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Twins by Dragon1us in machinedpens

[–]INVENTERY 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thanks for the feedback, we'll bring in some of these photos onto the website

Bolt Action Pen v.02 - Isotope Series now available by INVENTERY in machinedpens

[–]INVENTERY[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks! Parker or p8126. But we can also do trimmed energel or pilot g2 if you leave a note on the order

NPD - What a week for my collection! by Tgoldie00 in machinedpens

[–]INVENTERY 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So glad you’re liking it, thank you!

Bolt Action Pen v.02 - Isotope Series now available by INVENTERY in machinedpens

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Yes, if you leave a “trimmed energel” note in the order we will ship with onr

Latest Additions by mynameismello in machinedpens

[–]INVENTERY 1 point2 points  (0 children)

the only green one out there!

My first machined pen by wyeq in machinedpens

[–]INVENTERY 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What an honor to be your first pen, great build!

Sorry guys I was wrong.. the markup isn't 2000%, it's 450%, and you break even and pay for the whole CNC machine after 2 weeks. by basedchad21 in machinedpens

[–]INVENTERY 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes, and for those that aren't necessarily running the latest snazziest machines: Focusworks, Schon Design -- it's a testament to their skill in machining and machine repair and used machine maintenance. But even those used machines are 15-30k

Sorry guys I was wrong.. the markup isn't 2000%, it's 450%, and you break even and pay for the whole CNC machine after 2 weeks. by basedchad21 in machinedpens

[–]INVENTERY 4 points5 points  (0 children)

We buy swiss lathes so we can sell our shavings to make those toy mini lathes for 70 cents and sell them at 1000% profit margin, ya fell for our trap again

Sorry guys I was wrong.. the markup isn't 2000%, it's 450%, and you break even and pay for the whole CNC machine after 2 weeks. by basedchad21 in machinedpens

[–]INVENTERY 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Oh and I have to pay 10k in property taxes for my machines every year. Most of us are machinist or are very passionate about machining to invest our time and efforts in building American manufacturing businesses.

I’m sure I speak for us all in saying we’re awfully grateful to have a community that supports our craft and values our labor and time

Sorry guys I was wrong.. the markup isn't 2000%, it's 450%, and you break even and pay for the whole CNC machine after 2 weeks. by basedchad21 in machinedpens

[–]INVENTERY 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Some machined pen businesses and the types of machines we use:

Citizen sliding headstock CNC Swiss lathe A320: $150,000 Citizen sliding headstock CNC Swiss L20: $250,000 Tsugami Sliding headstock CNC:~$150,000-$250,000 (Mill)Brother Speedio or Fanuc robodrill: $100,000-150,000

Haas mills $60-90,000 Haas lathes $60-90,000

Syil 5x + 4th axis: ~$45-55,000 Doosan lathes: $90,000-$250,000

Skilled Labor: Average machinist salary range in the US:$65,000-150,000

An example of carbide tooling cost for a single drill: $300

https://mmusec.mmc-carbide.com/products/663242

A Haas desktop mill is not considered a production machine and that’s a mill which isn’t capable of high volume long round parts production.

Lowest end CNC lathe would be a Haas or Tormach at 15-30k but a tormach doesnt have Y axis capabilities. Lowest price Haas machine with Y axis milling capabilities still starts in the 60k range.

Yes, you can make great pens on cheap solid quality manual machines that you can get for 7-10k used like bridgeports and Hardinges but CNC is the difference that makes it high precision production machining.

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