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Unread 10-06-2004, 04:30 AM   #195
Cathar
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Originally Posted by Etacovda
hmm, do your engineers have a CNC lathe? Ive personally designed and machined up fittings on a CNC lathe; its pretty quick, especially compared to a block. Shouldnt cost too much a fitting - might even get close to the price you pay for the ones you're using now, if you do a long enough run (ie, 100+, which i imagine you will...)
Hmmm, price I pay now is $1.28 Aussie (~$0.90 US) per fitting (prior to getting them nickel plated). After factoring in material and labor costs, they would need to be popping out around one barb per 30 secs to match that price.
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