Aluminum Plate Wallet System

A project in Knoxville, TN by Obstructures
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A complete aluminum wallet system with rolling rubber o-ring mechanism, integrated bottle openers, and performance driven aesthetics
Backers: 778
Average Pledge Per Backer: $58

Funded: $45,241 of $6,000
Dates: Dec 26th -> Feb 4th (40 days)
Project By: Obstructures
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Latest News

Kickstarter's Slim Wallets Are a "Training-Wheel Product" for Designers

June 2nd - via: businessweek.com
Here's why the minimalist wallet is popular among makers and their funders (Read More)

SHIPPING PARTY

April 7th - via: kickstarter.com
Well, it has been quite a busy weekend. Shipping almost 1000 orders is quite a task, but it looks like everything that does not involve a black plate will be in the mail by Tuesday. We should be picking up the black from the anodizer and are... (Read More)

GOOD NEWS! RED AND GREY O-RINGS, BUT..........

April 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
Hello All- So the good news is, we just received the red and grey o-rings and they look fantastic. Below are some shots comparing them with the orange and black. The unfortunate news is that our Quality Control Department (aka, Brian and I) have... (Read More)

WALLETS ARE READY TO SHIP

April 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Hello All, We have all of the plates back from the anodizer and just received a massive box of black o-rings. We are still waiting on red and grey o-rings, but they should arrive any day now. We are in the process of stuffing envelopes and preparing... (Read More)

Thin Is In: Minimalist Wallets Go Gangbusters on Kickstarter

March 29th - via: wired.com
Wanna see something weird? Search for “wallet” on Kickstarter. You’ll end up with pages of projects — many of them highly funded. For a site that’s largely associated with hopeful tech products, these wallets (106 projects) are right up there with iPhone stands (115 projects). (Read More)

ORANGE O-RINGS ARE IN!

March 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Hello all, We just received the orange o-rings and expect the red, grey and our massive order of black to arrive mid next week. At this time we should have the plates back from the anodizer and then can begin shipping. We know we are a bit late, but... (Read More)

SORTING AND PREPPING FOR ANODIZATION

March 10th - via: kickstarter.com
We have spent the afternoon sorting through the plates to check and double check our counts for anodization. All is well and we will drop them off tomorrow for the work to start. Anodization will take 10 business days, so that puts us two weeks out... (Read More)

LASERCUTTING IS COMPLETE

March 8th - via: kickstarter.com
At long last the laser cutting, tumbling, and deburring is complete. We now need to sort through thousands of plates to make sure everything is in order and then drop them off to be anodized. While the anodizing is taking place we will prepare... (Read More)

MAKING PROGRESS

March 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Hello all. The laser cutting is complete. Now all four thousand plates need to be tumbled and de-burred. We expect this to be done by late next week, and then they are off for anodization which is a 7-10 day process. So far we are on track to begin... (Read More)

PRODUCTION HAS BEGUN

February 10th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello All- Just wanted to post a brief update about the status of the project, but firstly let me remind you all to complete the survey if you haven't done so. As of now we have a pretty good response rate, but are still missing a few of you. Also,... (Read More)

REGARDING THE SURVEY

February 5th - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)

WE DID IT, WITH YOUR SUPPORT

February 4th - via: kickstarter.com
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