Man o man Isaac long time and sorry the
tanks didn't work out. There was a time some months ago that
tanks were the rage and the best new thing. Looked into several designs with emachineshop and counted the cost and by the time that was done and got off my fat .... I figured it wasn't worth the effort.
Predicted at the introduction of the carto
tanks that these were the best thing since sliced bread and it wouldn't be long before our Asian friends will be mass marketing the original designs. Yep they did and now in chrome 3.5 and 5ml for around 10 bucks.
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Where's the profit margin and how do you compete? It won't be long before folks figure out that paying over 15 bucks for a tank is ridiculous, whether delrin or SS. A few vendors caught the wave in the beginning with the overpriced tanks but those days are numbered for them and will have to lower prices or the tanks are going to sit on the shelves. There are only so many ways to skin a cat and so with the manufacturing of tank end caps. Form with function is ok but the bottom line is if the tanks are to "move" they are now going to have to be at competitive prices. IMO the overpriced tank wave is fading.
As for ideas, get with Switched and Scuba and come up with an IKEN rebuild-able atty
(next new wave) design to throw on your Chameleon....make something simple, classy and not to easy to copy..
Have a happy New Year Isaac and glad you are getting back into the swing of things.
--jed