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<DIV>Cheers,</DIV>
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<DIV>Nigel<BR><BR>--- On <B>Wed, 4/27/11, bentfork@gmail.com <I>&lt;bentfork@gmail.com&gt;</I></B> wrote:<BR></DIV>
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<DIV id=yiv2009208879>Virtucom looks very promising.&nbsp; Has anyone visited their shop?<BR><BR>
<DIV class=yiv2009208879gmail_quote>On 27 April 2011 09:40, Nigel Vezeau <SPAN dir=ltr>&lt;<A href="http://ca.mc431.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=nigel_vezeau@yahoo.com" rel=nofollow target=_blank ymailto="mailto:nigel_vezeau@yahoo.com">nigel_vezeau@yahoo.com</A>&gt;</SPAN> wrote:<BR>
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<DIV>I haven't compared against Ponoko, but they do well against Big Blue Saw.&nbsp; I recently&nbsp;ordered 5 pieces each of&nbsp;three variations of a piece that was cut out of 10"X10"X1/4" aluminum, and the final price was cheaper than I would normally have paid for the blank material.&nbsp; </DIV>
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<DIV>If it's a really small part, I was told to expect a minimum fee of something on the order of $25 to cover programming, material purchase, and setup time.&nbsp; Big Blue Saw seems to have a lower limit of about $80 for a small job, so $25 plus the option to pick up locally suits me just fine.</DIV>
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<DIV>Cheers,</DIV>
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<DIV>Nigel<BR><BR>--- On <B>Wed, 4/27/11, Andrew Plumb <I>&lt;<A href="http://ca.mc431.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=andrew@plumb.org" rel=nofollow target=_blank ymailto="mailto:andrew@plumb.org">andrew@plumb.org</A>&gt;</I></B> wrote:<BR></DIV>
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<DIV>How do their rates compare with the same design priced at Ponoko? &nbsp;The gottcha with Ponoko is there's something like a minimum $14 shipping charge which makes the smaller jobs less appealing. 
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<DIV>Andrew.<BR>
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<DIV>On 2011-04-27, at 7:29 AM, Nigel wrote:</DIV><BR>
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<DIV>I've also used Virtucom in Kanata for water and laser cutting. I've been pleased by the quality of their work, but turnaround times can be a bit variable. Check out <A href="http://virtucom-inc.com/" rel=nofollow target=_blank>virtucom-inc.com</A>.&nbsp;</DIV>
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<DIV>Nigel&nbsp;<BR><BR><BR>
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<DIV><BR>On 2011-04-26, at 8:14 PM, Andrew Plumb &lt;<A href="http://ca.mc431.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=andrew@plumb.org" rel=nofollow target=_blank>andrew@plumb.org</A>&gt; wrote:<BR><BR></DIV>
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<DIV>Yup, I've sent a few designs thru them. &nbsp;For the laser-cut items only takes about two or three days from submission to ship. &nbsp;Then you're at the mercy of USPS/Canada Post; that can take anywhere from a couple of days to a week. 
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<DIV>Andrew.<BR>
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<DIV>On 2011-04-26, at 8:01 PM, Andrew O'Malley wrote:</DIV><BR>
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<DIV>Hi,<BR><BR>Anyone here use Ponoko? &nbsp;Was wondering what their turn-around time is?<BR><BR>Thanks,<BR>ao.<BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>Lab mailing list<BR><A href="http://ca.mc431.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=Lab@artengine.ca" rel=nofollow target=_blank></A><A href="http://ca.mc431.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=Lab@artengine.ca" rel=nofollow target=_blank>Lab@artengine.ca</A><BR><A href="http://artengine.ca/mailman/listinfo/lab" rel=nofollow target=_blank>http://artengine.ca/mailman/listinfo/lab</A><BR></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR>
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