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Shopsmith isn't the only company struggling to keep up with sales. I just ordered an Incra Wonder Fence and its going to take 6 to 7 weeks for delivery.

Sorry for your wait. Happy for the companies, though.

If you are like me, you order a new tool like that because you really want or need it. In that case, it is worth waiting 6 to 7 weeks to get it and start using it. In the past I've had to wait occasionally for something important, but later after using it for 10 years, I forget that I waited.

These tools are gradually fabricated, 0.001" at a time, right ?

Yeah Im not worried about the wait. I ordered a complete router table package except the stand. I hope they go ahead and send what they have so I can get as much put together as possible. I can add the fence system when it comes in. I'm more excited by the Incra Clean Sweep than anything else!

mbcabinetmaker wrote:Yeah Im not worried about the wait. I ordered a complete router table package except the stand. I hope they go ahead and send what they have so I can get as much put together as possible. I can add the fence system when it comes in. I'm more excited by the Incra Clean Sweep than anything else!

They are a great company to work with, however, if you would like them to send a partial shipment of those things they have in stock, it might be a good idea to let them know (if you haven't already). In the past I have waited (though usually less than 5 weeks) to get an order when only a few pieces were waiting for production. Longest wait was when they had one of their 10% off sales. A few small parts were missing whne my stuff arrived and they had the replacements on the way in a day.
If you haven't signed up for their insider group, it might be worth your time. The points I accumulated more than paid for the shipping costs on a big purchase and I knew about some items I wanted, going on sale about 4 days before it showed on their web site.

Just a thought.

Be well,
Ben

Yes I did sign up and saved 10% on the order. I got an e-mail that said some of my order would ship soon. There are different lead times on several of the items so I hope I can get the top and router lift in the earlier shipment. That way I can go ahead and get that part set up. I'm going with a Kregg bench table so that I can roll it flat against the wall as opposed to the
Incra that only swivels on one end. I'll have to modify the Kregg but that's okay.

It doesn't seem like good planning. I get an email from SS with their special on sanding disc conversion disc to Velcro. I order it and it's out of stock. If you put something on special you should expect orders and have some merchandise in stock. IMHO

I was wrong about the e-mail that led me to believe my order would ship in stages. I called Neil today and he said that they usually shipped the order in its entirety when all the items became available. I ask if they could go ahead and send what was available now and it should ship on Monday. Everything except the fence system and power switch! I can live with that and go ahead and set up my new system. They are super nice and I appreciate them being accommodating to my needs.


Oh and I ordered a couple of T rules that are on sale!

Here we go again!

Most vendors have quantity pricing that defines order quantity(minimum if you will).

I believe typically that exceeds the quantity that is economical to store(keep on hand).

So you have a 'sale' to obtain orders for an amount that will hopefully decrease the storage quantity.

Welcome to "lean" manufacturing.

When your sales numbers are small being lean is more critical.

Yes a lot of conjecture, but I think a lot of reality.

A while back SS Inc. reorganized as RLF Brands. At that time their floor space decreased substantially(much less warehousing capacity).

IIUC they sold the building and leased back a portion of it.

I prefer the stuff above to no source at all.