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Bah!
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Yeah
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The other side proceed! Not the best pic though
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Whats the cost of the materials for this project at so far? Id imagine one of those gigantic metal discs costs an arm and a leg.
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Actually each rotor-material costs 750SEK, and that is $90-100.
Quite cheep I think, as the HM-endmill of 10mm dia that I use for the pockets costs about the same ![]() |
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Wow really? Thats awesome dude its probably cause you know people lol I bet if I tried to buy that it would be more than 100 bucks.
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Built me an lightweight-engine today that is alot easier to get in and out of the car when i want to do some measurements
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Sweet... how much power is that bad boy making? Biggest problem you'll have with that engine is termites...
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![]() ![]() A good start... at the end...? ![]() |
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No, the materials aren't the expensive. The expensive is the time in the machine.
If I would hire myself at work, my boss would charge about 1200SEK/hour, thats about 170USD/Hour... |
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About how many hours of labor are involved in making one of your rotors? Out of curiosity, I checked what rotors cost at Mazdatrix. A new rotor from the Mazda factory for an FD costs about $700 US dollars; you can get one a little cheaper shopping different Mazda parts dealers, but that's a good reference number. If you & your boss can get the unit cost per rotor below that figure, you might have a great business opportunity here.
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I don't know much hours involved, but theres a couple...
Mostly because the machine I'm working in aren't high-speed-machine. I'm limited to 4000rpm in the spindle. Today I worked in the wrong direction ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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If it all works out like you plan and it can take a beating, you should start to produce 2 and 3 rotor engines for the consumer market.
I would gladly shell out the cash for one! Last edited by Version6; 02-12-2012 at 03:03 PM. |
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