Paradigm Ti1 - potential new run interest

how does one sign up for one? I couldn't see any link on Paradigm's website .

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I'd say make sure and do the pole on the first of the thread, it's about all at the moment.

I thought another Ti1 run won't happen cuz Andrew does not have the tooling build drawings. Is someone planning on giving a machine shop a Ti1 and have them replicate it?

I thought another Ti1 run won't happen cuz Andrew does not have the tooling build drawings. Is someone planning on giving a machine shop a Ti1 and have them replicate it?

Why, it can be replicated to within 5 microns ;-)

I thought another Ti1 run won't happen cuz Andrew does not have the tooling build drawings. Is someone planning on giving a machine shop a Ti1 and have them replicate it?

Why, it can be replicated to within 5 microns ;-)

3D scanner??

I still don't get why re-releasing this razor in the same material. Use stainless steel, make it 'different'. No sense producing it again in titanium. Imho of course.

The point is to satisfy customer demand.

I’ve never understood the rationale of the argument against a re-release of a commercially successful product.

I can only assume it is to protect the value of existing products in the marketplace. I’ve never met an artisan that cares about protecting inflated secondary market prices for his products. I’ve never spoken to Andy but I would be surprised if he derives pleasure from seeing his limited stock razors sell for 5x more than he sold them for. On the contrary, one artisan I recently spoke to said when he sees this, his desire is to get more of his products made and in the hands of customers that want to buy them.

As a consumer in this hobby for enjoyment, I don’t care about promoting product scarcity either.

If there any other coherent arguments in favor of this that I am missing, I would love to hear them.

And of course, I am not judging anybody who feels differently than me. You are entitled to your view is just as much as I am to mine.

how does one sign up for one? I couldn't see any link on Paradigm's website .

At the point it seems quite academic...just to gauge interest.
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The point is to satisfy customer demand.

I’ve never understood the rationale of the argument against a re-release of a commercially successful product.

I can only assume it is to protect the value of existing products in the marketplace. I’ve never met an artisan that cares about protecting inflated secondary market prices for his products. I’ve never spoken to Andy but I would be surprised if he derives pleasure from seeing his limited stock razors sell for 5x more than he sold them for. On the contrary, one artisan I recently spoke to said when he sees this, his desire is to get more of his products made and in the hands of customers that want to buy them.

As a consumer in this hobby for enjoyment, I don’t care about promoting product scarcity either.

If there any other coherent arguments in favor of this that I am missing, I would love to hear them.

And of course, I am not judging anybody who feels differently than me. You are entitled to your view is just as much as I am to mine.

I can understand your point, just expressing my opinion. 
I also noted that the artisan owns the design of the razor, so if he wants to reproduce it, of course he can. 

I'm not a collector, but I know that some hobbyists prefer owning rare items over widely available ones. I don't see a problem with this because there are plenty of excellent razors available on the market. Only around 1% of razors are discontinued, limited edition, or used ones selling for more than the retail price. In my opinion, it seems unnecessary for people to complain about the 1% they may not favor, when they have 99%.