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New Products!
One of the things we've been doing, before, during, and after our supply chain disruption, is to continuely test and qualify new manufacturing processes by small Mom and Pop shops in China. One of the areas we've been doing work is finding good quick turn sheet metal...
read moreState of the OpenBeam Project (2016)
TL;DR: OpenBeam sales will be handled by ZT Automations, a company jointly owned by myself and Mike Ziomkowski of Z-Designs, created to handle the Kossel Pro project. This move allows me to focus my energy on OpenBeam R&D work while bringing new help on board to...
read more3D Printing a Halloween costume
Thought I'd take a quick break from our normal programming to show off my son's first Halloween costume! Rachel found a teddy bear hoodie outfit for Zachary, so Zach wlll be Winnie The Pooh for Halloween. Given the amount of time I spend away from family to work on...
read moreThe Final Countdown and Eating Our Own Dogfood
Three very important milestones this past week. 1) We've finally received all goods on our dock, to start kickstarter fulfilment. After multiple nightmares with import shipping, we can finally start cranking kits out. 2) As mentioned in previous blog post, we've...
read moreOpenBeam Applications – PCBGrip
One of the best things about creating an awesome construction system, is being able to see what other people use OpenBeam for. While we have been focused on bringing the OpenBeam Kossel Pro to market and the OpenBeam Kossel Reprap to public release, we also use a lot...
read moreAnd now, a guest post from Mrs. OpenBeam
Hi! As some of you know, Terence and I got married a few weeks ago (October 26, to be exact!) The wedding was fantastic and we loved getting to see all our family and friends from all over the world. We figured this would be a good time to show off a little bit of our...
read more[Behind the scenes] – Injection molding
Every day, we come in contact with objects that are injection molded - one of the cornerstone technologies that define our modern world. Injection molding allows designers to create extremely complicated parts with relatively low part cost after a (usually expensive)...
read moreSneak peek – Hot off the injection mold
Okay, so it's pushing 02:00 here in Seattle, but this is too cool to not post.I just got an email from my buddies at Western Tool and Mold - my injection molding supplier. They have completed the mold trials already on the mold, and the first set of parts will be...
read moreUpdate #8: Transition Plans
With close of funding 3 days away, we begin our transition towards the next phase of the project. Rachel and I have been working pretty hard in the background trying to ensure as smooth a transition as possible.OpenBeam's blog is now up and available at:...
read moreUpdate #6: Gantt Charts, project schedules and risk buys
Hello backers!Halfway into the funding campaign, and we definitely have entered the "slow" period. Mind you, even during this "slow" period, we are still steadily marching upwards at a tune of about $1,000 per day, sometimes more: One thing I am thankful for, is that...
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