Thanks for your question! Cost and availability was a big motivator of the project, so that farmers would have more accessibility to roller crimpers. The cost of materials for this project was $5,853, and the total hours gathering supplies and constructing the crimper was 190. However, with the tutorial, we would hope anyone building the crimper using these plans can reduce the hours significantly. A full report on the project with supplies and costs can be found on SARE's website: projects.sare.org/project-reports/onc21-093/
Fabrication is a favorite of mine.
Is this a $50k pc of equipment ?
Thanks for your question! Cost and availability was a big motivator of the project, so that farmers would have more accessibility to roller crimpers. The cost of materials for this project was $5,853, and the total hours gathering supplies and constructing the crimper was 190. However, with the tutorial, we would hope anyone building the crimper using these plans can reduce the hours significantly. A full report on the project with supplies and costs can be found on SARE's website: projects.sare.org/project-reports/onc21-093/