Pistolero
Well-Known Member
Now THAT could be a money maker for you. Use them to do the code, AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR ERRORS,
and you just make chips, on a "as time permits basis". Or do their simpler stuff to free up their machines. Keep your
existing machines working, no big $$$ invested. Cool. Running their codes off loads a lot of time and responsibility
for errors onto them, headaches that you don't need (and probably don't want). Proving in CNC code on complex stuff
takes time, and unless you cut foam can make expensive scrap. You'd need some way of handling a 24x24x4 or 5"
chunk of aluminum, ballpark 300 lbs. Pretty unhandy, besides expensive. Or get a 24" "rod" and slice off the lengths
you need. We used to have a lathe at work that could turn 17-20ish ft long and ~6 ft in diameter. Never saw it used.
$80+K bikes....... well, that can explain $2-3-4K for a wheel, if my estimate is anywhere near right. Wow.
and you just make chips, on a "as time permits basis". Or do their simpler stuff to free up their machines. Keep your
existing machines working, no big $$$ invested. Cool. Running their codes off loads a lot of time and responsibility
for errors onto them, headaches that you don't need (and probably don't want). Proving in CNC code on complex stuff
takes time, and unless you cut foam can make expensive scrap. You'd need some way of handling a 24x24x4 or 5"
chunk of aluminum, ballpark 300 lbs. Pretty unhandy, besides expensive. Or get a 24" "rod" and slice off the lengths
you need. We used to have a lathe at work that could turn 17-20ish ft long and ~6 ft in diameter. Never saw it used.
$80+K bikes....... well, that can explain $2-3-4K for a wheel, if my estimate is anywhere near right. Wow.
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