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Comment · 2 months ago
Honestly I don't have a good answer yet. Freight is the part I know the least about, and it might be the thing that kills this. I do know that cut pieces bundle onto LTL a lot more easily than 24 foot sticks do, but I won't know real numbers until I'm quoting freight on live orders. Ask me again in six months.
Comment · 2 months ago
"When I need 4 feet I often just give up" is the entire thesis in one sentence. Thanks.
Comment · 2 months ago
Yep, Nox is doing this for aluminum plate and is doing it well. They're proof the model works. I'm doing tube, which is a different problem, with different suppliers, different saws, and 1D nesting instead of 2D. Agreed we need more of these.
You can't buy 20 pieces of aluminum tube online
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