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   BrianF | Mar 29, 2003 08:08pm | #1

   Silver, they sell ready made ones. The link here is a P/C type sold by Rockler, but I know I bought one for my Bosch at my local ww store. They work pretty well I have used it to do inlay both in wood and solid surface. A solid carbide up cut spiral bit is what I have used with good success.

   http://www.rockler.com/ecom7/showdetl.cfm?&DID=6&Offerings_ID=2007&ObjectGroup_ID=237&CATID=7

   Good Luck, Brian

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   PlaneWood | Mar 29, 2003 08:20pm | #2

   Get one of those laser cutters.  Saw one at a woodworking show last year.   They will cut wood up to 3/4" thick and with 0.001" tolerences.  Any shape you want.

   Or better yet, take your CAD drawings to someone that has one. 

   PlaneWood by Mike_in_Katy (maker of fine sawdust!)
   PlaneWood

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   silver77 | Mar 30, 2003 08:56am | #3

   A laser cutter...now that's out there...never would have thought of that. The guys I'm working with are seeing this as a legacy for prosperity and it may not meet their crtiteria..

   but interesting...any idea of cost??

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   SparrowHawk | Mar 30, 2003 12:18pm | #4

   I have used http://www.doubleolaser.com/ before with good results. I had Steve cut out a framing jig for a wooden model ship I was building that was done to very exacting standards. He offers laser cut stern carvings of ships in basically whatever scale someone wants so your needs should be far easier to meet.

   Food for thought anyway ... Ken

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   PlaneWood | Mar 30, 2003 07:46pm | #5

   Try this -

   http://www.epiloglaser.com/wood_engraving_tips.htm

   PlaneWood by Mike_in_Katy (maker of fine sawdust!)PlaneWood

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   johnhardy | Mar 31, 2003 08:45pm | #6

   The ones I've seen at wood shows are many thousands of dollars. I think the low end is about 10K$.

   John