We are only about $325 away from unlocking Viking. I bet we could do this by Monday. It always slows down in the middle, usually with a bump toward the end.
Unlike many of the other missions in this series, this one never had an enamel pin version—so the patch will be a fresh render based on the original poster design.
If the title throws you off, it’s because it refers to the combined mission of Spirit and Opportunity, better known as the Mars Exploration Rovers. These twin robots helped redefine what we expect from surface missions, and this patch will finally give them their place in the series.
If you are already pledged, you can now go back in and add the new Shuttle patch, as well as ISS patch which was just added a few days ago.
Welcome to the Moonbeam revolution! Let us know why you joined the Moonbeam revolution, over the course of this campaign, we want to hear from you, so that you can help us shape the future of live streaming. Creators and fans matter most to us, and together we can truly reshape the live streaming space to benefit all of us. We've built it before and we can rebuild it again!
I look forward to reading your comments and chatting with you all about your dreams and aspirations. We're making Moonbeam for you, and the future is bright if we stick together.
Save $100 during our launch of High Efficiency Laser Sintered Bodies TODAY
Get our latest innovation as a Body upgrade without having to buy a complete mouthpiece.
Upgrade your current 5MM/SpectraTone Mouthpiece with improved efficiency and reduced weight in seconds. Our Laser Sintered Lattice Topology bodies are designed to take your playing to the next level.
This YouTube video will show how quickly you can upgrade any 5MM/SpectraTone mouthpiece...
Utilizing the latest Aerospace/Medical Topology software and made with multi-million dollar metal printing technology, you will realize the advantages of cutting edge design and manufacturing. Our LSLT bodies are much more than a conversation piece as your range, endurance, and tone quality tell the story.
It's been a long journey, and we appreciate your patience along the way. What began in December is now nearly complete, thanks to your support. Our original goal was to deliver all SpectraTone Red mouthpieces by the first week in April. We've now delivered 96% of all orders from backers who completed their surveys. Eight people have not returned a survey, which means we will choose your body variation and set it aside for you, but we cannot ship without your address and rim selection.
That leaves another few backers waiting on rim sizes that are currently at plating. To our surprise, we had an unusually high number of orders for 660 and 614 diameter rims, which had been made in December, but not all were plated. Those should be back in our shop in approximately 10 days or less. If you are waiting on an order for a 614H rim and would like to switch to a different 614 variation to get quicker shipping, please contact us at 303.657.2747.
Save $250 on Titanium and $175 on Stainless Steel SpectraTone Red, Yellow, or Blue mouthpieces
I have two Titanium mouthpiece bodies remaining, which I will offer to our backers in the form of a complete SpectraTone Red, Yellow, or Blue mouthpiece for $350. If you want one in Stainless Steel, the price is $325. Email me by Wednesday (or order with link below) before they are gone forever. Oh yeah, did I mention all SS and Ti body styles will be retired once inventory is sold out. This is due to the complex production process that is too costly in smaller batches. I made approximately 15% more bodies in SS and Ti than were originally ordered through Backerkit. You can see remaining inventory here.
Laser Sintered ALUMINUM Body
And finally, I want to announce the debut of standalone LSLT (Laser Sintered Lattice Topology) Mouthpiece Bodies in ALUMINUM. I will be offering these to all SpectraTone/5MM mouthpiece owners for HALF PRICE next week. Again, once these are sold out, they will not be offered again. Your next opportunity for a LSLT solution will come with SpectraTone Green in Autumn.
Thanks again for your amazing support, feedback, and musicianship! Jason, Jen, Christine
Jen has been working hard to enter every single order into our system for the past two weeks. The process has been slower than expected as approximately 35% of our backers have requested some kind of change to their order after we closed the surveys, which has delayed all shipments. For this reason, we will no longer consider any future requests for order changes or additions. We really want to ship your mouthpieces!
Here's what you can expect for the remaining SpectraTone Red shipping schedule.
March 12th - remaining Brass variations with no upgrades March 26th - all SS variations with no upgrades April 2nd - all Ti variations with no upgrades April 9th - all orders with upgrades
We will be offering one final option to purchase a new SpectraTone Red and related accessories at a very nice discount. We're doing this to give your friends, colleagues, and students a chance to get in on the fun.
