I suppose when a new part is made from scratch a drawing and a template is made so this should be kept for future builds.
Would it be profitable to build sections for the shelf or is this just too much time consuming and blinking too expensive?
Id have thought having parts made on the shelf would save time and expense at the time of a restoration, I appreciate you may not know when the next one will come through the doors but the guys in Duxford and the guys who do the Hurricanes would benefit from having parts ready to fit rather than having to build.
And wiring looms are these made from scratch for a spitfire at the time or can these be made, Also piping hydraulic hoses etc. Also im sure there is the problem with shelf life to some extent with parts made and a “used by date” to be used.
From a similar mechanical background the company i worked for would not do this on the basis of cost even though it would have saved us time on the job it was better to charge the customer in time than make new parts ready when the work load was quiet.
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