Difference between revisions of "Virtual designs into physical objects/Mail order machining"

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−	A related company is [http://www.pad2pad.com Pad2Pad] that provides a similar service for the creation of printed circuit boards (PCB). They also provide free design software that also has circuit error-checking and pricing built-in. The designs	+	A related company is [http://www.pad2pad.com Pad2Pad] that provides a similar service for the creation of printed circuit boards (PCB). They also provide free design software that also has circuit error-checking and pricing built-in. Again when ready the designs are sent electronically to the company who return the PCBs by post.

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A company called eMachineShop takes custom fabrication a step further in terms of ease of use for the individual. The US-based company supplies a basic free (but not open source) CAD software package that enables you to create you design only using methods that it knows the company is able to fabricate bearing in mind the machining processes they have available.

It even calculates the price when the design process is finished, then the order is sent electronically and when the parts have been made up they are shipped by post. They say they can handle part quantities from one-offs to runs up to a million.

A related company is Pad2Pad that provides a similar service for the creation of printed circuit boards (PCB). They also provide free design software that also has circuit error-checking and pricing built-in. Again when ready the designs are sent electronically to the company who return the PCBs by post.