So the plates look like this. Which isn't what I wanted since you can see splatter marks on the front (look at the top of the switch cutout). They should have a brushed type finish on the front. I've determined that the cutter didn't sand the burrs off giving the plate a brushed finish since they may not have been too many burrs.
But that's not so bad. However, on some of the plate they did take an angle grinder to get rid of some burrs (apparently not enough to send through the machine like they have every other time I've ordered from them). You can see in the image below the ground and 2b stainless finish mixed together.
Here is a picture of all 3 finishes. The top plate on the left is the finish they should have came with. The plate under it, in the middle is what I did in my shop. and the bottom is the standard 2b finish not showing any of the angle ground finish (it seems like a lot of them have it)
So here are the options with pros and cons
A) Send them back to the cutter to have the top left finish applied - Pro
- Finished with no cost (I think)
- Cons
- This could take a while. If I does, I won't be able to ship them myself. That means I have to ship all of them to Flynn and he would ship them. It seems like Flynn is short on time, so I don't know when you would get your plate
B) Have me finish them with the middle plate finish - Pro
- I have them sooner and I wouldn't need to ship to Flynn to ship to you (Again, Flynn doesn't seem to have a lot of time, so that could take a while)
- Seems to be more consistent than sending back to the cutter (The cutters finish sometimes misses spots and he doesn't care since the only thing he cares about are burrs)
- Con
- Takes my time, material and machines so I'm going to charge $4 per plate to refinish
C) Do nothing - Pro
- Get you plates the fastest and cheapest
- Con
- Have to finish yourself (elbow grease, + sandpaper)
So what do you guys want to do? Also, as stated in the OP, 3700 plates cannot be finished by me or the cutter. You'll have to do that yourself.
***********Also, about shipping. I was thinking there are 3 ways to ship. Wrapped in thick packing paper + 1 layer of bubble wrap, a backer board make of 1/4" hardboard + 1 layer of bubble wrap + packing paper or a large game board box (that's the only box that will fit a 1800 that is a standard size USPS shipping box).
Thoughts?