Some props for East Coast Ano

[bpreister]

Well after looking through AO and MCB for an anodizer I came across East Coast Anodizing here on AO. I sent them a PM and received a reply from Carl the same day and was able to call him and go over a price and some idea's I had for an anodizing job on an Emag I got from Fishmishin. First off let me tell you how great the communication was. I hate communicating through emails so being able to actually talk to someone and explain to them exactly what I was looking for was a big plus in my book not to mention any time I did send an email I received a response within a day A+. Secondly (is secondly actually a word?) turnaround time. Carl received my Emag on a Saturday and had it completely finished and shipped off to Tuna (for a tune-up) by the following Saturday A+ again. Third thing was the price. Not only was his pricing in line with most other companies I found on the net but instead of charging by piece his pricing is on a per gun basis and for me his price was the lowest quote I had A+ again. Finally the finished product. Carl sent me pictures of my gun when he was finished to make sure it was what I wanted before he shipped it out. After giving my approval he shipped it off to Tuna for me. Let me tell you the pictures that he and Tuna both took couldn’t due this justice I couldn’t be happier with the work that he did for me and I would definitely recommend him to anyone else looking to get some anodizing done. Here's a few pics:

http://i766.photobucket.com/albums/xx309/bpreister/IMG_8827.jpg
http://i766.photobucket.com/albums/xx309/bpreister/IMG_8835.jpg
http://i766.photobucket.com/albums/xx309/bpreister/IMG_8823.jpg
http://i766.photobucket.com/albums/xx309/bpreister/IMG_8817.jpg
http://i766.photobucket.com/albums/xx309/bpreister/IMG_8832.jpg

[Ando]

Very nice!!!

[dahoeb]

WOW, those are some beautiful results. I'm getting ready to get my E-mag annodized and now I'm having second thoughts about what I wanted to get done! Congratulations man! :headbang:

[Spider-TW]

Glad to hear about it, thanks.

Great colors, too.

[xero28]

Looks good. I'm going to be looking at some ano jobs in the future. I'll have to keep this place in mind.

[Mindflux]

very nice looking.
:clap:

[SockMonkey]

I want am working on a mag project and will hopefully be having it anno'd shortly. Thats awesome work.. think you could PM me what you paid so I can get an idea of what im lookin at?

[Tunaman]

another one of the reasons I am so backed up. They come to me in a thousand pieces and take a while to assemble correctly. I have about 10 like it to do right now. That one came out great. :D

[aerosaaber]

I have to say that is A-freakin-mazing!
It's like a really nice red color with a really cool "weathered" look to it (at least that's the feel I get from the pics)

If I ever get my mag pieced together exactly how I want it that color/style is gonna be WAY on top of my choice list.

[bpreister]

Definitely props to Tuna also. He put up with a lot of harassing from me to get this put back together and not only does the ano look great but Tuna did an excellent job of making this shoot like a beast. Definitely an asset to the AO community and anyone needing work done on their Mags. While I'm at it, thanks to Luke's customs for the milling work he did for me. It felt like he cut the weight of this in half!

[East Coast Ano]

Bill

Thank you for all the kind words. The gun came out great! And yes your pictures do look a hell of allot better than the ones I took.


I need to get the number of the machinist you used if you could.


Carl Jenny

dahoeb I am sending you a revised quotation after I post this

[druid]

:wow: Good God that's hot :headbang:

Is there a website for ECA?

[East Coast Ano]

:wow: Good God that's hot :headbang:

Is there a website for ECA?


sorry i am not exactly tec savy and thus far we dont do enouth business thrue the internet to warent the expense of paying a web designer.

if anyone knows of a good affordable web hosting service i would consider starting one since i have had a few people ask me.

Carl Jenny

[druid]

http://www.godaddy.com/search/domains.aspx?isc=goaf2001aa I'm told is very reasonable and no issues with them

[p8ntbal4me]

sorry i am not exactly tec savy and thus far we dont do enouth business thrue the internet to warent the expense of paying a web designer.

if anyone knows of a good affordable web hosting service i would consider starting one since i have had a few people ask me.

Carl Jenny


Ando here on AO does it. He does good work! :)

[Ando]

Ando here on AO does it. He does good work! :)

I don't know anything about web designing :rofl:

I know my way around it after it's been setup but that's about it. I think the best person to talk to about this would be Mongoose. See who did his site.

There's a few places that can help you with the site. Some places are free but limited but that's all you need.

Do a search for "start your own website". A bunch of stuff will come up.

Only money that will be coming out of your pocket would be for your domain name which is like $10 a year or something along those lines.

I think a friend of mine did his with Webstarts.com.

