We had a great time at Radiofest. We spoke with a lot of great folks. There was a lot of interest in the first Threaded CSV17. It came home with us, so it will shortly be shipped to a recent customer… More are on the workbench now in various stages of construction. The new instructions are nearly finished for kit versions of the threaded design. All purchased models will be threaded now, the last few non-threaded kits will go out shortly for earlier orders.

The new threaded launchers are  easier to assemble and maintain. The instructions are simplified so more people will be able to construct kits. The new kits will have fewer PVC cement joints, and no epoxy is required. If a launcher gets broken it is easier to repair the threaded components.

The first threaded launcher is operational. This unit launched a ball towing line 135 feet high during initial testing.

The new kit instructions will be ready soon. Orders after 3/10/2010 will be the threaded design. These are easier to assemble and more easily maintained.

This launcher will be displayed and available for sale at the Monterey Radiofest NEXT WEEKEND. Hope to see you all there.

Today I’m working on inventory and setting up the catalog for January. There are a dozen sets of parts remaining for the CSV17 and CSV19 launchers, and the threaded launcher is not quite ready, so we will start the year with the current model. When these are sold the threaded launchers should be available.

The Mill has been repaired, a new motor controller was adapted and installed. The compressor is still out, will need to address that soon.

The new catalog pricing will shift a bit as we move some costs from the handling category to the launcher base price. So shipping & handling costs will go down while the launcher base will go up some. The total may go up slightly reflecting increases in component costs that we previously did not pass on.

We are planning to go to Quartzfest in mid January which will stop production for a week or more. Hope to see you there!