I’m actually having difficulty imagining using a 3D printer to make a good looking smooth sheet metal cabinet. Examples?
Chuck KE9UW Sent from my iPhone, cjack > On Dec 22, 2018, at 10:24 PM, W2xj <[email protected]> wrote: > > Well no. That $5k could be spread over all the metalwork and greatly reduce > inventory. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Dec 22, 2018, at 20:11, Don Wilhelm <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Well, if you spread $5K over a projected sales quantity of 100 (there were >> not of EC2 enclosures sold), then you have a tooling cost of $50 per >> enclosure. >> Add to that the cost of administrative support, creating web pages, packing >> and shipping labor, and you have an EC2 enclosure that has to sell for over >> $150 to produce any profit. About double the original customer cost of the >> EC2. >> >> It is different if you can project selling thousands of the items. >> Enough said. >> >> 73, >> Don W3FPR >> >>> On 12/22/2018 10:38 PM, W2xj wrote: >>> You can buy a 3D printer for under $5K and make metal work on an as needed >>> basis. That is where the auto industry is going. >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>>> On Dec 22, 2018, at 19:03, Don Wilhelm <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> Josh, >>>> >>>> I may not be up to speed, but there are startup costs for anything. Those >>>> costs have to be added to the product cost and for small volumes, it can >>>> be prohibited. >>>> Entering a CAD file, getting scheduling from a small shop that may have a >>>> full schedule already can be costly. >>>> >>>> 73, >>>> Don W3FPR >>>> >>>>> On 12/22/2018 9:16 PM, Josh Fiden wrote: >>>>> Hi Don, >>>>> >>>>> Sounds like you're not up to speed on 21st century sheet metal >>>>> fabrication. >>>>> >>>>> Small volume parts like this would be cut on a laser and bent with a CNC >>>>> press brake. The only setup is loading the programs and there is no >>>>> tooling. If someone draws the parts using a CAD program like Solid Edge, >>>>> the resulting 3D models can be utilized directly by the vendor. Even >>>>> small job shops have laser cutting ability, especially for small gauge >>>>> material like this. >>>>> >>>>> >>>> ______________________________________________________________ >>>> Elecraft mailing list >>>> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >>>> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >>>> Post: mailto:[email protected] >>>> >>>> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >>>> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >>>> Message delivered to [email protected] >>> >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:[email protected] >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this em > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to [email protected] ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [email protected]
