[PART 1] Official BLF GT Group Buy thread. Group buy officially closed! Lights shipping.

[JasonWW]

@JEK

In what list of space? What’s the value?

Your gonna have to be more specific. I have no idea what your talking about.

[Essexman]

@IndyArcher

@Kindle

FWIW the rule of thumb for doing cobra weave with paracord is 1 foot of cord for each inch of the final product. So a 28” strap will require about 280 feet of paracord.

I’ve done hundreds of bracelets and lanyards over the years. Piece of cake. But how do you handle the excessively long pieces of paracord when making extremely long objects like a sling, dog leash, etc?

Make a very long jig.

Edit: rereading your question, I guess you mean the long lengths of working cord. Bunch it up and hold with rubber bands works well I find.

[m000]

Hello.

If still possible, please add me to the 2nd group buy list. Alternative shipping preferred, as DHL is both a guaranteed tax hit and bigger hassle to declare.

Thanks

[JasonWW]

@m000

Hello.

If still possible, please add me to the 2nd group buy list.

Thanks

Coyotehawk will add you to the list when he does his next update. It will be early January when you will get a PM (personal message) and e-mail giving you all the details of where to go and how to pay.

Welcome to BLF.

[cypher1024]

Please put me down for a third GT.

[delight]

Please put me down for a GT

if possible with the name “Giggles” written in comic sans

[AlexGT]

FOR GAWD’S SAKE… SHIP THEM OUT ALREADY!!! :rage: :person_facepalming:

[manxbuggy1]

@AlexGT

FOR GAWD’S SAKE… SHIP THEM OUT ALREADY!!! :rage: :person_facepalming:

+1000!! Lol.

[Texas_Ace]

Ok, I finally got a bit more info on what is causing the delays with the shipping.

It seems that there were 2 minor issues found during the QC checks that are now having to be fixed manually 1 at a time.

The first is that the rubber switch boots that should have been transparent turned out to be not-so-transparent (think when Thorfire shipped the S70 without a gray switch cover?). So they had to source replacement and are now having to install them in all 1000 lights manually.

The second was that the PCB fab house apparently flipped a 0 in the code to a 1 and caused some minor issues with the firmware. The hardware is fine, no worries. They are having to go through and reflash all 1000 drivers manually though.

Why they didn’t give us these details last week, I am not sure. My guess is they were too busy trying to work them out and with Neal at his wedding it just got delayed in reaching us.

The plus side is that they caught the issue before they were shipped out and saves everyone the hassle of having to sort these out later.

No word on when they will start shipping yet. As soon as the issues are sorted out I am sure. I am not sure if they will ship them out as they are done or if they will wait until all 1000 are ready first.

[BrianK]

@delight

Please put me down for a GT

if possible with the name “Giggles” written in comic sans

You can do anything you want to it after you receive it. Lumintop is just making them and won’t take custom orders.

[yclongthrow]

Well it’s better they caught the mistakes than us.

[Yokiamy]

Thanks for the update TA!
They can leave the not-so-transparent switchcover on my GT and put a spare transparent in the box.
Firmware has to be good, so i am more then happy that Lumintop does a great job on the QC part (remember the first batch of Q8’s ? )

[AlexGT]

OK, Thanks for the update TA it’s better to have them checked and re-checked to make sure everything is going to be perfect for the end user, since this light has drawn lots of attention from the flashlight community and manufacturers alike to the LuminTop brand, they seriously better not drop the ball…

Guess I won’t be having it for Christmas… :cry:

But good things come for those who wait…! :+1:

[JIGHEADWORM]

Bummer i was gonna use it for Christmas entertainment . Better to have it later and perfect than sooner and messed up.

[DB_Custom (Dale)]

Think Blondie…

One way or another, I’m gonna find ya’
I’m gonna get ya’, get ya’, get ya’, get ya’
One way or another, I’m gonna win ya’
I’m gonna get ya’, get ya’ ,get ya’, get ya’
One way or another, I’m gonna see ya’
I’m gonna meet ya’, meet ya’, meet ya’, meet ya’
One day maybe next week, I’m gonna meet ya’
I’m gonna meet ya’, I’ll meet ya’
I will drive past your house and if the lights are all down
I’ll see who’s around

[Bozlight29]

Great QC, good job Lumintop. So Neal can ship them after all, happely married.

[g_sintornillos]

@Texas_Ace

Ok, I finally got a bit more info on what is causing the delays with the shipping.

It seems that there were 2 minor issues found during the QC checks that are now having to be fixed manually 1 at a time.

Thanks! :+1:
This update helps to appease my anxiety
This delay indicates that the Giggles Team is doing its job very well

@Texas_Ace

Better to take some extra time now and not have to deal with issues later.

it is shipped, when it is shipped

Giggles!

[vestureofblood]

@Texas_Ace

Ok, I finally got a bit more info on what is causing the delays with the shipping.

It seems that there were 2 minor issues found during the QC checks that are now having to be fixed manually 1 at a time.

The first is that the rubber switch boots that should have been transparent turned out to be not-so-transparent (think when Thorfire shipped the S70 without a gray switch cover?). So they had to source replacement and are now having to install them in all 1000 lights manually.

The second was that the PCB fab house apparently flipped a 0 in the code to a 1 and caused some minor issues with the firmware. The hardware is fine, no worries. They are having to go through and reflash all 1000 drivers manually though.

Why they didn’t give us these details last week, I am not sure. My guess is they were too busy trying to work them out and with Neal at his wedding it just got delayed in reaching us.

The plus side is that they caught the issue before they were shipped out and saves everyone the hassle of having to sort these out later.

No word on when they will start shipping yet. As soon as the issues are sorted out I am sure. I am not sure if they will ship them out as they are done or if they will wait until all 1000 are ready first.

This is why I am so pleased that Lumintop is making the lights. The level of QC is going to be top notch. The mount of work and attention to detail it takes to pull of a project like this correctly is monumental.

[gastonpatagonico]

Good news !!, does anyone know when the list is updated, of shipments, for the lot of 555 to 1000? pay on December 15 and do not appear in the last update, greetings!

[Gerrit]

@vestureofblood

@Texas_Ace

Ok, I finally got a bit more info on what is causing the delays with the shipping. It seems that there were 2 minor issues found during the QC checks that are now having to be fixed manually 1 at a time. The first is that the rubber switch boots that should have been transparent turned out to be not-so-transparent (think when Thorfire shipped the S70 without a gray switch cover?). So they had to source replacement and are now having to install them in all 1000 lights manually. The second was that the PCB fab house apparently flipped a 0 in the code to a 1 and caused some minor issues with the firmware. The hardware is fine, no worries. They are having to go through and reflash all 1000 drivers manually though. Why they didn’t give us these details last week, I am not sure. My guess is they were too busy trying to work them out and with Neal at his wedding it just got delayed in reaching us. The plus side is that they caught the issue before they were shipped out and saves everyone the hassle of having to sort these out later. No word on when they will start shipping yet. As soon as the issues are sorted out I am sure. I am not sure if they will ship them out as they are done or if they will wait until all 1000 are ready first.

This is why I am so pleased that Lumintop is making the lights. The level of QC is going to be top notch. The mount of work and attention to detail it takes to pull of a project like this correctly is monumental.

Yes indeed vestureoofblood, good work takes time.