how do they manage to do it for the price? I know the quality will be questionable, but as many of the home made light builders say, the parts would cost more.
Cost of manuf is affected by several factors, some of which are that these lights will be produced in large quantities, from a factory employing very cheap labour. In a country that has a very different corporate taxation strategy, and then finally, China is dragging its heels on revaluing its currency, etc, etc.
I can't post for other well known UK made lights, but ime, the components I buy are pretty much at a retail price, which has a huge effect on the overall cost of a light. That and the fact that in my case, component specs are quite high.
Its the component retailers who make out of people who make handmade lights.
Parts alone, for a good light, may cost around £200. Thats just to get them to your front door.
Trout once posted a cost break-down for one of his lights. A list of parts and their cost. For those who don't realise, it was a good "eye-opener".
Luminous.
