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Is odd-not out of business? I have tried contacting in the past and now the web site has expired. Anyone know?
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Odd-not.com
- Thread starter Wayne Anderson
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The last time I texted Doug in mid June, he was days away from a hip replacement surgery. I’ll send him a text and see what’s up.
I'll fess up, never heard of it. What was it?
Vacuum chucks. One big advantage is no need for a vacuum adapter, a flexible hose comes through the headstock shaft and secondly is the cone seal surface. It’s a more refined version of the Bob Leonard Frugal Vacuum Chuck idea.
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Ah, okay.
IIRC, at last year's Rocky Mountain Symposium, the Odd Not folks and the Rubber Chucky folks were working together.
I got a response from Bob Leonard (Mister Frugal Vacuum). Only typical situations with a one man business and medical issues. Sorry this doesn’t help you @Wayne Anderson. I don’t want to give out Doug’s phone number without his permission. I should hear from Doug in a couple days.
From Bob Leonard “I talked to him 2 weeks ago, at that point he was released to resume walking (slowly). He was hoping to be able to attend SWAT. No go. He is still trying to catch up with orders and is looking to outsource the manufacturing of pieces. I think that is why he let the website lapse. He wants to make sure he has enough inventory to fill orders."
From Bob Leonard “I talked to him 2 weeks ago, at that point he was released to resume walking (slowly). He was hoping to be able to attend SWAT. No go. He is still trying to catch up with orders and is looking to outsource the manufacturing of pieces. I think that is why he let the website lapse. He wants to make sure he has enough inventory to fill orders."
I contacted the odd-nots over a year ago, still waiting for that reply…
I love and use the Odd-not chucks, and have had a few great conversations with Doug, but his response time to messages on his site and emails has been awful for at least 18 months. I find it infuriating, especially when I want to spend some more money with him.
While at SWAT a few weeks ago, I spoke with Bob Leonard, Frugal Vacuum Chucking, who is a friend of Doug's. Bob said that Doug has basically closed up shop.
That would be sad.
It would be sad but I was at the Lakeland, FL symposium and Doug was there and certainly in business. He had his hip replacement and is doing good. He had lots of products and was in view from our booth. It looked like he had plenty more f business.
Did he say anything about getting a website back?