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Yup! I start with plate 6061 t-651 alloy aluminum... It's $3.00/lb.... an average sprocket starts at about 5 lbs of material. So it's about $15-$20 per Sprocket for cost of materials

Wow, interesting. I can't imagine how this all works,but I guess it is the bedrock of machine production. I always knew there was a machine shop in the physics department somewhere....