There doesn't seem to be as much interest as I thought there would...
I'd need at least 25-50 definite orders before it would be cost effective for me to make some arctic clones.
I don't think I'd be up for making this "mini arctic" though. I've already seen the insides and outsides of a real arctic and I have all of the dimensions I need so I wouldn't have to put too much time in the design side of things. Making a host from scratch, especially one as detailed as that picture, is no small task.
I would redo the insides of the arctic though (there will be no need for a half pound of thermal compound for example!) I'd leave the saftey key off of the tail cap and probably delete the running lights since I don't want to mess with making the plastic covers.
Anyway, if someone want's to try and set something up send me a PM.
Oh, and for those of you who don't already know, here's a list of about half of the machines I get to use on a daily basis :na:
Equipment
(No making fun of my lame HTML skills, I'm a machinist not a web designer!)
Well even still.... Id be up for a regular spyder host.... (no branding right?)
The lights aren't a big deal. Id rather not have them actually.
And no key is also good.
I feel like we could probably get over 25.... I thought there would be a higher demand also.... maybe we should post this in the group buy section... just as an "idea" for now.... and see how many we get. I just saw a topic in there about people trying to group buy "spyder" hosts from an ebay seller. But the seller fell through.
Do you have a rough estimate of the costs? Obviously the amount of users in the group buy would effect the cost... but just a guestimate?
Yes, I would like to know this as well If someone did decide to undertake this noble cause. It would be cool to maybe take the design a step further and make it focusable. I could be wrong, but I think allot of people on this forum would love to get there hands on said host.:anyone:
Okay, I amgoing to pm Pontiac to see what we can do about an arctic host knockoff. Not the mini arctic I dot like it. Anybody interested post here and if I can set it up with Pontiac I will post it in the group buy section and will see how many we will have to get to makea group buy
I pm'ed Pontiac about it so I am going to go to the group buy section to create a thread for all of those interested. So anybody interested ina arctic knockoff host go there and look for my thread!
Because they try to fool consumers with eye candy, with the reality being that their products are complete pieces of shit.
I honestly don't even like their hosts and I'm not just saying that because I'm biased towards them. I'd take an Ehgemus host any day over wicked garbage.
okay i made a thread in the group buy section, anyone interested in an arctic host, please go there. I am awaiting pontiacg5's reply. And not that crap lookin mini arctic, the regular arctic.