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They are milled from solid blocks of aluminum, not created with a mould. In another thread another HN user pointed out that to buy a block of aluminum to mill s
by adamwathan 7y ago
They are milled from solid blocks of aluminum, not created with a mould. In another thread another HN user pointed out that to buy a block of aluminum to mill something the size of the stand would cost $1400 from consumer facing suppliers.
- duelingjello 7y agoThat's comparing pears and oranges. At scale, things are much cheaper. The way retail works is divide retail price/2 and that's the wholesale price. It can't cost more than $500 to make. It probably costs $175±$75 at their volume.
- rasz 7y agoAl is ~$2/kg, ~$10/kg in solid blocks https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/China-mill-5083-6061-6063-7075_62204064236.html https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/China-mill-5083-6061-... up to $55/kg including fancy milling from arbitrary sized solid block https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/5052-Aluminum-Solid-With-Anodize-And_62250058306.html https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/5052-Aluminum-Solid-W...
- vijaybritto 7y agoI'm a mechanical engineer and I have worked in a foundry and in CNC machines, so I think I'm right here. The machining time in CNCs determine the product's price. You have to compare the iphone 11 with all its incredible amounts of tech at 1000$ and this angled aluminium mount costs the same! This is a clear example of "we priced it so much because we can"