[Lab] Ponoko

[Andrew O'Malley]

Thanks for all the suggestions, everyone!

ao.


On Thu, Apr 28, 2011 at 12:16 AM, jim kiskis <jim.kiskis at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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.
>>
>>
>>
>> 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:
>>>
>>>
>>> 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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