This duo have learned a few things while manufacturing products in their home, they’re happy to share too!

Source: Manufacturing At Home With Evan & Katelyn | Make:

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Check out this great post from Adafruit about the history of Cherry MX keyboard switches.  For those who don’t know, we love the Cherry MX.   In fact, the enable button on the Holoseat controller is a Cherry MX keyboard switch with a custom back-lit key displaying our logo (the LED is orange, of course).  Be sure to watch the embedded factory tour video, it is much fun.

Tedium dives into the history of the Cherry switch company and how they went from microswitches to those sweet MX keyboard switches on all of our desktops. Chery received a patent for it’s fi…

Source Adafruit Blog:
The History of Cherry MX Keyboard Switches @CherryMX

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It may not look like it from the burn down chart, but we are officially in the home stretch.  The last remaining task of significant size is building the tone rings and we are on track to make significant progress on that front this week.  Plus the sensors are all done and the controllers should be done soon.

Backlog – See SyndCon Task List tab for current sprint plan and Backlog tab for full backlog.

Reports

J.

Did

• Prototyped threaded inserts for tone rings
• Tested and revised controller housings with 3D Hubs printer
• Built 5 new sensor modules

Will Do

• Take delivery of controller housings
• Assemble controller housings
• Finish tone ring design work and order plastic components from 3D Hubs printer
• Draft panel presentation for SyndCon
• Ship components to Bryan

Blocks?

• none

Bryan

Did

• Recruited external resources to do controller assembly
• Recruited external resources for the alpha tester t-shirts

Will Do

• Send updated terms to alpha testers
• Continue working with external resources on controller assembly
• Continue working with external resources on t-shirts
• Recount on hand cables and order any missing ones

Blocks?

• none

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I know, it’s a dad joke that isn’t great with a dated reference.  As a new father, I’m choosing to make it anyway.  That said, this is my assembly jig I’ve put together for making sure the pins stay straight when assembling controllers.  Will definitely speed up assembly as I’ve been spending too much time trying to attach them straight.

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