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To all who have shown an interest in this project . . . . .
I contacted a custom manufacturer who called me yesterday, Frdiay, 02-06t. They are perfectly willing to make a run of 2,000 nuts and 2,000 bolts. Remember I was asking for something close to 0.060" across the flats drill and tapped to 00-90 threads.
To begin with they didn't have any 0.060" materials in stock and he told me it would cost "thousands" to get enough material for a run like this. That tipped me off pretty quick . . . . and yes it ticked me off. Brass is high now and I was born during the day but not yesterday. I knew better then that.
The cost to produce 2,000 nuts was quoted to me at $2,000.00 and 2,000 bolts 1/2" long was quoted at $1,500.00. When I told my lovely bride even she saw thru the smoke . . . . they didn't want to mess with it and quoted it so high they knew we woudln't go for it. Of course they were quick to tell me the price per piece would go down with and increased size order and the price of the bolts could go down if the length were shortened to 3/8". By then I was biting my lip so I didn't press for anything further.
Their price for stock 00-90 hex nuts and bolts runs about $200.00 for an order of 2,000.00 pieces. I have little doubt they run their products on CNC and it does take some time to develop a program, but not $1,800 dollars worth of time.
Seve C. suggested I try Antrin Miniature Specialist, and I will do that. One never knows for sure until you contact them.
In closing I have to say that for the past week I've been thoroughly cleaning the train and everything that has to do with trains which includes going through all the boxes of parts and materials and reorganizing or trashing. Just this afternoon, at the bottom of a box of wood pieces I found a package with what looks like to be 100 square nuts that look to be threaded 00-90. No name - no nothing, so I have no idea at all where they came from. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
Sorry for the bad news but I will press on . . . . . Ken
I contacted a custom manufacturer who called me yesterday, Frdiay, 02-06t. They are perfectly willing to make a run of 2,000 nuts and 2,000 bolts. Remember I was asking for something close to 0.060" across the flats drill and tapped to 00-90 threads.
To begin with they didn't have any 0.060" materials in stock and he told me it would cost "thousands" to get enough material for a run like this. That tipped me off pretty quick . . . . and yes it ticked me off. Brass is high now and I was born during the day but not yesterday. I knew better then that.
The cost to produce 2,000 nuts was quoted to me at $2,000.00 and 2,000 bolts 1/2" long was quoted at $1,500.00. When I told my lovely bride even she saw thru the smoke . . . . they didn't want to mess with it and quoted it so high they knew we woudln't go for it. Of course they were quick to tell me the price per piece would go down with and increased size order and the price of the bolts could go down if the length were shortened to 3/8". By then I was biting my lip so I didn't press for anything further.
Their price for stock 00-90 hex nuts and bolts runs about $200.00 for an order of 2,000.00 pieces. I have little doubt they run their products on CNC and it does take some time to develop a program, but not $1,800 dollars worth of time.
Seve C. suggested I try Antrin Miniature Specialist, and I will do that. One never knows for sure until you contact them.
In closing I have to say that for the past week I've been thoroughly cleaning the train and everything that has to do with trains which includes going through all the boxes of parts and materials and reorganizing or trashing. Just this afternoon, at the bottom of a box of wood pieces I found a package with what looks like to be 100 square nuts that look to be threaded 00-90. No name - no nothing, so I have no idea at all where they came from. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
Sorry for the bad news but I will press on . . . . . Ken