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<blockquote data-quote="vonG" data-source="post: 313160" data-attributes="member: 9242"><p>You should go with whatever works for you, and the setup you have is pretty advanced in my mind. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> </p><p></p><p>How do you determine where to start cutting on the stone or evaluate how much you will lose of the rough?</p><p></p><p>By using a 3D image of the rough stone you will not lose that much of the stone when cutting it, will even get the exact position on the dop too. </p><p>My plan was to cut for value and not as a souvenir sitting in a cabinet somewhere. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> </p><p></p><p>I think your machine is going to work very differently from all the other machines on the market, and that is probably a good thing. </p><p>The encoders memory is a really good feature, less risk of damaging a stone if you get power outage and get back to where you were. If that should happen your vertical lap has a very big advantage too.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="vonG, post: 313160, member: 9242"] You should go with whatever works for you, and the setup you have is pretty advanced in my mind. :) How do you determine where to start cutting on the stone or evaluate how much you will lose of the rough? By using a 3D image of the rough stone you will not lose that much of the stone when cutting it, will even get the exact position on the dop too. My plan was to cut for value and not as a souvenir sitting in a cabinet somewhere. :) I think your machine is going to work very differently from all the other machines on the market, and that is probably a good thing. The encoders memory is a really good feature, less risk of damaging a stone if you get power outage and get back to where you were. If that should happen your vertical lap has a very big advantage too. [/QUOTE]
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