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Pat Bennett

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Looking for recurring runs of 50 pieces:

1) Material type is zinc-plated all-thread (steel)
2) material to be included in quote unless you're in the San Diego area
3) Quantity = 50
4) Drawing attached
5) Need these right now
6) RFQ ending time - open

These are very simple pieces; I'm looking for a quote in the $3 each range.
 

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rocket_sprocket

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Does the .108 dimension need to be that tight? also its possible to make these parts for $3.00 if we can use zinc plated ready rod to start with and you supply the ready rod Steve
 

Dualkit

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People even bothering to respond to this like they are showing interest in this work shows how bad the economy is. Lots of new people in here and that isn't a good thing. I just looked at the part and moved on, I didn't even look long enough to catch the ridiculously tight tolerances. Who ever designed and dimensioned this part didn't know what they were doing, then the OP posts "These are very simple pieces". Also that target price shows that the OP thinks people should work for less than 3rd world country wages, even if the part had proper tolerances. If they are so simple the OP needs to make them themselves.
 

Dualkit

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Would you be open to the supplier taping a $20 bill to each of these when being packaged? I'm not sure the $3 price request is low enough...


Ha,ha. In all seriousness if you had to hold the ridiculous hole tolerance it would be a run and sort type job. Just trying to dial it in (trying different tooling, feeds and speeds) you would make a lot of scrap and that hole is going to vary (undersized, oversized, tapered) then when you experiment around with whatever produces the highest amount of good parts you will still need to spend a lot of time fixturing for inspection and inspecting the parts. Even the ones that would miraculously pass an air gauge test could flunk a taper test and one for roundness. I think your estimate of the parts costing $23 each to make could be low. You could scrap 10 for every good one (Material is $2 each approximately from McMaster), that $23 would only cover material.
 

Pat Bennett

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Does the .108 dimension need to be that tight? also its possible to make these parts for $3.00 if we can use zinc plated ready rod to start with and you supply the ready rod Steve

Yes, the all-thread is standard mild steel, zinc plated. I can supply the material already cut; easier to ship that way. The .108 is actually a .104 (my mistake) and you can use a #37 drill bit for it.

Where are you and what is your lead time? Do you have a set-up charge or is it just the straight per-piece charge?

thanks!
 

Pat Bennett

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Looking for recurring runs of 50 pieces:

1) Material type is zinc-plated all-thread (steel)
2) material to be included in quote unless you're in the San Diego area
3) Quantity = 50
4) Drawing attached
5) Need these right now
6) RFQ ending time - open

These are very simple pieces; I'm looking for a quote in the $3 each range.
 

Pat Bennett

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To all the posters who replied with condescending and plainly absurd comments: if you don't want to quote on it, don't leave a comment. Yes, these are extremely simple parts. Yes, I AM currently making these myself, and YES I have had them made here in the States for that specific target price. If you don't have anything constructive to say, please just don't say anything.
 

Dualkit

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To all the posters who replied with condescending and plainly absurd comments: if you don't want to quote on it, don't leave a comment. Yes, these are extremely simple parts. Yes, I AM currently making these myself, and YES I have had them made here in the States for that specific target price. If you don't have anything constructive to say, please just don't say anything.

Simple to hold .0001 included tolerance on a hole? If you found a sucker to make them for$3 each why didn't you use him again?
 
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