​I'll keep this fairly short today (because, well, it's a blatant pitch for my BRAND NEW product)...

​This is a product I've been asked for ...for years!

It's been a long road of design, development, testing, tweaking and refining - but the Titanium Utility Blade Knife is finally ready.

Here is a quick video I made a couple of hours ago:

​To find out more about this one-of-a-kind (and what I have shamlessly called "The World's Best Utility Blade Knife) ...then CLICK HERE.

​I honestly believe this is the best solution to a compact utility blade knife (part of the reason for this is that it's taken me well over 300+ hours to get the design perfected!).

​Other things...

​We are continuing to machine and ship CandyCans™ for the Kickstarter project (which is running late unfortunately - but we're producing them every day now).

Also, we're about to ship the last handful of Flixx™ Friction Folder Knives.

So, if you've been waiting for either of these two projects ...my apologies for the lateness!

First up today, let's talk about the Titanium Utility Blade Knife...

I showed you a prototype for this around a month or so ago. I did a ton of work on it back then ...and then dropped it for a while because it was proving tricky (and, in addition, I had other projects that needed attention).

​Have just recently started working on the knife again - and, man, has it been just as tricky as when I left it.

​I've started filming the process. Here's the first video​ of the "making of" the Titanium Utility Blade Knife (although, its not just the making of ...it's the concept, development, testing, etc.):

​Like I mentioned above...

This utility blade knife is proving fairly tricky to make - but is coming along (the video above is a few days old).

Spinners (found a few while tidying up!)

​We did a little tidy-up in the product area and found a few titanium spinners.

​The top two are the Hubris™ spinner ...and the bottom two are the Ego™ spinner.

​These will sell in the blink-of-an-eye (I get asked to re-make spinners  a lot but don't really have any plans to make any more) and so when they are gone ...they are gone. Sorry.

Black Titanium Pens

​Just as with the spinners above ...we found a handful of Black Titanium Capped Pens during the same tidy up...

​I honestly don't know why or how we have these - they were part of a Kickstarter project from last year. Perhaps we made extra and just forgot about them - not sure.

​I don't have a long sales-page with all the details - but you can order directly below (and, if you want to see more about them, then you can view the Kickstarter project here).

​Oh... and there are ​just six available.

HookUp Clips

​We've been making some more HookUp Clips recently and though you might like to see how the titanium sheet looks after it's been water-jet cut... (these are the double-ended version)

We have to "pop" these out by hand ...and the remaining sheet gets scrapped.

​You can order Titanium HookUp Clips here (they are in stock ...so if you can buy them, then they will shipped the next working day)

​Some "Knife Fun" (Not For Sale)

​We were doing some Cerakote® colour coating on some titanium parts recently and we decided to experiment with some reject knife parts...

​The blade looks silver in the above photos - but it is actually white.

Not sure how this would hold up with intense use (inevitably it will get scratched) - but it could be a very cool "office knife".

And that's all I have for you today. 🙂

​Before I get into stuff that's been happening...

I'd like to do some totally shameless promotion of some clips I just made (they are ​shipping right away - so, yeah, no pre-order this time).

​There are based on my somewhat famous HookUp™ clips - but are a double-ended version of them:

​The original HookUp™ clips were launched way back in 2014 ...and I did a double-ended prototype version back then - but never released it. I kind of just forgot about ​making that double-ended version - and so I've just spent a little time re-developing and making some over the last day or so.

​The original HookUp™ clips are also in stock right now along with the NEW "Double" version - click here to check them out.

NOTE: Just out of interest ...this is the cheapest product I've ​been able to make in quite some time (they are a little easier to make than most of the products we make)

Shipping Flixx™ Knives

​Last week we offered a few limited Flixx™ knives - and we've been shipping those out (here are three that went out today):

​These knives have been tough!

If you've followed-along with the blog posts since the beginning of the year, then you'll know the never-ending struggles we've had with them.

