Would you pay $100.00
01-20-2008, 02:29 AM
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RE: Would you pay $100.00
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Heck NO.
Aluminum is not expensive, it make have cost alot to machine though.
Heck NO.
Aluminum is not expensive, it make have cost alot to machine though.
people say steel is cheap but for a foot of inch and a half DOM tubing its 30 bucks..
02-02-2008, 11:08 PM
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RE: Would you pay $100.00
I found a place online that sells 7075 aluminum that's .125" thick for $30 per square foot.
[link=http://www.onlinemetals.com/merchant.cfm?pid=12663&step=4&showunits=inches&id=916&top_cat=0]Here[/link]
[link=http://www.onlinemetals.com/merchant.cfm?pid=12663&step=4&showunits=inches&id=916&top_cat=0]Here[/link]
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RE: Would you pay $100.00
yeah.. fine. but were talking about billet chunks for machining.
the O/P wanted to know why it would be so expensive. and i gave him an answer.
its higher priced then normal. but thats because "normal" is all made in china etc..
someone said aluminum was cheap.. but it isn't.
the O/P wanted to know why it would be so expensive. and i gave him an answer.
its higher priced then normal. but thats because "normal" is all made in china etc..
someone said aluminum was cheap.. but it isn't.
02-02-2008, 11:36 PM
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RE: Would you pay $100.00
Didn't mean to offend you or make you think I was trying to disprove you, I just thought I'd found a good deal on it. Lol.
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RE: Would you pay $100.00
lol, yeah well i guess if you compare it to titanium its dirt cheap we hd a chunk in our shop dont remember the exact dimensions but something like 3 inches diameter by maybe a foot and it was something to the tune of $600
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RE: Would you pay $100.00
http://cgi.ebay.com/TITANIUM-PLATE-6...QQcmdZViewItem
horrible metal to deal with.. and its even more expensive then i remeber
3inches by 12 by 12 = $1100
horrible metal to deal with.. and its even more expensive then i remeber
3inches by 12 by 12 = $1100
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RE: Would you pay $100.00
Titanium isnt that bad to work with its hard and a bit gummy, but if you got the right tooling its not so bad. 317L stainless is a pain to work on 
I bought a chunk of 7075 aluminum a few weeks ago for a project it was .75 x 3 x 51" cost me $80. The cost for that servo saver is all machining cost. If they did a high production run of it it would be alot cheaper since the more you make the cheaper it is to make.
I bought a chunk of 7075 aluminum a few weeks ago for a project it was .75 x 3 x 51" cost me $80. The cost for that servo saver is all machining cost. If they did a high production run of it it would be alot cheaper since the more you make the cheaper it is to make.
