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[rudtf]

choeppner, on 28 November 2011 - 08:45 AM, said:

Hey Guys,

I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving   I wanted to share some pics of a MACHINE that was just completed.

This is a MACHINE 4.0 M2A Converter with a Damascus Steel Head, a Damascus Steel Beefy Back Flange and a Mosaic Damascus Modular Center Shaft Hosel.  The Medallion is a Alloy Medallion.

The Head, Neck and Flange have all been finished in our Hot Salts Gun Metal Blue Finish

Enjoy

-Chris

that is sexy and just my style.... i want it!

[weaver93]

choeppner, on 28 November 2011 - 08:45 AM, said:

Hey Guys,

I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving   I wanted to share some pics of a MACHINE that was just completed.

This is a MACHINE 4.0 M2A Converter with a Damascus Steel Head, a Damascus Steel Beefy Back Flange and a Mosaic Damascus Modular Center Shaft Hosel.  The Medallion is a Alloy Medallion.

The Head, Neck and Flange have all been finished in our Hot Salts Gun Metal Blue Finish

Enjoy

-Chris

What have I done to wrong you two? You know my weakness forthe modular center shaft so you put it in at least every other addition to thethread? This is really not right!



The Damascuswith the gun blue finish is drop dead sexy! With the modular center shaft, itis hard to resist!

[choeppner]

We are just slowly breaking you down Mark. LOL LOL LOL

Check your phone, just sent you a message.

Thanks for all the comments guys

-Chris

[choeppner]

Hey Guys,

Hope everyone is having a great weekend I wanted to share with you one of our most off the wall customs yet

We had a customer contact us looking for a definite 1 of a kind putter. He wanted something classic with a new modern spin on it, something like we had never made before. Dave put on his thinking cap and after a little while him and the customer came up with this modern interpretation of a very classic putter. I know you can all tell which putter this MACHINE pays Homage to

I think yall will agree that this one is completely different than anything we have made before

This one was made by taking 2 M2A Converter heads and milling the backs off turning them into out Meritage Heads. Then milling new ports for the connection hardware to keep the two faces together We looked at welding the 2 heads, but by going with this setup, the customer can add spacers in between the heads if he chooses

Right now, this MACHINE is at 370 Grams

This MACHINE is very solid feeling, sounds great, rolls the ball great and is really forgiving! It is perfectly face balanced and is super easy to line up!

There is still lots of finish work to go on this MACHINE

Enjoy the pics I look forward to hearing your thoughts and Dave is excited as well

-Chris

[rymail00]

weird. dumb question, but, is it a righty or lefty

Edited by rymail00, 01 December 2011 - 09:39 PM.

[tbowles411]

rymail00, on 01 December 2011 - 09:36 PM, said:

weird. dumb question, but, is it a righty or lefty

Yes.  

Righty.

[rymail00]

thanks tom

[choeppner]

rymail00, on 01 December 2011 - 09:36 PM, said:

weird. dumb question, but, is it a righty or lefty

It's actually both   

The customer who ordered this putts Right Handed on Long Putts and Left Handed on Shorter Putts

-Chris

[choeppner]

Hey Guys,

I hope everyone is having a great weekend   I wanted to give you a sneak peak of some new medallions for 2012.

This First Damascus Medallion was finished then we Acid Etched it, then finished again, then we engraved the logo, and then we finished it again



This Second Damascus Medallion was Finished, then we Acid Etched it, Then we finished and torched it, then we engraved the logo and did a final finish



On the 3rd Medallion, we took the Alloy Medallion, Black Anodized the medallion and then engraved the logo



Can't wait to hear your thoughts.

Thanks in advance

-Chris

[UnderPar18]

Very Nice, I love the new medallions. Great work and great option

[Jodymac]

The new black is very interesting, gonna look great on certain metals.

[choeppner]

Hey Guys,

Thanks for all the great comments

I wanted to share a couple more pics of this unique creation showing some more options we made for the customer.

The first 2 pics pic show this MACHINE with a custom spacer

The second group of pictures shows this MACHINE with a half offset plumber neck.  Using it in this configuration it gives the user a Center-Shaft Configuration and gives equal onsets for each facet of this MACHINE.

Enjoy

-Chris

[Bob Cat]

Chris,
My alarm just reminded me to post and ask again when you're coming to sunny Indiana so we can roll and order some Machines?!  

Your BFF,

Bobcat

[choeppner]

LOL   Wish I could come to Sunny Indiana. LOL  I'd love to get out of Cold and Rainy El Paso. LOL

I wanted to share some completed pics of the MACHINE Frank-N-Eye Custom that is shipping to it's new owner   

Enjoy

Thanks

-Chris

[choeppner]

Hey Guys,

I hope everyone is having a great week so far.  I wanted to share pics of a Custom MACHINE that was just completed and is getting ready to head to it's new owner

This is a MACHINE M1A Adjuster with a Billet Copper Head and a Hand Bent 303 Stainless Long Neck.  The Head has been given a light antique patina and the neck has been torched to match the head.

Enjoy the pics and let me know if I can help.

Thanks

-Chris

[ndlax2340]

That is absolutely stunning, great work as always from you guys. I'm an especially big fan of your hand bent necks, they are always fantastic!

[choeppner]

Thanks for the comment

-Chris

[grebeson]

are these still made?

[choeppner]

grebeson, on 06 December 2011 - 04:01 PM, said:

are these still made?

