Dean, what is the reason for the reluctance to produce 24 inch and longer blocks?
Don
Cost. The current manufacturing process is compression molding nitrile rubber. The 8" and 16" come out awesome and come in at a reasonable cost.Dean, what is the reason for the reluctance to produce 24 inch and longer blocks?
Don
Thanks. Makes sense. I thought you were using an extrusion for all the lengths.Cost. The current manufacturing process is compression molding nitrile rubber. The 8" and 16" come out awesome and come in at a reasonable cost.
The 24", using this process, is more than double the cost of the other two combined. That is due to the amount of raw material needed and a longer cool down time, which makes the cycle time on the tool too long.
However, I did just get a sample yesterday that was made using a different process and material. It is a foam/rubber blend and is extruded.
With the extrusion, the ends don't get molded into a nice rounded finish, like you see in the prototype, they are just cut off square.
I think this will work for the 24" block and I'm hoping to be able to offer it at the same time the 8 and 16 inch are launched.
Extrusion vs. molding. Very long, boring story, complete with hero's and villains. Someday maybe I'll write a book about new product development.Thanks. Makes sense. I thought you were using an extrusion for all the lengths.
I think there is a solid market for longer blocks. I have been following this yacht retrofit on Instagram. Apparently they use two man sanding blocks.
Getting so close! Tools are being made, production looking like mid-January.
I know many have expressed interest in the "pre-sale.".
Here is a link to "officially" sign up and be notified when the pre-sale goes live.
Cannot express how excited I am to get this going!
Oh, and here is a YouTube video I did, explaining the concept:
Very kind words. Thank you.Well done Dean, well done.
I can only imagine the amount of work involved to launch a new product. You've handled it with upmost professionalism. Looking forward to wrapping my fingers around your blocks this coming spring.
All the best to you and yours.
Mike,
When we discuss the purchase of bikes we use the N+1 rule. I feel that this rule applies to you.Where do I put my order in Dean? [No I am not restoring another car... No I am not restoring another car.... No I am not restoring another car.....]
Oops.. sorry I see the link above now.
When we discuss the purchase of bikes we use the N+1 rule. I feel that this rule applies to you.
This is to set a limit as to how many bikes we must purchase, it's to be used as a guide and should be taken seriously
N being the number of bikes you currently own, the +1 is how many you are supposed to own. If you look at this formula properly, it's rather restricting as you are only allowed to make one purchase at a time, but after said purchase you must now re-evaluate the rule of +1, and begin your journey all over again.
In your case we can re-structure said rule to M+1 where the M is short for Mopar.
Happy shopping.
But then one misses out on all the fun. lolYea I know that rule…. I want to live by different rules….
That will need a 36” blockI will need that! View attachment 23409