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The thing is that I can get just as good if not better ones (metal) for $7 all day long, and not have to spend time sourcing and assembling materials, and I don

The thing is that I can get just as good if not better ones (metal) for $7 all day long, and not have to spend time sourcing and assembling materials, and I don't even have to leave my house to do it.

bluGill 6mo ago
I'm not sure what you are buying, but it wouldn't surprise me if they were done in a factory that does medical grade quality control. While the odds are a medical problem from a non-medical grade stethoscope seem low, it still seems a couple bucks is worth the price. (if we are talking thousands I'd ask for a deeper drive into what that really gets you)
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- throwaway2037 6mo ago
  How much do you think doctor's spend on their stethoscope when they live in a developing country? My guess: About 10 USD. Think about the global demand for stethoscopes for countries where GDP per capita is below 4000 USD. It must be enormous.
dieselgate 6mo ago
Respectfully, as this is HN, I do not believe that is the purpose of the posted Github repository.
andrewla 6mo ago
When my kids were little they had a toy doctors set and the fake wooden stethoscope broke; replacing it with a real one was significantly cheaper than paying Melissa and Doug for a new one.
- throwaway2037 6mo ago
  Hat tip. I never heard of "Melissa and Doug" before this post. I found the doctor's kit here on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Melissa-Doug-Doctors-Original-Pieces/dp/B07VNB8BV9?th=1 https://www.amazon.com/Melissa-Doug-Doctors-Original-Pieces/... It is adorable!
  - bombcar 6mo ago
    They make a bunch of “old style” toys and some are quite nice, but some start getting toward the “just buy the kids the real thing” pricing.
felooboolooomba 6mo ago
The thing is that even if you do that, you still haven't made your own stethoscope, which this post is all about.
dlcarrier 6mo ago
From my experience in manufacturing engineering, if they retail for $7, the cost of goods sold is somewhere between $2.5 and $5.

bluGill 6mo ago

I'm not sure what you are buying, but it wouldn't surprise me if they were done in a factory that does medical grade quality control. While the odds are a medical problem from a non-medical grade stethoscope seem low, it still seems a couple bucks is worth the price. (if we are talking thousands I'd ask for a deeper drive into what that really gets you)

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throwaway2037 6mo ago
How much do you think doctor's spend on their stethoscope when they live in a developing country? My guess: About 10 USD. Think about the global demand for stethoscopes for countries where GDP per capita is below 4000 USD. It must be enormous.

dieselgate 6mo ago

Respectfully, as this is HN, I do not believe that is the purpose of the posted Github repository.

andrewla 6mo ago

When my kids were little they had a toy doctors set and the fake wooden stethoscope broke; replacing it with a real one was significantly cheaper than paying Melissa and Doug for a new one.

throwaway2037 6mo ago
Hat tip. I never heard of "Melissa and Doug" before this post. I found the doctor's kit here on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Melissa-Doug-Doctors-Original-Pieces/dp/B07VNB8BV9?th=1 https://www.amazon.com/Melissa-Doug-Doctors-Original-Pieces/... It is adorable!
- bombcar 6mo ago
  They make a bunch of “old style” toys and some are quite nice, but some start getting toward the “just buy the kids the real thing” pricing.

felooboolooomba 6mo ago

The thing is that even if you do that, you still haven't made your own stethoscope, which this post is all about.

dlcarrier 6mo ago

From my experience in manufacturing engineering, if they retail for $7, the cost of goods sold is somewhere between $2.5 and $5.