Status Update 10/10/2012
Jason Scott of the board speaking.
PICKS
- The etcher has made the prototype picks for Schuyler, and UPS ground-shipped them to him last Friday. If I'd known that was being done, I'd have paid for a more expensive/quicker option, but getting a vendor to go through the trouble of next-day shipping may or may not have worked. Either way, the prototype picks are in transit and Schuyler is to take photos of the received items and then test them before we go ahead and start production.
BOXES
- Our shipper is back online after a job change and two weeks of travel. She and Jason Aller are now doing one last synchronization of the address changes and items and will be doing a full ship-out soon.
SCHUYLER
- Schuyler began his new job in Vermont - working at a Book Cafe in a Barnes and Noble. He now knows how to make a decent enough coffee, according to reports. More importantly, he is gaining a paycheck to begin to build savings and the ability to pay into production.
- Similarly, Schuyler just completed a speaking engagement that paid him and a portion of those funds go into the production budget as well. The board is working to get him more such engagements in the future.
This update is a bit scant (and late, while waiting for some information to come in). I'll keep on this and have further updates soon.
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Pledge $5 or more
33 backers
Anyone who donates will get templates of the tools in EPS, PDF, PNG, SVG, etc. formats (basically every format I can export, which will include CAD files) along with instructions for making these tools yourself. I'll offer material suggestions and finishing ideas too.
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44 backers
Practice Makes Perfect! A practice kit with 3 locks progressively pinned, security pins, tweezers, plug follower and instructions for repinning your own locks. All packaged in a lovely tin. [+ Templates!]
Pledge $35 or more
269 backers
Hors d'Oeuvres! A set of 5 picks! There will be two options available, either 5 advanced picks or 5 starter picks. Your choice! This selection will come with a small case as well. [+ Templates + Practice Kit]
Pledge $50 or more
90 backers
First Course! A set of 10 picks! There will be two options available, either the 10 starter picks or the 10 advanced picks. This selection will come with a large case as well. [+ Templates + Practice Kit]
Pledge $75 or more
587 backers
Main Course! The full set of 20 picks! You will get every pick I have designed from the starters right through to the advanced designs. This selection will come with a large case as well. [+ Templates + Practice Kit]
Pledge $100 or more
103 backers
Save room for Dessert! A hand screened, 2 color "Open Locksport" t-shirt and a bunch of other Open Locksport shwag. Temporary Tattoos? Absolutely! Stickers? Heck yes! And more! [+ Templates + Practice Kit + 20 Picks]
Pledge $250 or more
10 backers All gone!
Custom Kit & Full access to me! My Mother, who did all of the prototyping for the pick cases, will make you a custom, hand made pick case to your specifications, including any illustration or dedication you may want. Additionally, you'll be given everything I've ever written or recorded on the subject of Locks & get 3 hours of Skype time with me to ask questions, discuss locks, run demos, whatever you want. [+ Templates + Practice Kit + 20 Picks + Shwag]
Pledge $500 or more
15 backers
Lock Library! 50 Locks of various types, including pin tumblers, wafers, levers, and dial & sesame combo locks. 30 individual picks and the full set of 20 in a case. You'll also get handcuffs and a cutaway pin tumbler to help explain how they work. You'll also get all of the shwag of the $100 level! Great for new clubs and hackerspaces.
Pledge $1,000 or more
2 backers
Uber Lock Library! Everything in the Lock Library times 2! 100 locks! 60 individual picks! 2 full sets of 20 in cases! 2 different sets of handcuffs and a 2 cutaways! One of a pin-tumbler lock, one of the locking mechanism in handcuffs! In addition to all of this I'll send you training materials. Nicely illustrated guides to lockpicking, impressioning, bumping, overlifting, etc. etc! I can guarantee 10 different reproducible worksheets and I'm hoping to do 20+!
Pledge $2,500 or more
2 backers All gone!
Physical classroom! I fly to you! I'll bring the picks, locks, handcuffs, combo locks, cutaways, high security locks, and, most importantly, the knowledge, to run 2 days of classes for as many people you like. You let me know how many people I can expect and your nearest airport and I'll do the rest. Great for Colleges & Universities, Hackerspaces w/large membership, offices or law enforcement! (This offer open to continental US only. If you are outside of the US & want to subsidize the airfare, we can talk!)
Comments
Creator Mark Rennick on October 15, 2012
Please let us know when all the shipping is done, and when we should expect our kits, so that we know when to contact you if something is off.
Creator Thomas Didrel on October 11, 2012
Great job Schuyler et al.
Creator toby on October 11, 2012
glad things are working out for schuyler and the project
Creator Tyler Hibbard on October 10, 2012
Excellent. So he should be receiving the prototype picks tomorrow if he hasn't already.
Creator Paul Anguiano on October 10, 2012
I think you've made impressive progress on all fronts! Thanks, as always, for the updates.