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Sculpting real ostrich eggs



Hi.

I need to know any information about a sculpturing machine that I can use to sculpt a real ostrich eggs and the cost of this machine. I Live In Cairo – Egypt

AE



AE:

Not a request we get every day, I'm afraid.

You need to look at small CNC tools and possibly 3D scanning technology if each egg is of somewhat different size and geometry. You'll have to scan each egg to get x,y,z coordinates and then modify the data to fit that baseline. You may also need multi-degree of freedom abilities in the machining head and special tools that can withstand the abrasive nature of the material. Another way would be to use robotically controlled abrasive jets or maybe even lasers.

This won't be cheap.

Regards,

Ed Grenda
Castle Island Co.
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