We're finally starting to figure it out - but, honestly, it's been a bit of a "learning experience".

On the plus side ...it has furnished us with a boat-load of experience for the Project ZERO Custom "flipper" Knife we're working on.

​​Future Projects?

​A quick recap for this year so far...

This year we have produced (or are currently working on):

​-- ​​Friction Folder Knife (Flixx™)

-- "Flipper" knife (Project ZERO)

-- New Titanium Carabiners (McDangle "Mini")

-- Three different Titanium Pocket-Size Containers (CandyCan™, CandyCan™ XL, CandyCan™ Trinity)

-- Slim Wallet (TiWallet™)

...and we're only halfway through the year!

​We plan to keep developing and prototyping - that's not going to stop for sure.

We're wondering where to go next ...and I'm wondering if you have any thoughts?

What should we make? (comment below and I WILL reply to every comment!)

​Knives are something we would like to push a little further into.

Also, we'd like to try a flashlight (I have a very cool and fairly original design for this) - but that's going to take a little time as we have a lot of R&D to do (battery, electronics, etc.)

One thing I'd like to make is a compact set of fold-out pliers (with perhaps one or two other features on there). We now have a bit of experience working with blade steels and hardening in our knife oven ...and so making pliers is something I reckon we can do at this point in time.

Would love to hear if you have any thoughts (by the way... the PillPots™ were a product that was born directly from comments from you on this blog a few years ago!)

​A whole range of stuff to cover today (including titanium bargains and shop tours)...

First up, the "shop tour" video (will cover the titanium bargains later). It's not quite a shop tour but more of a new machine tour 🙂

If you don't have the time to watch the video above, then I essentially covered the new CNC Milling machine we've bought ...and what that means for both you and me. 🙂

Titanium Bargains

As you may know, we don't sell "seconds" or "damaged" products (it's either perfect or it gets scrapped).

Today is no exception - I'm not selling any sort of seconds or such. I have been having a little "tidy up" here and have found a ​handful of products that have not really been sold before (and likely will never be sold). ​These are pretty much mostly one-offs that we were testing colours on towards the end of last year.

These products are coloured with hard-wearing Cerakote® ceramic coating (something we don't really offer any more).

Take a look at the photos below for anything that is of interest to you. If you see "SOLD OUT" at checkout, then I'm sorry but someone else beat you to it (I really don't have any more).

Black + White Titanium Click Pens

I only have available what is in the photo below (two of each type).

They are ready to go and will ship the next working day (which might be the beginning of next week as I am in New Zealand :-P).

These pens (and the ones below) are actually the only pens I have available for many months - so I expect these to go quick-ish.

Click here to go to the order page.

"Robins Egg" Colour Titanium Click Pens

​As with the pens above... these are the only pens I have left for a long time.

​Truthfully, I feel this is more of a feminine colour (because, well, this is the colour that women seem to be attracted to whenever I've shown them a few of our coloured pens) ...so if your wife or girlfriend is in desperate need of their own World's Greatest Titanium Pen ...then now is your chance!

Click here to go to the order page.

Black + "Robins Egg" Colour Titanium HangKeys

​I don't think we've ever sold any of these - just an experiment (that actually worked out really well!) ...but never took the time to offer them for sale.

Again, what you see below is all there is available: Click Here to order

​Orange/White Flixx Friction Folder Knife

This is a little "out there" for the types of things we usually do ...but this combination of white and orange scales really seems to work well.

​I only have two of these available right now (I received ​a few requests to sell them when I posted it back in Februaury - but I never really followed-up with those).

Anyway, there are two available here right now.

"Flipper" Knife

​In the background I've been quietly working on a "Flipper" knife (this is a high-end, made-to-order knife with a few customizations) - it is called Project ZERO

I've been working on the CAD/CAM recently and making progress there - and we're now starting to get into the "nitty gritty".

I don't post the updates to that project here as they are for Project ZERO Buyers only unfortunately - but I do try to show some things every so often here.

