Just to add some further personal comment to the first post of this thread.
The prices quoted are probably typical of the sort of prices to expect when walking in from the street and provide a one off order for a custom cut set of laser cut parts.
There are a few companies quite close to me, for the want of better words, their prices are shocking for non account holders
Why wouldn't they be. After all, they are not really interested in small one off jobs.
If you are desperate enough to pay the prices quoted, then they'll happily do the job, if and when they have the time.
I learned my lesson the hard way. Hours & hours marking & cutting some of the plates by hand
The time that I spent doing this could have been spent earning cash, repairing the few motors that I had turned away because I was too busy !!?? ( Don't ask where my brain was at )
When I build my next chassis, i'll definately choose the 3GE pre-cut route for most of the plates.
