My policy since starting this site has been to accept requests for models with no obligation to purchase and no deposit.  My plan was to simply take requests and make the models in the order the requests came in.  Unfortunately, over the last 2 months I’ve been receiving requests for models that are then not purchased.  In fact, 11 of my last 15 requests were not purchased.  Not a problem except that I’m also getting requests from people who have a deadline to meet, and if the queue is full of requests that are not going to be cut it makes it difficult for the folks who have a deadline.  My preference is for the folks who are going to cut it to get it first, so I’m now requesting that if you make a request, and have a deadline, you include that deadline in your request.  If you don’t have a deadline don’t give me one.  All requests will still be made, but I’m going to prioritize the ones that will be cut over the ones that will not.

If you have a customer who has inquired of you about having something cut but has not committed, go ahead and request it without a deadline.  If the customer then commits to you you can email the deadline to me separately.  Similarly, if you have a deadline and your customer backs out, please let me know the deadline is no longer relevant.

By the way, when I talk about a deadline I’m not talking about the date you need to deliver to your customer, I’m talking about the date you need the model.  I have no way of knowing what the work flow is like in your shop, so tell me when you need the model to start your work.

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