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Circuit Board Production Photos!

by Sam Feller

Circuit Board Production Photos!

This morning 600 circuit boards came off the line at WAi/Circuit Hub! We brought some test equipment along to check the first pieces as they came out of the machine and when that passed, the rest were cranked out in about 2-3 hours. (That’s slightly longer than it took to hand solder the first prototype.) We spot checked as they came off the line and everything went as expected!

Steady Progress!

by Sam Feller

Steady Progress!

Hi all! We’re making steady progress on the Clocks now. At this point, we’ll mostly just be waiting for electronic parts to arrive.

A number of backers have asked about shipping surveys. Don’t worry, you haven’t missed anything, we’ll be sending out a shipping survey as we near the end of the fabrication process.

Here’s the quick rundown on progress in the last two weeks:

Meters Are On Order!

by Sam Feller
We placed a purchase order with the meter factory! It took some work to make sure the factory understood what we were asking for, but we feel pretty good that they’re going to deliver the right stuff. Here’s the quick summary of what we went through

Dial Designs and Supplier Meetings

by Sam Feller
Hi everyone! We are underway here at Awkward Engineer! Here’s the update: Missed the Kickstarter? If you missed the Kickstarter, Clocks will be ava...