Only the first 555 needed to send the $14 to lock in the $111 price (well, $115 with paypal fees). These slots were filled many months ago. Everyone else is signed up for the $150 price and does not need to send the $14 down payment.
Yeah, we are starting to wounder what is keeping him as well, a week or so without internet it reasonable but not sure what this delay is about. He said he was preparing for winter and very busy, so maybe that is it?
We have not been trying that hard up to this point as he got in touch with us about a week ago to assure us he was ok, just having internet issues, getting ready for winter and feeling a little under the weather. Needless to say we didn’t feel the need to hound him after that.
I don’t understand or know all the details, but my Wife’s company makes precision graphite parts that are used in high temp manufacturing. She’s a former process engineer for semiconductor manufacturing, so she deals with the semiconductor industry part of the business, where her largest customer is Cree. These parts can withstand a few thousand degree temps in their furnaces without going out of spec. I really don’t know exactly how the parts are used. These companies are pretty secret about their processes and have strict non disclosure agreements.
I’ve seen some of the parts and they don’t look like anything to do with mold making that I’ve ever seen. To be honest, I really don’t know, and have never asked. I have some idea how the parts are machined, micro coated and cooked in 3000ºC furnaces, but don’t know how the final product is used.