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What would you pay for Titanium Lamellar?
Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2006 4:19 pm
by Hrogn
So I have gone through all the work of pricing out mass production of Ti Lamellar and I don't think it is feasible. But instead of assuming, I'll ask. If it took 250-400 lamellar plates to make your suit, how much would you pay per plate? I am talking about selling a box of plates, you would build it yourself.
250-400 plates varies on your size. I amd 6'2", 240 lbs and mine took 362 plates. I made full shoulders on mine.
Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2006 4:22 pm
by Hrogn
Actually while we are at it, I would also consider offering Aluminum and Stainless. What would be a reasonable asking price for those materials as well?
Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2006 5:14 pm
by Thorsteinn Raudskeggr
Ti= .75/scale
Alluminum= .60/ea
SS & Leather .40-.58/ ea
Anybody else? I'm kinda wingin' it.
Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2006 5:23 pm
by Tarquin Bjornsson
i'd pay up to a buck a scale for ti
Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2006 6:01 pm
by Eyvandr
Is that a buck CA or US?
Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2006 11:09 pm
by Galileo
If they're the tombstone shape, easily $0.75 USD a plate in Ti.
G--
Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2006 1:40 am
by Hrogn
Ok, thanks for confirming my suspicions. 75 cents doesn't even cover the cost of the Ti, let alone making a die, costs of production,shipping and hopefully a meager profit. $1 will cover the material cost but nothing else. The absolute cheapest that I can see making it for would be $1.75 and that is only if I could be sure of selling about 20,000 plates within a couple of months. So I am going to write off that project for now.
The other materials may still work but I am not certain. So if you would possibly have an interest in Aluminun, Stainless, Spring, etc., let me know you price expectations. Thanks.
Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2006 8:38 am
by Damon
With enough notice I would pay 2 bucks a scale for Ti. At that price tho it may be nice to have a sizing scale so the buyer would now how many to buy. It would not be cool to buy 300 and find out you only needed 200.
Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2006 12:00 pm
by Jehan de Pelham
Yeah, I think this is the wrong economy to be trying this. You're fighting the flow. There will always be a few who will pay the most for a specialty product--and titanium is a wonderful material for what is done with armor in the SCA--but most will just dream and go without.
John
Jehan de Pelham, esquire and servant of Sir Vitus
www.mron.org
Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2006 7:59 am
by Sextus Maximus
I bought my Aluminum Tombstone Plates from Fleix and I am so very happy with the kit I made out of them. I hope to buy more in the future.