Quote Originally Posted by gabe View Post
2/ with cost of labor being so high, we need to automate the process. It becomes a question of capital investment. We released the stackables following demand from XS members.. so it was a trial, and we made a small quantity to test the market. If the product takes off, then I'd would certainly be inclined to provide precut tubing.
With all due respect to your business vision Gabe, IMHO, if the product does take off (and I really don't see a reason why it shouldn't... it is a really good idea) providing pre-cut tubing might not be the best option.

As you already provide with those stubby fittings (which do have a cost attached to them), and you've already said that you are not properly tooled to do so (which means, atm is a blank canvas), and considering that tubing is a perishable item, it might be worth looking into making something like the BitsPower D-Plugs.

I'm sure a designs that fits both 25 and 37 mm fan spacing is possible (Koolance does it with the RAM fittings, so does BitsPower with the D-Plugs, using a slightly different solution), it's a permanent fixture (only the O-Rings are perishable, and those are really easy/cheap to source), and a much more elegant solution.

And saves you the headache of researching the automated tube cutting tool and the investment on such contraption.

As I said, just a suggestion. There might be hidden obstacles that I fail to see.