Whats up with oddnot
Attending SWAT at the beginning of September was the result of a suggestion I was given by several people at Turn On Chicago symposium in Chicago. They liked what I had created and recommended selling at the Texas show. They said it was an excellent show, and was very well attended. It was maybe second only to the AAW symposium.
Working many long days I put everything I had into filling the orders taken at the Turn on Chicago show and producing enough product to sell at SWAT (Southwest Association of Turner’s). The lesson I learned in Chicago was to have enough product so you don’t have to take orders and keep people waiting.
Quite a few vacuum cups and friction lotus were brought and available at SWAT but that was not enough to fill demand. So we took orders to bridge the gap. Most orders were filled before the Segmented turners show in Northbrook.
When you sign up for a show it is well in advance of the event. The people who organize these events want everyone to show up as expected. It’s like having a party, it’s no fun if most everyone doesn’t show up. When the date came I wanted to honor the commitment. So I showed up as prepared as I could be. Bob Lenard has been a great help in introducing me to the symposium circuit . He attended and supporteted me at both of the prior shows. This time he would not be available because surgery for his cataracts was scheduled. My wife said she would try to fill in and help with register.
All things in life are subject to change. She became ill and would not be able to attend so I decided to go it alone. To my surprise who shows up. Pirate Bob-L. Translation: Bob survived a sucksefull surgery Thursday morning and couldn’t sit still on Friday. He surprised me with a tap on my shoulder and a patch on his eye. When he heard that I would be alone he forgo watching many of the demonstrations and helped me in the booth. The show was a bigger success than expected. We sold what we had and took orders for the rest.
Square one or where are we now. I will share more details latter but here’s where things stand. I said that orders taken at the show would be starting to ship in about three weeks. It looks like that estimate will hold. I expect to start shipping out this Friday the 28th. Orders will be filled in the order they were taken. There is no easy way to update each person on their order ETA. I expect all orders to be complete in the next two and a half weeks. The new equipment is produceing aluminum hubs very quickly. There are many steps however in completeing the whole. Everything is starting to flow.
