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Offline tinlong117

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Offline bueller

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Re: why are CNC alu keyboards so damn expensive?
« Reply #1 on: Thu, 12 December 2013, 05:54:57 »
Quote from: tinlong117 on Thu, 12 December 2013, 04:15:31
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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Quote from: HoffmanMyster on Tue, 20 January 2015, 19:52:41
It's a good width!  If it's half-width it's too narrow, and full-width is too wide. 

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Re: why are CNC alu keyboards so damn expensive?
« Reply #2 on: Thu, 12 December 2013, 05:56:56 »
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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Quote from: HoffmanMyster on Tue, 20 January 2015, 19:52:41
It's a good width!  If it's half-width it's too narrow, and full-width is too wide. 

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Re: why are CNC alu keyboards so damn expensive?
« Reply #3 on: Thu, 12 December 2013, 06:05:17 »
Angles and curves are really costly for cnc. And yeah MOQ and exclusivity. No one wants to work for free.
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Re: why are CNC alu keyboards so damn expensive?
« Reply #4 on: Thu, 12 December 2013, 08:18:06 »
Quote from: tinlong117 on Thu, 12 December 2013, 04:15:31
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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Offline bazh

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Re: why are CNC alu keyboards so damn expensive?
« Reply #5 on: Thu, 12 December 2013, 08:20:15 »
just like a group buy, with small number of order comes "great" prize :D
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Offline Lastpilot

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Re: why are CNC alu keyboards so damn expensive?
« Reply #6 on: Thu, 12 December 2013, 08:46:53 »
Because all of the CNC case makers are part of a secret alliance which manipulate prices behind our backs.
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Re: why are CNC alu keyboards so damn expensive?
« Reply #7 on: Thu, 12 December 2013, 09:02:24 »
Quote from: Lastpilot on Thu, 12 December 2013, 08:46:53
Because all of the CNC case makers are part of a secret alliance which manipulate prices behind our backs.

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Offline demik

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Re: why are CNC alu keyboards so damn expensive?
« Reply #8 on: Thu, 12 December 2013, 09:44:28 »
Because they didn't come from the trash
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Re: why are CNC alu keyboards so damn expensive?
« Reply #9 on: Thu, 12 December 2013, 09:45:24 »
Quote from: demik on Thu, 12 December 2013, 09:44:28
Because they didn't come from the trash

People pay some big bucks for keyboards from the trash though.....
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Offline WRXChris

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Re: why are CNC alu keyboards so damn expensive?
« Reply #10 on: Thu, 12 December 2013, 09:50:50 »
Quote from: laffindude on Thu, 12 December 2013, 08:18:06
Quote from: tinlong117 on Thu, 12 December 2013, 04:15:31
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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Offline moogle

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Re: why are CNC alu keyboards so damn expensive?
« Reply #11 on: Thu, 12 December 2013, 10:13:22 »
Quote from: SpAmRaY on Thu, 12 December 2013, 09:45:24
Quote from: demik on Thu, 12 December 2013, 09:44:28
Because they didn't come from the trash

People pay some big bucks for keyboards from the trash though.....

truth
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Offline Findecanor

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Re: why are CNC alu keyboards so damn expensive?
« Reply #12 on: Thu, 12 December 2013, 10:21:07 »
Quote from: bueller on Thu, 12 December 2013, 05:54:57
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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Offline Malphas

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Re: why are CNC alu keyboards so damn expensive?
« Reply #13 on: Sat, 14 December 2013, 06:53:09 »
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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Offline dorkvader

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Re: why are CNC alu keyboards so damn expensive?
« Reply #14 on: Mon, 16 December 2013, 03:16:25 »
Quote from: Malphas on Sat, 14 December 2013, 06:53:09
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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