3 ms·What about the custom plastic parts? Aren't those injection moulded? If so, how much is a mould?by chx 4y agoWhat about the custom plastic parts? Aren't those injection moulded? If so, how much is a mould?komali2 4y agoNow I'm thinking about whether I could CNC a laptop case from a brick of aluminum...stevehawk 4y agoisn't that what apple did/does?wkat4242 4y agoIt is exactly, yes. However doing this at small scale is very difficult to do cost-effectively.mastax 4y agoA mould is anywhere from a few thousand dollars for a small, simple, high-tolerance part, to many hundreds of thousands for a large, precision, complex mould with moving tools.