[Lab] Ponoko

[jim kiskis]

the plastic shop and signs
190-30 colonade rd
613 225 4823

rotary and laser engraving and cutting services

hope this helps

jim

On Wed, Apr 27, 2011 at 12:02 PM, Andrew O'Malley <aomalley at gmail.com>wrote:

> Thanks for the info/suggestions!
>
> Would be curious to hear about other local laser cutters?
>
> ao.
>
>
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> On Wed, Apr 27, 2011 at 9:40 AM, Nigel Vezeau <nigel_vezeau at yahoo.com>wrote:
>
>>   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.
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Nigel
>>
>> --- On *Wed, 4/27/11, Andrew Plumb <andrew at plumb.org>* wrote:
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>> From: Andrew Plumb <andrew at plumb.org>
>> Subject: Re: [Lab] Ponoko
>> To: "Nigel" <nigel_vezeau at yahoo.com>
>> Cc: "Andrew O'Malley" <aomalley at gmail.com>, "lab" <lab at artengine.ca>
>> Received: Wednesday, April 27, 2011, 8:11 AM
>>
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> Andrew.
>>
>>  On 2011-04-27, at 7:29 AM, Nigel wrote:
>>
>>  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 virtucom-inc.com.
>>
>> Nigel
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 2011-04-26, at 8:14 PM, Andrew Plumb <andrew at plumb.org<http://ca.mc431.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=andrew@plumb.org>>
>> wrote:
>>
>>  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.
>>
>> Andrew.
>>
>>  On 2011-04-26, at 8:01 PM, Andrew O'Malley wrote:
>>
>>  Hi,
>>
>> Anyone here use Ponoko?  Was wondering what their turn-around time is?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> ao.
>>
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