Jacks own words were (to the effect) "this is what we can expect of manufacturing in the USA" - now we find out the boards are actually made in China......
I have no problem with that - they will probably be better than USA made ones BUT where is the truth???
I'm glad it looks like we might actually be close to seeing finished machines but really, if Stern carried on like this imagine the kerfuffle......
I also fully understand that it is the first machine but JJP put themselves in a sticky position by taking peoples money upfront - YEARS upfront.....and then to take money on a second title - please, that's close to fraudulent IMO.
That hasnt happened multiple times now, and we find out that the truth is that boards are still in testing and design phase, not even ready for mass production. People were led to believe, according to my enquiries, that boards in finished mass numbers were arriving 8th April, and then the line could start...it has not.
The boards are not even ready to go to full production, and the line cannot start because of it.
The boards are designed. They are ready to go into production. The blanks have been received from China. What's happening right now is the board production company has sent off 10 of each board (there are at least a dozen of them) that they require the final okay on before beginning final mass production. Like the last proofreading of a novel, Jack doesn't want to have 1000 produced of something only to find a critical flaw that could've been caught and fixed before production. My guess is that the proofing is complete, and the final sets are supposed to begin arriving this week. Prior posts indicate that he has received mass quantities of individual boards, but not all of the boards yet.
And yes, I too was expecting everything on the 8th, not the week of the 8th.
