Good Morning everyone! so I got an inquiry from a gentleman wanting about 45 knives done (the handles) just your average 4 inch 2 piece metal handle from what I could see. he says the parts come pre-painted with a less than satisfactory coating (poor durability) and he would like me to apply a desert camo like kryptek. he was not brand specific, in fact the image he shared was the knockoff desert kyptek, I don't remember what its called. Anyway if he gives me 45 knives that amounts to 90 pieces. my shop minimum for custom work is 45 but that is most definitely not a custom job. So I could really use some assistance with jigging ideas and a fair range to quote him in. thanks in advance my fellow dippers for any assistance you provide.
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Those are light enough, you could hot glue them in place.
I could see doing 5 knives at once (10 pieces) very easily.
I'd have no ideal about the price.
it would be one thing if you had a constant production run of them...but this is a set amount. Gotta pay for the time to build the jig (which may not ever even be used again).. etc etc
If it were me, I'd blast, Aqualac direct (unless it's steel), dip and clear. Probably around. $8-$10/knife if I had to guess. Maybe slightly more. But...I don't like quoting jobs without sampling. Get a couple and do them so you know what you're getting into AND so he has a sample of what he's getting as a "standard" of quality. Make sure you cover things like shipping, packaging, assembly/disassmbly, etc. They need to be clearly addressed.