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I am helping a friend of mine convert a file for manufacturing; I've not worked with SolidWorks before (other than opening files/etc.) but I need somebody to help us with a simple job:

(1) we have...

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I am looking (desperately) for help or instructions for converting a STL mesh file into a solid format. So far anything I have done has not worked very well -- I tried importing it in...

I think 2 mil should be ok for the tolerance. To measure the surface eventually there will be a laser profilometer used that should have sub-mm accuracy. For the surface finish it just needs to be...

I'm looking for a very unique job -- I need a parabolic reflector manufactured out of a metallic material (aluminum, sheet metal, copper, etc. ok).

The outer x-y dimensions are 200 x 400 mm (not...

Found two images of a previous similar design, can you guys tell if these were EDM? Looks to me like they have rounded corners but I can't estimate how much they are. For reference the channel...

Thanks for all the feedback; I appreciate it...

We've tried what you're mentioning and we haven't had great success with integrating with other departments. In general, issues like...

Thanks for the suggestion. I agree with what you're saying, the problem is that my students and other electrical engineering guys usually think in a 'vacuum' when designing these systems. There are...

Just to illustrate to you guys that I'm not 'crazy' with this job :-), here's a view of the electromagnetic fields as they channel through the L-shaped channel (which is composed of the thin slot in...

Inner part:
http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/658/partinnerdetail.jpg

Outer part:
http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/779/partouterdetail.jpg

The green arrows illustrate the corners that need...

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Thanks for the feedback; we cannot have corners drilled out since they will interfere with the signals that will be present inside this waveguide structure.

However, after a lot of...

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Well the tolerances come from what this structure is; this is a waveguide for electromagnetic waves (think miniaturized versions of old military radar antennas and so on) and that's what the...

Interesting; that is good information - thank you!

Also please pardon my ignorance as I am not a mechanical engineer nor have an understanding of what milling or EDM work involves and the...

Is this pricing for the entire part or were you just mentioning the EDM cost alone? In both cases, it's pretty steep ;-)

How much does that add to a job (say in this case)?

Also, I have 3D files (IGES/DXF) if anybody is interested in looking at these, thank you!

http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/9421/groundplanepage1.jpg
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Thank you to everybody who responded to my last RFQ.

Currently, one of my students has designed a support for a small antenna project; it consists of 2 parts which should be relatively...

Thanks everybody; I've responded to everybody and we're making these right now with one of the members who contacted me here. Once it's all done I will post about the experience.

In the meantime,...

Thanks! Everybody has been replied to in PM or E-mail. I sent out e-mails with drawings in a number of formats (DXF, IGES, STL).

Please e-mail me or PM me with any other interest or if you...

One more thing -- first thanks to everybody who showed interest; I will PM responses asap.

The designs you see is what an electronic engineer wants to see; they are in no means final. I.e. we're...

The students designed this thinking it would be milled out of Aluminum; we're not adverse to having it made out of sheet metal but it has to be a relatively nice finish.

Also the side holes that...

Here are examples of what I am talking about.

Box 1:

http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/6344/box01bottom.jpg
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I work for a university research lab and we're very often in need of small-size prototype boxes and metal supports for our electronics projects. These are a little beyond of what a...