The cost may go down 45%

Hello those who are following my attempts to make alternative, improved (that is Janko and jammer keyboard conversion) keys.
On Friday, I met with the local engineer for Hong-Kong Moulding, a firm that sells plastic parts in Vancouver via intermediaries in Hong-Kong and manufactures in said parts in Shi Jie Dongguang Guangdong.
Interesting experience, as I had to work, carefully, through an interpreter. Since this is a fair amount of money, and a mistake can mean that I'm eating "Kraft dinner" (an inexpensive Canadian macaroni and powdered cheese dish) for a while.
The bottom line is that by removing the "hook" on the key (the thing that juts down, hooking over a bumper on the base) and making it a glue on part, costs will come down 45% or so.

So I'm getting there, the cost has gone from ridiculous ($6,500 startup +  2.50/2 keys, limit of 2000 keys) to exorbitant ($6,400 + .40/2 keys, many, many keys possible) to just barely possible $under (?) $4,000 + $0.30/2 keys.

The next step? Stay tuned.

Ken.