Extrusion is actually not all that expensive. I hope to have many of my production parts extruded instead of laser cut within the next 2 years (need more volume to make it work for me).
You can get as little as 500 pounds extruded and anodized for about $2.65 per pound (***price as of ealier this year***) - not bad at all. Die costs are not all that bad, either. Most places want to extrude a minimum of 1000 pounds, though, so you have to poke around a little to find a smaller place if you can't use 1000 pounds of your profile.
If you are serious about getting a real quote, I may be able to help you - I would have to dig for the info, but I could look up the contact (New Jersey or Delaware) for you. They treated me right - I was VERY pleasantly suprised at the cost and the service. One part I looked at was not as intricate as what you show - it was a lever that was about 5" across, 2" wide with a few holes and the die cost was $1800. My initial investment would have been under $3K for this part to get 500 pounds of this profile.
Example - machining the above mentioned part currently costs $6.58 each. Extrusion - $0.43 each after cutting and tumbling (die cost not included). Awesome. OH - and this is Stateside - not overseas.
For volume, you can not beat extrusion. Not with lasers, CNC, EDM - nothing beats the extrusion costs for appropriately sized, high volume aluminum part production.
Scott
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