Sold/Expired The Mako AAA Titanium Flashlight

[Bullzeyebill]

The circuit boards?

Yes, backside of circuit boards.

Bill

 

[Drywolf]

Are we there yet?
Are we there yet?
Are we there yet?
Are we there yet?
Are we there yet?

:laughing:

 

[DeanJ]

Sorry for the double post, I guess I asked my question in the wrong thread.

"What is the diameter of the hole for the split ring?"

Thanks

 

[Endeavour]

DeanJ: No problem. 1.75mm. Why do you ask?

To all: No updates at present. I'm sitting on a pile of drivers, LEDs, batteries, and various other parts here itching to build these but still haven't received the machined parts from the shop. I'm very displeased by this and will continue adding fuel to the fire beneath them to get these things in soon. This project was not supposed to take this long and I apologize again for the length of time that has transpired - the idea was for it to be a relatively quick turnaround from order placement to arrival.

I'll keep you all posted.

Take care.

-Enrique

 

[moeman]

Do you want me to go by the shop and have a talk with them?

im itching for a Mako.....

DeanJ: No problem. 1.75mm. Why do you ask?

To all: No updates at present. I'm sitting on a pile of drivers, LEDs, batteries, and various other parts here itching to build these but still haven't received the machined parts from the shop. I'm very displeased by this and will continue adding fuel to the fire beneath them to get these things in soon. This project was not supposed to take this long and I apologize again for the length of time that has transpired - the idea was for it to be a relatively quick turnaround from order placement to arrival.

I'll keep you all posted.

Take care.

-Enrique

 

[Sector7]

Thanks for the update Enrique, I know its not your fault and beyond your control, don't sweat it. The long wait will just make the Mako all the more treasured and valued.

 

[carrot]

Thanks for keeping us in the loop Enrique.

Don't forget, you promised pictures of parts as they come in... when the bodies and heads come in we need pics to whet our appetites!

 

[edc3]

Thanks for the update. Better bad news than no news at all.

 

[DeanJ]

DeanJ: No problem. 1.75mm. Why do you ask?

I had my fingers crossed that it would be wide enough to fit on a twisty key ring - without a split ring (and too impatient to wait and see).

 

[Skeptic]

Thanks for the update Enrique. As disappointing as it is for us, I am sure your frustration is a magnitude higher at least!

Still looking forward to the Mako, after getting the Aeon for Christmas I am willing to wait. Even though it is hard, the payoff will be worth it.

 

[kraz]

Hi Enrique,
Please post the shops phone number so we can call them. I'll bet we can motivate them enough to get your jobs moved to the top of the queue! :devil::devil:

 

[The Coach]

Yo, Enrique, give me their address and I'll send my uncle Nunzio over there, he's a real people person. 😱

 

[exoticmoonlight]

Hello everyone, I'm new in town and can anybody tell me how I can place my order for the Mako AAA titanium? Is there a waiting list or do I just give a "shout out" to Enrique in this forum? 😗

 

[Endeavour]

Hello Everyone.

I have some unpleasant news and I am extremely upset about it. Here is an e-mail, verbatim, received from the shop just now:

Enrique.

The past 8 weeks has been uncommomly difficult for our company. The circumstances we have encountered have in some instances been too much for us to overcome. This include these parts made from titanium.
At this point I know you would better served by another company to manufacture and complete your parts.
We thought we could work thru this difficult time. Altough we had the best intent to complete you order and orders of others, circumstances have prevented us from doing so. We now know our company needs to review our business model and determine the course we will take.

The shop has claimed several excuses over the past few weeks, ranging from broken machines to some nasty blizzards having pushed their schedules back a week or two. I have been told that the parts were nearly completed many times, and for the past 4 weeks I have been under the impression that the heads were completed and ready to ship and that most of the cases were done but the balance would be ready "in a week". Throughout January I have been given dates of guaranteed arrival of parts, four times now, and each date has come and gone with nothing having arrived. The latest date was supposed to be "parts in hand by the 23rd" (tomorrow). I placed the order for all this stuff in November, and have been dragged around with delivery assurances repeatedly; had I known this was going to happen, or simply been told the above a month ago, I would have sourced a new shop long ago and have avoided wasting an entire month for nothing. 😡

So here's where we stand: Everything needed to build the Makos is in stock and sitting on my shelf awaiting final assembly. LEDs, Drivers, Foam Washers, Batteries, O-Rings, are all here waiting to be built, and the only thing missing are the machined parts. I have several shops in line to begin the machining process anew for these parts, and the project is proceeding ahead exactly as planned; the problem faced is only one of time, nothing else.

I expect now that a reasonable timeframe to expect delivery of the Makos is late February or March. Let there be absolutely no doubt that you will receive what you have paid for from me.

Folks, I am at the mercy of my suppliers when it comes to these projects and can't control what happens on things that aren't done in house, and while I've never had a shop bail out on me like this before, I generally avoid prepays to avoid people having to wait an excessively long time from payment to arrival of product. Ultimately, however, the buck stops here. I am completely sorry for what has transpired to date and will do whatever I can to expedite the process for those of you who stay on, and cheerfully refund the purchase to those of you who no longer wish to wait, just e-mail me and I'll get everything taken care of for you straight away.

On a slight positive note, to those who missed out on the initial offering of the Makos and have e-mailed me asking if I had any extras available, I will now be able to make a larger batch of machined parts to accommodate the demand. I will place a link to the ordering page in the first post a little while after this writing.

If you have any questions, comments, concerns, or otherwise, please do not hesitate to contact me here, via PM, or via e-mail at [email protected]. If there's anything I can do for you folks in the meantime, please do contact me.

Again, my sincerest apologies for the time it has taken to get this project out the door, but I am working as quick as I can to get these Makos in your hands as soon as possible.

-Enrique

 

[Unforgiven]

Thank you for the update Enrique.

At this point, I intend to wait for completion of the project and look forward to future updates. :thumbsup:

 

[kaichu dento]

Thanks for the well written reply and I'm sure most, if not all of us will still be on board.

 

[Rudi]

Nobody will be left in the dark by this delay.
Good riddance of an unreliable and deceptive machine shop.

 

[exoticmoonlight]

Hi Enrique,

I just joined the forum and asking everyone if they can tell me where to order the Mako AAA titanium flashlight. I guess there's no other best place, but to ask you. Can you stake my claim for two Mako AAA titanium white leds? I can send you my email, or direct me to the ordering website. I don't know about anybody else, but I'm taking one step forward. I'm with you all the way Enrique!!!

 

[moeman]

this is sad news, but thank you for the update!

 

[Sector7]

The people at the machine shop that jerked you need to be dropped off near the Pine Barrens for the Jersey Devils. Seriously, Thank you for keeping us informed on the situation. I am sticking with Enrique's professionalism by keeping the order and looking forward to the final product. :thumbsup:

Can you stake my claim for two Mako AAA titanium white leds? I can send you my email, or direct me to the ordering website. I don't know about anybody else, but I'm taking one step forward. I'm with you all the way Enrique!!!

Just email him [email protected]