dsergison
Diamond
- Joined
- Oct 23, 2003
- Location
- East Peoria, IL, USA
my question is this: what is the rate fore such work. (see details below)
well. I have been trying to start a small business. I finally landed a sort of open ended contract and for the last 4 months have been designing and prototyping some microscope stages in my home shop.
they consist of a 6061 t6 block with a 2 bored holes and 2 t slots and 2 dovetails to mount it on a base plate and a movable side attachment, all nonmagnetic 18-8 m4x.7 hardware. lots of slots, holes, countersinks etc.. +/1 .005" most features except mating dovetails .002" blablabla.... (I also have designed it cad and created drawings. I'll try to post a pic)
anyway, they take around 25 hours to complete. would be faster certianly in a production environment with fixtures, but these are one-offs with on the fly design changes etc.
I feel justified in charging $60. am I out or line? which way?
Thanks, Dan
--the last thread I started has a flaming folder,
gee I wonder if I can do it again?
/kidding
well. I have been trying to start a small business. I finally landed a sort of open ended contract and for the last 4 months have been designing and prototyping some microscope stages in my home shop.
they consist of a 6061 t6 block with a 2 bored holes and 2 t slots and 2 dovetails to mount it on a base plate and a movable side attachment, all nonmagnetic 18-8 m4x.7 hardware. lots of slots, holes, countersinks etc.. +/1 .005" most features except mating dovetails .002" blablabla.... (I also have designed it cad and created drawings. I'll try to post a pic)
anyway, they take around 25 hours to complete. would be faster certianly in a production environment with fixtures, but these are one-offs with on the fly design changes etc.
I feel justified in charging $60. am I out or line? which way?
Thanks, Dan
--the last thread I started has a flaming folder,
/kidding