peaceonearth
high since 1968
Clean that link up if you want, peace. There's a little extra clutter in it...
Discontinued The Grasshopper
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Just Justin
Well-Known Member
did they change the warranty from lifetime to something else?
grokit
well-worn member
That's what I was asking, if it was a promotional thing or what. Don't mean to start a debate.
Just Justin
Well-Known Member
I hate to say it but with all the failures...are we seeing them change their minds.....Hope not
you mind posting it? im signed up but never seem to receive the letter.
grokit
well-worn member
Hey Everyone,
October proved to be a productive month for the Grasshopper Team. We produced more units than ever and have converged on a reliable, repeatable assembly process. Using feedback from backers we were able to pinpoint necessary design tweaks to increase reliability. Small initial batches allowed us to apply these tweaks as soon as they were finalized.
Just after our last update we received our largest batch of new parts to date. The shipment contained over 180,000 individual Grasshopper components. After inspection, everything looked great and we’ve entered the new parts into our production line.
(Matt inspects new parts.)
Assembly over the last few months has gone much slower than anticipated due to parts revisions, the difficulty of the process, and delays with machinery and suppliers. Our current capacity stands at about 1300 Grasshoppers per-month, but as we mentioned previously, parts revisions and new machinery will be drastically increasing throughput.
If everything moves smoothly we should get the large majority of the units out this month. We will have the shipping estimates updated on the website shortly. You are all incredibly close to receiving your Grasshoppers and we look forward to completing fulfillment.
We’ll have another update on the 15th illustrating our progress.
The Grasshopper Team
October proved to be a productive month for the Grasshopper Team. We produced more units than ever and have converged on a reliable, repeatable assembly process. Using feedback from backers we were able to pinpoint necessary design tweaks to increase reliability. Small initial batches allowed us to apply these tweaks as soon as they were finalized.
Just after our last update we received our largest batch of new parts to date. The shipment contained over 180,000 individual Grasshopper components. After inspection, everything looked great and we’ve entered the new parts into our production line.
(Matt inspects new parts.)
Assembly over the last few months has gone much slower than anticipated due to parts revisions, the difficulty of the process, and delays with machinery and suppliers. Our current capacity stands at about 1300 Grasshoppers per-month, but as we mentioned previously, parts revisions and new machinery will be drastically increasing throughput.
If everything moves smoothly we should get the large majority of the units out this month. We will have the shipping estimates updated on the website shortly. You are all incredibly close to receiving your Grasshoppers and we look forward to completing fulfillment.
We’ll have another update on the 15th illustrating our progress.
The Grasshopper Team
FizzNuggets
Well-Known Member
Is that one of the machines in the background that is supposed to make these shipping estimates more realistic? As a backer I understand my role, but I thought I was also investing in a seat to watch the journey as they grow. With the lack of transparency and blind optimism, this hasn't even been enjoyable to watch the development. Taking your time is fine, but why does every update sound like a sales pitch?
Oh, and wheres that Ron Paul gif again?
Oh, and wheres that Ron Paul gif again?
vapviking
Old & In the Way
I think that's a relic from their NASA days, a spare Flux Capacitor or something...
Madcap79
Jack of all trades, master of none.
They never worked at NASA. Unless that was a joke. If so, I apologize.
shadymilkman
Well-Known Member
Its a press for the screens. The screens are shipped to the main flat, so that machine will fold the legs 90° so that the screen won't rest on the heater.
Mr. Me2
Well-Known Member
A one at a time press?
SmokinMagic
Well-Known Member
YaFreekin Right
Well-Known Member
I'm going to go with 95% by weight is metal. Nothing wrong with plastic , just keep it away from the vapor path.
shadymilkman
Well-Known Member
Precisely. What's worse is that someone needs to place and extract each screen, no feed process. Of the things I've seen this one is particularly irritating, it doesn't matter which side of the screen is up so.. yea. However it could be a relic at this point.
I could think of a way to speed that up, or many..
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Thank you Sir
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Kalessin
Well-Known Member
Is it really necessary? The guy in the video above finished 4 in 30 seconds. Multiply that over one 8 hour shift and you'd have over 2500 screens...I doubt it's slowing them down at this point...
shadymilkman
Well-Known Member
I suppose, I was thinking about the monotony of it all..
YaFreekin Right
Well-Known Member
poonman
Well-Known Member
I think an ' Oversea ' employee could have expedited
that manufacturing process 10 fold before shipment ... jmo
The GHL has a way of re-wording their updates to the same
degree of vagueness .
Mr Mellish
Well-Known Member
Agreed. I feel like they might just write a good update, then put it through a content vaporizer. We're getting the ABV and it's pretty well extracted.
vapen00b
Many vapes & accessories. Always happy to help
True, but the ABV has gotten so used and recycled.. It tastes like ass and is not very enjoyable. Hope there was a nice bag of the good stuff in their batch as well and they will find their flavor again.
Would love to see the backers getting their (reliable working)units soonest! Cross my fingers for you
