I am very grateful for everyone's support, understanding and all of the ideas and input that made development of these tips possible.
Yes, family is the most important thing in my life. For the most part the changes are working well. We didn't make it all the way down the list, but I guess we have to have some for next year too
Speaking of family my son wants to start doing the sanding and buffing. Of course the quality of the work will remain the same. This will give me more time to further improve the programing and lathe function. It will also provide him with some spending money which is always wanted by a almost 18yr old boy. On Fridays and Saturdays he will be working on them. He will start next Saturday, this weekend his wisdom teeth are getting pulled. As he finishes the tips I will post up pictures.
At the end of the month if we are close to finishing all of the requested tips I will push the mailing date back a little so I can finish them all.
When I ordered the blanks for this batch I also ordered blanks for the next batch. They are a blank that I have never turned before and they have a lot more color and patterns than the other acrylic blanks I have used in the past. I am planning to make most or all of the next batch in these blanks. The cost is about the same as tru-stone so the tip price should be the same.
I can't wait to see them come off of the lathe. Here are pictures of the blanks.
Terry, what style did you want the sandstone and chocolate toffee in. I think those are the ones you wanted months ago