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T-BUCKET DRAG LINKS
MADE FROM 7/8 SEAMLESS TUBING.
TAPPED 5/8-18
51" LONG $45.00 PLUS SHIPPING

E-MAIL WITH DIFFERENT LENGTH REQUIREMENTS
kennst53@netscape.net

Dang..
I thought this was for Michael Jackson websites

3 posts, now he wants me to pay $45.00 for $10.00 worth of tubing !!! you betcha

Hey, It's worth more than that for the price of the LH tap alone.
You couldn't make the first one that cheap

Jeff



Don wrote:
3 posts, now he wants me to pay $45.00 for $10.00 worth of tubing !!! you betcha

I have tools, taps, and dies. $45.00 is way too much.

Well, maybe someone doesn't have a LH tap that size and to buy one (along with a RH tap) ans the tubing, and cut it and tap it and package it...

Using any labor rate around this here country, it would take an hour to make it....

Still not a bad price.

Sorry you don't feel that way.
Try to make it cheaper...double dog dare you....
Jeff (clocks' running) Rice

Why bother arguing about it, the guy is advertising it as a business, therefore I would assume that he is doing these in volume and not one at a time. As Streets said, could do about 50 an hour after the initial set-up. You find me the market, and I'll build em and sell em all day at that price..........And be giggly all the way to the bank.

Hey Streets how does DOM tubing stack up against shafting Steel??? Not familiar with shafting steel. What diameter/wall thickness of chrome moly would be equal to shafting steel for bars?? Just wondering what your opinion might be.

hmmmm. well guys... first of all 7/8 dom runs $110.00 for a 20ft stick(thats $5.50 or so a foot), left hand tap, (a good one) around $25.00. right hand tap, around $15-$20. time to cut to rough length,face and chamfer to finish length, drill, tap, chamfer i.d. clean out the cutting oil and chips, package, and ship about 45 minutes.
i own my own machine shop so i have the lathe to do these and they turn out really good. i also do this because i love these t-buckets so i make and build things for people who don't have the skills or machines to make stuff.
$10.00 worth of material?? try around $20.00 for a tie rod!! you just want the 45"? there is a "cut fee" of around the same thats why you buy the whole stick of 20 feet. 50 a hour!! come on over buddy , i will put you out in the shop.
for someone who doesn't want to mess with it, doesn't have the tools or skills, these are a deal!!!!
kenn

Wow, tubing is hi in CA. !!!! I got some 1" DOM for less. Allready did my time in shops, but thanks for the offer. Not meaning to put you down, just thought your prices a bit high. And yes, I do know it's much cheaper to buy in lengths, I get all my materials that way, usually split an order with a few other shops and get a better price break. So anyway, no reason to get all self-righteous with me, been there, done that. Also, sorry that I am able to buy materials at what is obviously a much better price than you do. The reason I said 50 an hour, is that after the initial set-up, with two machines and one operator after the material is cut to rough length, actual production time per peice would allow production at that high of a rate. Sorry I ruined your day, and I certainly didn't mean to insult your abilities. Nothing more than a commentary on the way I see the situation, you obviously disagree and that is your right. Oh yeah, the only other thing I would mention is that this is a CLUB, if you are going to advertise a business or service here, you should pay for the ad like the other advertisers do. And finally, I ain't yer buddy.

Thanks Streets, much appreciated the explanation. Now, how does it stack up against Moly on strength and machinability??? Where did you ever find a Warner-Swaye, and what capacity does it have?? I gotta get out there and visit Streetsville someday!!!!!! thanks for the input

what ever dave.....(buddy)

Sounds like a double kewl machine, Streets. I sympathize with you on doing the farmer stuff, my first ever shop was in a town of 350 people, an ag community. 90% of the work I did was farm equipment, including new gears, chains, and links on manure spreaders!! First hot rod I built in there was "the talk of the town", cept most wanted to know if it was gonna have a fifth wheel cuz with all that horsepower it would sure pull a horse trailer good!!! Saw things held together with #9 wire on a daily basis, then was supposed to fix it better than new but not charge more than $10.00 for the job. So, you got my sympathy Streets. Do you have a favorite place to beat your head against the wall, or do you just pick a spot at random ????