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on April 27
Frank Pinal & Carlos Rodriguez
Posted project update #16Manufacturing Update: T – 10 days to Samples
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on April 13
Frank Pinal & Carlos Rodriguez
commented on a projectWe've officially been in production for two weeks now. That means that in another two weeks, we should have our first shot samples! We will post pics as soon as they come in. At this point, everything has gone into production. We can't give any firm dates, but we are expecting that we will have inventory about 3-4 weeks after approving the first articles. Also, the T-shirts will be done next week and the backpacks the week after. Of course, we will post pics of those as well.
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on March 15
Frank Pinal & Carlos Rodriguez
commented on a projectHello Lewis, We have already sent surveys to our $5, $25 and $30 backers. The reason is that we can already send them their rewards, as they do not include actual Versa Rulers. We wanted to wait until we actually put the order in for the tooling + production before sending surveys to our other backers. Our aim is to include as much information as possible when updating our progress and collecting information from our backers. Please stay tuned for more updates. Thanks, Carlos
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on March 15
Frank Pinal & Carlos Rodriguez
Posted project update #15Manufacturing Update
Hello Everyone,
After weeks of going through production quotes from both US and overseas manufacturers, we have made a decision and are in the process of drafting the manufacturing contract with a company in Shanghai.
This was a difficult decision for us to make, as we were hoping to be able to keep our production in the US. Unfortunately, the associated costs were roughly 10x's over our overseas options– which forced us to either:
A. Manufacture overseas. Satisfy Kickstarter backers and bring product to market within 3 months at a reasonable MSRP.
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B. Choose US manufacturer. Attempt to raise over $200K over x number of months. Retail Versa Ruler for over $72.
We chose option A and are happy to report that we should have our first samples by the beginning of May. We will also be sending out our surveys within the next two weeks or so.
We hope to have more project updates as the process moves along.
Thank you all for your incredible support!
- Frank and Carlos
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David Elliott on March 17
So, if you're getting samples at the beginning of May, and you're doing this in China, you probably won't be shipping until July or August. You really shouldn't send out the surveys until you are a couple of weeks away from shipping. Otherwise, you're going to have to deal with address changes for the next 4 months.
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on February 28
Frank Pinal & Carlos Rodriguez
commented on a projectHi Alex, Yes, you can expect to see something in your inbox by next week with regard to information-gathering from our backers. We are also looking to lock down more specific shipping dates. We will know much more by the end of the first week of March. As soon as we have the information, we will post it in an official update. Thanks, Carlos
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on February 26
Frank Pinal & Carlos Rodriguez
commented on a projectHi Arturo, Thanks for reaching out! We have significantly improved the final design by making the rulers and other components slightly slimmer, which not only uses less material and reduces overall weight, but also improves performance. We are also finalizing the arrangements with a manufacturer and should have a contract in place by the first week of March. This means that we should have product by our target date of May. We have been moving restlessly toward our goal of satisfying our Kickstarter rewards and also debuting our product at the NAMTA art materials trade show in Orlando on May 7. Stay tuned for some official updates and photos. Thanks, Carlos
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on February 5
Frank Pinal & Carlos Rodriguez
commented on a projectA big THANK YOU to all of our backers and supporters!! We couldn't of done without you!!
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on February 5
Frank Pinal & Carlos Rodriguez
commented on a project updateOhh, great. Thank you, Muescha; I was a little confused as to the exact process. Frank
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on February 5Funded!
Rule Like Never Before! NEW Shape-making Versa Ruler by Frank Pinal & Carlos Rodriguez
The Versa Ruler is the first ever shape-making 2-D ruling system. Sides connect to form an unlimited amount of measured polygons.
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120% funded $28,879 pledged
- 294 backers
- Funded Feb 05, 2012
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on February 5
Frank Pinal & Carlos Rodriguez
commented on a project updateHello Raviapte, Thank you for backing us. That's not a problem at all. I'll make note of it now to send you a message, or if you like, just send us a message with your preferred shipping address. Thanks! Frank
Frank Pinal & Carlos Rodriguez
Miami Beach, FL
frank@koalatools.com - the engineer / left brain. Frank Pinal is a scientist and engineer whose goal is to create functionality and increase efficiency at every turn. In his other life, he works in the field of medical devices. carlos@koalatools.co... view more
Cool - looking forward to seeing the first ones off the press!