On Sun, 9 Jan 2005 23:09:12 -0500, "Mike Marlow"
wrote:


"mp" wrote in message
...
A premium perhaps Edwin, but $25.00 is far past premium. That's
ridiculous.
There's just no material cost there and there's nothing spectacular
about
getting them square. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder but I sure
wouldn't put up that money for something that simple. But then again,
that's me.

The material costs are indeed minimal but don't forget that these items
are
not just stamped aluminum. The faces are milled square. Think you could
make
them to the same level of accuracy and make a profit at $12.50 per item?
And
out of that $12.50 comes labour, tooling, business overhead, distribution,
and retail profits.



Produced in quantity, these costs are miniscule. Once tooling is set up
it's a run. And tooling for this particular product is not that elaborate.
The accuracy they would have you believe is so critical is really rather
trivial for any shop. One would wonder though, why they would go to the
extent of milling when other, more economical but equally effective methods
exist.


where does it say they are milled?

"Many woodworkers have difficulty assembling projects; it is hard to
square corners while juggling clamps. More disheartening is leaving
the glue to cure, only to discover that things crept out of alignment
while the piece was clamped.

This pair of right-angle brackets is ideal for temporarily attaching
to opposite corners of a cabinet carcass, drawer or box to prevent
this frustration. Accurately made from 3/16" aluminum, they are square
to a tolerance comparable to most machine squares.

May also be used as braces for constructing power tool jigs or
assembly fixtures."