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geekhack Community => Off Topic => Topic started by: tinlong117 on Thu, 12 December 2013, 04:15:31
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while a nice rim (car rim) "only" cost around 400 usd.
p.s. its a serious question.
Mass production. If there was a market for cases a Hammer case could probably be had for half as much. Unfortunately CNC time is bloody expensive.
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In saying that they are coming down in price, the GB alinxhai is running has 7075 alu cases with hard anodising for $150 shipped.
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Angles and curves are really costly for cnc. And yeah MOQ and exclusivity. No one wants to work for free.
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while a nice rim (car rim) "only" cost around 400 usd.
p.s. its a serious question.
Rims are casted. Casted aluminum cannot be anodized.
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just like a group buy, with small number of order comes "great" prize :D
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Because all of the CNC case makers are part of a secret alliance which manipulate prices behind our backs.
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Because all of the CNC case makers are part of a secret alliance which manipulate prices behind our backs.
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Because they didn't come from the trash
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Because they didn't come from the trash
People pay some big bucks for keyboards from the trash though.....
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while a nice rim (car rim) "only" cost around 400 usd.
p.s. its a serious question.
MOST Rims are casted. Casted aluminum cannot be anodized. The lightest, strongest wheels are forged.
FTFY
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Because they didn't come from the trash
People pay some big bucks for keyboards from the trash though.....
truth
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Unfortunately CNC time is bloody expensive.
Yep. There is also a one-time setup cost for programming the CNC. The smaller the run, the more each item will cost.
In my other hobby, we often get parts machined from aluminium or steel. It is not unusual that a part of aluminium the size of a keyboard key can cost $50.
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Yeah same, in my job some of the parts we deal with are only around the size of your fist or forearm and made from CNC machined components, and are worth hundreds/thousands of dollars. Presumably because they're individually made to order rather than mass production items.
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Yeah same, in my job some of the parts we deal with are only around the size of your fist or forearm and made from CNC machined components, and are worth hundreds/thousands of dollars. Presumably because they're individually made to order rather than mass production items.
Prototypes are made from unobtanium
I bet this stuff is expensive too
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