| Wrong material delivery [message #25470] Thu, 31 March 2011 02:31 UTC |
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First off let me say that i sincerely appreciate Shapeways and wish the company nothing but success. I plan on being a lifelong customer. With that said..
A moderate to large order of parts that i ordered in stainless steel were delivered but they were made of a crusty, ridged "gold like" material instead of stainless steel. After further investigation it looks as though this is the "gold matte" option that Shapeways offers which i didn't order.
Ive ordered from shapeways prior to this order and following with no problems but its was the largest and most important order that happened to run out bad 
I've reported this to Customer Service complete with detailed photos and while customer service admits they are unsure as to why the production error happened on their end i haven't made much headway with regard to a credit so i can reorder the parts or simply having the correct material parts shipped to me. I'm already behind schedule due to the this.
Has anyone else had a problem like this before?
Again.. i *love* what Shapeways represents and appreciate the service they offer,. I just want to have this resolved and move forward with future orders.
[Updated on: Thu, 31 March 2011 02:32 UTC]
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| Re: Wrong material delivery [message #25489 is a reply to message #25470 ] Thu, 31 March 2011 13:35 UTC |
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That's no good! lets see what I can dig up.
The Mad Moder
michael@shapeways.com
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| Re: Wrong material delivery [message #25502 is a reply to message #25489 ] Thu, 31 March 2011 15:41 UTC |
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hi,
Sorry that this took a bit longer, but I have got a feedback about your complaint. Please see the email we just sent you.
You have designed your models too small and a little bit too thin, it is very hard to polish them. Because due too the size it is nearly impossible to polish them. We can polish them, but the chance that something will break of is huge. Please keep in mind that Stainless steel has a minium wall thickness of 3mm
We have created a voucher for you in return. Please accept our humble apologies on this one.
Shapeways International Customer Service Manager
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| Re: Wrong material delivery [message #25514 is a reply to message #25470 ] Thu, 31 March 2011 18:56 UTC |
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Could the gold appearance be excess bronze in the infusion? By Ralph's message it sounds like you ordered in polished gold, but by your messages it sounds like you intended the order to just be stainless? Maybe some pictures so we can see what's going on and instruct what is polishable for others to follow by?
The Mad Moder
michael@shapeways.com
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| Re: Wrong material delivery [message #25516 is a reply to message #25513 ] Thu, 31 March 2011 19:07 UTC |
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I have a vairety of very small stainless parts that Ralph saw in person at the Newcastle Maker Faire. His explaination of the colour variation is down to a combination of the oven used and the polishing (or lack of). My parts varied between firescaled steel, firescaled with a slight polish and fresh bronze colour - all ordered and delivered in the same batch... atm, I'm not too fussed about the variation as it adds variety without any extra ordering hassle 
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| Re: Wrong material delivery [message #25529 is a reply to message #25516 ] Fri, 01 April 2011 05:56 UTC |
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Paul is correct here:
His explaination of the colour variation is down to a combination of the oven used and the polishing (or lack of). My parts varied between firescaled steel, firescaled with a slight polish and fresh bronze colour - all ordered and delivered in the same batch
Your models were too dificult to polish, therefor they have a slightly lighter color.This is the reason behdind the color differences.
Hope this clears things up for you
Cheers, Ralph
Shapeways International Customer Service Manager
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