09-06-2014, 06:52 PM
Material didn't cost me a dime. I got a lot of 10 to 12" bar end drops from a screw machine shop where I used to work.
It's more a favor for a fellow Triumph Tiger rider than a money maker. If I were to make them in quantities of say 50 at a time, I'd get Russ to quote the lathe work, under a minute each for the ball turn and cutoff. Milling, drilling and tapping on a toolchanger-equipped CNC machine would be under three minutes. Some fixturing time, perhaps an hour or two for making two pairs of soft jaws. It would be a profitable part at those cycle times.
It's more a favor for a fellow Triumph Tiger rider than a money maker. If I were to make them in quantities of say 50 at a time, I'd get Russ to quote the lathe work, under a minute each for the ball turn and cutoff. Milling, drilling and tapping on a toolchanger-equipped CNC machine would be under three minutes. Some fixturing time, perhaps an hour or two for making two pairs of soft jaws. It would be a profitable part at those cycle times.