VEXPro Out of Stock

[R.C.]

Originally Posted by sst.thad

If we were to order gears from you guys, would it be quicker to order from WCP or VEX. we are looking at the 18 and the 84 tooth half inch hex gears, and if we order them ground from vex, they would take a week. If we ordered them from WCP it would be quicker, but if they dont have them, it might be quicker to order from Vex. So which distributor would get them quicker ground to Oregon.

Also, when will the WCD SS's be back in stock? in case we need to buy a spare.

We should have both gears in stock, shoot me an email with a number to call.

[nathannfm]

MOE received both our 3 CIM ball shifters yesterday (upgraded to next day air, THANKS!) We were assembling them today using this guide and noticed that we got screws that were too long for step 7 unless there is a typo in the guide and they are suposed to stick out the other side of the housing. This is not a problem for us as we will be replacing them with even longer ones as part of our mounting system but I just thought I should let people know incase there is a packing problem or the guide should be changed.

[Doug G]

Originally Posted by nathannfm

MOE received both our 3 CIM ball shifters yesterday (upgraded to next day air, THANKS!) We were assembling them today using this guide and noticed that we got screws that were too long for step 7 unless there is a typo in the guide and they are suposed to stick out the other side of the housing. This is not a problem for us as we will be replacing them with even longer ones as part of our mounting system but I just thought I should let people know incase there is a packing problem or the guide should be changed.

We noticed the same thing. I also noticed they didn't include the 1/4" shaft for the small plastic encoder gear. Not a problem for using shafted encoders like the Grayhills, but not good for those of us still using the US digital E4P. Luckily we still have them on our shifters from last year's robot.

[jbsmithtx]

Just wondering when the 4" mecs might be back in stock? Our team really needs these to finish up our drive. While it isn't holding us back, we do want some driver practice on them. We have alternate mecanum set, but I'm really wanting to try these smaller ones, because we are going a lot faster thanks to the wonderful new gearboxes we got from you guys. These products are taking a while to trickle in, but they're all awesome.

And filling such a huge demand in a span of 2-3 weeks is no small feat....

[mrnoble]

Paul or Other Vex Rep:
I will admit that I didn't understand that there were other options for ordering besides the Vex website until you brought up the subject here recently. Now that I know there are other outlets in other areas of the country, I am turning to those websites and finding that their stock listings vary from VexPro's, in terms of availability on some items (such as the hex shaft). Are they carrying more stock, or are their websites not as up-to-date as yours? I'd like to know, because frankly if there is a place where the items can ship soon, even if from across the country, I'll be placing an order. Thanks again.

[cbale2000]

Originally Posted by mrnoble

Paul or Other Vex Rep:
I will admit that I didn't understand that there were other options for ordering besides the Vex website until you brought up the subject here recently. Now that I know there are other outlets in other areas of the country, I am turning to those websites and finding that their stock listings vary from VexPro's, in terms of availability on some items (such as the hex shaft). Are they carrying more stock, or are their websites not as up-to-date as yours? I'd like to know, because frankly if there is a place where the items can ship soon, even if from across the country, I'll be placing an order. Thanks again.

I believe Paul mentioned this a few pages back, the stock levels do differ between the suppliers, also in some cases VEXPro shipped a lot of stock to their suppliers but ran out themselves.

To answer your question (and correct me if I'm wrong VEXPro guys), you should be able to order from either of VEXPro's partners and the stock status on their websites should be accurate as they have separate inventories of VEXPro components.

[dellagd]

Last week Copioli said that Vex anticipated getting lots of 1" by 2" VersaFrame in by the end of the week, any word on that?

[Rynocorn]

As orders have started to be filled for the 3 Cim Ball Shifters, I was wondering if they would eventually be back in stock anytime soon? Our team used TB minis for our practice robot and I got all the CAD done for adding the shifters into our competition bot but was just wondering if I should change it to an AM gearbox, 2 Cim Ballshifter or just wait it out. Thank you so much for everything in this time of unbelievable pressure and craziness!!!

-Ryan

[DampRobot]

Have any teams part of the transfer of WCP orders to VP received their parts yet? The last part of our order, which should have shipped through VP, hasn't arrived yet, and I was wondering if anyone else's had.

[BurkeHalderman]

Vex Employees, when are the 3' sections of 1/2" hex shaft, 3 CIM ball shifters, CIM motors, mini-CIM motors, and 1/2" hex collars expected to be back in stock? It's week 4 and we still don't even have a rolling chassis because of missing parts and are starting to get a little concerned. Thanks for your help.

[Brandon Holley]

Originally Posted by DampRobot

Have any teams part of the transfer of WCP orders to VP received their parts yet? The last part of our order, which should have shipped through VP, hasn't arrived yet, and I was wondering if anyone else's had.

Yes, yesterday we received part of our WCP order shipped directly from VEX.

-Brando

[Michael Corsetto]

Originally Posted by Brandon Holley

Yes, yesterday we received part of our WCP order shipped directly from VEX.

-Brando

We didn't get so lucky. Ours will be arriving tomorrow, so we're adding a Monday meeting to try to make up for lost time.

But my 148 shirt just arrived in the mail, at least we got something from Greenville this weekend (Thanks George!)

-Mike

[jeremylee]

Originally Posted by Sparky3D

Any chance of getting a firm shipping date on the 3 CIM ball shifters? We've been given 3 different dates so far and all of them have passed. Maybe next week isn't a very confident answer when our drivetrain has been sitting for a week just waiting on gearboxes. I'm not trying to come off as a jerk, but we are behind schedule due to this; and if the ball shifters and WCP gearboxes aren't going to be available we are going to need to make some significant design changes to try to accommodate some other gearbox.

Quick update: we got our gearboxes Friday and finished assembling them on Saturday. They are now installed in the robot which is almost ready to run. I appreciate the hard work from the Vex Pro team getting everything shipped out!

[DampRobot]

Originally Posted by Michael Corsetto

We didn't get so lucky. Ours will be arriving tomorrow, so we're adding a Monday meeting to try to make up for lost time.

But my 148 shirt just arrived in the mail, at least we got something from Greenville this weekend (Thanks George!)

-Mike

Oh, sweet! Hopefully we get ours today too.

[martin417]

We are in need of an output shaft from the third stage of the 3 stage ball shifter (we lost one from last years' transmission). This is NOT the long output shaft listed on the Vexpro page. It is a long 1/2" hex shaft with one end turned round to fit into a bearing that is used to direct drive a wheel. I can't find a way to order one. Can we get that part?