2019 - Additive Manufacturing on the Bench and in the Workshop
While CAD has been widely adapted into the jewelry industry by designers, it may be under-utilized in other aspects of the typical jewelry workshop. By integrating cutting-edge design and manufacturing strategies into more traditional bench techniques, we can streamline repair and restoration activities in the workshop while breathing new life into our small workshop businesses. Using the most appropriate and efficient process for any given task can help refresh revenue channels by making more types of restorations possible.
Author: Gary Dawson
This makes my 7th paper for the Santa Fe Symposium on Jewelry Manufacturing Technology. In it you will find inspiration and technique to integrate digital technologies to the repair bench. Download link HERE.
While CAD has been widely adapted into the jewelry industry by designers, it may be under-utilized in other aspects of the typical jewelry workshop. By integrating cutting-edge design and manufacturing strategies into more traditional bench techniques, we can streamline repair and restoration activities in the workshop while breathing new life into our small workshop businesses. Using the most appropriate and efficient process for any given task can help refresh revenue channels by making more types of restorations possible.
Author: Gary Dawson
This makes my 7th paper for the Santa Fe Symposium on Jewelry Manufacturing Technology. In it you will find inspiration and technique to integrate digital technologies to the repair bench. Download link HERE.
This free download is a sample of the full NURBS gemstone collection on the resources page. These gems are NURBS solids and as such can be scaled, positioned and used as cutters to complete your gemstone models. The material assignments will go with the gems as you cut from this file and paste into your project. Formatted for Rhino 6 Rendering.
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This free PDF file is a handy chart of finger size diameters and circumferences. It is in both MM and Inches and 1/4 size increments. It has comparison sizes for several international size systems.
Important note:
These numbers should be correct for a finished ring size. Since each 3d printing or milling system and subsequent downstream manufacturing will have unique shrinkage or distortion, these numbers may need compensation scaling in your modeling process to arrive at a correctly sized finished product.
Important note:
These numbers should be correct for a finished ring size. Since each 3d printing or milling system and subsequent downstream manufacturing will have unique shrinkage or distortion, these numbers may need compensation scaling in your modeling process to arrive at a correctly sized finished product.
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