If I were the owner, and in control of the funds, yes, I would have this
done. It is our signature ring, our spectrum award winner, and I like the
idea that no one elses would be exactly like ours. But before I tell the
owner that the mandrel he authorised me to purchase for 18 dollars is now
300 dollars, I want to be positive that I have exhausted all other options.
And someone in the shop said that they talked to someone who went to Tucson,
and they saw the mandrel at a booth for sale. So I need to check really,
really throroughly, and be sure I am right, so that a sales rep doesn't walk
through the door next week and try to sell us one for 18 dollars.
Marggi


"abastanza" wrote in message
...
In article ,
Marggi wrote:
... I talked with an engineer freind, he offered to draw one out for me
on "auto-cad" and send it to a computer aided machine shop, but it would
cost several hundred dollars to do it that way, even with the free
design
services. .

Isn't that acceptable? considering now you'll be able to size those rings
well? and possibly future weird ones.

Bri

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