Any Machinists / People with CNC Access

[96z28ss]

No one realizes what billet parts cost to make. The cost for one off parts are extremely expensive.
When you look at builds from Ring Brothers, Roadster Shop, and Ironworks, The machined part costs are what drive these builds deep in the 6 figures.

[clill]

My Son has a CNC machining business and he might spend a couple weeks writing the code to carve out something like a AR-15 part. He would never do it for one part. He needs hundreds of parts ordered at a time to make it worth doing.

[GregWeld]

Originally Posted by 96z28ss

No one realizes what billet parts cost to make. The cost for one off parts are extremely expensive.
When you look at builds from Ring Brothers, Roadster Shop, and Ironworks, The machined part costs are what drive these builds deep in the 6 figures.

Tell me!

LOL


What people don't factor in is "set up" --- just loading a blank in any machine and setting it up to get started takes TIME --- TIME = MONEY.

[Blake Foster]

Originally Posted by GregWeld

Tell me!

LOL


What people don't factor in is "set up" --- just loading a blank in any machine and setting it up to get started takes TIME --- TIME = MONEY.

and if you don't have the correct tool or holder. and then a mounting fixture needs to be made and if it is 3 d maybe 2 or 3 mounting fixtures. and even f you have the 3d model you need to convert it to the machine language.