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Rick:
Whew! What a day!
I received a message back from my CNC guy, who has just informed me that - because of my 'smaller run' of prototypes, containing more 'small parts' than they're used to doing - they're looking at modifying their pricing model. This is both good and bad news. The good is that they didn't ever do a 'small run' prior to my request - making my 5 sheet order much, much less expensive that it would have been for me. (Yay!) The bad is that, because I'm running significantly over their '19 pieces per sheet' for their standard pricing model, it's possible that each sheet (hopefully not piece!) will be charged an additional amount. (Boo!) We'll see how it affects the pricing going forward.
As I have mentioned to a couple of interested parties, I've been working hard today to modify every one of my bartop models. Why? Because I hadn't paid close enough attention to the ratio for the marquees to this point. When I tried to design a nice-looking marquee to fit the space - it turned out that I had only allotted a 3" - 3 1/2" vertical space for the marquee, even though the internal width on the cabinets is 20". So, I have modified each of the cabinet designs to accommodate a 5" marquee, which will keep the (seemingly standard) size ratio of 4:1. This is especially important for the "Contender" cabinet, as most people interested in it seem to want to build a "Fix-It Felix", "Donkey Kong" or even a "Popeye" clone... ...and after seeing a resident Popeye bartop going for ~$1K in the marketplace, I don't blame 'em! ;)
(Oh, right. You can see the changed designs in the FIRST POST, or squint really, really hard below.)
So, about an hour ago, I forwarded the FINAL final assemblies over to my CNC guy. I hope to receive a response from him mid-morning tomorrow, after which, I'm hoping to get good news - that we can go ahead with my first order. And hopefully, all of my hard work designing (and re-designing) these cabinets will be worth it!
So, here, for your viewing pleasure, is the render of the "Master Assembly". This is a view of every single item that is "on order" for prototyping from my CNC shop. (Neat thing is, they all fit on 4 1/2 sheets of MDF!)
Enjoy!
BobA:
Since you are very familiar with the shipping industry can you ballpark what the shipping would be for a standard bartop to spots across Canada? I was thinking Vancouver, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Northern Ont, Montreal and Maritimes. This would give a good price estimate once your CNC costs are finalized.
Rick:
--- Quote from: BobA on September 12, 2013, 10:58:52 am ---Since you are very familiar with the shipping industry can you ballpark what the shipping would be for a standard bartop to spots across Canada? I was thinking Vancouver, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Northern Ont, Montreal and Maritimes. This would give a good price estimate once your CNC costs are finalized.
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Thanks for the Q, BobA!
I actually have completed the check for my location (GTA) to Vancouver and the Maritimes, and each one came in just under $50 CDN. ($48 and change, if memory serves.) This is assuming a product size of 30" x 20" x 6", at a 50lb weight.
Give me 10 minutes, and I will price the other locations.
Rick:
As requested, here's a small set of shipping charges through Canada Post:
Vancouver, BC (V5T 4C8): $48.08
Edmonton, AB (T6L 1Y6): $48.08
Winnipeg, MB (R2E 0J4): $38.62
Thunder Bay, ON (P7E 6C9): $41.56
Montreal, QC (H1Y 2G6): $28.90
Halifax, NS (B3P 2L4): $41.56
All of these are assuming 30" x 20" x 6" packaging, weighing 50lbs.
Mamezilla:
Well, that design change to accommodate the exact ratio of the marquee is quite nice indeed. :applaud: Nice job, as always !
Like Holmes would say: "everything is in the details"... Looking good !
Found a 19" 4:3 locally, should pick it up tomorrow night. Only bummer: as I said earlier, I wanna make use of parts and things I already have to keep the cost down. I just noticed the 2 25 feet rolls of black T-molding I have are 3/4"... Rats, hope I can find 5/8" locally...
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