[duncan h]

Does he still sell poles? cant find them on his site. I asked him, but didn't reply

[jk999]

So are they still in  production  or not because he ain't been on to let us know

[Paul erithwc]

I think he was working with wcw on some thing at one point so with any luck they will bring the product to market .

Seems strange there's been no updates though, shame because the uni-valve looks like a great product.

Paul

[Paul erithwc]

Does anyone that knows steven jones know what going on with the release of the uni valve 

[Jonny 87]

Steve is keep checking in on this forum, so he is seeing what's been asked but not replying.

Trouble is afoot i think.

Back to a remote control shut off for me.

[Micky Barber]

He's skint.

[steven jones]

He's skint.

Ricky i am not skint.

Guys here's the situation: The tool that makes univalve is way overdue, i not realising what was entailed in the size and complication of the tooling.
It turns out that the tool weighs 500KG and a lot of parts are made of beryllium, a very hard to machine metal, which is needed due to its ability to heat the cool very quickly. so the plastic mouldings keep there shape.
Sorry if this info seems boring but i do not want anyone guessing my  situation.
All i now is, it is finally finished and due to be moulded next week.
 I hope it will come off the mould ok if not it will go back to tool maker to tweek again.

[duncan h]

Always the same on forums. People guessing

[Smurf]

He's skint.

Ricky i am not skint.

Guys here's the situation: The tool that makes univalve is way overdue, i not realising what was entailed in the size and complication of the tooling.
It turns out that the tool weighs 500KG and a lot of parts are made of beryllium, a very hard to machine metal, which is needed due to its ability to heat the cool very quickly. so the plastic mouldings keep there shape.
Sorry if this info seems boring but i do not want anyone guessing my  situation.
All i now is, it is finally finished and due to be moulded next week.
 I hope it will come off the mould ok if not it will go back to tool maker to tweek again.

Many thanks for the update. 

[steven jones]

Does he still sell poles? cant find them on his site. I asked him, but didn't reply

Duncan,
I don't  sell poles anymore, to much bother to be honest.

[duncan h]

Does he still sell poles? cant find them on his site. I asked him, but didn't reply

Duncan,
I don't  sell poles anymore, to much bother to be honest.

Shame. Am I screwed when a section snaps then?

[Spruce]

He's skint.

Ricky i am not skint.

Guys here's the situation: The tool that makes univalve is way overdue, i not realising what was entailed in the size and complication of the tooling.
It turns out that the tool weighs 500KG and a lot of parts are made of beryllium, a very hard to machine metal, which is needed due to its ability to heat the cool very quickly. so the plastic mouldings keep there shape.
Sorry if this info seems boring but i do not want anyone guessing my  situation.
All i now is, it is finally finished and due to be moulded next week.
 I hope it will come off the mould ok if not it will go back to tool maker to tweek again.

Now that's really interesting.

We've commented on this before. Tool and Die makers are very good at taking orders, and then giving a completion date they have no intention of keeping. The figure that seemed to keep everyone happy in my experience was 6 weeks. Its short enough to keep the customer in expectation.  Anything longer would cause a customer to reconsider his options. It was also a good time period used in the motor trade.  A special order from the factory was always 6 weeks away or less. It was only after the 6 weeks was up that a new expected date was advised.

IMO Steve has merely passed on the info he was given in all honesty believing it to be a genuine time of completion. He also needed to give a satisfactory reason to the speculation as to why the beloved (to me) Aquadapter is no longer available.

[Paul erithwc]

He's skint.

Ricky i am not skint.

Guys here's the situation: The tool that makes univalve is way overdue, i not realising what was entailed in the size and complication of the tooling.
It turns out that the tool weighs 500KG and a lot of parts are made of beryllium, a very hard to machine metal, which is needed due to its ability to heat the cool very quickly. so the plastic mouldings keep there shape.
Sorry if this info seems boring but i do not want anyone guessing my  situation.
All i now is, it is finally finished and due to be moulded next week.
 I hope it will come off the mould ok if not it will go back to tool maker to tweek again.

Thanks for the update nice to know the product is still in the pipeline will WCW be stocking them

Paul

[steven jones]

He's skint.

Ricky i am not skint.

Guys here's the situation: The tool that makes univalve is way overdue, i not realising what was entailed in the size and complication of the tooling.
It turns out that the tool weighs 500KG and a lot of parts are made of beryllium, a very hard to machine metal, which is needed due to its ability to heat the cool very quickly. so the plastic mouldings keep there shape.
Sorry if this info seems boring but i do not want anyone guessing my  situation.
All i now is, it is finally finished and due to be moulded next week.
 I hope it will come off the mould ok if not it will go back to tool maker to tweek again.

Now that's really interesting.

We've commented on this before. Tool and Die makers are very good at taking orders, and then giving a completion date they have no intention of keeping. The figure that seemed to keep everyone happy in my experience was 6 weeks. Its short enough to keep the customer in expectation.  Anything longer would cause a customer to reconsider his options. It was also a good time period used in the motor trade.  A special order from the factory was always 6 weeks away or less. It was only after the 6 weeks was up that a new expected date was advised.

IMO Steve has merely passed on the info he was given in all honesty believing it to be a genuine time of completion. He also needed to give a satisfactory reason to the speculation as to why the beloved (to me) Aquadapter is no longer available.

Your spot on, i was told 5 to 7 weeks at the end of august, so you can imagine my irritation.
The tool guy i use is very good at his job, but each couple of weeks i contacted him he said it would be finished.
I phoned him in the start of December and he reassured me it would be finished before christmas.
It turns out he had his fingers in lots of pies and my tool went through a couple of tool designs because of material and nature of plastic.
It really is criminal how some tool makers treat you, but you can't rush them.
I have a saying now, that a tool makers week is 4 weeks, so if they tell you 5 weeks x it by 4.

[ChumBucket]

I suffer the same frustration with all the tools on here at times!!

[tonycarr]

Thanks for the update steve, please continue to keep us all infomed

Tony 

[tlwcs]

He's skint.

Ricky i am not skint.

Guys here's the situation: The tool that makes univalve is way overdue, i not realising what was entailed in the size and complication of the tooling.
It turns out that the tool weighs 500KG and a lot of parts are made of beryllium, a very hard to machine metal, which is needed due to its ability to heat the cool very quickly. so the plastic mouldings keep there shape.
Sorry if this info seems boring but i do not want anyone guessing my  situation.
All i now is, it is finally finished and due to be moulded next week.
 I hope it will come off the mould ok if not it will go back to tool maker to tweek again.

Many thanks for the update. 

Now that wasnt so hard was it
Thanks for the update.
Tony

[ray mck]

Hi Steve can't get any reply from your website?

[Jonny 87]

Thanks for the update Steve!

Glad it's still coming along.

Even if it takes a while it sounds like it will be worth the wait.

[steven jones]

Hi Steve can't get any reply from your website?

Hi Ray

If its live chat sometimes not at the computer, when i check i can see visits to the site but cant get intouch.
So if your on live chat and you cant get me, leave your mob number.

Steven,