​Titanium PillPots (Almost Sold Out)

​We're not going to be making any Titanium PillPots for a few months (at least) - and, rather frustratingly, we're almost out.

So, because you're on my email list and reading this blog post, I thought I'd give you a heads-up if you want to grab a set while they are still available.

Just to confirm, if you see them on the website, they are available and will ship right away (but, once they are gone, they are gone for a few months)

Click here to check them out.​

​And I think that's all I have for you today.

If you watched the video at the top of this post, then you'll know this new machine should hopefully be a bit of a gamechanger (and I don't use that word lightly - I really mean it!).

We've been struggling in the business (in terms of cashflow) for a good number of months - and buying a new machine really seemed to be the only solution. Fingers crossed that it works as we hope and that we can get onto making newer and better products for YOU! 🙂

Any questions or comments, then fire away as usual - thank you.

So, what's been happening here at Magnus "HQ"?

Well...

In the last blog post you may remember I showed you photos of the NEW cnc machine arriving. Well, I've been running the machine every day and it's going really well (which is somewhat surprising because it's a big step up from the previous machine).

I've been working on the CandyCans™ for fulfilling the Kickstarter project (over 900+ of them!).

Here's the 12mm (1/2") Titanium sheet straight from the heat treating and water-jet cutting process:

And here are the individual parts sanded and ready to be put on the fixtures for milling:

​Here's the new fixture I made for the ​CandyCans™​ (with some freshly milled parts on them):

​Finally the first parts coming off the new machine...

​This machine is not only is faster than the old one ...but the quality of the parts coming off is a massive step-up as well!

15 Titanium "Click" Pens (That's All I Have Left!)

​We're not going to be able to make any Titanium "Click" Pens for a few months (perhaps even until October) - ​we've literally only got 15 of them available right now.

We've been out of stock for a few weeks and had lots of requests to make more. Sorry that there is only 15 available - they will sell out fast. Click here to grab yours right now.

CRAZY Carabiners!

​I launched these McDangle "Mini" Carabiners last week...

They have been incredibly popular if I'm honest with you (which makes sense as I received many, MANY requests for these smaller versions).

​Actually, the other reason they are popular is because there is a special "Double Down" deal on the order page - CLICK HERE to check it out.

​Flixx™ Knife Progress

​It's been a while since I talked about the Flixx™ Friction-Folder Knife...

Progress has been slow and frustrating - but we have finally cracked it!

There have been many problems over the months ...but the most recent problem was ​trying to get good result on the surface of the blade (the main bevel).

In a recent post (around 5 weeks ago) I showed a knife-grinding jig I made. That jig has worked out VERY well and we (and by "we" I actually mean Nathan) have been using that jig to finish the blades.

​With the grinding working ...the next "issue" was the sharpening process. We had a process but it took a long time (up to half an hour in some cases) ...and some of the blades did not come out as razor-sharp as we wanted.

​We finally figured out a process -- which I may go into in another post -- that is reliable and results in every knife being wicked sharp!

We actually ​bought a NEW knife grinder from Bulgaria (yeah, Bulgaria right?) - this one here:

​This grinder seemed to be the best one I could find (we looked at pretty much every one on the market). It is very good for sure.

​I would have liked for it to come with a reverse so I could have the belt going in the opposite direction - so I had to have my electrician install that later.

​There were a few other little design things that could be better - but, overall, this still seems like the best out there (the customer service from Simeon at Claryx was great ...very prompt in answering emails).

So, yeah, this has been a huge help in getting these knives shipped:

​And I think that's all I have for you today 🙂

Remember that new CNC machine I mentioned in the last couple of posts?

Well, 100% for sure, we've got it (it was a little up-in-the-air last time I spoke to you about it). I'll get to that in a minute - but first...

I live in New Zealand ...and Father's Day here in New Zealand is not until September. However, I believe the USA Father's Day is around a week away as I type this.

