Lets talk GEC!

The suspense is killing me flat-dead! It's not too early to be anticipating a GEC production schedule update, is it? Is it? IS IT?!?
I'm not trying to rush anybody, I'm just sharing the struggle. Which is real.

Knife Content: The Cody Scout that got me started.

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DKIN said:
The suspense is killing me flat-dead! It's not too early to be anticipating a GEC production schedule update, is it? Is it? IS IT?!?
I'm not trying to rush anybody, I'm just sharing the struggle. Which is real.

Knife Content: The Cody Scout that got me started.

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No worries, I'm sure it will happen in the next two days while I'm traveling.
 
DKIN said:
The suspense is killing me flat-dead! It's not too early to be anticipating a GEC production schedule update, is it? Is it? IS IT?!?
I'm not trying to rush anybody, I'm just sharing the struggle. Which is real.

Knife Content: The Cody Scout that got me started.

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I came across this beauty and it quickly became my favorite...

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Elgatodeacero said:
The next GEC pattern has to be a two blade mini trapper.

Nothing else makes sense.
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Dadgum I need them to make another round of 19s so I don't have to hide more future gifts to myself. I will be wagging my tail if they do a mini trapper though. Where's Jiki Jiki the GEC shaman?
 
The spirit energy tells me....

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I've started a modest traditional knife collection. I appreciate the craftmanship of days gone by, particularly items made in the USA. I watched a video on how the GECs are produced. Then the thought crossed my mind, if one of the machines broke it would be really difficult to fix. They would likely have to have the part custom fabricated. Who is going to produce and sell those? It would be nearly impossible for a new company to start up as well. Feel free to chime in.......

Best regards,
 
Pollack said:
I've started a modest traditional knife collection. I appreciate the craftmanship of days gone by, particularly items made in the USA. I watched a video on how the GECs are produced. Then the thought crossed my mind, if one of the machines broke it would be really difficult to fix. They would likely have to have the part custom fabricated. Who is going to produce and sell those? It would be nearly impossible for a new company to start up as well. Feel free to chime in.......

Best regards,
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My grandfather was a tool and die maker in the early 1900ā€™s, and one of my favorite stories is how he used to fix a German-made candy foil wrapping machine for the Thompson Candy Company in Meriden, CT. In those days they didnā€™t have the metric thread options like we do now, so he hand cut metric threads for the project.

With modern CNC machining and advancements in measuring, fabricating things is easier and more accurate than ever. Iā€™m confident GEC could keep those machines running for centuries.

honestly a good Bridgeport machine, a lathe, and the McMaster Carr webpage would be enough! (Maybe even just McMaster Carr, šŸ˜† )
 
A few years back I visited a custom cylinder manufacturer. They were making all stainless steel hydraulic cylinders for a Navy contract at the time, among other things. I was pretty impressed standing next to a lathe capable of turning a 40' blank. The owner showed me his Chinese turret CNC machines. Said they were great. Until they go out of tolerance. He said they are disposable and just scraps them when the time comes. Then he showed me most of what he had, American made machines some from the 1940's. He said when they go out of tolerance, you just fix them and keep going. Sometimes the old more simple stuff, just works, and is easier to keep going than you may think. Sorta brings us to quality American made simple traditional folding pocket knives now doesn't it.
 
Pollack said:
I've started a modest traditional knife collection. I appreciate the craftmanship of days gone by, particularly items made in the USA. I watched a video on how the GECs are produced. Then the thought crossed my mind, if one of the machines broke it would be really difficult to fix. They would likely have to have the part custom fabricated. Who is going to produce and sell those? It would be nearly impossible for a new company to start up as well. Feel free to chime in.......

Best regards,
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My familys business has/had an ā€œantiqueā€ bridge saw (american metal cut off). I operated it for years. I learned to baby as any time something broke it would be down for weeks. Every part had to be custom made. And you can forget about the old electronics that operated this thing. Eventually they all had to be gutted and replaced with an all new schematic(?) with modern components.
 
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