pic: Steel EDM PG71 Adapters and More

[GDG 2337]

I talked with the owner Brian, he doesn't have any more pre-made. He thought a week turnaround time would be reasonable. I picked up like 6 or 8 of each from him over the Memorial Day weekend.

Normally, he makes a few in the unused portions of stock during regular production runs. Give him a call, he always making something that has a unused tail.

He started making the ½ to 3/8 hex adapters for us two years ago and there's at least one on '10, '11 and '12 somewhere.

[Peter Matteson]

Do you have the ball park pricing on these?

I could definitely see my team using some of these if they were readily available because they fit into our "just buy it" philosophy.

[GDG 2337]

I’ve told Brian that he would need to be competitive with AM to sell in quantity. The adapters in the picture are going with me to IRI, I hope to convince Andy these would be a welcome addition to his line of parts.

I’m also a firm believer in the “just buy it” philosophy. Why spend time and resources designing and building unique parts, when you can buy a COTS part, put it on the shelf and use it when needed. This is reason I posted the picture and information.

[Akash Rastogi]

Depending on how many EDM machines and what models the place has, a single one could run you about $40 if its 1/2" stock with about 20 minutes of time on the machine, not including setup. That's just based on our shop's machines and quoting though. But yeah I might estimate $30-$35 if manufactured in bulk. (note: we quote about $100 an hour on our machines due to tolerances we hold so it might be quite different).

Do you guys inspect these for concentricity?