Re: [RCSE] What I found out about tooling costs.

Just the aluminum @ 2.20/lb for a set of 120 wing molds would be around $2000 I assume this is for super-rigid molds cut from 1.5 plate. There's a better alternative. The molds can be intentionally floppy, and then held against a flat surface when closing the mold during the final bond.

Re: [RCSE] What I found out about tooling costs.

NOw, how much did the foam cost? How many hours and workers were on this project. How much does it cost to operate the CNC machine for the required time to do the cutting (include the operator). How much time was spent getting the tool path, and having it verified? Add all this time and

Re: [RCSE] What I found out about tooling costs.

PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2002 9:52 PM Subject: [RCSE] What I found out about tooling costs. Several people replied to my inquiry off-line, and several others have also asked me what I may have found out. The reason I asked the question to start with is that I like to design