Archive of the former Yahoo!Groups mailing list: Homebrew PCBs

So as you can see I provided a link and people start cutting into
the machine. There have been and there will contine to be PCBMill
machines out there. You just have to look for them. Paul Jones had one
until his health started failing.

Basic Business:

You have to add up the price of the parts and your time and
multiply by three or four. This sets the price. That amount will pay
for tooling,advertizing and support. The guys who used to argue this
with me are all gone!!! If you make the $600 WidgetMaster wider you
will have to change the Y-rails thickness-bearings and bed size. The
machine will jump up in price just for another inch. Looking at the
machine I can see he has done his homework. He has enough profit to
help pay for future machine development. Remember!!! He still has to
pay off the machines and tooling he already has or make enough money
to maintain them. Even if he already owned them they still need to be
maintained. How many machines does he have to sell just to pay for
what he has invested so far?