Custom Machined Parts For Your 370Z

AgStacker · 06-21-2010, 07:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by XwChriswX

It's ok, we use him as examples too, although it's usually more funny and with a lot more obscenities

Ag, is it possible yet to have a sort of ball park estimate that people can start legitimately checking their bank accounts for? Or are we still not far enough into development for that...

I know everyone's been throwing around the $500 hammer, but do you have anything more accurate right now?

My cost to use the machines for personal profit will be $100 per hour. The cycle time on the prototype was about 2 hrs. 15 min. (one emblem) That was a first attempt and I will be able to reduce cycle time slightly on the next go-round but I'm not foreseeing a huge time savings with out affecting the look of the final product.

After that I would need to cut in Kevin (Scruffydog) for surely if money is made he is deserving of some of it.

I would have to pay $700 per year to become a vendor on this Forum.

I can not even estimate the cost of reaching a licensing agreement with Nissan or what percentage they would want.

Then you got UPS and the tax man.

I imagine few will be willing to pay the price required to cover these costs. And I'm perfectly fine with that. There is no room for profit here and I never really intended for there to be.

I see the most likely scenario as this:

5 sets get made, One for me, One for Kevin.

AK gets 70 bucks for a one month vendorship.

3 sets hit ebay.

Then I start my next project. Solid sterling silver shift knob.

kenchan · 06-21-2010, 08:03 PM

Phalen- can't you make something out of bamboo from your Pier1 purchase?

wheee! · 06-21-2010, 08:58 PM

What about posting up the milling file for do-it-yourselfers?

FuszNissan · 06-21-2010, 09:13 PM

Gota pay to play!

SkyZ · 06-21-2010, 09:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wheee!

What about posting up the milling file for do-it-yourselfers?

while i agree with this, i think AG (and scruffy and whoever was involved in the milling file) should be compensated for their hard work in creating the file. I'm sure it took a lot of time, a lot of effort. Up to them really, but i feel they deserve something for their hard work.

Mike · 06-21-2010, 09:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LinPark

EDIT: On a side note, what does one have to do around here to get Rep Power to move off of a 1? Stopping short of whoring myself, there must be a way right?

+ Rep for you!!!!

shadoquad · 06-21-2010, 09:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LinPark

EDIT: On a side note, what does one have to do around here to get Rep Power to move off of a 1? Stopping short of whoring myself, there must be a way right?

Rep power is a direct reflection of post count, I believe.

XwChriswX · 06-21-2010, 09:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AgStacker

My cost to use the machines for personal profit will be $100 per hour. The cycle time on the prototype was about 2 hrs. 15 min. (one emblem) That was a first attempt and I will be able to reduce cycle time slightly on the next go-round but I'm not foreseeing a huge time savings with out affecting the look of the final product.

After that I would need to cut in Kevin (Scruffydog) for surely if money is made he is deserving of some of it.

I would have to pay $700 per year to become a vendor on this Forum.

I can not even estimate the cost of reaching a licensing agreement with Nissan or what percentage they would want.

Then you got UPS and the tax man.

I imagine few will be willing to pay the price required to cover these costs. And I'm perfectly fine with that. There is no room for profit here and I never really intended for there to be.

I see the most likely scenario as this:

5 sets get made, One for me, One for Kevin.

AK gets 70 bucks for a one month vendorship.

3 sets hit ebay.

Then I start my next project. Solid sterling silver shift knob.

Aside from the awesome work you're putting into this, it is sad that its not easier/more cost effective to make these because they are an awesome idea.

Mike · 06-21-2010, 09:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shadoquad

Rep power is a direct reflection of post count, I believe.

no, people have to click on the scales at the bottom left under your screen name to give you rep points. Not every click equals a point though.

shadoquad · 06-21-2010, 09:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mike

no, people have to click on the scales at the bottom left under your screen name to give you rep points. Not every click equals a point though.

From what I was told, rep power is how many times you've posted. It represents how much rep you can give when you click the scales.

