Cannot set an FR10 pilot budget without fixture hours

MattBailey · 27 Sept 2025, 17:26 UTC

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MattBailey
I priced an FR10 spacer-loading pilot but left fixture development as internal work. My colleague rightly wants hours. How should we bound the first trial?

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SofiaBell0630
Replying to MattBailey

Start by agreeing which question the trial buys you an answer to. Two representative spacer sizes might be enough to test changeover, for example, but count preparation, fixture work and somebody else trying the handover. Your own time belongs in it too.

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MattBailey
Replying to SofiaBell0630

Our question is whether preparation erases the loading saving. One common spacer and the awkward short one seem suitable.

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SofiaBell0630
Replying to MattBailey

Compare both from the same incoming state, then. I would also agree a spending limit and who can stop the trial; an interesting new fixture idea can otherwise keep the estimate open indefinitely.

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MattBailey
Replying to SofiaBell0630

We agreed those two sizes and a capped fixture estimate before committing. My colleague and I must approve any extension.

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SofiaBell0630
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Did the fixture estimate come back, Matt? Curious whether the bounded version still looks worth trying to both of you.

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