​So Happy Father's Day to you in advance (because I might not get another blog post out before then).

Actually, while I'm on that...

Many readers of this blog will be new and, since I've not done a video in a while, will not realise two things:

#1 - I live in New Zealand (I mentioned this above already :-P)

and

#2 - I'm originally from Scotland

Now, here's the funny thing...

The reason I ended up in New Zealand is because I ​had a son with a girl from New Zealand (nearly 10 years ago) ...and I moved here to be part of his life.

​My son Julien will be turning 10 this August and our relationship is amazing. Not only that, but my relationship with his Mother (we are not together) and her family is amazing too!

So, yeah, it's funny how you THINK you know how your life is going to pan out ...but all sorts of other things happen along the way.

Anyway, let's talk titanium...

​I thought I'd do a little "Father's Day Mini-Sale" with a handful of the products we have in stock (this way there is a chance you will have it for Father's Day ...but I can't guarantee it unfortunately).

Use this code at checkout: FATHER20

​Now, there is a little bad news:

​I don't have any Titanium Pens or Pencils in stock. I don't have any Titanium Letter Openers either. And a few other products are pre-order only right now.

The good news:

I have (some) Titanium Tweezers in stock. Also, there are just 12 Titanium CandyCan™ "XL" in stock. There are Titanium PillPots right now - but, unfortunately, they will be selling out soon and I cannot get any more made for around 4 months (yeah, a bit of a pain!).

​Also, I have just made five Titanium Nerve™ spinners available in a "BLAST" finish (this is a bead-blast surface finish that I get asked for a lot - but rarely do).

Lastly here, I have one (yes, just ONE) Limited Edition "BLAST" finish Flixx™ knife (so whoever grabs hits order now first gets it - no more after that. Sorry)...

​Next up, some promotion of someone else...

​Just moments ago I mentioned that I get on well with my son's mother. In fact, we get on so well, we actually collaborated on a recent Titanium + Leather Kickstarter project.

So, yeah, for those of you who have heard me talk about my friend Steph from Kohi Point (​she's the one who ​makes the various leather pouches for some of my products) ...she's actually my son's Mother. 🙂

So, onto the blatant promotion...

Steph's leather skills are getting better with every product she makes (everything is ​done by hand) - and her ​latest ​design is right up there​ with the best!

​Her Kickstarter project is about to end in the next 48 hours - so this is your last chance...

Steph is doing something a little unique on Kickstarter in that she is offering a 100% Custom-Made Leather Sleeve for your laptop of tablet.

​The way it works is:

You can pledge for one of the exclusive Kickstarter Rewards ...and then, once the project is funded, you will be able to provide Steph with either the dimensions or make-and-model of your device. How cool is that ...it is truly 100% custom made for YOU.

Like I said, just 48 hours left, click here to check it out:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/kohipoint/custom-made-leather-laptop-tablet-sleeve

​Now, last (but certainly not least!)...

NEW CNC Machine

​It has taken a few weeks to work through all the details and confirm everything - but the new CNC machine has been purchased and installed (yep, I don't mess around! :-P)

​Rather than drone on about it - I'll provide you with some photos of it arriving:

The machine is a Japanese-made Kitamura HX250G (4-axis Pallet-Changing machine).

It weighs 5.5 tons (or around that I think).

​I actually have a lot more to say about this machine (why I decided to buy it, where it came from, etc.) ...but I'll save that for another day.

​As of right now though ...the machine is installed and running and I've already started "makin' chips" as they say 😀

​Some very cool stuff for you today - let's get right into it...

A "Quick and Dirty" Titanium Concept

​I've been asked many times over the years to make a belt-buckle - but, honestly, never really prioritized it.

But now, as I learn cnc-machining, I'm finding it a lot easier to get something from concept-in-my-head to product-in-my-hand.

