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Old 02-24-2007, 09:51 AM
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Originally Posted by rsimoes
Why does it have to be made of wood first?
It is very common to build prototypes out of a material that is cheaper and easier on the tooling, which saves money and time. Wood is not the most dimentionally stable material that would give the most exact work, but I'm sure adaquate for the intended purpose. It's near impossible to design something this complicated, and have it come out perfect the first try.