You know, the point is moot. I would assume that Wayne & Eric looked
at getting a replacement vendor, but then after getting bids based on
the sales history of the EC2, they determined that it would not be
feasible at the price point they wanted to sell them at.
Now, it would be great if they could release a PDF of the engineering
drawings of the EC2, so that those who wanted to create a KAT100-2 could
still do that.
Neil, KN3iLZ
On 12/22/2018 11:42 PM, Josh Fiden wrote:
To the original point, there is no difficulty finding a different vendor, there
are no tooling costs, and producing parts in small quantity is not cost
prohibitive.
Some people need to be right. Others want the right answer. Only the latter is
of interest.
Enough said.
73,
Josh W6XU
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On Dec 22, 2018, at 8:11 PM, 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.
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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.
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