http://uniqueinc.com/inc/sdetail/1913/1117
$500.00 for the fixture is a crap ton of money. Several people on here have built their own. Maybe one of them would be willing to share their design for a fee. I for one would be interested.
A Bridgeport cost a bit more than 500.00.
Mechanical drawings are great, but you still need the right machine.
Kind of like "WOW, that's alot of money for a cue. I mean, you just put some wood in a lathe and turn it round....right?"
I'm not bashing anyone who wants to make there own, but in lieu of criticizing Unique for putting a price that, in your opinion is too high, let's give them credit for having a readily available tool that does a perfect job.
NOW. That being said, a jig for cutting leather wraps can be made out of wood that does the job just as well. I'm not saying YOU could do it as well with that jig, I'm simply saying I know someone who does it and his wraps are as good as anyone else on the planet.