​I've started kind of playing with some ideas. There are two things that I know right now are almost certainly going to be features:

#1 - Ultra-simple and clean design

and

#2 - Machined from a solid billet of titanium (no screwing together of parts or anything like that)​

​One of the toughest parts will be the actual machining on the cnc machine (my machinist typically not only did production of my parts in the past ...but he'd do the prototyping as well).

​I've come up with a rough concept (not near finished at all) just to help me try and figure out how to hold the titanium so as I can machine it.

​Thought it might be worthwhile showing you the concept in case you have any feedback on it. It's nothing "fancy" - just a clean, simple design made from a solid chunk of Grade 5 Titanium.

​Again, this is a rough concept and nothing is final on this design 🙂

How It's Made: CandyCan "XL"

​We filmed a video recently of the the making of the CandyCan "XL" from start to finish.

The video is slightly different to previous videos I've done (a little more fast-paced)​ ...but hopefully you see clearly how this CandyCan version is made​.

​We made a few extra of the CandyCan "XL" on the last run and so we still have some available (typically they are not in stock).

Click here to check it out.

​New CNC Machine

​If you recall in the last blog post...

I mentioned that we could be purchasing a new cnc milling machine. Well, the deal has gone through and the machine should be delivered tomorrow.

​Hopefully it goes smoothly. The reason I say this is because it's meant to be pouring with rain tomorrow (which is funny because we've literally had only a handful of wet days over the last six months here in the Bay of Plenty in New Zealand where I live).

Also, this machine is a bit of a beast - around 5.5 tons. I've opted to get specialized machine tool movers to move it because it's a fairly high-end machine.

I'll do another blog post soon about it ...assuming it all goes well!

​A couple of cool things for you today - so let's get straight into it!

First up...

​NEW Titanium CandyCan™

​Building on the huge success and popularity of the original two CandyCans™...

I've just designed and made and handful of these - the CandyCan™ "Trinity" Version:

​The design is a little more "aggressive" than the original rectangular-shaped CandyCans™.

​Here's the thing...

I knew, before I even started the design, I wanted to have a shape close to the piston in the Wankel engine​.

The design got pretty close to the Wankel piston but I made it a little more angular.

I received quite a bit of feedback about the initial design not being deep enough. So what I did is make it deeper on the outside and machined away more on the inside of the lid and base.

​The internal depth is now just over 11mm (0.44") - which I think is a nice balance between functional depth and also feeling very slim in the hand. The external height is 14.3mm (0.56").

Personally (and this is purely my own preference)...

This is my favourite CandyCan™ version so far (the CandyCan™ XL was a little deep for me ...but that depth is what others wanted - so who am I to argue! :-D).

There are a couple of little details different with this new CandyCan™ "Trinity":

NOTE: These photos are of the raw, untumbled CandyCan™ because it had just come off the milling machine! These will be tumbled and surface finished before shipping.

#1 - The outside "step" for holding onto has a radius instead of a 90-degree corner like on the other CandyCans™:

​I did this for aesthetics. It does not affect the function/grip when opening the CandyCan™ - and I think it looks good on this version.

#2 - On the inside edges of the base I also put a radius instead of a 90-degree corner:

Part of the reason for doing this was to give it a "smoother" look inside ...but I believe it will also improve the function (i.e. if you have, say, pills in the CandyCan™ ...then it should be easier to get them out because they should slide up the side - if that makes sense).

​If you like this new CandyCan™ "Trinity"...

I currently have a handful of them sitting ready to ship right now (and I'm making some more on the CNC machine literally as I type this).

​Here's the deal:

If you see them on the website for sale (and not "SOLD OUT"), then they are available and will be shipping either right away (or the next working day).

>> Click here to ​order your NEW CandyCan™ "Trinity" Version<<

Okay, next up...

​Utility Knife (Prototype Update)

​In my last blog post I ​revealed a prototype utility blade knife.

​Now, here's the thing...

