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A machine that might change how small businesses and hobbyists manufacture circuit boards has just reached its Kickstarter goals in a matter of minutes:
The Voltera V-One circuit printer, one of our favorite finds at CES this year, just launched its crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter — and hit $100,000 in 35 minutes.
The Voltera system provides multiple capabilities: It will print the traces for your prototype circuit board (at 8mil space and trace), dispense solder paste to allow you to place SMD components on professionally manufactured boards, and provide heat for reflowing those electronics onto boards. And it prints multiple layers with a transparent ink.
The extruders on the system pop on and off with magnetic clasps, allowing for easy transitions between materials.
Initially priced at $1499, it is perhaps beyond the reach of many home constructors, but I expect that prices will fall in time and then we can say goodbye to the chemicals and UV lights.
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(Score: 2) by MichaelDavidCrawford on Sunday July 05 2015, @03:02AM
A father and son worked for ten years to develop a better way to harvest bee honey, the last three in desperate pverty. But their indiegogo for Flow Hive was a huge hit with the press; they raised $12,000,000.00.
There is good reason to believe that flow hive all by itself will solve colony collapse disorder by making it far easier for amatuers to keep bees. Really it isnt that hard, my father was a beekeeper, as was his mother but everyone thinks it is difficult.
I am preparing a crowdfunding campaign for http://www.warplife.com/jobs/. [warplife.com] I hope to raise enough that I as well as a web designer can work on it full time for one year. That will enable me to automate it enough that I dont need to spend much time with it; I dont intend to monetize it other than attracting potential consulting clients.
I know how to work with the press, how to write a good pitch and some a hollywood professional has offered to edit the video that I will shoot myself. (I am quite a good still photographer.)
But I do not have a clue what to do for swag. There is no charge for a listing at my site nor will there ever be. No registration isvrequired to use it.
A study found that the price points work best roughly in factors of two: $10, $25, $50, $100, $260, $500.
I might offer t-shirts as swag but what would work for the higher price points?
Everyone says that crowdfunding success us all in the preparation. I have seen many well deserving projects fail because they did not orepare.
Yes I Have No Bananas. [gofundme.com]
(Score: 2) by MichaelDavidCrawford on Sunday July 05 2015, @03:17AM
http://www.warplife.com/jobs/computer/ [warplife.com]
In the long run I will cover occupations but my crowdfunding campaign will be for the tech sector.
Yes I Have No Bananas. [gofundme.com]
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday July 05 2015, @04:06AM
Vibrators.
There is a great future in vibrators.
It's a woman's world out there,
And today's busy successful woman has no time for men.
If you want to make money,
Sell vibrators.
(Score: 2) by MichaelDavidCrawford on Sunday July 05 2015, @06:35AM
Dow Chemical offered him thirty grand for latex.com but he turned it down.
Yes I Have No Bananas. [gofundme.com]