Thank you so incredibly much for your support
I am honored and humbled by the pyro community. So many of you reached out to express your condolences and support. Zander was a much-loved member of our fireworks family. He lived larger than life and made an impact on so many people. If you have a chance, the local newspaper put together a really nice article that accurately captures the type of person Zander was.
I decided that I am still going to attend the PGI convention. I will be in the trade show. As you can imagine, with all the trauma of the past week, many tools I was going to bring won't be ready. I will have a nice selection of rocket tooling, but very few star plates and no presses. After the PGI, I'll be able to start shipping out the back orders of presses and crossette plates. As soon as I receive the 2lb tubes, those rocket sets will be on the way as well. I appreciate everyone's patience.
I have been in the process of developing products for industries outside of pyro. To that end, I'm going to streamline the product offerings in the fireworks tooling catalog. Emphasis will be placed on 1lb - 2lb -3lb rocket tools, tube supports, standard star plates and a few other items. 6lb tools are completely discontinued after the current inventory is sold out. I doubt I'll produce multi-comet pumps unless there is sufficient demand. Crossette plates will not be kept in inventory after the current production run is sold out.
Yours in flame
-Ben