Usually when I design something I spend most of the time playing around with the design, geometry, function, etc. in my head ...before I go to sketches or 3D CAD.

​So often there is not too much testing and tweaking of the physical prototypes before I can start producing them properly.

​BUT dear lord! This little knife has been a challenge and a half to say the least!

​Here's the front currently looks - it's a bit of a Frankenstein's-Monster (I say this because I've been experimenting with different ​"slider" designs ...and so this slider below is a mash-up of two difference designs):

And here's currently how the rear of it looks:

​However, there are still some issues with the function (mainly the locking mechanism) and so the design of the rear shown above is going to change ...possibly quite a lot.

​You know, it's funny...

Quite often I think, "how come someone else hasn't come up with this simple design?"

​But, ​after an obscene amount of hours, I start to think, "Man, no wonder nobody has done this - it's bloody hard!"

​I am going to continue with this though - I believe it is worth it and the end result will be spectacularly functional and minimalist (my two favourite things! :-D).

​New Machine (Possibly)

​Although not directly related to titanium-products-with-impossibly-high-standards...

​We may possibly be getting a new cnc milling machine soon.

​One reason for mentioning this is, truthfully, I'm kind of excited and just wanted to share it with you! 🙂 (...but, equally, apprehensive as well :-/)

The other reason for mentioning it is that, if we do get this new machine, then we should be able to get products made and shipped faster.

The cnc machine I currently use will be able to do a LOT more prototyping ...which means we should be able to come out with a lot more ​NEW designs for you.

I'll leave it at that and possibly update you on the potential new machine next week. 🙂

​Quite an exciting couple of things to share with you today... (well, I'm excited about them at least :-P)

​First up:

​I have a new titanium prototype I've been working on. I'm fairly pleased with how it's coming together and thought I'd ask for your thoughts on it before I start going for production (just in case it's super un-popular)...

​Titanium Utility-Blade Knife (Prototype)

I'm going to be flat-out honest with you here...

The design I'm about to reveal to you is something I am fairly confident is going to be popular.

I'm damn excited about this design. It's super-functional ...minimalist ...fully-titanium ...and will be made entirely in-house by me. 🙂

However, here's the truth:

I want to make sure I'm not mis-guided or over-confident because, let's be honest here, this could be a poor product and I'm not seeing it objectively.

The design is 95% finished ...and I just have a handful of small tweaks to go to finalize it - so what you will see is a decent representation of what the finished product will be.

Oh, and one more thing...

Typically, when I design products, the longer it takes me the simpler and simpler the design gets.

So, ironically, the simpler and more "basic" the design looks - the longer I have spent on the design (this played out with all my designs almost without exception!).

The design is simple - but it has taken me a long time and a ton of frustration to get there (yeah, I know, it probably doesn't look like it when you see the end result).

Here is a short video with a little explanation and showing the function of it:

(NOTE: This is a prototype and not the final product ...there are more design tweaks to go!)

​And here are some photos to give you a better idea of it:

IMPORTANT: The final button design will likely be fairly different to this. The button below is a little "busy" (the final design will be cleaner looking).

​Here are a few "features":

• Fully Grade 5 Titanium
  
• Simple two-part design (Frame + Slider)
  
• ​Blade can be replaced without tools
  
• Loop at rear for attaching to keychain
  
• ​"Clicks" into position when closed (and does the same for the open position)
  
• Accepts standard "Stanley" utility blade
  
• ​Blade extends out around 21mm (or 0.83") - more than most similar tools
  
• One-handed operation
  

The dimensions:

• Length: 70mm (2.75")
  
• Width: 25mm (1.00")
  
• Thickness: 5mm (0.20")
  

​Curious as to ​your thoughts on this? Please do comment below - thank you!

Next up...

​Custom Knife-Grinding "Jig"

​Over the last few months I've been sharing the progress on the Flixx™ - Friction Folder knife.

We have had various production issues - but the issue that's caused us the most grief is the blades.

