Thinking about selling ball mills

[Bananaphone69]

I make pretty effective ball mills (im being modest). They make LOTS of very powerful bp at a time and can run multiple drums. Here are some pics (the black powder on the board IS NOT leaked powder, my dad spilled powder on it that was sitting in a cup ):

http://img194.imageshack.us/img194/24/dscf0372gy.jpg

[NightHawkInLight]

For how much would you be selling them? And would one of those barrels come included? I may be interested if you can build them at a good price.

 

Edit: Shipping is also obviously a big cost. Where abouts are you located?

Edited May 19, 2010 by NightHawkInLight

[TheEskimo]

Before you commit, you may need to consider the costs, amount of time, and dedication needed for selling these. Do you have a supplier for multiple motors, the jars (which look commercially made), and the basic parts for it? Can you produce them in a reasonable time frame--probably 1-2 weeks at most? Can you sell them at a price that compensates you for the materials, the time planning, and the time producing them, along with perhaps a bit of profit--I assume you're not doing this for charity--without dissuading the buyer with an exorbitant price? Are you also prepared to sell perhaps 50 mills? I cannot imagine how many people will buy one--I know that it is fairly cheap to make a good-sized one yourself, and it seems most everyone has a decently sized mill already.

That mill also looks fairly big. I imagine that you would have to ship it as a kit, to keep shipping costs down.

I hope that I don't sound too critical; these are just the considerations I would take if I was attempting to make and sell mills.

The mill does look nice--I need to upgrade, but I will build my own...sorry.

 

 

[Bananaphone69]

I understand what your saying. And yes, I would include all parts and have ready to build with little to no effort as a kit. The barrels are actually readily available for 50 usda, so I would probably not include those. This mill works EXPONENTIONALY better than the 300 dollar one from pyrodirect and has a larger capacity and more solid build. What would you believe the going price would be for such a mill?

 

@nighthawk: I'm in Roswell GA.

Edited May 20, 2010 by Bananaphone69

[dagabu]

I understand what your saying. And yes, I would include all parts and have ready to build with little to no effort as a kit. The barrels are actually readily available for 50 usda, so I would probably not include those. This mill works EXPONENTIONALY better than the 300 dollar one from pyrodirect and has a larger capacity and more solid build. What would you believe the going price would be for such a mill?

 

@nighthawk: I'm in Roswell GA.

 

Where are those jars available for $50.00? I would like a hundred please.