{"id":88,"date":"2012-10-19T17:14:55","date_gmt":"2012-10-19T16:14:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.amberspyglass.co.uk\/?p=88"},"modified":"2012-10-19T17:15:35","modified_gmt":"2012-10-19T16:15:35","slug":"makerslide-production-on-track","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amberspyglass.co.uk\/blog\/2012\/10\/19\/makerslide-production-on-track\/","title":{"rendered":"MakerSlide Production On Track"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here’s a piece of good news. \u00a0The first lot of eShapeOko kits includes American-made MakerSlide, brought to the UK at great expense. \u00a0(For those familiar with the assembly issues of ShapeOko Inventables batch 3, don’t worry: our plates have holes large enough to work with the MakerSlide tolerances.) \u00a0As you know, Harry Raley bravely endeavoured to produce MakerSlide in the UK, and launched this successful Ulule campaign<\/a>. \u00a0He had an extrusion die made, which arrived at the aluminium extrusion company yesterday, and they did a test run earlier today. \u00a0The resulting samples are on their way to us. \u00a0So we’re on schedule on this front.<\/p>\n

We have a new shipment of V-wheels coming, and they will be here before the MakerSlide, so that’s also on track. \u00a0The laser-cut parts we have already (except for the spindle mount, of which we have no news…). \u00a0Everything else is already in stock, or on its way to us, so hopefully there will be no delays with the November shipments.<\/p>\n

Also, thank you for all the useful suggestions we received about the belt clamps. \u00a0Keep them coming. \u00a0Lots of good ideas (some of which we had thought of, some new and intriguing). \u00a0We can produce absolutely marvelous belt clamps, I assure you; the difficulty is in staying this side of \u00a320 for one…<\/p>\n

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