Hey everybody, Merry Christmas!
Trying to get an idea how a group buy would fly for Beryllium Springs. We need to standardize on a size, then see how it flies, to get an idea if they sing. Ok, nuff o that! Mattaus has checked into pricing and found that in large numbers the price goes waaaay down! Something like this…
100 - 199: $1.58ea
200 - 299: $1.338ea
300 - 399: $1.107ea
400 - 499: $0.945ea
500 - 599: $0.828ea
600 - 699: $0.739ea
700 - 799: $0.668ea
800 - 899: $0.612ea
900 - 999: $0.565ea
1000+: $0525ea
This company charges $20 flate rate per order to ship, so it would actually need to be a single purchase then distribution to make it worthwhile. Seems I have more time than most, so looks like I’ve saddled up that pony.
What is the most likely size, something like 5mm x 8mm x10mm tall? I find that works well for me on drivers, upside down. Should I do a poll? First let’s get some basic ideas, I’ll try to narrow that to 3 choices, then do a poll for a final choice. Sound about right?
Have I missed anything? Y’all are gonna have to help me out here, this is all new to me…
Oh yeah, count rate. I’ll also need an idea for some standard counts, like 5, 10, 20, 50, 100. Something like that. Looks like I’ll be divvying up 1000 springs into little bags, oh boy!
There will be a minimum shipping charge to cover materials and shipping, shouldn’t be much but I’ll have to find out the best way to do that. Probably small bubble mailers for the most part and a couple 2 or 3 dollars. I’ll find out and get it posted here when I do.
Ok, let’s get this party started……Cowboy Up!
Dang! Already off to a bad start! The pricing above is for this size and strength spring…
Outside Diameter 0.216 in
Hole Diameter
Wire Diameter 0.028 in
Load At Solid Length 2.135 lb
Free Length 0.355 in
Rate 9.37 lb/in
Solid Length
Rod Diameter
Number of Coils
Total Coils 4.7
Finish PRE-COATED WITH SILVER
Material BECU
Looks like a fairly standard size and good strength. So this will be our starting point, now’s your chance to weigh in. Yihaaaa!