8 May
2013
8 May
'13
12:31 p.m.
On Wed, 8 May 2013, Earl Baugh wrote:
piece of metal in a hinge which seems fairly well
designed for
. . .;
I do see some sites that have the entire hinge assembly available in
the $18-$20 range, but I've been able to pick up entire monitors of
this type for $25, so this really doesn't seem to make sense to pay
this much for just the hinge when I could get a full set of spares (or
even yet ANOTHER working monitor with the same issue).
I can buy a used car for less than the price of a replacement engine,
transmission, or sometimes even FUEL PUMP!
OK, OK, I once bought a used car that cost less than the clutch disk
that it needed.
posted something to http://www.shapeways.com/ to see
if someone would
model the existing part, which I could then get them to fabricate.
Not sure if that's going to be cost effective either (unless I order
some quantity and sell extras with a mark up...)
If it's a simple part of readily available materials and less than an
hour's work, then you might be able to get one made for less than $50 or
MAYBE less than $25! (peopel with skills sometimes value their time)
If you don't have a machine shop, start making one.
--
Grumpy Ol' Fred cisin at xenosoft.com