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Hey folks, I know you're all getting restless and deservedly pissed off. I am too. We have everything installed and ready to go here except the boiler/chiller. We have the permit from the city but the landlord has been, well, extremely difficult with okaying parts of the plumbing. In the...

If I wanted to lead people in the wrong direction I'd just make a video showing exactly how we do it. No one would believe it.

TBD. I do have to be more careful on pictures I post. There's a variety of reasons for keeping some things under wraps. And simply for the sake of fun we have to maintain some sense of mystery and magic. Does Santa let anyone see inside the Toy Factory? And we all know what happened when...

The dust and clay poker chip scraps are the only thing holding most of the equipment together - I don't dare pressure watch them!

Creating a new yellow is #3 on my 'to do' list (of things to put off for as long as possible). We don't talk about numbers 1 and 2.

First of the trucks has arrived and has been unloaded. The big equipment gets here Tuesday (hopefully). We might be a little short of dayglo orange but the truck has a bright new interior...

Technically I said "know of anyone" and wasn't offering jobs for people here.... Some trolls know elves and dwarves.

Galadriel of course, Rings of Power version. Although it seems like they should be Chip Dwarves instead. I keep envisioning a dwarf with a pick-axe in a deep secret cavern chipping out special clay. Although maybe the dwarves just get the clay and the elves make the chips.

Major milestone update: The first 3 (of 4) trucks have been loaded and have departed Maine and are on their way across the US to Woodinville, WA. This includes over 50 tons of equipment and all of the heavy machinery. As soon as we have the equipment installed tested in Woodinville and can...

Just wanted to give a quick update. We’re rapidly wrapping up the orders that are to be manufactured in Maine and will hopefully be closing up the Maine factory in about a month. Things are progressing in Woodinville as the electrical is almost complete. Plumbing and boiler/chiller...

Sorry, missed these two questions. 1) November 1st for all of the Maine orders to completed in Maine. End of April for the orders being moved to Woodinville. 2) Yes. I'm really motivated to finish up the April 27th orders and start a new chapter. You'll notice that I stopped...

This is kind of why I don't like to give out too many updates - and I don't mean that to sound offensive to you. There's a million different variables involved in the company, chip production, equipment, the move process, etc. If I give out 15 details about anything people will just spin...

One last point, I know all of you are concerned with your orders (read: $$/emotional investment). If you're unhappy and don't feel we're meeting the expectations of your order let me know and we'll get you a refund. I'm not trying to screw anyone here. I'm trying to remake the company and...

Please keep in mind that I *stopped* taking orders on April 27th. Had I continued to take orders this problem would get exponentially worse every month. All I can do now is move on, try to clean up the mess, and set up the business to be successful for the next 20 years. Getting from here...

My 2-4 week extension is from where peoples orders are in the queue right now, not from estimates from last December.

Yes, all the same molds are going to be available post move.

Small Crown will be in Maine. You replied before I edited the message.

As most of you have probably heard now through the PCF grapevine, we’ve had to have a bit of a course correction. I visited the Maine factory last week and talked a lot with David and the only way we could come up with to make this work was to go back on my promise of “all pre-April 27th”...

All pre-April 27th orders (which at this point is ALL current orders) will be fulfilled in Maine. All other timelines are fluid. There's a lot of machinery that it is currently in need of repair and not being used that will be shipped out while the rest is used to fulfill orders. I don't...

I thought I’d start a new thread to cover updates on the move of CPC to Woodinville, WA. I’ll keep bumping this thread when there is something new to update. Please understand that I’m quite swamped until this move is complete so my responding to questions here is limited. Quick updates...