The blades are CNC machined and, if you take a look back at the last handful of blog posts, you'll see we've tried different approaches​ ​machining the blades.

​Long story short:

After one or two more "failures" we've finally figured out a method that now works.

The downside is that the blades are not now 100% cnc-machined only. There is now an element of hand-madeness (is that a word?) to the blades.

We now give the blades a light skim on a knife-grinding machine to "clean up" the main bevels on the blade before tumbling/heat-treating.

​It's working very well and we're starting to ship blades again (after endless problems for the last couple of months).

Now, here's a little secret about me...

​While I really enjoy coming up with new designs for products that will end up in hundreds (and sometimes thousands) of peoples hands ...I also enjoy designing and making things that only serve the purpose of improving our own in-house production.

​This last weekend I spent two days designing and making a custom "jig" for the sanding of the bevels on the Flixx knife.

​It's totally over-built - but I needed to guarantee the rigidity of it:

I had to wait until Monday to see if it was going to work. The reason for that is I have never ground a knife blade before - but Nathan has done quite a bit of it ...and so he was tasked with the testing of it.

​Turns out it's working even better than we ​hoped - woohoo!

​So, yeah, like I said ...this new jig is finally letting us finish the blades and ship them (the project is already late).

​And that's all I have for you today. 🙂

​Before I continue - let's have a quick (but little late) Easter Sale:

Use this code at checkout and get 20% OFF ​EVERYTHING in the store right now: ​[REMOVED]

​I'll pull this coupon down fairly soon - so you gotta be quick!

​Easter Sale now over.

Now, onto today's blog post:

We've been making the CandyCan "XL" recently ...and they typically sell out within an hour whenever they go on sale.

​But here's the thing...

​I don't like having these limited numbers for sale to be honest (which is why I typically crowdfund ...so everyone has a chance).

The problem right now is that our cnc machine just can't make stuff fast enough. We're absolutely maxing it out. Long-term we're hoping to get another milling machine. But, short-term, all we can do is make what we can and offer it.

​In saying that...

NEW Titanium CandyCan™

​Here is a new design I've been playing with...

​IMPORTANT: This design is not finished. There are some details not yet added - but this should give you the rough concept 🙂

​I don't have final dimensions - but, roughly, it would be around 60 to 70mm (2.3 to 2.8") outside diameter ...and perhaps around 8 to 10mm (0.3 to 0.4") internal depth.

​Truthfully, I really like the shape - but perhaps it's not for everyone. If you have any thoughts on it ...then fire away!

Back In Stock...

We've just recently made more PillPots™ and they are now all in stock on the website and ready for shipping (I've had a number of emails recently asking for these):

​Original CandyCan™ Production

​After the hugely successful Kickstarter crowdfunding project (over 900 CandyCans™ to be made!) - production has started!

​My machinist was going to make these - but we've decided to make them in house ourselves. Part of the reason for this was that we totally blitzed the machining of the TiWallets™ over the last couple of weeks and all pre-orders have been shipped (note: we now have them in-stock and ready-to-ship right now).

​In terms of the CandyCan™ production...

I spent this last Easter Weekend designing and making the fixtures for holding and machining the CandyCans™.

Here's what some of that looks like... (making three different fixtures in total)

​Start with a chunk of aluminium:

​Design and simulate the machining of one of the fixtures:

Put it in the vice and ​"clean up" the aluminium so I know it is dimensionally correct:

​Nice clean pallets ready for turning into actual fixtures:

​Time to drill some holes:

​Test just one position on the fixture and mill a CandyCan™ base to make sure it's going to work:

​Machine the rest of the pallet:

​Did some filming of the process (which I will post later) - and this is how I do it:

​Milling one of the other pallets:

​First pallet loaded-up and ready for Op1 (that's short for "operation #1"):

​...and that's all I have for the machining of the CandyCans™ right now.

​More photos (and video) will come soon.

And that's all I have for you today - thank you!