Anyone here able to suggest or stress test a design for me?
I’m sure I should be able to get the plate for less than £40.
How much do you think ‘engineering’ costs.
I suspect you’re barking up the wrong tree if you think
a) this will be cheaper than just buying a new stem.
b) this will be cheaper than a new boutique frame (if you wanted it CAD’d properly, FEA done and the part machined by CNC)
Even if you did it manually on a mill (it’d take longer to CAD and program a machine to do it) it’s still probably an hours work for someone (at say, £100/hour by the time they’ve covered overheads).
Kudos to anyone that helps you out with it, but I’d suggest they’re putting their time and effort into helping you save a small amount of cash buying a new stem.