[labnetwork] Dicing Saw Advice.....

[A. William (Bill) FLOUNDERS]

Since this has become a poll of sorts:
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Bill Flounders
UC Berkeley

On Thu, Aug 1, 2019 at 12:49 PM Vlahakis, James <James.Vlahakis at tufts.edu>
wrote:

> Hi everyone, I’m hoping the group can provide some advice regarding dicing
> and dicing saws.
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> We have a refurbished (within the past 3yrs) MicroAutomation MA1006
> <https://engineering.tufts.edu/microfab/capabilities/MA1006Saw.htm> saw
> which requires significant time/resources to keep online. Unfortunately, it
> is underutilized, only 1-2 dicing jobs per month. With such poor
> bang-for-the-buck we’re considering alternatives -
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>    - A different service provider – maybe our support is subpar?
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> For those who have similar tools, who maintains them? What are your
> results?
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>    - Purchase a different, hopefully more reliable saw
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> For those with other saws, what do you have? Can you comment on
> reliability? Consumable costs? Ease of use?
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>    - Remove the saw and do not replace it
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> Losing capabilities is suboptimal and perhaps sets a perilous precedent
> (we are university lab, none of our tools are justified **economically**).
> Have others done this? Can anyone recommend a source for dicing services –
> specifically for small, infrequent jobs?
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>    - Other possibilities we haven’t considered?
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> I’m eager to hear various perspectives and experiences.
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> jim
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