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bambax on May 28, 2016 | parent | context | favorite | on: Startups Can’t Manufacture Like Apple Does (2014)

Oh okay, so it's just a volume thing?

Does it make sense to do metal casting for low volume (under 1k)? It would be economic nonsense anyway...?

icegreentea on May 28, 2016 [–]

I'm mostly familiar with plastic molds, but for durable/production ready molds, you're normally starting off at like 20k per mold. You can usually bring your part to manufacturers (both CNC and casting shops) and ask for some quotes.

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