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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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'De nada' style bump
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Slakkey
Big Wall climber
From Back to Big Wall Baby
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Maybe a couple of things to consider
1. As Zac points out this is just a list to get a basic idea how many drills should be produced.
2. If you put your name on the list you should be prepared to buy a drill once they become available. there may be that one or two that for whatever reason may not be able to but dont put your name on the list unless you are serious about purchasing one.
3. It is up to the individual to keep track of the project on their own through Supetopo announcements etc. and once drills become available to act and purchase the drill you requested asap. If only a limited number of drills are available at that time then once their gone their gone pure and simple. If Luke decides to do another run in due time and you miss out on the first run then you will just have to wait.
I feel that if the process is keep simple then there should be no problems with orders. just my 2cents worth
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Good point, though at some point a price estimate needs to part of this.
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adatesman
climber
philadelphia, pa
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Just FYI a lot of this has already been covered in the other threads... Perhaps the pertinent info could be edited into OP? IIRC Luke's ballparking it at ~$120, which includes one collet. Don't take that as gospel though, Luke's been active in these threads and will chime in with an authoritative answer soon enough.
BTW, for those just catching up this is pretty much a done deal and won't be 5 years in the making like the D5 Hammer was. Luke has the prototype in hand and IIRC is close to releasing it to production. I'd be surprised if they weren't in your eager hands by the end of March at the latest.
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nature
climber
Tuscon Again! India! India! Hawaii! LA?!?!
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Put me on the maybe list, please.
And the D5 hammer project was knott 5 years in the making. maybe it was a year which is more than acceptable considering the nature of the project.
but yes... the drill project is shaping up very very quickly. They do seem like they are a lot easier to produce than the hammers.
D5 #100 owner.
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adatesman
climber
philadelphia, pa
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Sorry Nature, I thought I recalled HealyJE saying it was 5 years from initial concept to delivery. I'd be surprised if that all happened in a year, but if it did color me even more impressed. :-)
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nature
climber
Tuscon Again! India! India! Hawaii! LA?!?!
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you could be correct on that.
Just doesn't seem like 5 years to me.
maybe I'm just still stoned.
If Joseph said 5 years... then it was 5 years.
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Batrock
Trad climber
Burbank
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I am 100% in. Thanks for your hard work. I mean it alot :)
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adatesman
climber
philadelphia, pa
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No worries, Nature. Looks like it was 5 years at the minimum... Just found a couple posts of his mentioning that tidbit mixed in with the ugliness at the end of the hammer thread. More interesting is a search turned up this thread from 2006: The Deuce5 Open Source Hammer Project - II. No idea if there's a Part I, but I can only assume it preceded it. Kudos to them for sticking with it!
Oh, and sorry for the tangent... The point I was trying to make is I think some of the ugly in the hammer thread was due to how long the project took to come to fruition. Luke's on top of this and those kinds of things shouldn't be an issue.
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Strider
Trad climber
ಠ_ಠ
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I might be interested depending on how the whole thing turns out and what it costs. The $120 estimate seems a little high to me though...currently produced drills run about $65, albeit without the same set of features...
I have a drill that has worked well for me already and an extra doesn't do me much good unless there is a compelling reason to switch.
An extra hammer on the other hand, is always useful. =)
-n
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Luke Malatesta
Big Wall climber
Moab UT
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Missed a lot of conversation while @ work!
Lets see if I can help clarify a few things:
Caz is keeping track of this thread on his own, which he offered to do so on his own. This is a big help and much appreciated!
There ARE going to be 250 drills made. I spent a lot of time playing around with different shops and quanities, and this seemed to be a good quanity to have made. I am using this thread to judge how many to have assembled and ready to go right off the bat. I spent a lot of time getting this thing going over the past year so that there would not be a lot of down time before everyone could enjoy Middendorfs design. I think that the D5 Hammer project was a big boost in motivation esp. as they started to be produced.
The Drills will be available on Simons site for sale as soon as everything is completed. I do not want to start collecting funds before I am actuially able to ship them out. I am going to get more info off to Simon as soon as I can calculate all of total costs involved.
I have already paid for 50 collets, and already need to get more as we are past the 50 mark. That is what I mean when I said 50 will be ready to go.
I will also have extra wrenches and replacment grips for sale. I will keep updating the build thread as I recieve the parts and start the build.
From what I can tell now, we are still in the $120ish range shipped to your door.
I don't think that we are looking like running out of drills @ this point.
Thanks,
Luke
Edit: Strider, They are expensive compared to other drills currently out there. They were when John made the first ones in the 90's, costing 89.99 each.
Steel and production costs have risen drasticially over the years. That and it is 100% American Made.
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Slabby D
Trad climber
B'ham WA
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Still real interested so....dumb question... Who's Simon and what's his site?
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Caz
Big Wall climber
Long Beach, CA.
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 7, 2011 - 12:24am PT
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So I went back through the other threads and looked for people that only wanted wrenches. If there were anyone else that wanted wrenches only,can you please post let me know in this thread. I've been up for almost 48hrs and may have missed a name or 2.
nature- moved you to the maybe list.
Zac
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Captain...or Skully
climber
The Seas of Stone.
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Why have you been up so long, bro? Get some rest.
Tomorrow is another day.
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Caz
Big Wall climber
Long Beach, CA.
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 7, 2011 - 12:40am PT
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Grammy Awards is a evil evil thing to me...
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mucci
Trad climber
The pitch of Bagalaar above you
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I will take a set of wrenches as well.
1 drill
1 set o wrenches
Mucci
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Kindredlion
Big Wall climber
4hrs too far from YNP
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Im in.. I want one.
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