Hey everyone, time for another update on the brass parts situation, good and bad news this time.
Good news first, working with the factory, I have found the electrophoretic coating a good replacement to the original coating, I'm going to assume no one wants the inferior UV coat over this.
The bad news, unfortunately my factory has an issue with electroplating. Basically, they cannot electroplate without having a side flawed. This leaves me quite disappointed, because the side that isn't flawed, looks gorgeous (the top piece):
This is what the blemish looks like:
The electroplating issue affects people who wanted either gold or silver electroplating. For anyone who chose UV coated parts, I am swapping you over to electrophoretic parts as I really see no downside to them. As this essentially ends up as a perfect replacement for the original coating, I am redacting the discount I previously offered, as the factory is doing the same. I will ask the factory to make the internal facing parts the "bad" side of the electroplating if anyone is still interested in it. This refers to the bottom of the plate, and the internal facing side of the weight.
Here are more comparison pics:
https://imgur.com/a/0imD0OUSince a lot of people requested the silver electroplating, I will open up a form again to allow people to confirm/change choices. Check your email or message me for a link to it.
You only need to fill the form if you chose silver electroplating (regardless of if you want to change or not), or if you want gold electroplating despite the blemishes and added cost (+$40USD per part). All UV coated parts will be swapped to the electrophoretic coating.
A small progress update:
Polycarb parts have nearly finished the polishing stage, basically nearing completion
Brass parts are on hold as you can see
Steel parts are on hold due to the plating on them being too dull for my liking:
https://imgur.com/a/SnxzD7z We are working on a better plating, I will put out an update when we figure it out.
PCBs are nearing completion, the prototype was late, but should get to me by Monday so I can make sure it's all good before proceeding.
Thanks,
Mx