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Thanks Jake!

I'm not sure of the final production price yet because I have not got that far. Don't freak out but the prototype in the video was about $190 to produce. That's prototype cost. That will not be the price of the final production units. I expect it to be far far South of that mark. I'm currently working on the high resolution parts for creating molds and the manual operating mechanism through the servo hub on the back of the model. Out of the 14 primary parts that make up the unit so far two are proving highly problematic to cast. At least one will need to be produced on a high resolution printer at 16 microns but the cost of that part is minimal so I'm not too worried.

My target is not more than $80- $100 for a complete production unit and as far below that as I can get and still make the minimum amount of profit required to keep this going. I'm trying to keep it so that there is no price difference between the manual option and the motorized version (motor included - maybe) which swaps out the drive shaft and replaces the internal manual servo hub parts with a motor mount.

Now, with that said I will be getting my own 3D printer by the end of the month so my prototyping cost, while still expensive, will drop quite a bit. Some of the more bold may have the opportunity to get a printed prototype copy at cost. Numbered and signed.

<blockquote data-quote="Hagoth" data-source="post: 183693" data-attributes="member: 18913">Thanks Jake!&nbsp; I&#039;m not sure of the final production price yet because I have not got that far.&nbsp; Don&#039;t freak out but the prototype in the video was about $190 to produce.&nbsp; That&#039;s prototype cost.&nbsp; That will not be the price of the final production units.&nbsp; I expect it to be far far South of that mark.&nbsp; I&#039;m currently working on the high resolution parts for creating molds and the manual operating mechanism through the servo hub on the back of the model.&nbsp; Out of the 14 primary parts that make up the unit so far two are proving highly problematic to cast.&nbsp; At least one will need to be produced on a high resolution printer at 16 microns but the cost of that part is minimal so I&#039;m not too worried.&nbsp; &nbsp; My target is not more than $80- $100 for a complete production unit and as far below that as I can get and still make the minimum amount of profit required to keep this going.&nbsp; I&#039;m trying to keep it so that there is no price difference between the manual option and the motorized version (motor included - maybe) which swaps out the drive shaft and replaces the internal manual servo hub parts with a motor mount.Now, with that said I will be getting my own 3D printer by the end of the month so my prototyping cost, while still expensive,&nbsp; will drop quite a bit.&nbsp; Some of the more bold may have the opportunity to get a printed prototype copy at cost.&nbsp; Numbered and signed.&nbsp; <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hagoth, post: 183693, member: 18913"] Thanks Jake! I'm not sure of the final production price yet because I have not got that far. Don't freak out but the prototype in the video was about $190 to produce. That's prototype cost. That will not be the price of the final production units. I expect it to be far far South of that mark. I'm currently working on the high resolution parts for creating molds and the manual operating mechanism through the servo hub on the back of the model. Out of the 14 primary parts that make up the unit so far two are proving highly problematic to cast. At least one will need to be produced on a high resolution printer at 16 microns but the cost of that part is minimal so I'm not too worried. My target is not more than $80- $100 for a complete production unit and as far below that as I can get and still make the minimum amount of profit required to keep this going. I'm trying to keep it so that there is no price difference between the manual option and the motorized version (motor included - maybe) which swaps out the drive shaft and replaces the internal manual servo hub parts with a motor mount. Now, with that said I will be getting my own 3D printer by the end of the month so my prototyping cost, while still expensive, will drop quite a bit. Some of the more bold may have the opportunity to get a printed prototype copy at cost. Numbered and signed. :) [/QUOTE]

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