When the MakerSlide die problems had started, I made the cautious (read: wimpy) decision to wait until the rail was in sight before I ordered the relatively expensive laser-cut parts for this batch.<\/p>\n
I began that process last week, when Harry got the rail from the extruder, but with the factory now closed for the year, there will be no parts until some point in January.<\/p>\n
Pulleys are still a problem, but we have enough of them on hand for all the orders placed so far and a few more, but not the entire third batch. \u00a0Hopefully, SDP will get back to normal and resume manufacturing them soon. \u00a0I now have access to a lathe, so I can re-bore pulleys if I can find them with a smaller bore. \u00a0Of course, I’d rather not do that, but I’ll do it if I have no other choice — or to save \u00a35 per pulley…<\/p>\n