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	<title>A3DM - Steven Adler</title>
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	<description>Blogging for jewelers and metalsmiths made easy! (and for those interested in jewelry and gemstones)</description>
	<pubDate>Sun, 14 Feb 2010 02:50:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Tucson Technology Recap</title>
		<link>http://a3dm.ganoksin.com/blogs/2010/02/11/tucson-technology-recap/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 02:53:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>stevenadler</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[As reported by JCK staff this past week, the mood in Tucson marked the tuning point towards optimism for both buyers and exhibitors. On my brief visit the Centurion show, the mood among vendors was nearly euphoric. It seems that after nearly a year of the doldrums, retailers are now filling in with much needed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Scott Kay&#8217;s BioBlu27 Update</title>
		<link>http://a3dm.ganoksin.com/blogs/2010/01/26/scott-kays-bioblu27-update/</link>
		<comments>http://a3dm.ganoksin.com/blogs/2010/01/26/scott-kays-bioblu27-update/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 20:41:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>stevenadler</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Last October Scott Kay introduced his new line of SK-Cobalt with much fanfare comparing the virtues of his BioBlu27 alloy to popular Tungsten Carbide. The assertion made was that Tungsten-Carbide will fracture on hard impact and that Carpenter Technologies BioBlu27, a Cobalt/Chrome alloy, would likely last a lifetime. Both are true and accurate statements. In [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rio Grande will offer Digital Wax 3D Printers</title>
		<link>http://a3dm.ganoksin.com/blogs/2010/01/21/rio-grande-will-offer-digital-wax-3d-printers/</link>
		<comments>http://a3dm.ganoksin.com/blogs/2010/01/21/rio-grande-will-offer-digital-wax-3d-printers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 22:49:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>stevenadler</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The much awaited release of the Italian made Digital Wax Systems 3D Printer will be held in Tucson at the Rio Grande Catalog In Motion on February 5- 8th. The CAM systems being introduced are compatible with all CAD software and provide wax patterns with a superior surface finish designed for investment casting.

I recently visited [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CAD/CAM Follies v_1.0</title>
		<link>http://a3dm.ganoksin.com/blogs/2010/01/10/cadcam-follies-v_10/</link>
		<comments>http://a3dm.ganoksin.com/blogs/2010/01/10/cadcam-follies-v_10/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jan 2010 22:24:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>stevenadler</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Jewelers have seen some remarkable advances in CAD software tailored for jewelry over the past few years. In particular are the shortcuts, scripts, and builders found in the Rhinoceros 3D jewelry plug-in programs. These script features shorten programming time and make it much easier for novice designers to deliver new jewelry concepts for manufacturers and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MJSA 2009 Thinking Ahead Award ( Part 2)</title>
		<link>http://a3dm.ganoksin.com/blogs/2009/12/20/mjsa-2009-thinking-ahead-award-part-2/</link>
		<comments>http://a3dm.ganoksin.com/blogs/2009/12/20/mjsa-2009-thinking-ahead-award-part-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 02:23:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>stevenadler</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Gemstones and Pearls]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Jewelry and Gemstone Social Issues]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Jewelry Retail News]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Precious Metals]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Tradeshow and Association News]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Watches]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Like many other technology products for the savvy techno-jeweler, the winner of this year&#8217;s MJSA &#8220;Thinking Ahead&#8221; Award was developed as a cross-over product with the input and guidance of experts in our industry.
The Dazor SpecFINDER HD is a digital microscope with a built in CPU and LCD screen that is perfectly suited for documentation [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MJSA 2009 Thinking Ahead Award ( Part 1)</title>
		<link>http://a3dm.ganoksin.com/blogs/2009/12/06/mjsa-2009-thinking-ahead-award-part-1/</link>
		<comments>http://a3dm.ganoksin.com/blogs/2009/12/06/mjsa-2009-thinking-ahead-award-part-1/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 00:32:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>stevenadler</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Fashion Trends]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Precious Metals]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This is one of those stories that makes you feel good about small business here in America. It begins in a small Alabama jewelry store with a simple need. A bench jeweler who had been using his laser welder every day put his effort into making that job a little easier……… This is Glenn Manning’s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Solidscape User Group Launches with Magics Bijoux</title>
		<link>http://a3dm.ganoksin.com/blogs/2009/11/26/solidscape-user-group-launches-with-magics-bijoux/</link>
		<comments>http://a3dm.ganoksin.com/blogs/2009/11/26/solidscape-user-group-launches-with-magics-bijoux/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 08:35:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>stevenadler</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Beginning this week, owners of Solidscape 3D Printers now have a place to discuss and learn best practices using this popular CAD/CAM technology. A small group of dedicated users have established the Solidscape User Group with an electronic forum at solidscapeusergroup.com and hope to elect officers in early 2010. An interest has also been expressed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Portland Jewelry Symposium</title>
		<link>http://a3dm.ganoksin.com/blogs/2009/11/03/portland-jewelry-symposium/</link>
		<comments>http://a3dm.ganoksin.com/blogs/2009/11/03/portland-jewelry-symposium/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:30:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>stevenadler</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Legislative]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Precious Metals]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Regulatory &amp; Legal]]></category>

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Next Monday November 9th, retail and manufacturing jewelers in the Northwest will gather for a full day of education by some of the leading jewelry experts in their field. The second annual PJS will feature Jurgen Maerz, the technical director of the Platinum Guild on new developments for working with Platinum alloys along with Dr. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ultrasonic Burnishing of Platinum and Palladium Castings</title>
		<link>http://a3dm.ganoksin.com/blogs/2009/10/25/ultrasonic-burnishing-of-platinum-and-palladium-castings/</link>
		<comments>http://a3dm.ganoksin.com/blogs/2009/10/25/ultrasonic-burnishing-of-platinum-and-palladium-castings/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 07:24:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>stevenadler</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[On a recent project I was asked to provide a consult for a client working on a tedious project. A New York jeweler was trying to polish a very intricate palladium casting and finding subsurface porosity in tight areas. There was considerable detail in this sculptural piece which required a smooth and clean surface and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Growing Pains Casting Study Now Available</title>
		<link>http://a3dm.ganoksin.com/blogs/2009/10/20/growing-pains-casting-study-now-available/</link>
		<comments>http://a3dm.ganoksin.com/blogs/2009/10/20/growing-pains-casting-study-now-available/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:21:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>stevenadler</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[October 20, 2009

With the support of the Santa Fe Symposium and MJSA Journal, another is a series of studies on the casting of 3D Printing materials and CNC milling wax has been published. The 2005 white paper “Getting Up to Speed” found that hygroscopic expansion was one of the reasons that light curing materials (photopolymers) [...]]]></description>
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