For anyone that's not in the mailing list, elpeterson is talking about the delay of the GB until Monday. I think that somewhere along the way, the quote from my PCB manufacturer got messed up and I'm now being underquoted. This might cause the PCB cost to go up, and I want to settle the price and make sure that I'm not putting myself in a bad position before going live.
Also, I did an admittedly bad job prepping my Vendors/proxies for the launch so a few more days will help everyone get on board. Monday will definitely be the launch of the GB though! Everything is ALMOST there.
On the plate front: I think that it was actually my confusion on the polishing. Even in an earlier post, I confirmed that it wouldn't be a mirror sheen. I've discussed it with my machinist and this is what I should have been expecting, I just forgot because it was such a long time since I ordered the samples. That being said, the finish is a very uniform, machine brushed finish, and the blemishes on the plate were just oil marks that I washed off very easily. Overall, I'm pretty damn happy with these plates now. If you want a mirror finish, you will have to put in the elbow grease yourself, but if you're OK with a sort of matte brushed look, these will be right up your alley!