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  1. joejared
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    Chilblains and Covid-19 (Covid Toes)

    Nattokinase is a proven countermeasure to SARS-COV2 (and the variants) and MRNA injections, for the same reason. Taken on an empty stomach, it...
    Post by: joejared, Jul 4, 2023 in forum: General Issues and Discussion Forum
  2. joejared
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    Anyone following the MMR vaccine and Autism debate?

    It's been a while since this post, but I'd like to propose a concept similar to the "What is a Woman" dialog. In the placebos of trials, "What is...
    Post by: joejared, Jul 2, 2023 in forum: Pediatrics
  3. joejared
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    Biomechanical difference between traditional and 3D printed orthoses

    Matching the shape is only part of the equation. As Mike Weber pointed out, there are thickness issues to match flexibility. Some of my clients...
    Post by: joejared, Aug 5, 2019 in forum: Biomechanics, Sports and Foot orthoses
  4. joejared
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    AOMS TOT scanner for iPad

    Within my network, Wavefront Object files and binary STL files are supported. Configuration for my own network is as simple as emailing the...
    Post by: joejared, Aug 7, 2015 in forum: Biomechanics, Sports and Foot orthoses
  5. joejared
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    More 'snake oil' as orthotics

    Silicon is hardly new technology. Neither is the cookie cutter design of making what pretends to be foot orthotics. Pressure plates have been...
    Post by: joejared, Jul 24, 2015 in forum: Biomechanics, Sports and Foot orthoses
  6. joejared
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    Thoughts on Structure.io and Isense scanners

    Normally, I'm very picky about scanner data, in particular those scanners that should really be used for scanning paper, not feet. This...
    Thread by: joejared, Jul 24, 2015, 0 replies, in forum: General Issues and Discussion Forum
  7. joejared
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    which scanner to buy/lease?

    Among the projects this year include adapting the structure.io scanner to output scans as an Android App, but I do expect mixed results, in...
    Post by: joejared, Mar 10, 2015 in forum: Biomechanics, Sports and Foot orthoses
  8. joejared
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    which scanner to buy/lease?

    All OreTek systems can receive scans in binary STL format, metric or imperial. Each client who wants to be able to import the data is assigned an...
    Post by: joejared, Mar 7, 2015 in forum: Biomechanics, Sports and Foot orthoses
  9. joejared
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    CADCAM endmill for EVA

    I use a standard 4 flute 3/8" ball nose endmill for both surface and perimeter cut. Personally, I don't like EVA. 3/8" ballnosed endmill...
    Post by: joejared, Aug 23, 2014 in forum: Biomechanics, Sports and Foot orthoses
  10. joejared
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    Laser scanners

    Placebos treat illnesses too. Remember the phase 4 commercials? I believe both you and Dr. Kirby were exposed to a situation where you were told...
    Post by: joejared, Jul 19, 2014 in forum: Biomechanics, Sports and Foot orthoses
  11. joejared
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    Laser scanners

    I've worked with many people who have both expertise and those degrees you refer to, and that you're using that as a weapon is of little meaning,...
    Post by: joejared, Jul 18, 2014 in forum: Biomechanics, Sports and Foot orthoses
  12. joejared
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    Laser scanners

    1) Agreed. 2) Unfortunately, no it wont. In every network, there will always be people who take shortcuts. A realtime audit, however, could...
    Post by: joejared, Jul 18, 2014 in forum: Biomechanics, Sports and Foot orthoses
  13. joejared
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    Laser scanners

    And meanwhile, the other more costly middleman, the practitioner, is doubling down. I wouldn't pay £2 for a prefab. Even the notion of using...
    Post by: joejared, Jul 18, 2014 in forum: Biomechanics, Sports and Foot orthoses
  14. joejared
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    Laser scanners

    So instead of standing up and demanding lower theft and embezzlement, you expect me to pay the father ( your governement), their dues, and free...
    Post by: joejared, Jul 18, 2014 in forum: Biomechanics, Sports and Foot orthoses
  15. joejared
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    Laser scanners

    In effect, we're in agreement that the practitioner is the most costly "middleman", primarily because of expensive pieces of paper. Excellent....
    Post by: joejared, Jul 17, 2014 in forum: Biomechanics, Sports and Foot orthoses
  16. joejared
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    Laser scanners

    I'd wonder why you didn't buy a prescription device with that money. My rates to my clients for the shells range from $11.77 to $14.88 per pair...
    Post by: joejared, Jul 17, 2014 in forum: Biomechanics, Sports and Foot orthoses
  17. joejared
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    Laser scanners

    Cost of development is only significant if you hire a bunch of engineers to do the job. If you yourself decide to do something, and if you're...
    Post by: joejared, Jul 17, 2014 in forum: Biomechanics, Sports and Foot orthoses
  18. joejared
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    Laser scanners

    My comment above was a response to you devaluing what the labs do for the podiatrists, chiropodists, and other practitioners. You're so hip on...
    Post by: joejared, Jul 17, 2014 in forum: Biomechanics, Sports and Foot orthoses
  19. joejared
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    Laser scanners

    Based on what they will be used for, I would have to decline. I already made one mistake with my software, allowing users to specify rf/ff width,...
    Post by: joejared, Jul 17, 2014 in forum: Biomechanics, Sports and Foot orthoses
  20. joejared
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    Laser scanners

    First, I don't believe in what we call capitalism either. When I work with people, I work under a cooperative business model. Everyone I work...
    Post by: joejared, Jul 17, 2014 in forum: Biomechanics, Sports and Foot orthoses
  21. joejared
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    Laser scanners

