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FIGURE 7-35 Transferring gears and base to the Ponoko template

c. Go to www.ponoko.com/ and set up a free account. Then upload your file,
pick a material, and arrange to have it shipped. I chose blonde bamboo, as
shown in Figure 7-36, and the total cost was just $4.13 (plus shipping).

NOTE Once you open your free account, go to My Accounts | Preferences
to set your shipping hub to Ponoko – United States (or the location closest to
you). Mine was set to New Zealand by default, so my shipping charges were
curiously high until I figured this out.