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>From the involvement I've had with injection molding the costs of
material (ie the plastic) per piece it not very expensive, it's the
mold tool that is the expensive part.. For one project I'm involved in
I think the mold tool was something like $10KUSD.. This is a production
quality (read high quality) tool... I have heard of cheaper tools out
of china I think (like a few $K), but don't think the quality is as
good..<br>
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Just my 2c<br>
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Regards<br>
Neil Davey<br>
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Hugo Mills wrote:
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<pre wrap="">On Wed, Apr 16, 2008 at 06:32:09PM +0200, Peter Kraker wrote:
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<pre wrap="">Someone with a knack for business should simply grab those CAD files and
start manufacturing replacement cases in gazillion different colors.
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I thought the same. So I've picked an injection moulding firm more
or less at random, and asked them about the costs and processes
involved -- just to see what it would take to do.
Hugo.
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