Sorry to have to correct you, but I posted the pictures for a friend of Buffalo's. That is the only connection with me, and Australia.
The price of any cast specilialty part represents the compensation required for the making or buying of the patterns, shipping them to a foundry, having them cast, shipping to get them machined, making a jig to perform the machining, machining, painting, storage and other holding costs.
I guess if it could be done in a high quality "cheap" manner made in the USA, there'd be producers on every street corner selling their wares, just like mobile phone dealers.
There ..... Rant over!!!
