Re: FreeRunner Pricing and PVT update

[Neil Davey]

>From the involvement I've had with injection molding the costs of material (ie the plastic) per piece it not very expensive, it's the mold tool that is the expensive part.. For one project I'm involved in I think the mold tool was something like $10KUSD.. This is a production quality (read high quality) tool... I have heard of cheaper tools out of china I think (like a few $K), but don't think the quality is as good.. Just my 2c Regards Neil Davey Hugo Mills wrote: On Wed, Apr 16, 2008 at 06:32:09PM +0200, Peter Kraker wrote: Someone with a knack for business should simply grab those CAD files and start manufacturing replacement cases in gazillion different colors. I thought the same. So I've picked an injection moulding firm more or less at random, and asked them about the costs and processes involved -- just to see what it would take to do. Hugo. _______________________________________________ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community -- ------------------------------------------- Neil Davey Daveytronics.com.au P.O. Box 6089 Logan Central QLD, 4114 Looking for cost effective web hosting? Need a domain name for your business? It's cheaper than you think!! Talk to us and see what we can do for you -------------------------------------------

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