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【IC】Workmat - A silicone mat for working on keebs|electronics

类型: IC
作者: Old_Gold_Hand
发布时间: 2020-08-12 06:55:57
更新时间: 2020-10-24 21:29:34
原链接: https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=108046.0


Workmat
Discord
https://discord.gg/MECBwUp
IC form
https://forms.gle/338D6i5B2fHJtEMJA
Website
https://www.american-haptics.com/
Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/americanhaptics/
Hello everyone, hope yall are doing okay. First off, this is our first interest check/presale and we want to do everything right. We also are really open to feedback of all kinds. Looking forward to hearing from anyone and everyone.
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I want to introduce to you a concept for a silicone mat. It is American made, high quality, and will have multiple color options. The Workmat will be about 25 inches x 15 inches, or 62.5 cm x 38 cm. This should give plenty of space to work on a pcb, handwiring, or switch lubing project. It will be cast, by hand, in vacuum degassed silicone rubber. The weight is estimated at about 2 1/2 lbs, or just over a kilogram.
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We plan to interest check these for about 30 days, then presale for about 30 days, then launch for retail on our website. We don’t plan to do a GB exactly because we will be the manufacturers, and after the molds and packaging are funded, it can be added into our manufacturing timeline. That said, there will probably be a GB thread to go through the formality. As soon as molds are made and verified, you can expect orders to ship.
Aiming for $50-$55 dollar price point
Thank you, and looking forward to hearing from you
Edit 1
Thank you for all the interest. If we get half the amount of people who said yes in the interest form to move forward, we will have enough volume to launch on our website. That said, I want to run this interest check for a bit longer. I have added Lilac, Purple (what was I thinking not choosing purple at first?!), and Gray. This week we have silicone and pigment arriving in the mail, and expect to see prototypes as early as next week. Thanks for sticking with us!
Update
We are moving into the testing and prototyping phase. The color pigments are really hard to measure and work with but we have made a lot of progress over about 12 tests. I have posted some here. The purple is proving really elusive, and the test results are laughable! Sort of like blood/ wine. Today’s purple test came out basically navy blue, which looks amazing but is not on the list! I just thought I would share with you guys so you can see how we are doing.
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I really like how the cream looks. The yellow pigment is just so transparent that even after doubling the pigment load, it just doesn’t look like the render.
Let me know what you think

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