Hello,

Which model are you interested in?  All of our putters are custom built to order.

Thanks

-Chris

[choeppner]

Hey Guys,

I hope everyone is having a great day.  I wanted to share pics of another Custom MACHINE that was just completed and is getting ready to ship to it's new owner

This is a MACHINE M1A Adjuster with a 303 Stainless Head and a 303 Stainless Pill Cut Plumber Neck.  The Medallion in the cavity is an Alloy Medallion.

Enjoy the pics

Thanks

-Chris

[choeppner]

Hey Guys,

I hope everyone is having a great day.  I wanted to share pics of a Custom MACHINE Putter that was just finished and is shipping out to it's new owner

This is a MACHINE M1A Adjuster with a 303 Stainless Head and a 303 Stainless Plumber Neck.  The bumpers have been melted on this MACHINE for a softer, more flowing look

Enjoy

-Chris

[DB MACHINE]

Hey Everyone,

Thanks for all the great comments.  We are starting to mill new models, which is really exciting for us.  Its been crazy busy at the shop, as we are also busy getting custom orders and all the MACHINE Golf Club Founding Member goodies out before Christmas (with a few surprises ).  

We are also starting to build new putters for the 2012 Tour season.  Attached is one of those, a special Mosaic Damascus with matching Heavy FatBack flange and our new Modular Center Shaft Over neck.   Chasing MACHINE dreams.... Hope you enjoy the photos.   Thanks,

-Dave

[elmo17]

Beautiful putter, you guys do amazing work. I look forward to new pictures in this thread.

[choeppner]

Thanks for the comments   Wait till you see one of the new models for 2012   MACHINE Golf Club Members will be getting a sneak peek real soon and I can say....  This head is GORGEOUS

-Chris

[choeppner]

MACHINE Golf
Club Members


You've Got Mail

If anyone did not get the Sneak Peek, please let me know

Thanks

-Chris

[JaimePBPro]

Chris I didn't get it!  Don't leave me hanging bro!

choeppner, on 10 December 2011 - 02:50 PM, said:

MACHINE Golf
Club Members


You've Got Mail

If anyone did not get the Sneak Peek, please let me know

Thanks

-Chris

[choeppner]

JaimePBPro, on 10 December 2011 - 08:13 PM, said:

Chris I didn't get it!  Don't leave me hanging bro!

Fixed   Please let me know if you received it now

Thanks

-Chris

[rblum22]

I ordered this putter solely based off of the glowing reviews on this site, having never touched or rolled - or even seen in person for that matter - a Machine putter.  So, there was a bit of risk involved...I normally agonize over putters.

After 3 days with this - I get it!   It's easy to see why you almost never see used Machine putters for sale.  This thing is amazing!   It looks unreal (pictures do not do it justice), is the softest stainless steel putter I have ever used, and rolls the ball like a champ...no skipping, jumping...just pure roll.

My biggest surprise is the grip.   I normally tear the stock grips off right away and replace them with GripMaster wraps, but to my surprise - the Reverse Arch grip feels incredible natural and took me no time to get used to.   I think they are onto something here.

For those considering ordering a putter...Dealing with Chris was great.  He returns emails pretty much instantaneously.  Libby from the office was a sweetheart also.   The putter itself took - to the day - exactly as long as they said it would to build.

choeppner, on 06 December 2011 - 04:46 PM, said:

Hey Guys,

I hope everyone is having a great day.  I wanted to share pics of another Custom MACHINE that was just completed and is getting ready to ship to it's new owner

This is a MACHINE M1A Adjuster with a 303 Stainless Head and a 303 Stainless Pill Cut Plumber Neck.  The Medallion in the cavity is an Alloy Medallion.

Enjoy the pics

Thanks

-Chris

[Jodymac]

Nice to hear rblum!! I'm thinking about taking the same leap of faith.

[DB MACHINE]

rblum22, on 11 December 2011 - 11:56 AM, said:

I ordered this putter solely based off of the glowing reviews on this site, having never touched or rolled - or even seen in person for that matter - a Machine putter.  So, there was a bit of risk involved...I normally agonize over putters.

After 3 days with this - I get it!   It's easy to see why you almost never see used Machine putters for sale.  This thing is amazing!   It looks unreal (pictures do not do it justice), is the softest stainless steel putter I have ever used, and rolls the ball like a champ...no skipping, jumping...just pure roll.

My biggest surprise is the grip.   I normally tear the stock grips off right away and replace them with GripMaster wraps, but to my surprise - the Reverse Arch grip feels incredible natural and took me no time to get used to.   I think they are onto something here.

For those considering ordering a putter...Dealing with Chris was great.  He returns emails pretty much instantaneously.  Libby from the office was a sweetheart also.   The putter itself took - to the day - exactly as long as they said it would to build.

Thanks very much for the kind comments!    I, and all of us at MACHINE are so happy when we receive comments like yours.  Its not always easy being a smaller maker without big box distribution, especially when people want to try before they buy and naturally ask where they can find our putters.  However, making them almost all custom, one at a time as we do today presents serious challenges to the old golf distribution model.  And admittedly we weren't always able to keep up nearly as well when we farmed out production to contract mill shops.  Things are definitely improving now that we are milling them in our own shop, and we plan to lower production times significantly as we go into 2012.    Anyway, I am thrilled you had such a good experience, and are liking your new MACHINE and rolling it so well.  Thanks again for sharing, and for all your support!  

Sincerely,

-Dave