Tantillus Store Stock
Posted by Sublime
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Re: Tantillus Store Stock November 05, 2012 03:18PM |
Looks good, great work! Some feedback, the large images make it a little difficult to use as I have to scroll so much on the page. Maybe change to smaller images / thumbnails with a click-to-zoom lightbox?
I don't know how diverse you want the store to be, and by that I mean... how much different SKUs do you want to stock??
But it might be nice to have some more kits... I'm thinking a print-your-own-parts kit, basically everything except the printed parts? It would also be nice to have a nuts/bolts kit, it's a little expensive to buy a 50 pack of screws the Tantillus only needs 4 or 8 of... I have some local shops I can buy individual screws -- but it ends up being nearly the same price if not more. I just priced out the BOM online and for me the fastener cost around 4x as the machine actually takes. But I would have enough extras of most pieces to build 20 machines due to the hardware coming in packs of 50 or 100. And it would help international builders who perhaps can't readily source the non-metric hardware.
(BTW, what's the status of the all-metric version that some folks were working on?)
I don't know how diverse you want the store to be, and by that I mean... how much different SKUs do you want to stock??
But it might be nice to have some more kits... I'm thinking a print-your-own-parts kit, basically everything except the printed parts? It would also be nice to have a nuts/bolts kit, it's a little expensive to buy a 50 pack of screws the Tantillus only needs 4 or 8 of... I have some local shops I can buy individual screws -- but it ends up being nearly the same price if not more. I just priced out the BOM online and for me the fastener cost around 4x as the machine actually takes. But I would have enough extras of most pieces to build 20 machines due to the hardware coming in packs of 50 or 100. And it would help international builders who perhaps can't readily source the non-metric hardware. (BTW, what's the status of the all-metric version that some folks were working on?)
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Re: Tantillus Store Stock November 05, 2012 04:10PM |
j.samuels Wrote:
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> Looks good, great work! Some feedback, the large
> images make it a little difficult to use as I have
> to scroll so much on the page. Maybe change to
> smaller images / thumbnails with a click-to-zoom
> lightbox?
All of the images are 156px x 156px unless you right click and select view image. If this is not how you see it can you please let me know what browser you are using.
>
> I don't know how diverse you want the store to be,
> and by that I mean... how much different SKUs do
> you want to stock?? But it might be nice to
> have some more kits... I'm thinking a
> print-your-own-parts kit, basically everything
> except the printed parts?
True but unfortunately I will not be stocking motors for anything except my complete machines as they are very difficult to get and cost a fortune to ship (who wants to pay shipping to me plus shipping to them)
It would also be nice to
> have a nuts/bolts kit, it's a little expensive to
> buy a 50 pack of screws the Tantillus only needs 4
> or 8 of... I have some local shops I can buy
> individual screws -- but it ends up being nearly
> the same price if not more. I just priced out the
> BOM online and for me the fastener cost around 4x
> as the machine actually takes. But I would have
> enough extras of most pieces to build 20 machines
> due to the hardware coming in packs of 50 or 100.
> And it would help international builders who
> perhaps can't readily source the non-metric
> hardware.
> (BTW, what's the status of the all-metric version
> that some folks were working on?)
I do have hardware kits in the works but they are not available at this time.
The metric machine works (WillWorkForPlastic designed and printed it and is using it) but it does not work with all of the original parts like the Acrylic panels just yet. If you would like to build one you have to be sure to use only his files and none of my originals.
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> Looks good, great work! Some feedback, the large
> images make it a little difficult to use as I have
> to scroll so much on the page. Maybe change to
> smaller images / thumbnails with a click-to-zoom
> lightbox?
All of the images are 156px x 156px unless you right click and select view image. If this is not how you see it can you please let me know what browser you are using.
>
> I don't know how diverse you want the store to be,
> and by that I mean... how much different SKUs do
> you want to stock??
But it might be nice to> have some more kits... I'm thinking a
> print-your-own-parts kit, basically everything
> except the printed parts?
True but unfortunately I will not be stocking motors for anything except my complete machines as they are very difficult to get and cost a fortune to ship (who wants to pay shipping to me plus shipping to them)
It would also be nice to
> have a nuts/bolts kit, it's a little expensive to
> buy a 50 pack of screws the Tantillus only needs 4
> or 8 of... I have some local shops I can buy
> individual screws -- but it ends up being nearly
> the same price if not more. I just priced out the
> BOM online and for me the fastener cost around 4x
> as the machine actually takes. But I would have
> enough extras of most pieces to build 20 machines
> due to the hardware coming in packs of 50 or 100.
> And it would help international builders who
> perhaps can't readily source the non-metric
> hardware.
> (BTW, what's the status of the all-metric version
> that some folks were working on?)
I do have hardware kits in the works but they are not available at this time.
The metric machine works (WillWorkForPlastic designed and printed it and is using it) but it does not work with all of the original parts like the Acrylic panels just yet. If you would like to build one you have to be sure to use only his files and none of my originals.
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