MOTM

How about the panel orders?  Any word on these?

Mike

--- In motm@y..., "J. Larry Hendry" <jlarryh@i...> wrote:
> I dropped of 1/2 the flat rails and 1/2 the SKB backs at the 
powdercoat
> place today.  The good news is that instead of the normal 3 week 
wait, I was
> told he would have these done next week.
> 
> So, SKB backs and some of the rails will be shipping next week.  
Flat rails
> guys expect invoices this weekend.
> 
> Why only 1/2 the SKB backs?  Because the metal shop missed the 
spec by
> 30/1000 inch width on 1/2 of them.  That doesn't sound like a lot 
on such a
> low tech item.  But, it was more than enough to keep the tops from 
fitting.
> Sigh....  So, I am waiting for that 1/2 to be re-done.  The good 
news is
> that all the tops are OK and I have plenty of 10U backs in 
the "good" half
> to fill all the orders.  The bad news is that ALL of the 5U tall 
backs were
> wrong.  I was promised they would have those replacements made 
right away.
> We'll see what "right away" means.
> 
> Why only 1/2 the flat rails.  Because Aaron's backordered 2500 of 
my screws
> that I use to keep the powdercoat off the threads.  I was told the
> backordered screws would be shipped today.  So next week, the 
remaining 1/2
> (of hopefully everything) goes in to powdercoat.  Given the 
unusually speedy
> response I am getting from the powdercoat place, looks like all 
flat rails
> and SKB backs should be at their destinations before Turkey-day.
> 
> Larry