    As much as 3d printing sounds like manufacturing freedom, it's not. By weight, the spools are 17 times more expensive than raw materials. Real...
    Post by: joejared, Jul 17, 2014 in forum: Biomechanics, Sports and Foot orthoses
  22. joejared
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    Laser scanners

    15mm will cover less than 1/3 of the products a person will need to make, unless you're willing to sacrifice on quality of product by putting...
    Post by: joejared, Jul 17, 2014 in forum: Biomechanics, Sports and Foot orthoses
  23. joejared
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    Laser scanners

    Considering how 3D printers operate, there isn't a single machine capable of doing that, Phil. It would need to be a hybrid 3D scanner/printer...
    Post by: joejared, Jul 16, 2014 in forum: Biomechanics, Sports and Foot orthoses
  24. joejared
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    Laser scanners

    I wrote my own, actually. It doesn't use antiquated G-codes. The interface for machining foot orthotics is directly connected to the format of...
    Post by: joejared, Jul 16, 2014 in forum: Biomechanics, Sports and Foot orthoses
  25. joejared
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    Laser scanners

    Given an average weight of about 3 ounces per pair, raw materials 3D printed are roughly $12.00/pair, assuming $65.00/lb for printing media....
    Post by: joejared, Jul 12, 2014 in forum: Biomechanics, Sports and Foot orthoses
  26. joejared
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    Laser scanners

    Although I'm somewhat skeptical about 3d printing of orthotics, mostly because of the time per unit and choice of materials. I should have 3d...
    Post by: joejared, Jul 10, 2014 in forum: Biomechanics, Sports and Foot orthoses
  27. joejared
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    Who should bear the costs when bad information from the internet is relied upon?

    In a multi-billion dollar industry, it's fairly easy to quell dissent for the majority. I'm content with my decision not to vaccinate my...
    Post by: joejared, May 2, 2014 in forum: General Issues and Discussion Forum
  28. joejared
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    Laser scanners

    You're effectively scanning a marshmallow, especially in the forefoot. The rearfoot is more repeatable. From a lab perspective, the shape of the...
    Post by: joejared, Apr 13, 2014 in forum: Biomechanics, Sports and Foot orthoses
  29. joejared
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    Laser scanners

    On this topic, I've been asked by a member of Podiatry Arenda to make OreTek compatible with a 3D printer, which I am seriously considering....
    Post by: joejared, Apr 13, 2014 in forum: Biomechanics, Sports and Foot orthoses
  30. joejared
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    Blake Inverted Orthotic Devices

    Based on this video, I think I'd be more likely to recommend making the device thicker on the lateral side, accomplishing the same goal and...
    Post by: joejared, Dec 31, 2013 in forum: Biomechanics, Sports and Foot orthoses
  31. joejared
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    Blake Inverted Orthotic Devices

    When a foot is supinated, the mid-tarsals twist/shift from proximal to distal slightly from medial to lateral. It's not uncommon for the labs I...
    Post by: joejared, Dec 30, 2013 in forum: Biomechanics, Sports and Foot orthoses
  32. joejared
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    Open Format 3D Scanners for Orthotic Insoles

    Assuming the file format STL is binary, and there's a left right specifier in the filename, they can be automatically received by email to any of...
    Post by: joejared, Oct 30, 2013 in forum: Biomechanics, Sports and Foot orthoses
  33. joejared
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    Bespoke custom orthotics vs 3d scanned cadcam

    The cost of a system is one factor, but it's not the only one. Whatever the fees are, that will be the first factor to consider, meaning some...
    Post by: joejared, Oct 9, 2013 in forum: Biomechanics, Sports and Foot orthoses
  34. joejared
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    Milling machine options for foot orthotic fabrication

    It's the same scanner (AIO=All In One). That's what the door is for. A type 0 scan is for plaster and tall biofoam boxes, type 1 is for short...
    Post by: joejared, Jun 22, 2013 in forum: Biomechanics, Sports and Foot orthoses
  35. joejared
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    Orthotic Labs

    From what I've seen of the MOSI method, it would likely be easy to create a variant of a blake inverted device, effecting power of curvature...
    Post by: joejared, Jun 22, 2013 in forum: Biomechanics, Sports and Foot orthoses
  36. joejared
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    Milling machine options for foot orthotic fabrication

    At Cadence Orthotics' request, I did appear at the Australasian conference in Sydney first week of this month. I am glad to have found and...
    Post by: joejared, Jun 21, 2013 in forum: Biomechanics, Sports and Foot orthoses
  37. joejared
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    Milling machine options for foot orthotic fabrication

    Sam and Peter Towers of Cadence Orthotics would be a good place to start. As for shipping to Australia, the carriers are sometimes very brutal....
    Post by: joejared, Apr 21, 2013 in forum: Biomechanics, Sports and Foot orthoses
  38. joejared
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    Depth vs angle of Medial heel skive

    YES. Over the past decade, 3 different labs have requested 3 different variations of a kirby skive. The first implementation was angle and...
    Post by: joejared, Apr 1, 2013 in forum: Biomechanics, Sports and Foot orthoses
  39. joejared
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    Anyone following the MMR vaccine and Autism debate?

    Here's the full text Page 3 (Selection of Articles) clearly excludes any studies that did not include at least one vaccination. The World of...
    Post by: joejared, Jul 7, 2012 in forum: Pediatrics
  40. joejared
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    Anyone following the MMR vaccine and Autism debate?

    The above reference has been used to defend vaccines, but actually doesn't. It only shows that use of one vaccine vs another has similar...
    Post by: joejared, Jul 4, 2012 in forum: Pediatrics
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