New parts from diamond polished mold

Ta-da. No comments necessary. Hm, except for the fact that... notice those dots... they are the ejection pin marks... the places where the mold pushes out the part when it's ready. Those areas could have been polished in the same way, perhaps even for the same price, leaving only the contour of a circle - but alas, they didn't do it, and the manufacturer is really about to let us go so we can't ask for any more goodies or tweaks with the quantities we're ordering. That's ok. Considering battery guys can't find the connectors, and that overlay guys can't find the polycarbonate material, this manufacturer is really a gem in China and all right, if we need to keep the dots we'll keep the dots... until we have money to get those parts re-polished in the future.

But for now... what a difference from the muddy parts we've seen to date!

Comments

By fgordon at 2010-10-13 02:30:35 Reply

Congratulations! They look really good. And I like the dots :)

By akw123 at 2010-10-13 10:47:10 Reply

This is just one step in a series of steps as you finalize the production process. Just keep on course to reach the finish line. I hope they fit and function as well as they look.
When do you think you ladies will start thinking about price? If you have been keeping track of what you have spent on R&D, then setting the final pricing becomes a little like gambling and fortune telling; You need to guesstimate the number of units, factor in the production costs. Should be a piece of cake? NO.

By spedoman at 2010-10-13 18:39:50 Reply

It looks really good!!! I say let it stay clear and allow your handiwork to shine through. If the boards are white it will look great. I cant wait to have one.