BoosTedZSix

i say engloid should come to the all member meet whenever it goes down. I want him to autograph my welder :P

traff1c

People should also consider the cost of making said manifolds... its not just your time beeing factored in on this... what about the materials, pipes, flanges, bolts, etc... and what about the gas for the welder, mig wire, tig rods, the blades for cutting, sanding discs, wire wheels for polishing, and not to mention the electricity used to run all these fancy tools needed , when you really think about it a out of a 200$ log manifold after shipping your really only making about 100$

becuase with the rising energy cost, the price of metals has gone up...

ossBASHA

Ferrari probably makes more profit per unit, but Honda definitely makes more profit overall. Mass producing a "cheap" manifold can be just as profitable, think of Mr. SSauto

N1ghtM0nkey

Aren't full-race manifolds made by robotic tigs anyways?

So then they don't even really employ welders, they just employ people that run the machine that does the welding.

Excuse the ---- out of me, but I didn't know everybody on HMT was a rich little ---- that can afford full race this and that.

J-SMITH69

full race geoff is gay i heard

2point2

Post of the year.

slappynuts

The full race ones are welded on the runners by robotic tig.The collectors are welded on by hand.

Guy-Fast

This post was brought up due to he wants all the kids to stop sellin log manifolds for 150 bucks

Engloid

...and for people to realize that you will buy nothing but a piece of ---- for that much. The guys that sell so cheap don't seem to understand that by selling a piece of ----, at any price, can easily ruin their reputation and future sales.

But, I guess it's a two-fold thing.. dumbasses buy cheap and dumbasses sell cheap.

That's nothing but urban legend. Why has nobody seen this robot? If you had a $150k+ welding setup, wouldn't you want to show it off, as a means of increasing your advertising strategies?

If you spend your money on every piece of ---- that's out there, every time you save up $150, how do you think you'll ever have anything nice? ...or do you? It's your money, your call. Save up for something nice if you want, but if you buy a cheap POS, don't expect it to be really nice, and don't bash the seller for making something that wasn't top notch work.

I don't think anybody here would consider themselves a "mass production" company.

I don't forsee any trips to Canada anytime soon. I hear everybody up there's just a bunch of eh-holes anyway. hehe.. I may be going to Chicago in September for the IMTS show though.
I did work at home for a little bit, but I don't like the stress. I'd rather punch a clock every evening and be done with work...instead of having stuff looming over my head all the time. Of course it's a relative thing though. If I could make twice the money, for the same effort at home, I'd be all over it...but that's not the case.

It doesn't really bother ME, cause I don't have the problem buying stuff here...but it seems that many do. I'm just trying to give some insight to those that think that one seller is the "magic pill" that has a great product at a cheap price...and why it's not really gonna happen. In other words, I think the average buyer doesn't understand the difficulties of selling, and therefore they expect something for next to nothing.

I'm also hoping to influence those that want to start selling to take the time to get good at it before getting moneyhungry and damaging their reputation with poor work.

I'm sure you didn't make top quality stuff in that timeframe also.

slappynuts

4 log manifolds in a day with the equipment I have is slacking.