July 23rd 2012: We’re currently awaiting a design modification from the client. Our production crew and materials are on standby and ready to fabricate as soon as we receive the design modification from the client. In the meantime we’ve been using computer simulation to tinker with the form design. See the screenshot from the 3D simulator above.
July 16th 2012: Today we are fine-tuning our fabrication system and prepping our crews. Tomorrow is a mock-run-through in preparation for Wednesdays first-run.
July 13th 2012: We got the go ahead to build the first full scale mock-up.
June 19th 2012: We’ve worked out a good chunk of the design kinks and are ready to start building a working prototype to start the testing process before we build the full-scale form. We are anticipating that the first prototype will be the size of a 5 gallon bucket.
The form for the top part of the bottle will be designed after we run tests with the prototype of the bottom part. The video below is a crude sample but it will give you an idea of what we are working towards.
We will use this page to keep you updated on the progress of this project. We are looking forward to your feedback.
We’ve received notification yesterday that the lid of the water bottle has been finalized so we are now ready to fabricate full steam ahead. It’s been a battle due to the seasonal change from our optimal climate of summer time to the current cold climate. Most materials that we work with will not set below 90 degrees, but we’ve made adjustments to our workshop to create the right environment to properly fabricate the precast form.
By the end of this week we will have the main-body portion of the form erected and ready for the final coat of plastic which will take another 2-3 days to cure out 100%.
November 30th 2012
We spent the day today setting up the site and making sure we have all our ducks on a row for this coming Monday. Our expectations is that we will be able to move the concrete form into the coating chamber by this coming Tuesday. Below are a few pictures from today as we are prepping for Monday.
Each phase that is required to complete the water bottle form is being technically scrutinized from multiple angles. Some areas require more time for field testing to ensure that the final form is durable enough to meet the Clients ROI expectations. Once we enter the concrete casting phase we will have the ability to determine the expected lifespan of the concrete form.
This coming week Bull Concrete will be at our workshop to go over the placement of the form block-outs and other internal/external features to prep for the concrete casting phase.
As with all product development we may run into an issue or two as we transition through the phases of implementation, but we are definitely over the hump. We want to say the form will be ready for use by next Monday.
We are going to rebuild this blog page with more details, videos and pics now that we have a web team working over here
12/5/ 2012
Today we started fitting the rings into the skeleton in prep for the block-out meeting with the folks at Bull Concrete. So far so good. If all goes well the form will be ready to use by this coming week. We are already gearing up for the top portion of the water bottle form which we are aiming to start next week.
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