First, the shipping news... Breadberry Starter Shipping
I've just returned from a quick jaunt to my local post office, dropping off dozens of Breadberry starters. For those of you who added the Breadberry add-on, your dehydrated starter is now en-route, secured in the hands of USPS.
For our international backers, we're now in "send and pray" mode for your Breadberry shipments. I've attached international stamps to your regular envelopes, hoping they make it through the labyrinth of global mail systems. Unfortunately it's all a bit of a dice roll, as customs rules differ from country to country. Who knew, for instance, that Spain has a no-go policy on playing cards? And shipping pulverized coca beans to Germany? Nein, danke! You can find more of these peculiar restrictions here: https://pe.usps.com/text/Imm/immctry.htm. Let me know if you find anything about dehydrated sourdough starters in there (e.g., I would argue it is definitely not a live animal).
Special thanks go to Noah, my trusty Breadwinner sidekick as he stuffed many of the envelopes you'll be receiving and has been a huge support during our journey.
If you're a non-US backer waiting for your actual Breadwinner, don't fret - it looks as if the majority of them have made it out of the country and many of them have already cleared customs in their destination country.
How’s it going?
So, for those who have successfully sprung their units from their boxes and are feeding the data beast, how are things kneading out? Some of you have already recorded a dozen feedings, which is fantastic! We're seeing new devices rise online daily, but do feel free to drop me a line if you encounter any glitches or need assistance with your setup – [email protected].
Suggest Features?
To help me better organize and prioritize future development on Breadwinner, I’ve baked up a new feedback system over here:
This is my first time using Canny, but I'm hopeful it will aid in keeping things well-organized and allow you to stay updated when fresh features are baked and ready.
Until next time, keep those ovens warm and the feedback coming!
Once I discovered how it much Breadberry grew when being fed rye, I knew I couldn't go back. That said, I've tried mixing in spelt, regular whole wheat, and baker's flour. But I've always come back to rye. I'm also about 1:1 (i.e., 100% hydration) of flour to water, but have definitely varied that a lot. I notice that the stiffer my starter is, the more jagged it's graph is on my Breadwinner dashboard.
But that's just me, and everyone's starter is different. So what do you feed yours and why?
Hey everyone - a huge shoutout to all the Snarf backers who were able to pop by the booth at the Texas Blade Show and handle our Snarf prototypes! It was so cool getting to meet some of you folks in person and we hope we'll be able to do the same at Blade Show Atlanta. If you've never been, I highly recommend attending Blade Show not only to see a gagillion amazing knives, but more importantly to meet the amazing folks behind the knives. Hands down, our favorite thing about the knife community is the people, and that's on full display at the Blade Show events.
We got this shot just before going to the ER - We totally forgot to get any photos at our booth during the event! 🤘😅
This was me at the ER after the metal tabs on our display lights sliced my finger wide open!
So in short, if you can make a Blade Show, we encourage you to do so. We'd love to meet you and we promise that most Blade Show evenings don't end with an ER trip!
Speaking of Snarf at Blade Show, I've been in talks with Laura at Scikio (our OEM) and we're still cooking on Snarf production. Currently Frank and his team at DreamTech (the factory Scikio is working with to make Snarf) are working on the Blade Grabblers (yes, that's the actual name of what holds the blades). Man that was a lot of parenthetical statements. Anyone else think primarily in footnotes? 🤘😅
So things are moving along, but Laura did mention to me today that there might be some value in taking the extra step to get some production samples since we have so many models this time around. In the past the most models we've ever done at one time was two, and now we have 12 Snarf variants. So I'm asking her to find out how much time that might add to production because I'm of the mind that we only get to make it right once and there's no going back, so if it's not going to slow things down too much it would probably be worth getting some production samples in hand. So I'll let you know more on that once I hear back from her.
If you've got any thoughts on the matter we're open for suggestions as well. We're also looking for a platform to allow us to get feedback on designs prior to us releasing them via preorders, so if you'd be interested in being part of the R&D team for AKT, we're all ears about that as well!
We'll keep you in the loop as we get closer to the finish line, but in the meantime thank you all so much for helping bring Snarf to life!
