The idea of being able to electronically shred a document seems like a pipe dream to me. I'm not to sure your going to be able to rely on it. I'm certain a computer can do it, but a computer is a little like a gun. It's the owner you have to be afraid of. I currently employ a safe file transfer with customers securely by either my ftp server or theirs. Using this method allows me to either publish or not, my customers or my drawings. very safely. The larger companies are very hip to this and use software that makes use of this ability of a computer to transfer files and still maintain the integrity of the distribution. This is not a very cost effective way to maintain security for the smaller companies right now and may be why its not widely used with them. An online server can cost thousands to have and maintain, not to mention you may need an "IT guy" as they say to keep control of it. This is how I'm CURRENTLY maintaining the integrity of my customers documents. I share an ftp user account with them or vise versa. I can pull these documents right out of the folder into my CAM software and then onto code. I can open a read only file from an customers ftp server around the globe, make code from it. never save anything of the file other than my text doc for the CNC.

This is just one more way Eric's Tool Room, Inc. is statying ahead of the curve.

Any one out there requiring the service and talent of real tool makers and wants privacy can ask for a ftp user acct or provide one of their own either way we can work together on a level not found anywhere else.

Open sourcing to be the new rage? maybe. If your like me you've got 10's or even 100's of thousands of dollars all around you in tooling, and its not all that special either. Go ahead look I dare you. You've got this tool and that tool Oh and that one over there you paid extra for it just to have it fast because you needed it yesterday. Uh huh. I've got an idea for you. pick one of then up that you use alot. It don't matter just pick one up. See how its made. Golly I bet you could make one of those couldn't you... I bet its an old design on a new tool tool too so theres no patent infringement either. not that their would be if you made one for yourself. I'm trying a new idea here. I love the DA-200 collet holders. and their counterpart tapping head that uses DA-200 collets as well. I think they are just super at the small stuff. you know little hole big part. I'm manufacturing a bunch of them just because, and I'll sell you the extras cheaper than you can buy them and I'll have an inventory of them just waiting on your call because I'm tired of paying $100.00 plus shipping for the darn things. I'm selling the collet holders at $58.00 ea. they are very professionally made with a black oxided finnish. THATS 58% of retail MAN.....

Tell you what. you go pick up one of those tools you hate to buy make some and maybe I'll need one someday and I'll be on the phone with you wanting one yesterday. meanwhile if you need a DA-200 collet holder call me.. or just go make one gees..