leomitch wrote:


Amazon treats our northern friends rather harshly! I always get "free shipping on orders over $25". I always keep a few things on my wish list so that if I want to order something small I can add more to my order to get the free shipping. Reading the fine print, I guess Amazon doesn't offer free shipping outside of the U.S. Bummer!

Eureka! I found it...Fastenel carries the 222 Purple Loctite. They are located in both the USA and Canada so anyone looking for it, check your browser and see if there is a Fastenel in your city.

Cheers
Leo

Hey, cool, I didn't know they were in Canada as well. We have one here in town, along with a Fastener's Inc. Both of them are darn handy when you need some hardware!

I'm not entirely sure why companies stiff you so much to ship out of the country, even for a heavy item the flat-rate USPS International boxes are typically much cheaper than they charge.

Thanks guys for the tip on the purple Loctite! I just ordered a batch for testing. If it works well, we can add it to our QC process before the sharpeners go out.

Sweet, talk about 'continual improvement' right there! I'm not sure, I'll have to check, but there might be thumbscrews available with the nylon self-holding patch as well.

Well, Ken got my blank paddles in yesterday! Hopefully I'll have the 1K/2K set some time in the next couple weeks, right about when the 800/1K is supposed to show up. THEN I'll actually be able to get some edges on it! In the next few weeks I'll be having Ken make me up the 5K/8K on the other set of blanks I ordered... THAT should put a respectable edge on for sure!

Way to go Dan! You will be turning out edges that border on atomic quality...little mushroom clouds forming over the edges as they slice and chop!! Scary!

Cheers
Leo

Awesome! I can't wait to hear your results.

wickededge wrote:


You are welcome Clay! I will be getting some of the purple Loctite this week so I can reverse my paddle arms with impunity. Did you order from Amazon or Fatenel's Clay? I think including it in your QC is a wonderful idea. The stuff will be great for both reversing the paddle arms or just for when they are being used normally...no more screws slipping out of place.

Cheers
Leo

Ken shipped the first pair off my way last Saturday, so I'll probably have a chance to play with them mid-week. Really looking forward to it!

I'll have to snag some of the 222MS from the back here and give it a try myself.