I didn’t say I questioned his prices or the economics of “one off” machining.
If this adapter was for something I knew was going to improve my imaging, I’d
have no issue with the $150. But for an experiment of questionable value, it’s
enough to make me stop and think.
For a price comparison, Starizona, which I normally equate with “pricy but
good”, charges $50 for a custom adapter for their SCT Corrector II.
Mike McDonald
mikemac@xxxxxxxxxxx
On Jun 3, 2019, at 4:02 PM, Chris Patrick (Redacted sender "radial195" for
DMARC) <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Your right! But, think of it this way. He’s making one part for you on a
machine that costs, at minimum, $100,000.00 used, plus around $200,000.00 in
misc. tooling in order to make anything on that machine. Then he’s gotta have
a building and everything that goes along with that in one of the most
expensive real estate markets in the country!
I have a complete machine shop in my garage and know how to use the tools. By
the time I buy the raw material, pay myself for my time, and have somebody
else anodize the part, I can’t build it for myself for less than twice that
price on a “one-off” basis! He’s actually a bargain for what he does.
ChrisP
