AKBiocca Engineering

Today I’m working on inventory and setting up the catalog for January. There are a dozen sets of parts remaining for the CSV17 and CSV19 launchers, and the threaded launcher is not quite ready, so we will start the year with the current model. When these are sold the threaded launchers should be available.

The Mill has been repaired, a new motor controller was adapted and installed. The compressor is still out, will need to address that soon.

The new catalog pricing will shift a bit as we move some costs from the handling category to the launcher base price. So shipping & handling costs will go down while the launcher base will go up some. The total may go up slightly reflecting increases in component costs that we previously did not pass on.

We are planning to go to Quartzfest in mid January which will stop production for a week or more. Hope to see you there!

We will be taking orders through November 30. During December ordering will be suspended so we can catch up, fix the mill and finish the new “T” model launchers and spend more time with the family. Ordering will re-open in early January.

Thanks to all our customers! Have a great Holiday!!

The previous two weekends we were away, so progress was significantly slowed. This weekend I spent just about the whole time in the shop and made a lot of PVC dust. Half a dozen orders went out, but many more parts were made. Next weekend will also be a good production weekend, and we should be just about caught up after that.

I had a phonecall today while I was in the noisy cafeteria for lunch. Someone wanted to talk to me but they didn’t leave a number and by the time I knew the cellphone was ringing they had hung up. It is best to exchange some email with me so we can choose a time for our phonecall. If a message is left I could return the call, or if caller id was available, but this caller left no way to return their call, and no email.

We’re extending the In Time For Field Day kit order window through May 5th to allow the Emcomm Hamfest folks a chance to order for pre-Field Day delivery.

Orders placed after May 5th will not be guaranteed to arrive in time for Field Day. We may stop taking orders for a short time so we can catch up.

Thanks for your support!