Gemini does 3d models

[Travoli]

Thanks Ergo. Hoping for a permanent solution that will last years.

First China supplier quote is in. $1k (shipping not calculated yet). Now we're getting somewhere.

[ergophobe]

Of course. I meant just as a prototype to get a sense of whether it truly behaves like a sail. If I understand what you're doing, it seems like unloaded it would just be a couple percent based on the CR tests. And that only at highway speeds

Hopefully you can get something viable

[Travoli]

Most bids were $2400-2800 for the 4 plates. Highest "go away" bid was $36,000. Shipping quotes were all $200-800 on top. The $1,030 bid above was revised twice due to "estimator engineer errors" and put it well into the $2k+ range,

Xometry is a custom manufacturing marketplace intermediary for 5000 suppliers. One of their Chinese suppliers bid $783.90 shipped. I decided to see what would happen.

They showed up a few weeks later in a custom wood crate. 14.4 lbs each. Everything looks great and lines up. Nut/bolt hardware is ordered. Next step is powder coating.

[rcjordan]

They look great.

[ergophobe]

Very pro! And that price is super reasonable for a custom item. I would expect that to cost over half that as a mass-produced item since it is vehicle-specific.