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Old 11-18-2014 | 02:25 PM
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Jgwright
 
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As I am retired my labour costs nothing. The main problem was that this item was really too large for my small 4th axis. The part is a dog clutch for a WW2 turbine starter. The cost of making this one part by direct metal sintering would be more than the price the whole starter. As it is I made the part for the cost of some scrap mild steel. It is just so dissapointing that the cost of this new technology is so expensive and does not seem to be getting cheaper. I needed other parts like springs made and was very pleased to get these made locally at a sensible price.

John