What's the reason for this? Is it because they're making most of their money selling to kids that don't really want to build chutes? As far as I can tell, they're only company that includes plastic chutes already prebuilt, am I right on that?
What's the reason for this? Is it because they're making most of their money selling to kids that don't really want to build chutes? As far as I can tell, they're only company that includes plastic chutes already prebuilt, am I right on that?
Assembling parachutes is the second worst thing about building model rockets.
The worst is sanding.
I'd like to a video clip of the machine that puts them together.
It can not be cost effective to have each one done by human hands!
I fixed the first problem by using nylon chutes that come preassembled.Assembling parachutes is the second worst thing about building model rockets.
The worst is sanding.
cheap Chinese labor is going to be the death of America yet.......I fixed the first problem by using nylon chutes that come preassembled.
"I would say that their labour costs are so low it just makes sense to have them pre-assembled. Prolly adds almost nothing to the manufacturing cost of the kit."
That's the advantage of cheap Chinese labor. But there are cheaper places in Asia to have them assembled, like Malaysia, if Estes chose to take advantage of that.
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