<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;"><DIV>I haven't compared against Ponoko, but they do well against Big Blue Saw. I recently ordered 5 pieces each of 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. </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. 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>Nigel<BR><BR>--- On <B>Wed, 4/27/11, Andrew Plumb <I><andrew@plumb.org></I></B> wrote:<BR></DIV>
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<DIV id=yiv1552737244>How do their rates compare with the same design priced at Ponoko? 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>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>. </DIV>
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<DIV><BR>On 2011-04-26, at 8:14 PM, Andrew Plumb <<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>> wrote:<BR><BR></DIV>
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<DIV>Yup, I've sent a few designs thru them. For the laser-cut items only takes about two or three days from submission to ship. 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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