I'm from Israel, I was going to go for the SS, don't like copper & brass, and all my atties are SS anyway (matchy matchy), would appreciate a link to your friends online store, Is it possible to select the switch and housing material there as well?
Regarding the artisan daedalus, I got the pro version, some of the difference I believe are the guides and in the inserts to the round wire guide, very easy to do normal fused claptons, but I didn't manage a single staggered fused clapton with it. Also though the coils come out looking great, and i did try many variations for triple or quad core, most simple coils I buy off wotofo with the same specs (and N80) just seem to ramp up a little faster, don't know why that is, but I assume I had worse grades of N80 wire or something.