[IN PROGRESS - Late Updated - 10th of August 2023]

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The Design

This is a premium keycap puller, but for the sake of simplicity and airport-customs, it is also called the “High Precision Specialised Wire Tool with Elongated Handles.” There is no blade, and this is not a weapon; this accessory is a wire-tool used for removing keycaps off Computer Keyboards. The folding handle design allows for improved safe-keeping and minimises the risk of accidental damage to the wires.

When will it be purchasable?

I plan to release the first batch of pullers in August, 2023. This timeline lines up with the Melbourne keyboard meetup and I would like to have some on display during the day. If the design is popular enough, I’ll consider in-stock drops every 2-3 months with different colourways each time. When I get bored and want to sell-out, I’ll make weeb edition pullers with anime waifus or something.

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Milestones

18-4-2023

• Learning Fusion 360 [Zero prior 3D CAD experience]
• Researching Balisong designs [Squid Industries, ect on Instagram/Reddit]
• Planning hardware and components needed
• Rough project roadmap and cost approximation for feasibility analysis

1-5-2023

• Finish Rev 1 Design

5-5-2023

• Searching Alibaba for manufacturers
• Blade and Wires [Enquiries for Quotations]
• Handles [Enquiries for Quotations]

7-5-2023

• Order placed for Handles at a familiar CNC factory #1
• Handles [Minimum MOQ of 10x Handles purchased] [6x Black and 4x Raw]

1-6-2023

• Handles shipped via Sea Freight with other Mechstock.com goods

5-6-2023

• Started R2 Design - learning more Fusion360 [Lofts and Surfacing Techniques]
• More Research and Development [Moving away from Stainless Steel Wires to a more premium material]
• Re-designed Wire Shape [More rounded design to match the roundness of R2 Handles]

15-6-2023

• Finished Rev 2 Design and ordering parts - Round 2
• Blade [Order Placed] [25x Silver and 25x Black units from familiar CNC factory #2]
• Handles [Pending Order Placement]
• Wires [Pending Order Placement]
• Hardware [Pending Quote]
• Boxes [Order Placed] [20x Black, 20x White, 10x Light Blue]

21-6-2023

• Handles [Order Placed] [50 units]
• Wires [Order Placed] [50x Black and 50x Silver Nitinol Wires]
• Hardware [Order Placed] [Bushings, Washers, Pivot Barrels and Pivot Screws]

10-7-2023

• Most parts have finished production and are shipping via Sea Freight
• Nitinol Wires + Handles are still in production (Will send via Air Freight)

28-7-2023

• Nitinol Wires + Handles arrived to me in Australia.

10-8-2023

• Blade, Boxes, Bushing and Hardware arrived to me in Australia. Sea Freight was delayed by 1 week due to a Typhoon.

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Completed Balisong Butterfly Puller

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