Update time:
There's a bit of good news and bad news wrapped up into one:
Good news=the popup arm, both the outer plates AND central arm can almost certainly be done in metal!
Bad news=for a metal popup, we need at least 20ppl to get onboard OR the cost would go over the $550 'roof' I had projected.
(IMPORTANT TO NOTE: The cost ceiling did NOT include a metal popup, so this would be an extra perk we all have to agree on.)
We are currently at around 16 committed signups and if that number stands, those 16 would have to split the cost to cover the 4 'unclaimed' metal arm slots, which would be maybe an extra 15-20-ish bucks per kit IF all16 stay on. The cost would, of course, go up a few dollars for each additional dropout, if any happen.
I will soon therefore be messaging all confirmed signups to reaffirm commitment and gauge if everyone thinks the extra few dollars is worth it.
An ADDITIONAL bonus will be that, if we do the metal, I can probably fit a metal laser-cut base plate for a stand, at no additional cost, since the aluminum sheet still has room! (Some resin for a 'holder' still needs to be factored in somewhere though.) IF that happens, the metal plate would look something like this:
As a proof-of-concept, I was able to have a plate cut from my file! The left piece here is the laser-cut test by itself (note that the design is not final) and on the right is an updated plate 3d printed in PLA and covered with graphite powder.
Finally, there's an UPDATE in the BUILD THREAD too!
Blade Runner 2049 Voight Kampff Eye Scanner Tutorial / Buildup
There's a bit of good news and bad news wrapped up into one:
Good news=the popup arm, both the outer plates AND central arm can almost certainly be done in metal!
Bad news=for a metal popup, we need at least 20ppl to get onboard OR the cost would go over the $550 'roof' I had projected.
(IMPORTANT TO NOTE: The cost ceiling did NOT include a metal popup, so this would be an extra perk we all have to agree on.)
We are currently at around 16 committed signups and if that number stands, those 16 would have to split the cost to cover the 4 'unclaimed' metal arm slots, which would be maybe an extra 15-20-ish bucks per kit IF all16 stay on. The cost would, of course, go up a few dollars for each additional dropout, if any happen.
I will soon therefore be messaging all confirmed signups to reaffirm commitment and gauge if everyone thinks the extra few dollars is worth it.
An ADDITIONAL bonus will be that, if we do the metal, I can probably fit a metal laser-cut base plate for a stand, at no additional cost, since the aluminum sheet still has room! (Some resin for a 'holder' still needs to be factored in somewhere though.) IF that happens, the metal plate would look something like this:
As a proof-of-concept, I was able to have a plate cut from my file! The left piece here is the laser-cut test by itself (note that the design is not final) and on the right is an updated plate 3d printed in PLA and covered with graphite powder.
Finally, there's an UPDATE in the BUILD THREAD too!
Blade Runner 2049 Voight Kampff Eye Scanner Tutorial / Buildup
