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Unread 07-20-2020, 07:15 PM   #8
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The guys who make the 8ga MEC tooling have tried the 3D printed route and the parts were much to fragile. My thought was machined out of PTFE tube stock or Dylrin. A injection mold would be way to expensive. We are looking at a lathe turned part at $15.00 to $20.00 each.
Fifteen to twenty bucks sounds high when you first see it , but then if a person plunked down forty bucks for two as backups how many folks do you think will wear out three of them in a lifetime .
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