Colin - Gimme a few to look into this for you... not sure we can do anything, but let's take this offline. (Paul(?) From Believe Wireless is right... the supplier won't let you buy direct for exactly that reason).
If you would, please send me an email directly: [email protected]. Thanks, Matt -----Original Message----- From: AF <[email protected]> On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, August 9, 2022 11:23 AM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <[email protected]> Subject: [ External ] Re: [AFMUG] Locating Cambium's Chinese plastics supplier (e501s bracket mass-purchase for quick-reinstall event Wi-Fi ) The mold is owned by Cambium, not the supplier. It's not like this is a generic, off the shelf piece. It's also possible that multiple parts of the design are made in a single mold. Getting the mold made is the most expensive part of the process. After that, each part is probably <$0.50. If I was Cambium, I'd be super pissed if they allowed someone else to use my mold. Each mold only has so many uses before it has to be replaced. In a steel mold, that is a lot of pieces, but still, you'd be costing Cambium money. On Tue, Aug 9, 2022 at 12:11 PM Chuck McCown via AF <[email protected]> wrote: > > I have 3D printed parts for aircraft wings. Totally depends on the filament > and settings of the printer. > > From: Colin Stanners > Sent: Tuesday, August 9, 2022 9:34 AM > To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group > Cc: Chuck McCown > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Locating Cambium's Chinese plastics supplier > (e501s bracket mass-purchase for quick-reinstall event Wi-Fi ) > > As these need to hold up $500 APs and survive year-round outdoors, I wouldn't > trust 3d-printed plastics. > > On Tue, Aug 9, 2022 at 10:19 AM Chuck McCown via AF <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> 3d printing? >> >> From: Colin Stanners >> Sent: Tuesday, August 9, 2022 9:12 AM >> To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group >> Subject: [AFMUG] Locating Cambium's Chinese plastics supplier (e501s >> bracket mass-purchase for quick-reinstall event Wi-Fi ) >> >> Hi AFMUG, a rare request here. >> >> I'm looking to purchase a large number of Cambium's e501s brackets, which >> they don't sell individually (reasonable enough due to low demand). >> >> A while ago on one of our packages from (passed through) Cambium, I noticed >> the name of a Chinese supplier that I didn't recognize. I visited their >> website and they seemed to be Cambium's plastics supplier. But I didn't >> consider that information worth saving. Has anyone noticed that name so that >> I can attempt to buy a number of brackets directly, if they are allowed to >> sell them? >> >> Reasoning: I'm trying to put together a "super-fast event Wi-Fi >> re-deployment" design. Basically, at the many locations where we offer Wi-Fi >> once or twice a year, we'd have existing e501S slide-on mounts, also >> terminated RJ45 ends with the cable glands in a tough plastic bag ziptied to >> the tower. All events would have the routers/PoE switches left onside with a >> standardized IP/VLAN/etc setup. The idea is that we can tell the techs "grab >> 15 event APs", which don't need to be programmed by the office as they have >> a standard config, and after climb the techs spend <1min per AP to slide on >> and plug in. 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