E-mail sent. He usually takes a few days to reply but I'll update the minute I get the response.
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E-mail sent. He usually takes a few days to reply but I'll update the minute I get the response.
Alright! Good to see you got it. I made a quick video showing how to take it apart that I'll upload to youtube here soon when the contest is officially started. You did it perfectly though.
I shot an email to Novint a while back about a pistol grip. They haven't been in stock for forever, but if you contact them directly requesting one, and then get the go ahead to send them some money via paypal, they will process the order and send you one. I talked about the pistol grip a bit in one of my videos and some of its drawbacks despite the fact that it is so much better than the ball grip in almost every way.
I'll say now that you guys should wait til monday to get started. I'll officially start the contest then.
Also, I have received PMs from Trace, Buzz, Farlo, x88x, and Mach. I still need the address of Oneslowz28 and Knowledgegranted. Myself included in the 11 "yes" poll answers (although I'm not competing) leaves three people who have responded to the poll, but haven't posted a definite yes or sent me a PM.
got mine in the mail today
stig, can you PM me your paypal, I owe ya for the controller! Came in today! +++rep!
The controller or the grip? In either case it is no big deal. If you got a controller through the coupon code then just encourage everyone to use my code from now on. If you got the grip then it's no biggie. Shipping is only $1.50 per.
The grip, sorry.
I just got a response from Tom on an e-mail from the 4th of May so it may be a while until he gets to my recent e-mail. He said he's a little behind on e-mails right now.
received my grip, will begin modding soon!
ive gotten mine disassembled, trying to figure out how to remove and place buttons.
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Originally Posted by farlo
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my soldering iron kinda sucks, i want to get a station with variable temp, i dont want to scorch the board.
i actually figured out its easier in this case just to heat the tip of a flathead precision screwdriver 1.4mm, and the buttons pop off almost effortlessly
I have 2 designs so far, just waiting for them to dry so I can get to the glass stage.
So when is the contest running until, do we simply post our final pieces or mail them in for testing, testing criteria, etc more info would be greatly appreciated.
Ordered required parts and am hoping to start tomorrow.
On a side note, I listed my falcon code on eBay. Here's my listing......
The remainder of the listing was the specs on the Novint Falcon.Quote:
Please do not attempt to purchase this as this code is a giveaway. Any bids will be considered donation. Nothing will be sent to the winning bidder.
This coupon code is to save 20% off of a Novint Falcon controller for PC, or the Novint Falcon Game Bundle. (available in white or black, see website for details.)
$40.00 off Discount code:
GameON20OFF
This has been tested, and will save you 20% off of a Novint Falcon or Novint Falcon Game Bundle.
You can purchase this item at https://home.novint.com/store/store.php
Anyway, I got a hate mail today from some newer ebay user asking what exactly it was I was selling and if I was trying to steal money from trusting ebayers. Shortly after my listing was removed from eBay. I love people. No... no I don't.
I realized my mistake was giving away the code and mentioning "donation." This listing would be allowed only if I were to actually auction off the code, print it out and mail it to the winning bidder. Technically, buying XBL subscription codes or any other non-physical items on ebay and getting them emailed to you is against eBay policy.
It's just funny how the same listing can run multiple times... if people bid I would e-mail them confirming their bid was just showing their appreciation for the 40 dollars off, then one stupid fjsudhgvuh comes along trying to patrol eBay. This made my blood boil.
lol. Read fail. :P Probably just saw the title, 'donation', and got confused/mad/etc. :facepalm:
Doh! So, just in case anyone else was like me and didn't notice this, we have official rules and stuff here:
http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/f...ad.php?t=23271
I just happened to find it searching for this thread to see if dates had been officially set yet. :facepalm: Ah well, now I know. 'And knowing is half the battle! G.I. Joe!' ...the other half is fabbing the grips, I suppose. :P
Anyways, I finally got some work done on one design the last couple days, so I guess I'll be starting a worklog for it soon.
Dear Michael,
Thank you again for applying to the Novint Referral Program. As of June 4th, 2010, you have accumulated an additional 2 referral(s). Prior to this month, you earned a total of 2 referral(s). Therefore, you have now met the requirement of 3 overall referrals for your free Falcon bundle offer. Your remaining 1 referral for this month will be converted to commissions, at a rate of $25.00 USD per referral. This brings your total commissions for the month of May to $25.00 USD.
:banana::banana::banana:
Nice! Congrats dude!
Alright, no more using Buzz's code. It's time to use my code, the one we're supposed to be using for this contest. That code is MODSANDENDS. Now that Buzz has a free falcon we can all use that one. Thanks!
I'm stoked. 2 months of minimal effort = a free $200 falcon package with free shipping basically since I can put the 4th referral towards shipping.
UPDATE: Word from Novint is the ETA on the pistol grips and the pistol grip bundles is August. Seems like that'd hurt sales quite a bit.
Wow, that means they will have been officially out of stock for almost a year. :eek:
and out of the combos for ~3 months.
