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Originally Posted by nothingman
Nice find, Nezil!
Why do you suppose they made it taper so drastically and didn't engineer a more gradual reduction in diameter?
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It's 100% cost. There are more elegant ways to produce it, but not at costs the market will bear. Alternative methods could include casting which has a huge upfront cost for a very cheap piece, 3D printing which has a huge cost of machine operating time, or other expensive methods.
The taper could be created using sheet aluminum and a roll former to shape a cone, or buying premade transitions. That said, both of those add cost in terms of materials and labor operations. That piece is about the best the market gets for under $200.