Re: RBT mounts

[P3D emdesher <emdesher@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sun, 4 May 1997, P3D Dr. George A. Themelis wrote:
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> I still wonder if a version of plastic mounts can be made thinner and
> cheaper... It has been done in the past.  that would be great choice for
> everyday mounting for many of us... 
> 
> -- George Themelis
> 
> 
The answer is yes.  The problem is the cost of the die used to make the 
plastic compondents.  I would not be surpised at a $25,000 to $40,000 quote.
Can you realistically expect someone to make that kind of investment in 3D?
If there was a mass market, like the earlier 3D boom of the '50's, Kodak 
would have jumped in a long time ago.  The cost of the plastic beads used 
to make the mount is inconsequencial compared to the fixed costs.  Dennis 
Sherwood   emdesher@xxxxxxxxxxxx


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