There is also a time tested adage...quote:Originally posted by Marlin Jack:
...Folks, The Machinists down out Our shop have made a very lucrative Living off, Just Fixing and Repairing the 'Screw-Ups' performed by engineers who thought they knew better then a Specialized Trained Machinist, and took on repairs themselves. Or They just Did Not Listen or Follow Instructions.
The following is just a very small example of what I am speaking of.quote:Originally posted by 1Rocketship:
I will also promise to utilize the precise machining terminology in the future to appease & prevent incurring the wrath ofMarlin Jack...Mark
A Smart Ass! "No Man is as Blind, as the Man who WON'T See!"
As per the example you posted...
"*Last: Lucky for Your customers, Your Price! I would have charged $300.00 EACH. My Boss just finished CNC Machining a Pair of 'Engine Support Struts' for a Vintage Aircraft. They NO LONGER EXIST! About 14" Long, a Lot More Complicated and Multiple Operations, Same Material 6061 AL. He Greatly Improved upon the Original Design. The Cost to the Customer?
$10,000. EACH!"
That being..." A Fool & his money are SOON PARTED!"
Lets work out the cost of Marlin Jack's $10,000 EACH parts!
A customer brings in a pair of Engine Support Struts.
The parts are scanned for duplication, those measurements are placed into a CNC computer program, the part/s are then machined.
At a $200.00 an hour shop rate it would TAKE 100 HOURS to produce two 14 INCH LONG parts!!!
Marlin Jack...You just BLEW UP my B.S. METER!!! & at your Boss's rates it would cost 1.375 MILLION to FIX!!!