I have completed all the machining work on the Skinnyflex run. I am in the process of bagging and boxing all the parts that need to be sent to the anodizer this week. I am waiting for the grips and will get the box circuit cards shortly. No, I do not have any idea - repeat, ANY IDEA, when they will be shipping. I need to get the parts back from the anodizer, get the grips in and get the circuit cards in. After that, I have to organize and assemble some parts of the sabers and get them boxed up for shipping. When I get close to shipping, I will send messages to run participants to get correct shipping information.
In case anyone cares:
72 sabers (no, there are no extras available right now, please do not ask if I have any extras)
26 seperate machined parts per saber = 1872 individually machined parts
1 bought out part (brass pins set of 4, made by TCSS using my models) = 288 parts
16 different parts of hardware = 26 individual pieces of hardware per saber = 1872 total pieces of hardware (screws, nuts, threaded rod, etc)
72 grip sets = 432 grips
1 circuit card = 72 cards
2 switches per saber = 144 switches.
That's 4680 individual pieces I need to keep track of and organize.
Again, no, I do not have a timeline when they will ship. Please have patience as I still have some work to do and then get them ready for shipping - but it will be soon.
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No, there are no updates on the Obi or Black Mamba runs. I have concentrated solely on the Skinnyflex run to get it finished and the other runs were put on hold to wrap up the Skinnyflex. This weekend I will get back into progress on the Obi run. I have no idea at all what timeframe I am looking at. I will concentrate on the Obi until it is completed and will be messaging run participants soon to plot out the different options people want (TPM versus AOTC) as I will need to get into those parts differing parts soon and need a final count. Soon does not mean in the next three hours - it means soon (a week, or maybe a month) - do not freak out if you don't get a PM today or tomorrow. I am working to complete these runs as quickly as I can. As my back heals, my weekends are getting more productive and I feel like I am accomplishing more.
