05/29/2026
Happy Friday, Everyone 😻
Oh, what a week 😹 I love it when things go mostly the way they should 😻 Let's plow right into the news...
The News-news:
Our first Sidecar Program order came off without a hitch! 😸 We did have two boxes arrive late (late this afternoon), but, with those in, we're now 100% on target. Out of 11 Sidecar orders, only two remain to be picked up! 🙀 I can't wait to see how our next one goes! We'll let you all know when it's time for another order 😹
For the first time in a little while, we'll have a full-house of printers on display this weekend 🙀😹🙀 They will all be Ender 3 V3.5 Pluses, but we do have some K1 SE's on deck. Stay tuned as we bring more machines to market 😸
We're gearing up for something special for Father's Day... We're really hoping that it pans out well... Stay Tuned! 😸
We're still wrestling with issues on both of our large-format machines... 😭 The K2 Plus has been chased down to a problem with the extruder and we have replacement parts in. Hopefully, she'll be back to behaving herself in short order next week 🙏
The Ender 5 Max is a different story... I've replaced the hot end (the part that holds the nozzle and heats the filament), but that didn't make much difference. It seemed to help for two prints, then right back where we started. It likely has an extruder issue as well, and we'll keep chasing that down. 😾
I do want to let everyone know that we're going to be scaling back on production a little over the next two to three weeks so that we can focus our attention on getting our website into the shape that we need it (it's not terrible, but I'm not thrilled with it) and get our Google Maps profile sorted out so that we show up properly. We're hoping that this will only take a week, but we're hedging to be safe.
And moving on to...
🤩🥳😹😻😹NEW PRODUCTS😹😻😹🥳🤩
There's a TON to unpack tonight, so let's start with the little guys...
First, some Mini Beta Fish 🐟 and there will be more mini-pets to follow.
After a ridiculous number of attempts, we FINALLY have Highland Cows to share with you 🐂 Nothing particularly difficult about the model, just pesky bad luck and bad timing on hardware failures 🥹
Next we introduce our brand new fidget flowers 🌸 50% spinner 50% tower, 100% fun!
Last, we have a combination for our rock star-slot... We wanted to do something pretty, but fun... 😸 And you've seen a little of the bird models we have to offer... This combo makes for a pretty display anywhere... Our Potted Lilacs are the perfect backdrop to display our SEVEN different varieties of Hummingbirds! 🙀
The Lilacs are configurable, allowing for swapping in as many as 10 blossoms or bud combinations 💐 and there will be more color combinations and types to come 😹
One last side-note for the last photo of the green and blue Hummingbirds side by side - The Green Hummingbird is an example of our new Ferrous Metal and Burnished Copper Metallic filaments, and the blue is sporting our Titanium Blue Metallic with our new Copper-Silk filament. Don't they look fantastic?!? 😻
For now, it's time for me to get back to work on printers. Come see us tomorrow in Building 3, #72, 73, 74, and 31 - at the Tri-Cities Flea Market. If you're coming in the front door, look for our blinking sign in the distance, all the way down in the corner where you turn towards building 4, right across from our incredibly awesome new neighbors, Sweet Talkz.
Coming in the back door, turn left, go around the corner, and you'll find us right across from Bill's Coins/ Kingsport Coin and Jewelry.
You guys Be Safe, watch the weather (sunny and warm tomorrow in the low 80's after overnight-into-morning rain - and stay alert for flooding!, followed by a carbon-copy of the nice parts with low-80's and sunny on Sunday), and we'll see you tomorrow 😻
