SKM-192 Click Mechanism Tap Group Purchase
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hokie
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Thanks everyone! The order period is over. I will begin sending invoices shortly.
hokie
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All invoices have been sent via DM. If you are missing yours, please let me know ASAP.
hokie
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Taps paid for: 60 (our full discount is official!)
Updated: April 18 @ 4:41pm EST
Updated: April 18 @ 4:41pm EST
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Jarod888
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Just paid. Thanks!
hertzogcraig
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Paid. Thank you for putting this together
hokie
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Thanks to everyone who has submitted payments so far!
With about 24 hours remaining in the payment period, I wanted to send out a subtle reminder to the five four two remaining people who placed orders so they don't lose out on this opportunity.
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hokie
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All orders have been paid! Thank you everyone for your timeliness!
I am placing the order with Tapco now. I have already sent Tapco a sample SKM-192 mechanism to confirm the specs and confirm the finished taps will make the appropriate threads to accommodate the mechanism. They agreed to use it for confirmation.
I will post all updates as they are available.
I am placing the order with Tapco now. I have already sent Tapco a sample SKM-192 mechanism to confirm the specs and confirm the finished taps will make the appropriate threads to accommodate the mechanism. They agreed to use it for confirmation.
I will post all updates as they are available.
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hokie
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Some minor progress to report...
As noted in my last post, I mailed Tapco with an SKM-192 mechanism which they received yesterday. I also submitted the order for 60 taps on the same day I mailed the mechanism.
I did not hear a response from Tapco until today when I called to request an update. They confirmed the mechanism is indeed M4.2 x 0.35 (which we kind of knew would be the case) and they guarantee the taps will match (this is the part I wanted to see in writing). However, they caveat that the choice of materials we tap into may impact the resulting fit, so be mindful of that. I agreed and asked to formally submit the order. I wanted to do all of that confirmation stuff just due to the sad stories I read from people who purchased these taps in the past and had no recourse when they ended up being too small or a bad fit.
At 1:50pm EST, they responded indicating they would "send an acknowledgement shortly". As of 8:30pm EST, I haven't received that acknowledgement, but I didn't want to wait around until that happened before I shared what updates I had for those wondering what might be going on.
Thanks for your patience and I'll return with updates as they come.
As noted in my last post, I mailed Tapco with an SKM-192 mechanism which they received yesterday. I also submitted the order for 60 taps on the same day I mailed the mechanism.
I did not hear a response from Tapco until today when I called to request an update. They confirmed the mechanism is indeed M4.2 x 0.35 (which we kind of knew would be the case) and they guarantee the taps will match (this is the part I wanted to see in writing). However, they caveat that the choice of materials we tap into may impact the resulting fit, so be mindful of that. I agreed and asked to formally submit the order. I wanted to do all of that confirmation stuff just due to the sad stories I read from people who purchased these taps in the past and had no recourse when they ended up being too small or a bad fit.
At 1:50pm EST, they responded indicating they would "send an acknowledgement shortly". As of 8:30pm EST, I haven't received that acknowledgement, but I didn't want to wait around until that happened before I shared what updates I had for those wondering what might be going on.
Thanks for your patience and I'll return with updates as they come.
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hokie
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New update worth sharing: Tapco has let me know they project a May 8th shipping date for our order. I'm unlikely to have any more updates until then or shortly thereafter.
Now we wait...
Now we wait...
hokie
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Update: The taps have been paid for and I have received a tracking number!
In the interest of transparency, the shipping to me ended up costing $27.77 via UPS Ground. I'll happily eat the $2.77 that was in addition to the original $25 estimate.
I'll update the group when the taps arrive and when orders start shipping.
In the interest of transparency, the shipping to me ended up costing $27.77 via UPS Ground. I'll happily eat the $2.77 that was in addition to the original $25 estimate.
I'll update the group when the taps arrive and when orders start shipping.
hokie
Member
Hi all.
As part of my commitment to continuous communication with the group purchase participants, I want to share where things stand since my last update...
I still have not received the order.
Received this email a few days ago:
But as of this morning, May 11:
Kind of unusual, but I'll remain patient for now. If I don't see any movement by Monday, I will reach out to Tapco to let them handle it. It's between them and UPS until it arrives at my doorstep as far as I'm aware. Sometimes packages just pop up out of the blue.
Have a good weekend!
As part of my commitment to continuous communication with the group purchase participants, I want to share where things stand since my last update...
I still have not received the order.
Received this email a few days ago:
But as of this morning, May 11:
Kind of unusual, but I'll remain patient for now. If I don't see any movement by Monday, I will reach out to Tapco to let them handle it. It's between them and UPS until it arrives at my doorstep as far as I'm aware. Sometimes packages just pop up out of the blue.
Have a good weekend!
hokie
Member
Maybe, but it seems to have gotten stuck in PA. I'm not too up to speed on logistics, so any explanation is possible to me.
hertzogcraig
Member
Where do you live? I'm in Dillsburg, just 20 minutes south of Harrisburg. Maybe when they do show up I can save you a little bit of shipping and just meet up with you.
hokie
Member
Thank you very much for your offer! I live in Virginia, but the package just seems to be stuck in a UPS distribution center on its way to me. If there were such a thing as intercepting a package along its route, I'd definitely consider doing so for a lot of my packages due to my impatience. haha
hertzogcraig
Member
Gotcha. Yeah where it shows it's sitting is like 20 minutes from me