Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Vector Cam

Absolutely agree with you from what I can see when doing a search on Google.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Marcus & Eva" <implmex@...>
To: <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 01, 2003 1:40 PM
Subject: Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Vector Cam


> Hi Vince and others:
> You have to see the prices of "mainstream" CAM packages to believe
them.
> Mastercam is almost $25000.00 CDN and Delcam's Powermill is more.
> There's stuff even more expensive out there.
> Vector is unbelievably cheap considering what it does.
> Just thought I'd throw this in for the sake of perspective!!!
> Cheers
>
> Marcus
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Vince Negrete" <vnegrete@...>
> To: <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 01, 2003 5:55 AM
> Subject: Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Vector Cam
>
>
> > I thought this list was geared toward hobby type support, shying a bit
> from
> > Commercialism that any Internet Search would only point you to.
> > The retail price seems a bit steep from where I'm standing. A price
maybe
> a
> > business could afford, but the Hobbyist?
> > What is the discount offered to list people?
> >
> > You deal in Sherline products.... Of course you would have plenty
> invested
> > in software for many reasons, could easily deduct from taxes the full
> > amounts, and possibly make plenty of cash using this software to create
> > perfect duplicates each time. But if you take my point of view, its
> > slightly different.
> > But let me dive into my safe-zone and say, "This is from my (hobbyist)
> point
> > of view." :)
> >
> > Hey! one more thing! Just celebrated New Years at my home and my 1
year
> > old girl wouldnt sleep so I was holding her. Just as the clock hit 12:00
> my
> > kid threw-up on me worse than I've ever experienced. My wife and I
> laughed
> > our asses off! Man,... Is that a bad omen or what!!!???
> > I even took a final sip of my Champagne only to realize afterwards that
> some
> > went in there too! Gast!!
> > So I hope yours went better than mine!
> >
> > Happy New Year!
> >
> > Vince
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Tim Goldstein" <timg@...>
> > To: <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com>
> > Sent: Tuesday, December 31, 2002 11:23 PM
> > Subject: RE: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Vector Cam
> >
> >
> > > I am also a big Vector fan. It has been worth every cent of the
greatly
> > > discounted price that is offered to the list. Actually in the realm of
> > > CAD/CAM packages Vector is considered at the low end. My Visual Mill 4
> > > copy cost me more than double what you can get Vector for and VM is
also
> > > considered low cost. You would be surprised at the number of list
> > > members that have fully legal purchased version of these packages and
> > > consider them to be very much worth the money. I probably have over
> > > $3000 - $4000 invested in software for CNC and if I did it over the
only
> > > thing I would change is to just spend the money for the better
packages
> > > first.
> > >
> > > Tim
> > > [Denver CO]
> > > Sherline Products at Deep Discount
> > > Mach1 & DeskCNC with Credit Card ordering
> > > Contact me for discounts on DeskCNC & Sherline bundles
> > > www.KTMarketing.com/Sherline
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > >
> > > > For that insanely high price I'd expect it to read my mind.
> > > > :) How many people here can justify that cost?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "jwalters" <jwalters31@...>
> > > > To: <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com>
> > > > Sent: Tuesday, December 31, 2002 5:53 PM
> > > > Subject: Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Vector Cam
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > Question on Vector Cad
> > > > > I am familiar with AutoCad 2000. Knowing AutoCad
> > > > > may not be an asset to learning Vector, but are there
> > > > > any similarities between the software. In the future
> > > > > I would like to learn a CAD/CAM package. Unfortunately
> > > > AutoCad does
> > > > > not offer one. Is Vector anything like MasterCam? I do
> > > > have access to
> > > > > Version 7 of MasterCam. I would like to put my time to
> > > > best use and
> > > > > learn the best software for home use on a Taig mill.
> > > > > Thanks
> > > > > John Walters
> > >
> > >
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