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Could you link the marketplace thread when you make it to the channel F thread? I'm going to jump on the opportunity to order one. 

Know the feeling, 300+ videocarts made... It was a bitch making prefolds myself  on the first 50+. Sanded down a groove in a glass plate from a bathroom scale and then pressed the boxmaterial into it with the rounding of a bent screwdriver... fun times. After that I decided to pay for prefolds - which is a blessing even though their aim has gotten a lot worse.

This time they had to make a new batch, which was better, not as good as five years ago though. 

Getting cut outs usually means having a custom cutting tool made, not cheap so if there's no finished size... there's not much to do.

I still do the inkjet on photopaper with clear plastic adhesive for labels now and then. But double sided adhesive on the back, not glue stick. Either options has pros and cons. 

 

A cutting machine could handle it, perhaps it's a service offered to be purchased somewhere. Hence the marks for aiming. 

I was in contact with a laser cutting firm a while back, it was almost financially sane. The single or a pair for tests is usually what kills a deal. Split over just 20-50 carts it's not worth it. Result needs to stay at a sellable price. 

Of course it's an option to make straight cuts on the labels, they'll just be a bit smaller. 

I bought four different "scrap booking" corner cutters before finding the quad cutter "Kadumaro PRO", shipped from Japan, that got the proper diameter. Any corner cutter will lift the appearance IMHO. 

 

Sending images to China and have them make everything is probably cheaper, at least if they get it right in three attemps.

 

Let me know if you need any moral support and advice, should be pretty straight forward though. 

I feel for you. 

 

 

Edited August 21, 2020 by e5frog

13 hours ago, Mikebloke said:

Could you link the marketplace thread when you make it to the channel F thread? I'm going to jump on the opportunity to order one. 

You mean put the marketplace thread post as a link in the Channel F thread? Yes, I can do that.

11 hours ago, atari2600land said:

You mean put the marketplace thread post as a link in the Channel F thread? Yes, I can do that.

That's what I meant. Thank you.