Well, I went straight to the horses mouth. Spoke with Don today, he is closing shop on May 1st due to losing his location, and in his own words, “I am toast”. Disappointing at best. He has no interest in selling the molds simply because he does not believe anyone could figure out how to build them correctly. After spending ten years building, mounting and rigging for Bill Potter, he decided to take out a loan and spend the last ten years trying to maintain a business. And yes, the molds will be going in a dumpster.
He also told me that he designed and built the mold I have for guys like us pretty much as a favor, and the orders never came. The only time he laughed during our 5 or 6 minute conversation was in the beginning when I offered it back to him, explaining I couldn’t get someone local to build one for $500. He found it funny and said, “I sold them for $200 for the guys and never made a dime with that mold”!
End of an era I guess.
Michael.
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