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Workshop => The Mad Scientist => Topic started by: croat1 on November 18, 2023, 06:08:20 PM
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An engine stand that Sonny F. is making.
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No hype on this one?
This one is super cool too!
Man, tough crowd these days. :D
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No hype on this one?
This one is super cool too!
Man, tough crowd these days. :D
Haha. Give us a ballpark price to make it more real!
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Sorry Sonny, I’m just getting caught up on posts. That is a super cool stand. Are you thinking about building some to sell?
Loren
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I'll probably make 15 and see how it goes. I don't expect to sell a lot of them, but they are super cool. And I like to make fun things.
Ballpark price is going to be $350. The hard parts like the bearing, push pin, dowels, etc. on this piece are all pretty dang expensive. Just the push pin costs me almost $40...
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No hype on this one?
This one is super cool too!
Man, tough crowd these days. :D
I've been a sporradic producer at best, but I've always felt is was a tougher crowd, than say 911 consumers who are ok with large markups.
There are a lot of people on a budget and ok with whatever they can get by on - in fact, on fb you see posts that seem to take pride in how little they can put into something to make it work.
I think some like quality pieces like you have, and have the money to reiumburse for the R&D. It seems like more money is abailable for collectable OE parts. For aftermarket parts and engine tunining, it really helps I think if you have a time-trusted name. 250R people I think in particular like go where other people go and have good results.
Another snag is ebay requiring your full SSN to sell now, or create a new ebay account with no feedback as an LLC or corp. I just won't give them my ssn, and sales of my wiring harness dropped to 0 after they pulled my ad. So marketing basically is a needed chore now. My belief though is that a good product should sell itself, but I think the reality is you need a way to show people what might solve their problem wihtout it seeming like you want something in return for the work. That attitude seems to capture people in general, maybe moreso for the budget oriented 250R rider, who is happy to use bailing wire in place of a seat latch.
I'm sure others have a clearer estimate of the crowd. Thoughts, anyone else?
I have this steel one. I painted it with clear spray paint so it wouldn't rust. AL seems like a nice selling feature, but the price might require a less than common customer, or find a way to sell the higher price, or reduce production expense.
https://wickedmetaldesignsllc.com/search?type=product&q=stand*
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They all want your information now.
Instagram deleted my account because I wouldn't provide them with a picture of my face and my drivers license. That is no business of anybody, just like your SSN.