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 <donw...@embarqmail.com> 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:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to w...@w2xj.net ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
