We’re moving tomorrow. \u00a0Yay!<\/p>\n
We may be without DSL for a while. \u00a0BT messed up my move order (“the system” had\u00a0mysteriously cancelled it, and they had to start over, but, by then, of course a technician was no longer available on the date I needed). \u00a0Boo!<\/p>\n
I got a mobile broadband\/WiFi access point to tide us over. \u00a0I tested it today, and it actually works very nicely. \u00a0Yay!<\/p>\n
I divided the reservations of eShapeoko kits into four lots. \u00a0First lot left earlier this week. \u00a0At the same time, I invited people to place orders for the second lot, which will ship around the end of next week. \u00a0Then I will invite the third lot to place their orders, and the fourth and\u00a0final\u00a0lot a week later. \u00a0After that, the kits will be available in the store, with very little lead time.<\/p>\n
So all is good, except we hit a small snag: we ran out of NEMA 23 motors. \u00a0I was expecting this, so I had ordered a new lot a while ago, but they’re not ready yet. \u00a0They are a special order item with a fairly long lead time, because I wanted to get a specific current rating and impedance that, while not optimal\u00a0for large drivers, are a perfect match for Pololu driver modules (also gShield\/grblShield, TinyG, SmoothieBoard etc). \u00a0I expect the shipping notification any day now. \u00a0If you have reserved a kit and were planning to buy\u00a0NEMA 23 motors from us, hang in there — you won’t lose your place in the queue if you don’t order immediately. \u00a0If you’ve already ordered\u00a0but want to add items to your kit, please contact\u00a0us (or just go ahead and place another order, and we’ll refund the extra shipping).<\/p>\n