On the other hand, the green dots represent how many rep points you've received. I could be wrong. *shrug*

Sibze · 06-21-2010, 09:41 PM

must be wrong... you have more posts I have more rep power you have more green

Edit: sorry I still have more posts but I have had 4 for a while now

FuszNissan · 06-21-2010, 09:51 PM

I have to admit, that is a nice hood ornament

AgStacker · 06-21-2010, 09:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FuszNissan

Gota pay to play!

Aint that the truth?

AgStacker · 06-21-2010, 10:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wheee!

What about posting up the milling file for do-it-yourselfers?

Here you go...
%
O370
(370Z BADGE ZF-2A)
(OP-1)
G10G90Q2L2P1X-
(3.0 AB SHELL)
N1G0G90G80G40G54T1
M6
T10
G0G90X-4.1Y.75S6000M3
G43Z.1H1M8
G1Z.005F65.
X4.1
Y-.75
X-4.1
G0G90Z2.0M9
M89
G91G28Z0M5
M01
(.75 RUFF)
N10G0G90G80G40G17G54T10
M6
T8
G0G90X0Y-2.75S8000M3
G43Z.1H10M8
G1Z-.420D10F85.
G1G41Y-2.25
G2Y2.25R2.25
Y-2.25R2.25
G1G40Y-2.75
G0G90Z.1
X2.75Y.1
G1Z-.6F25
G1G41X2.23
Y-.1
G1G40X2.75
G0G90Z2.0M9
M89
G91G28Z0M5
M01
(.191 DRILL)
N8G0G90G80G40G17G54T8
M6
T2
G0G90X-.4593Y-1.0182S3600M3
G43Z.1H8M88
G83Z-.200R.1Q.1F18.
X-.9159 Y.1695
X.9308 Y-.1585
X.4594 Y1.0182
G0G80Z2.0M9
M89
G91G28Z0M5
M01
(.5 RUFF)
N2G0G90G80G40G17G54T2
M6
T3
G0G90X2.4196Y1.1246M3S8000
G43Z.1H2M8
G8P1
G1Z-.420D2F65.
M98 P1
G0G90Z.1
X.9988 Y2.203
G1Z0
M98 P2
G0G90Z2.0M9
M89
G91G28Z0M5
M01

oh wait I think there's more....

XwChriswX · 06-21-2010, 10:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AgStacker

Here you go...
%
O370
(370Z BADGE ZF-2A)
(OP-1)
G10G90Q2L2P1X-
(3.0 AB SHELL)
N1G0G90G80G40G54T1
M6
T10
G0G90X-4.1Y.75S6000M3
G43Z.1H1M8
G1Z.005F65.
X4.1
Y-.75
X-4.1
G0G90Z2.0M9
M89
G91G28Z0M5
M01
(.75 RUFF)
N10G0G90G80G40G17G54T10
M6
T8
G0G90X0Y-2.75S8000M3
G43Z.1H10M8
G1Z-.420D10F85.
G1G41Y-2.25
G2Y2.25R2.25
Y-2.25R2.25
G1G40Y-2.75
G0G90Z.1
X2.75Y.1
G1Z-.6F25
G1G41X2.23
Y-.1
G1G40X2.75
G0G90Z2.0M9
M89
G91G28Z0M5
M01
(.191 DRILL)
N8G0G90G80G40G17G54T8
M6
T2
G0G90X-.4593Y-1.0182S3600M3
G43Z.1H8M88
G83Z-.200R.1Q.1F18.
X-.9159 Y.1695
X.9308 Y-.1585
X.4594 Y1.0182
G0G80Z2.0M9
M89
G91G28Z0M5
M01
(.5 RUFF)
N2G0G90G80G40G17G54T2
M6
T3
G0G90X2.4196Y1.1246M3S8000
G43Z.1H2M8
G8P1
G1Z-.420D2F65.
M98 P1
G0G90Z.1
X.9988 Y2.203
G1Z0
M98 P2
G0G90Z2.0M9
M89
G91G28Z0M5
M01

oh wait I think there's more....

Now that you put it that way, it totally makes sense...

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