This discussion brings up a topic I have been thinking about for quite a while as to why there are not more laser cut structures made for the smaller (numbers wise) scales like S and it may be my lack of understanding of how the laser cutting process works.
Once the manufacturer has entered all the cutting information into the computer for creating an HO scale structure I would think it would be a minor cost to simply scale all the dimensions up to S or O or down to TT or Z and make a small run. I do not know how the basic design translates from the CAD to the laser cutter but on a normal drafting program when you design in feet or meters you can print in any scale as a full size drawing. How is laser cutting different and why can't an HO laser cutting plan be easily changed to cut an S scale structure? Am I missing something in the process or is it just a perceived lack of demand by the manufacturers. Hearing from someone with laser cutting experience would be great. Carey Carey Probst Member, M.I.T. Educational Council Perm: [email protected] A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
