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<blockquote data-quote="onthewater102" data-source="post: 381920" data-attributes="member: 13702"><p>You might beat his price by a few dollars if you try hard enough but you seem to be out of touch with the fact that aluminum isn't cheap - their prices aren't bad considering what you'd spend just on materials...figure ~$15 sq/ft for just the plate, then you still need angle to act as a truss and more angle for the drop-in frame, the stainless piano hinge will run you another $15...so you're looking at anywhere from ~ $50 + just in materials, let alone the equipment you'd need (bender, welder) & then the time piecing it all together to get everything right. The guy probably isn't making more than $20/hr on those hatches for skilled labor. Buy them from China through Cabelas or Basspro and you'll pay the same.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="onthewater102, post: 381920, member: 13702"] You might beat his price by a few dollars if you try hard enough but you seem to be out of touch with the fact that aluminum isn't cheap - their prices aren't bad considering what you'd spend just on materials...figure ~$15 sq/ft for just the plate, then you still need angle to act as a truss and more angle for the drop-in frame, the stainless piano hinge will run you another $15...so you're looking at anywhere from ~ $50 + just in materials, let alone the equipment you'd need (bender, welder) & then the time piecing it all together to get everything right. The guy probably isn't making more than $20/hr on those hatches for skilled labor. Buy them from China through Cabelas or Basspro and you'll pay the same. [/QUOTE]
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