i think a better solution would be to talk a retailer in to getting some made, considering the tooling costs. then maybe a group buy later
edit: deleted my last post for you so you had the proper spot reserved
I'd be fine with option #1 - I know I'm thinking of qty 20-30, and the closer to stock thickness the better, because these will be used for upgrading stock lights for me. If something could be arranged with a one of our retailers, that would be great also. Waiting for something to happen may not be good - from talking with SinkPAD, I get the impression they will not move until pushed.
I would prefer to avoid the tooling costs but hey, it’s not a deal breaker. Any timeline on when they were planning on running the 16mm for their own purposes?
The trend seems to be toward more options in copper stars so unless this is mission critical I would advocate waiting unless there is a major increase in demand to defray the tooling cost. In other words, I’m interested but not enough to throw my wallet off the cliff with the other lemmings. Keep the thread open and maybe post updates on demand vs moq.
Here is how I see it. Between BLF + CPF there is a Waiting Demand for 2-3000 16mm Copper Stars. The first manufacture will sell a lot fast. Sink PAD is waiting for a Sucker to pay for Setup + Tooling costs. Then they will crank out 2-3ooo units + Rake in the Big Bucks. If they wait to long and someone else comes out first they will lose a lot of sales. I say we wait, Time is on our side.
Plan B I think we should look for other Manufactures. I think a BLF Member ? has a Design ready to go. A Ready Design should cut Setup Costs. More than one manufacture will reduce Cost also.
No it’s just a thicker board, so if we want a thicker board it will be around $3 each and that is true once we pay for the tools they will make there’s and resell like they did on the 20mm stars