Sheet Metal Manufacturing

[Johnny_5]

So we're in the process of having our sheet metal chassis manufactured, and we've been trying to get some quotes from a few different local places. And unfortunately we've only heard back from one so far, and we think it is a little pricey.

We aren't really too concerned by what means it is manufactured, it's really more a concern of the best price and lead time. Possibly the biggest laser cutting company is right down the road from us, but we never could get them to call us back.

I'm personally getting a little worried, mostly because it seems like we have some more big expenses coming up soon.

I've attached a 3D PDF of the frame assembly. If anyone could offer some advice on ways to approach the local shops differently, I'm all ears. And if anyone could just give me a ballpark of about how much it might cost to fabricate, that would also be great.