Re: Retail, Low cost CNC

and add 50% for lawyers and insurance...

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--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "Boss" <bossone@c...> wrote:
> Figure on a wholesale price of at least 10 times materials cost if
you want
> a profit. Then double that price for the wholesaler will do it.
Double the
> wholesalers price for the retail price. Then do a test market at
the
> estimated retail price. If it will sell there OK, else forget it.
If it is a
> good seller, figure on orientals entering and competing with you at
lower
> prices or, move your manufacturing to Mexico.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "cnc_group2004" <CNC_group@h...>
> To: <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 07, 2004 12:53 PM
> Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Retail, Low cost CNC
>
>
> > My group and I are currently designing a low cost CNC gantry to
fit
> > common rotart style cutting tools (like the dremel type) for our
> > Senior Design class in Mechanical Engineering. We are currently
> > looking at the market and would be ever so grateful if we could
get
> > all your input on how this 'thing' should be designed (and if
> > possible sold later on). If you could send any comments on specs
or
> > things that are of concern to you (travel speeds, cost, accuracy,
> > etc) to CNC_group@h..., we would be very grateful.
> > :cheers:
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