At 03:59 PM 10/10/2011, you wrote: >On 10/10/2011 02:02 PM, Ron Nossaman wrote: >>On 10/10/2011 1:30 PM, Duaine Hechler wrote: >>>I am currently working with a supplier that will become an*infinite >>>supplier* of these gaskets out of thin gasket material for $60 per 100 set. >> >>What material? Composition? Shore A durometer? >> >> >>>A custom made die for their machinery will cost $350 >> >>Nonsense. Some rule die, drill rod, scrap Delignit, epoxy, and >>about an hour in the shop will make a die usable with an arbor press. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>DON'T THINK RULE DIE IS HARD ENOUGH. THEY HAVE SOME CUTTING >>MATERIAL THAT IS HARDER. But in todays market $350 is not out of line. My father ran a machine shop and we made a lot of metal forming dies---couldn't touch a metal stamping die for that $ MAYBE YOU SHOULD START A C0-0P ? That's on only way you will get any business person to chip in ! Ron Lindquist ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>I would appreciate any donation to help defray the cost of the custom die. >> >>It's called start up cost. Who donated to the purchase of your ETD? >> >>Ron N >I just knew there would be an - ignorant - response from someone.
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