ORIGINAL: poor judgement
DrH - thanks for that, was just curious if u had gone for something other than 6061. makes sense to stick with it. i was going to ask about the bearing supports/recesses, it all sounds like good stuff!
im guessing that u will have a better idea of cost after u have done the first prototypes?
just a thought tho - have u gauged interest in these? it might be worth investigating before u put a whole load of hours into it. like i say - just a thought.
Yep… I’ll need to make one first to get a real price. If I can make them with cutting tools I have here… or at least, tools that are standard sizes (inexpensive)… and if I can cut them quickly… the price may not be too bad. On a part like this… the actual material cost is not what dictates the price. It’s the tooling and runtime.
As far as the interest… it really doesn’t matter to me at the moment. (since I don’t have a lot of time) If I sell a few of them, that will put a few $$$ in my pocket, keep my name out there, and make you guys happy. Remember… this isn’t my day job, so I don’t have to run enough parts to keep my doors open. The CNC thing is as much of a hobby for me, as are my RC toys.
If I make these cases… I really will need to buy a funfactor. I’ll have too may cool parts not to own one.