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Mike:
It would be cool to manufacture cobraheads but no, I don't have any plans to. The set-up cost of casting molds is hundreds of thousands of dollars. It's takes millions of sales to pay off the machinery. But the per-unit cost is very low so that's why cast aluminum is used a lot in mass-production. Same thing with refractors. I'd love to get a bunch of refractors made for me (like the OV-10 style, since those are no longer made) but the set-up cost of the molds is insane. Even if you paid a company to do it they have to set-up the molds and they'd require you to purchase hundreds of units to pay for the cost of the tooling.

HPSM250R2:
What if you were to make your own mold, by removing the internal gear of a cobrahead, and copy it using the powder stuff I have seen used to cast metal parts. There was an episode of How It's Made where they were making manhole covers and the molds were this powdery sandy stuff. They break off the "powder" after they cast them. You would just be replicating the same fixture, but that would be cool to be able to make discontinued fixtures. Sounds easier than it probably would be.

Mike:
How It's Made simplifies everything they show big time. I'm sure it's not super hard to do, but you need the correct equipment, which is very expensive. If I were to start making a discontinued cobrahead it would either be the original boxy M-250A2 or M-250R1. The M-250A is my favorite cobrahead but ARK makes one that's close enough.

HPSM250R2:
Hmm. Seems like it could be done cheaper, without having all the expensive equipment. Half ass, but still cheaper lol.
For G.E., I would make the M250R, the push button without the protruding tab. And original M400. I'd probably prefer the Westinghouse Silverliners though.

Mike:
I prefer the 60s GE over the 70s GEs too but the M-250R1 would be easier since it's got fewer parts.

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