We'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.

Hello 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

Hi 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

Hi 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

A big THANK YOU to all of our backers and supporters!! We couldn't of done without you!!

We can't thank all of you enough!!!

Thank you so much! We 're so humbled right now by what's happened and all of your comments, and support

@Derek Miller - Thanks for backing us! We are thrilled to have reached our goal and are going straight into production. We can't wait to put Versa Rulers into everyone's hands!

@Qwickset - We are honored to be your first Kickstarter project. Thank you for supporting us and for the thoughtful comment. We are excited to bring the Versa Ruler to the world, so any success that comes from it will be the satisfying result of lots of hard work and dedication.

Thank you for the support and comments conantbh. Your point on the shipping is well-taken. Since we can't change pledges that are already backed, we instead had to create new rewards where the shipping is free.

Thanks again,
-Carlos

Hi Muescha,

Thanks for backing our project. We too wish the Versa Ruler was available when we were students! We created this tool because we believe in the Art of Geometry; and we hope that schools will use it to engage students with fun, hands-on, interactive learning.

Regarding the international shipping price, it seems to be a fairly standard amount –from what I've noticed on other Kickstarter projects. We acknowledge that it is a substantial expense, which is why we created the additional rewards for international backers with free shipping.

Also, regarding updates: Some updates are for existing backers only because the update may deal with some aspect of their pledge. We will make an effort to be more inclusive with our updates going forward.

Thanks for your comments and we appreciate your support.

-Carlos

Haha. Thanks, Arnold. I'm sure we deserve that. But good idea. I'll add a summary of the rewards to the FAQ.

Thanks x 1000! We going try our best!

Frank

Thank you, Arnold. The rewards that say [the above] include all preceding rewards except those that say "Not included or combined with any other reward". Unfortunately, we cannot change the descriptions once they are "backed" since kickstarter.com does not allow us to. But in general we are asking international backers to add $20 to there pledge for shipment To Canada and $30 for anywhere else outside the US - unless the reward type says "international backers." If we blundered here, we'll certainly do our best to get all of our backers the expected rewards.

The 1st $100 reward includes a Thank You car, Koala Tools stickers, Koala Tools pencils, a Koala Tools Black Logo T-Shirt, and 1 Versa Ruler set. The 2nd $100 reward includes the same reward bu instead of a Koala Tools black Logo T-shirt you get second Versa Ruler set. The second reward was added to be more appealing as we realized that none of our initial rewards offered more than 1 Versa Ruler set. Also, international shipping fees of $20 to Canada & $30 elsewhere do apply to these rewards.

Thank you, and again, we apologize for the confusion.

Frank

Sorry for the confusion Arnold; unfortunately, though, Kickstarter.com doesn't allow us to change language in rewards that are already backed. Let me try to carify what we mean: a set means one packed product. When we say Versa Ruler or Versa Ruler set, we mean a set of 4 rulers and protractors in a package. If the reward is 2 Versa Rulers or 2 Versa Ruler sets, the reward is 2 seperate packages each containing 4 rulers and 4 protractors. The $50 reward contains 1 Versa Ruler set (4 rulers and 4 protractors); the $75 reward includes 2 Versa Rulers sets (2 seperate packages each containing 4 rulers and 4 protractors. Again, we apologize as we certainly could have more accurate descriptive terms. The confusion lies in whether a single ruler and protractor is a Versa Ruler or whether a packaged product containing 4 rulers and 4 protractors is a Versa Ruler. A Versa Ruler as we intend the meaning to be is synonomous with Versa Ruler set and both mean a single package with 4 rulers and 4 protractors. Again, sorry for the confusion.

Hello Everyone,

To clear up any confusion on what a Versa Ruler (set of 4) or Versa Ruler set means: a Versa Ruler, the packaged product, contains a set of 4 rulers and 4 protractors.

Thanks,

Frank

Hi Christian,

Thanks for your pledge and support. It is greatly appreciated. Regarding the shipping, it would be the same as the other rewards. Sorry for not making that clear on the reward.

Thanks again,
Carlos

Hello Icetigris,

Thank you for the question. Yes, rulers snap into each other end to end, and due to the snap orientation on successively added rulers, metric units markings on one ruler always align with metric units markings on another; the same is true for empirical units markingings. And yes, rulers snap into the protractors, and protractors are slidable on rulers that they are not snaped into and slide smoothly on successively connected rulers. With more than one set of Versa Rulers, the capabilities of the system increases as you have implied: e.g, triangles and squares of all sorts can be created with 24" rulers; e.g, both regular and irregular polygons, such as pentagons, hexagons, heptagons, and octagons can be created with 12" rulers (open shapes of all sorts can be created as well). Protractors and rulers can be selectively added or removed as the user desires.

Thanks,

Frank

Hi John,
Thanks for the pledge and great question– The Versa Ruler's contact points on the surface are the smooth, plastic faces of the protractors. The straight edges are actually raised 2.3mm from the paper, making it great for ink pens + markers. Our goal was to get the edge as close as we could to the surface without sacrificing material strength. The result is a smooth and pleasant experience with just about any writing tool and even a cutting knife.
As to whether the Versa Ruler would be compatible with parallel rules in the way that you might want, I'm not sure... but the versa system was designed to function as a parallel rule within itself. By clamping 2 connected vrulers together vertically on any side of a table, you would be able to slide the horizontal rule up, down or angled, and be able to measure distances and angles.
I hope that answers your question. Thanks again for the support!

-Carlos

Thanks

I'm not much of a stickler for rules either (pardon the pun). Adaptability is an often overlooked principle in our education system.

Haheha.. messaging answers through calculators is a sly circumvention of the educational rules of engagment.
I prefer to think of versa ruler as the M-16 that you're holding up over your head during boot camp... which then becomes the trusted friend in the field.
Thanks for sharing.
-Carlos