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Greetings all!

Been a bit quiet recently, too busy with work, cricket and moving into my new home to really post!

Anyway, I wanted to pick peoples brains. I was at an awards evening for a local college last night, and they asked me to make them a few pens that they can use as prizes for students/staff etc.

After talking to them, and anticipating an order of maybe 20 or 30 slimlines, I had to take a seat when I was asked for 100!

Now they didn't want a figure right away, and there's no deadline for them just in batches of 10-20 over the next year.

So I'm left with working out how much to charge them and also working out mass production.

Any ideas from anyone to make that many on a mass level? Normally I just make up half a dozen or so at a time and my normal method is: Cut, Drill and Glue tubes in all, then turn and finish each one individually.

Cheers,

Adam

<blockquote data-quote="ajmw89" data-source="post: 183284" data-attributes="member: 724">Greetings all!Been a bit quiet recently, too busy with work, cricket and moving into my new home to really post!Anyway, I wanted to pick peoples brains.&nbsp; I was at an awards evening for a local college last night, and they asked me to make them a few pens that they can use as prizes for students/staff etc.After talking to them, and anticipating an order of maybe 20 or 30 slimlines, I had to take a seat when I was asked for 100!Now they didn&#039;t want a figure right away, and there&#039;s no deadline for them just in batches of 10-20 over the next year.So I&#039;m left with working out how much to charge them and also working out mass production.Any ideas from anyone to make that many on a mass level?&nbsp; Normally I just make up half a dozen or so at a time and my normal method is: Cut, Drill and Glue tubes in all, then turn and finish each one individually.Cheers,Adam</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ajmw89, post: 183284, member: 724"] Greetings all! Been a bit quiet recently, too busy with work, cricket and moving into my new home to really post! Anyway, I wanted to pick peoples brains. I was at an awards evening for a local college last night, and they asked me to make them a few pens that they can use as prizes for students/staff etc. After talking to them, and anticipating an order of maybe 20 or 30 slimlines, I had to take a seat when I was asked for 100! Now they didn't want a figure right away, and there's no deadline for them just in batches of 10-20 over the next year. So I'm left with working out how much to charge them and also working out mass production. Any ideas from anyone to make that many on a mass level? Normally I just make up half a dozen or so at a time and my normal method is: Cut, Drill and Glue tubes in all, then turn and finish each one individually. Cheers, Adam [/QUOTE]

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