31:02 PM EST
         GIYF - (admin) - (16) - Jan. 25, 2006, 12:04:34 AM EST
             One of those is just "hand carved" mispelled. - (Andrew Grygus) - (15) - Jan. 25, 2006, 02:40:18 AM EST
                 Hard to tell from the picture. - (admin) - (14) - Jan. 25, 2006, 08:40:26 AM EST
                     The first one might be worth a look. - (Andrew Grygus) - (11) - Jan. 25, 2006, 10:43:19 AM EST
                         Looks nicely curved on the makers' site. - (CRConrad) - (10) - Jan. 25, 2006, 04:38:35 PM EST
                             Hey BTW, how about this one? - (CRConrad) - (9) - Jan. 25, 2006, 05:56:57 PM EST
                                 Looks like a decent shape . . . - (Andrew Grygus) - (8) - Jan. 25, 2006, 07:37:10 PM EST
                                     I have some friends in the food business. - (Silverlock) - (3) - Jan. 25, 2006, 08:49:40 PM EST
                                         Tell 'em I don't do work-arounds. - (Andrew Grygus) - (2) - Jan. 25, 2006, 09:02:25 PM EST
                                             I thought you said this was only usefull to dip tastes from - (Silverlock) - (1) - Jan. 25, 2006, 09:16:41 PM EST
                                                 Mostly empty? No. - (Andrew Grygus) - Jan. 25, 2006, 09:35:34 PM EST
                                     Assorted models are in the mail. - (CRConrad) - (3) - Jan. 27, 2006, 07:11:40 AM EST
                                         Thanks. Let me know what your costs were. -NT - (Andrew Grygus) - (1) - Jan. 27, 2006, 11:56:51 AM EST
                                             Feh - don't pay it back, pay it forward. -NT - (CRConrad) - Jan. 27, 2006, 05:26:35 PM EST
                                         The spoons are here - (Andrew Grygus) - Feb. 12, 2006, 01:00:52 AM EST
                     Having one in hand I can now report . . . - (Andrew Grygus) - (1) - Feb. 2, 2006, 01:40:11 AM EST
                         Tell them what you're looking for. - (admin) - Feb. 2, 2006, 08:26:46 AM EST
         Try and find, 'Alone in the Wilderness' - (Ashton) - Jan. 25, 2006, 03:13:03 AM EST
         Sounds like you're looking for a ladle, not a spoon. 21 kB - (Another Scott) - (3) - Jan. 25, 2006, 08:09:07 AM EST
             That's what I was thinking - (Meerkat) - Jan. 25, 2006, 08:54:51 AM EST
             Well, that's a lot closer than any of the spoons . . . - (Andrew Grygus) - Jan. 25, 2006, 10:33:51 AM EST
             That's for throwing water onto the stones on the sauna oven. - (CRConrad) - Jan. 25, 2006, 03:58:38 PM EST
         What would a local machine shop charge? - (tonytib) - (3) - Jan. 25, 2006, 11:35:25 AM EST
             Having been a machine shop cost estimator . . . - (Andrew Grygus) - (2) - Jan. 25, 2006, 12:38:40 PM EST
                 Our machinist likes grinders - (tonytib) - (1) - Jan. 25, 2006, 05:33:49 PM EST
                     Grinders I know . . . - (Andrew Grygus) - Jan. 25, 2006, 07:23:47 PM EST
         Have you looked at any Pampered Chef catalogs? - (imqwerky) - (5) - Jan. 25, 2006, 07:20:14 PM EST
             My wife is a Pampered Chef junkie - (Steve Lowe) - Jan. 25, 2006, 07:26:53 PM EST
             Well, those are nice, but once again they're straight. - (Andrew Grygus) - (3) - Jan. 25, 2006, 07:28:15 PM EST
                 Straight wood + steam + formers = bent wood. No? -NT - (Ashton) - (2) - Jan. 29, 2006, 04:55:34 AM EST
                     Hot soup would unbend that right away. - (Andrew Grygus) - (1) - Jan. 29, 2006, 10:54:26 AM EST
                         Sure you do - (drewk) - Jan. 29, 2006, 03:52:24 PM EST

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