On 01/11/2017 01:33 PM, Paul Andrews wrote: > Hi, > > I'm trying to make a case for one of my clocks and started looking at > online fabrication services such as big blue saw. I am basically looking at > designing and fabricating one-offs of some simple acrylic pieces (with cut > outs/holes etc.). I was wondering if anyone can recommend a service that is > reasonable for one-off parts like this?
You might take a look at frontpanelexpress.com. They supply a sorta-CAD package that you have to submit your design to them with. It prices out the cost of the panel as you add things to it. The software is so limited, however, that I end up drawing the features in a real CAD program, exporting the object to DXF and importing it into the Front Panel program. I just had a panel made for our new induction heater which fits in a Pelican knockoff case. The panel is 200 X 300mm. IT has 2 large rectangular cut-outs and a couple of small ones. a couple dozen drilled holes and several DXF objects. Their CAD program calls out each item and puts a price on it. A drilled hole is 2.5 cents, for example. This panel is 2.5mm aluminum, anodized red and the legends and logos are silkscreened white. Cost was $189 single piece. Drops rapidly with quantity. Quantity 5 is about $150. We're shopping the piece around to Chinese manufacturers for volume production but I can live with their price until sales justify a large run. -- John DeArmond Tellico Plains, Occupied TN http://www.tnduction.com <-- THE source for induction heaters http://www.neon-john.com <-- email from here http://www.johndearmond.com <-- Best damned Blog on the net PGP key: wwwkeys.pgp.net: BCB68D77 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/1b8b770f-af69-73e8-26fc-abddda23897c%40neon-john.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
