So the Striatech motors that are used in the Nova tools (Teknatool), Rikon Bandsaw and Shopsmith 7 seems like a really cool compact technology I'd like to use in my shaper and I'm also really curious about the Vulcan drill press, so I called them, and I called them, and I called them, never an answer from either the Teknatool number or Striatech, like since March 2020. Striatech, no matter what option you select goes to the same woman's voicemail and Teknatool gives you a little more hope, plays some music, but ultimately all selections end in a canned message telling you to use their web form or just never answer. So I tried the Teknatool web inquiry form, inquired about the Vulcan, only to, after nagging for an answer in emails, to where I could buy one, I got a return email a month and a half later, one word: Discontinued. It continued to be listed on their website for another 8 months.
I joined their Facebook group to ask a question there about purchasing a motor/controller and what tools were available to edit the interface if I was to buy one of their packages and they replied that they have firmware for the motor/controller connected to specific tools they partner with but provide no tools for end users. Um, ok, so I reply then if I buy one from your online store what does it have on it then? ... crickets.
So just curious has anyone had any communication with them in the last year? Or are they just not a thing anymore? I mean it seems like at best it's one person on a cell phone that doesn't really care.