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Originally posted by chopaweeza
Yes, I do know what it costs to make triple trees. Australia is the worlds largest producer of Bauxite(the ore Aluminium is made from) but it does not manufacture it's our T6 or Aircraft Spec Aluminium. 5 years ago I could make a set for $250 and covermy labour cost for it. Now the billet for a set is over $400 IF you can find it. Add to that the time required, tooling costs, design time and the stem cost. A right pain in the bum. An amatuer with a decent garage can make a set in about 20 hours and someone experienced alot less depending on the tools available. It's a shitload cheaper to build out of billet steel & Chrome/Powdercoat but it just isn't the same. It's a sad fact that it's often cheaper to buy a manufactured item like Quikdraws top yolks than it is to build them..... I don't build them for anyone but myself anymore for that reason alone as I'd have to charge more than they could buy it off the shelf to justify the labour involved.