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So I just watched the Nick Shabazz disassembly of the Brouwer. I was surprised to see how the internal stop pin was set up (the shape of the steel liner was not what I expected). From a production point of view, is there any added cost for the milling of the Brouwer as compared to a "traditional" stop pin on the Sage 2? Does the prototyping/testing stage take longer when you have a brand new design?
https://youtu.be/n0j_s13Huzo
EDITED: Added video.