[Spazmok]

looking for a reliable web host can be a bit of a daunting task if you aren't exactly sure what you are looking for. with so many 'too good to be true' offers floating around and every host out there somehow touting multiple 'host of the year' awards from fly-by-night webhost review sites that are clearly bias. often overlooked is the fact that hosting review sites are merely a medium used to make money off referral programs. it can be tidious to wade through it all, and one must do their research. Also be skeptical about individuals who point you towards a host using a referral link (pretty easy to spot: if its not www.somerandomwebhost.com and moreso www.somerandomwebhost.com/ap/somedude01=1337, there is a very solid chance its a referral program), because keep in mind they get credits towards their account/money for bringing more people aboard.

a few questions you need to resolve before moving on:

do I want a static site or a dynamic site? (html vs php/asp/ror/cf)
(this is key in determining what kind of hosting you need as not every webhost offers all styles of servers and support.)

will I need a storefront with a checkout?

will I be building it or having it done for me? (if you arent building the site and having a third party make it for you, I would suggest they make the decision of what type of hosting package you will need)

if you are making it yourself; be realistic about what kind of traffic you will draw. lets face it, most anno sites will not need one of those 'unlimited storage and bandwidth' plans.

while not naming a top choice, a few hosting companies I've dealt with are: midphase, inmotion hosting.

and that, my friends, is the tip of the iceberg.

back OT: that is a sweet anno job.

[Mindflux]

I'm not sure if it's kosher, but I'll recommend a couple hosts I've had experience with over the years that are awesome both in product AND support.

asmallorange (no hyperlink)
webfaction (no hyperlink)

[East Coast Ano]

Thank you guys for the advice I am hopefully going to look into setting one up tonight if I can find the time. I will check out all of the ones you guys posted first.


You guys would know better then I would about this, would I then be able to get an email with the web name attached to it EX. carl.jenny@eastcoastanodizing.com?

Carl Jenny

[SkinnyHare]

you should be able to do that... have your own domain name and e-mails that are linked to it.

i ran a site for a while as part of my grad school project and used godaddy as the host. it was just a handfull of dollars per month to have my material hosted, my own domain name, a database, and e-mail accounts under the domain name. i think i spent friday evening and most of a saturday just teaching myself about how to do it and re-learning how to hand code html. as a recall, godaddy was helpful and fairly easy to figure out.

[hill160881]

I think i found the company to ano my Ego-Mag :bounce:

[OPBN]

Nice ano. My wife has set up a couple of simple sites using yahoo webhosting service. Pretty cheap and basic diy thing. Might be worth checking:

http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/webhosting/

[maniacmechanic]

East , heck at this point I know most of us are chompin at the bit just to see more of your work , post some pic's of your work for us to slobber over :)

[East Coast Ano]

Ok I am trying to upload some pictures now they should be up shortly provided I can get this image hosting to finally work right.

this was a test piece the dye was put on with an airbrush
http://photos.plaxo.com/photos/get/15/36/239/89/84034/3328583-m-0.jpg

car audio amplifier
http://photos.plaxo.com/photos/get/15/36/239/89/84034/3328564-m-0.jpg

these are parts of sand spikes used for surf fishing
http://photos.plaxo.com/photos/get/15/36/239/89/84034/3328566-m-0.jpg

was part of a small production run i did a few mounths back e-brake handle
http://photos.plaxo.com/photos/get/15/36/239/89/84034/3328582-m-0.jpg

this was a much more complex job then it looks the orange to brown fade is in dust and the red splash with the clear outline is in gloss other parts are orange slash over polished aluminum
http://photos.plaxo.com/photos/get/15/36/239/89/84034/3328580-m-0.jpg

simple dust black
http://photos.plaxo.com/photos/get/15/36/239/89/84034/3328565-m-0.jpg

dust slime green this was a custom made color for this job that i now offer as a standard color
http://photos.plaxo.com/photos/get/15/36/239/89/84034/3328579-m-0.jpg

this gun is owned by someone on Automags.org was allso a custom green and black acid wash
http://photos.plaxo.com/photos/get/15/36/239/89/84034/3328581-m-0.jpg



Carl Jenny

[druid]

Ok I am trying to upload some pictures now they should be up shortly provided I can get this image hosting to finally work right.

<<snip>>

Carl Jenny

Those look great.

I sent you a PM the other night. I'm guessing the answer is..

"What, are you on CRACK?!?!?"

LOL...

[East Coast Ano]

Forgot to add a logo pic this is a 12x6" logo on a tread plate mock up for a tomcat sailboat.
http://photos.plaxo.com/photos/get/15/36/239/89/84034/3330581-m-0.jpg

Carl Jenny

[C_losjoker]

East Coast,

i sent you couple of PM's did you happen to get them??
thanks

[druid]

He did get back to me about my questions. Give him a day or two, seems that he has some stuff going on [work, etc] but he did get back to me with great answers.

[East Coast Ano]

Hope everyone had a good thanksgiving,

I am sorry that I fell behind on my correspondences it has been quite hectic the past two weeks

I am making it a priority to get back to everyone before I leave today, whether it is a status update quote or just an inquirer. They will all be attended to tonight. If by some chance I miss over someone please shoot me an email or call tomorrow at lowvolt@comcast.net or 732.330.2273


Thank you,

Carl Jenny