[robm]

In retrospect, you're right, this post was a bit out of bounds, and I should've split my questions in two... Once for advice, and a few weeks later, based on that, maybe something in RFQ....

For now, lets focus on the advice...

What are people's opinions of cutting gears & the like on a mill vs. laser vs. water-jet? Do people have home water-jet machines?

What do you reccomend for someone who doesn't have the money, space, or time to build his own machine? How do you keep first unit cost down for prototyping?

Thanks,

Rob