Kickstarter Project Update #24: Progress Update - Where we're at with shipping

Project Update #24: Progress Update - Where we're at with shipping Posted by Rinnovated Design ♥ Like

Hey Backers, The whole team has been working really hard on getting the kits ready for the 1st tier of Beta Tester shipments (see update #20 to read about our tiered shipping plan). We just wanted to let you know where we’re at with completing that goal! Here’s what we’ve accomplished: - All Beta kits for the first tier have been produced, packaged, and are ready to be shipped. - We’ve fixed some major bugs and finished a new version of the software. Note: Although the printer hardware is beta, the software is still alpha. We expect that to change with a re-write during the beta testing process. - The software has been posted to our server for downloading. - We’ve written installation, circuit tuning, calibration, and first print instructions. - The build instructions have been updated to the most current hardware revision (an update is in the works). - We’ve written a letter to the Beta Testers that will be shipped with all kits. - The forum has been prepared for use (structuring, sub forums, and threads, have been set up). - We’ve setup our Fedex shipping database. - All the circuits for the first tier have been tested to ensure no one is shipped a faulty circuit (we had to populate these ones by hand as our circuit order for the Beta Kits has yet to arrive). As this is being written, we’re working still on: - Testing and refining the calibration and first print instructions. - Moving new content from our instructions doc to the official instructions web page. Here’s what we’ve yet to do: - Print shipping labels. - Actually put the Beta Kits in the mail. - Notify each early beta tester that their kit has been shipped. https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/pr...JPG?1395548896The 1st tier of Beta Kits all packed up and ready to go out. As you can see, we are extremely close to sending the first kits on their way! Once we’ve finished testing and refining the last bit of our instructions, and moved them into the official instructions web page, we will take care of the final 3 steps and the first printers will have shipped! We realize that we are behind on the estimate we gave two weeks ago, and we apologize for that. We can assure you of is that we are working non stop to get these kits in the mail! Thanks, The Peachy Printer Team.

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Any 1st tier beta backers posting here? I am curious about the beta allowance in the store.

I bet all the first tiers post here. Money questions probably have to go straight to the Peachy team.

as one of the people that paid the LARGE beta tester amount, I have no idea which of the MANY beta levels( that are implied in the threads and updates) I am actually IN or any of the details other than that I will eventually end up with two peachy printers or even when I might be receiving the beta tester printer(s) that I paid for

harpo99999; According to the reward, you'll have two Peachy. The first one will be send as a Beta test version. You will be testing the assembly and use it a little and then report what's was good (or bad) and suggest (if possible) fix or improvement. The goal is to improve the consumer version that you will receive at the end !

There's not a lot of update, I agree with you, but I prefer the team to work on stuff than giving us almost useless update on small changes. I prefer to have update on major step. For example, I prefer to have them told me they are almost ready to ship than telling me they receive 1/2 of the stuff, then all the stuff, then begin packaging, then begin building database and so on. It's a waste of time!

Plus, as soon as the "wheel" will begin to roll, I bet you'll see many more update, as customer (beta tester) will have the peachy and if there's no DNA, you'll see update about people using it, change they did, improvement.

Rylan said the beta got delayed but they are still on track for the delivery of the consumer version ! :)

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Originally Posted by Anuvin

I bet all the first tiers post here. Money questions probably have to go straight to the Peachy team.

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One reason to ask here is to not burden the team with extra questions which others, not currently busy, may also know the answer to. I had asked this to the team a while back and was given a vague answer whose informational content is contained in my comment.
Thanks.

Looking good

Any idea if regular backers will be able to see the beta forum (not comment necessarily though)

Id loved to of been a beta, but time and work means i would of been a crappy beta tester if im honest.

I guess a few out in the wild may yield some more photos and videos to see what its really capable off, ive been dying to see some more but im well aware time spent commenting and writing nice posts/videos is time not spent on Peachy and its development

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Originally Posted by ijmok

Any idea if regular backers will be able to see the beta forum (not comment necessarily though)

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No word for now.

There's 3 "viable" options;
1) Closed to beta tester, with NDA.
2) Closed to beta tester, without NDA.
3) Open to all backer in read, beta tester in read/write

*NDA : Non-Disclosure Agreement.

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Originally Posted by nka

No word for now.

There's 3 "viable" options;
1) Closed to beta tester, with NDA.
2) Closed to beta tester, without NDA.
3) Open to all backer in read, beta tester in read/write

*NDA : Non-Disclosure Agreement.

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Unless they're scrapping their ethics proclamation, #3 is about the only thing that should happen. NDAs and closed off discussions are rather incompatible with the general ideas of open source and free software.

I would personally be in favour of the beta stuff being open for discussion for all. Not everyone who has useful ideas will have had the money to get in on the beta testing.

I agree, but I'm not the one who manage the stuff.

Even being open source and free software, you may want to close the forum to the public to be able to get feedback from real tester, no just speculations.

But I think Rylan will open it. Just the topic about the diverter valve get a lot of good options, without even the beta kit out yet !

Harpo99999, correct me if I am mistaken, but there is only one beta tier that all betas paid for. There are shipping tiers, as we have seen in the update on Feb 5. The ones pictured here are going out to the first tier to make sure the kit is solid, and to make corrections. First tiers may get a printer that is highly unstable, only to see the second and third tiers get a great printer. If you haven't been notified, you are probably going to get the superior second or third tier printer.

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Originally Posted by sthgrau

One reason to ask here is to not burden the team with extra questions which others, not currently busy, may also know the answer to. I had asked this to the team a while back and was given a vague answer whose informational content is contained in my comment.
Thanks.

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I didn't mean to discourage open discussion. I think it's always a good idea to ask. However, I really think that no one can help you with money stuff but the peachy team. If something with your backer amount is messed up, and it isn't fixed by the peachy team, we all want to hear about it. I don't think that is the case here though.

Now that I reread your comment, I see that you have asked about an allowance in a store for betas. Unless I read that wrong? I really have no idea, you may know more than the rest of us.

The picture from this update with peachy printers in bags is very exciting. :)

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Originally Posted by Anuvin

Now that I reread your comment, I see that you have asked about an allowance in a store for betas. Unless I read that wrong? I really have no idea, you may know more than the rest of us.

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Yes, my question is about credit in the store for beta participants..
I might as well include what I had gotten previously by the team:

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Originally Posted by Rinnovated Design via email

Our plan is to send some resin with the beta test kits, and then set up a "store" and give the beta testers credit in the "store" they can then use to buy more resin, extra parts, add ons, etc.

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Thanks for your replies

Oh, now I see! This makes your question make so much more sense to me. This is really cool!

Hello

Where can I find my "viable" option for these Forum (Beta Indigogo) ?

It's not open yet.

The beta have been divised. On the BackerKit, you were able to opt-in the first wave or wait later.

Olaf, welcome to the forum. Once the beta forum is announced publicly, you will be given a login and all that good stuff. In the mean time, this forum is a great place to ask questions and get info about the peachy printer.

Any word on the ship date for first round betas?

Very very soon, on the last update, they were packaging ! Expect some news soon if you opt-in the first round... even then, the others beta round should be very soon too !

THEY'VE SHIPPED!!!! Ridiculously excited to see them in action!

They shipped just early enough that people can believe that it wasn't an April Fools' joke. Good move.

I'm hoping to see unboxing (unbagging?) vids by Thursday, early reviews by Friday. And first beta user prints... Hopefully soon after.
Patience on that last part, I imagine there will be an unavoidable learning curve with these printers.