Sorry for the bandwidth everyone. This was meant for Moe only. Too
many mouse clicks, I guess....
--- In motm@yahoogroups.com, Phil Peery <ppeery@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Moe,
>
>
>
> This was sad news for me to read, and it must have been a hard
decision to
> make for you. It certainly has been a tough year for our hobby,
I'm sure
> there is nothing but understanding and well wishes for
the "Stooges". I
> would like to add mine as well.
>
>
>
> That being said, as I read your email my heart sank a notch or
two. I had
> promised myself (and gotten agreement from my wife!) that this was
going to
> a banner year for expanding my modular. Stooge Industries
products was
> going to be a big part of that. When I read the email, I
immediately put in
> an order for a bunch of flat rails to make sure I was covered for
my cabinet
> project (hope there is enough stock remaining).
>
>
>
> I was wondering if anyone has contacted you off list to discuss
picking up
> the standard. In my opinion, it would be a shame to see these
services fade
> away. While I haven't invested any real money yet, I have
recently looked
> seriously into some screen printing gear (I had a lot of
experience with it
> in high school and college), and was thinking about setting myself
up for my
> own custom panel needs. Now it seems there may be some room to
expand that
> idea. I do also have access to a full machine shop, owned by my
Dad's next
> door neighbor, for which I also do computer support for. So I
have access
> to some machinery and raw material stock. The only trick for me
would be
> the paint, but in the NJ area that may not be too much of a
problem.
>
>
>
> I'm just brainstorming a bit at this point, but I might be
interested in
> making a run at this, should all the planets line up properly. It
would
> likely start very small, just like you and Larry did originally.
If anyone
> else has expressed interest, please feel free to pass on my email
address to
> them. I would certainly be interested in at least chatting about
it.
>
>
>
> Thanks and best regards,
>
>
>
> Phil Peery
>
>
>
> ---------------
>
> Stooge Industries is closing its (figurative) doors.
>
> Given the well known troubles we have faced recently, and my
decision
> to simplify my life for awhile, this seems like the best solution.
>
> We will sell the current inventory of brackets, flat rails, and
patch
> cables from the website. Once those are gone, that's it!
>
> Please order what you need from <http://www.stoogeindustries.com>
> http://www.stoogeindustries.com
>
> Thanks to everyone who has ever been a customer, or just sent
> encouraging words to us.
>
> Moe
>