How much is a professional equipment?

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windsurfer
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How much is a professional equipment?

Post by windsurfer »

Hi guys!
I just would like to know how much a professional skiing press, a CNC-machine for cutting wood and the base...
Does anyone knows that?
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Post by davide »

A brand new press should be over 20000 euros. If you are lucky, you can find second hand presses at few thousands euros.
I suppose CNC machines costs roughly the same order of magnitude.
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Post by windsurfer »

so if you want to go into business you'll need about 60000 euros only for the machines... thats a lot.
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Post by davide »

Probably more than that.
If you want to go into business you contact an European producer (in France, Germany, Austria, Italy or Eastern Europe) or in Tunisa or in China and you order 50, 100 or 500 pairs, at prices going from 70$ to 200euros per pair.

It is cheaper, easier and faster.
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Post by AndrewT »

ya to go into buisness you normally wouldn't acctually make the skis yourself unless you plan on making it a really small customized company or somthing.
Go skiing
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Post by bemho »

hopefully someone here can give me some web sites of companies who will build skis for you any and all help appreciated :D
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Post by G-man »

Hi Bemho,

I remembered reading a number of months ago on this forum about mass production skis. Here's the page: www.skibuilders.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=168

I don't know if it will be helpful for you or not... hope so.

G-man
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