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Re: Need for Aluminum Gears and Sprockets?

If you are paying a for-profit company to make you a custom part, wouldn't you think that the company is going to include all costs into the price they charge you (i.e. material, labor, "shop materials", equipment wear, special tooling, etc.)? If they don't charge you the full price, such as charging you only for the material or giving you a discount on the part, then I would think they fall in the catagory of a sponsor--either that or they're a company that doesn't want to stay in business for too long.
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