Update - 3/28/15
We have finished usability and durability testing and the initial development builds are done. We've verified the molding difficulties we had with the original version have been designed out of the new version of the housing. All material is available for the units and we are just waiting on some packaging items to arrive. Keep an eye out, we expect to have the units available for sale within the next two weeks!
We have finished usability and durability testing and the initial development builds are done. We've verified the molding difficulties we had with the original version have been designed out of the new version of the housing. All material is available for the units and we are just waiting on some packaging items to arrive. Keep an eye out, we expect to have the units available for sale within the next two weeks!
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The initial production run of the PhotonX2 was a success. After selling out of our initial lot, it would seem that there is enough of a demand to warrant a small scale production run. We have received only positive feedback from users of the spindle light and have had no reports of issues (the first unit was sold over 4 months ago, at the time of this writing).
We have made some changes to the spindle light for our next production run. The housing has had a slight design change in the way the magnets are held to make molding of the housing easier. Significant changes were made to help with the overall maintainability of the light (The Generation 1 PhotonX2 was a sealed unit that could not be taken apart without damaging the housing. The reason for that was to make the unit coolant resistant. However, most mini mill users don't use flood coolant.). The Gen 2 PhotonX2 will not be sealed, but will instead be bolted together. This makes all parts of the mill light replaceable. If the light ring goes out, you can purchase another and by soldering two wires, replace the ring. Harness damaged? Just pick up another harness and solder to the ring. Broke the housing? Order another and replace it. For those that do use coolant during machining, we will offer a laser cut silicone gasket that seals the lens against the housing, providing coolant resistance.
The Gen 2 mill light is nearing production. We have already started receiving components for the next lot and have begun testing to verify the usability and durability of the parts. The housing is being 3D printed as of this writing and should be arriving soon. Some testing with the molding process will need to be performed to determine the best way of molding the small features of the housing. Once that process is ironed out, the PhotonX2 will be ready to go into production.
The Gen 2 PhotonX2 mini mill spindle light will be sold through both eBay and our store. The final price of the mill light will be around that of the Gen 1 mill light's price of $65. We are hoping to bring this number down a little with this redesign but only time will tell. If you would like to get notified of when the PhotonX2 becomes available, please follow us on our social media sites (links are at the top of this page). We will post product updates when they are available. Stay tuned!
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