Hope springs eternal, I guess. Oh, what's the consensus on lube....I've seen noalox and vaseline mentioned. What's the consensus?
Either vaseline or Noalox on the top tube threads, that's all you need.
On the Mark-T Infinity Atomiser, there will be more satin ones available this time, so as long as you're subscribed to the list, and purchase when you get the email, you should be fine. No need for a mad rush.

Hopefully we'll get them in the next few days, but if not, then it will be once we get back from our holiday.
As to the satin drip tips, this next lot of atomisers apparently has the shined drip tips again, but Mark tells me he's working on satin drip tips. In the meantime, if you must have a satin drip tip, I would recommend the Super-T satin ones as they are a very good match.
Some great photos by the way!