SideWinders, Magic Beans, Exotics and more!

I've been receiving a lot of emails, messages and comments in the last two days about missing out on sliders.

To be flat-out honest...

I don't really have a solution for your - BUT, I can explain exactly how this unfolds (pretty much always).

First up, I never artificially limit supply ...never. Here's a list of some reasons why it can feel like that though:

-- A new design will always have slow production at first because we always only have one CNC fixture on which to make it in the machine (no point making multiple fixtures if it's very unpopular and we don't continue with it)

-- I have always found it hard to keep enough raw materials in stock (Titanium, Zirconium, etc.). This is purely a business cashflow thing. So we end up being limited in what we can make (For example: we may only have, say, some thin Titanium on hand ...and can only make thinner sliders for a while). We are starting to build up stock of raw material slowly though.

-- Every so often we will have a CNC machine go down for whatever reason (mechanical issue, something breaks, etc.) - and we REALLY feel it in terms of production.

If something sells well initially, then I make more.

If it keeps selling well, then I will make even more.

If it stops selling well, then I will reduce -- or just stop -- making it.

The above is really as complex as it gets for me.

So what typically happens is there is a lot of demand for a NEW design ...in the beginning (because that's when everyone first sees it and wants it!).

BUT, this is the exact time we have the lowest production. I will increase production as long as it keeps selling (but it takes time because I have to make new CNC fixtures).

If you keep missing out, then either keep trying ...or give it time (because more will be coming).

As I mentioned in yesterday's blog post - I'm going to drop a decent amount of Micro Magic Beans.

I've put a countdown timer on the front page (linking to the specific page they will be dropping on):

Also, as a behind-the-scenes-how-we-do-things ...here's a photo of how we hold the Micro Magic Beans for anodizing:

Even if I say so myself ...the Exotic Sliders we've been making this week have really been something special.

Here's the kind of thing I'm talking about: