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Starting to Explore Textiles
While Mindful Maker Co will be a worker-owned co-operative manufacturing center in the Shenandoah Valley, while we get off the ground we may outsource certain aspects of production to local (within North America) established companies or facilities to help manufacture specific components until we fully get off the ground. One of our long term aims,…
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New Toothing Jig Improvements
The first iteration of the toothing jig worked—but not particularly well because of the lightweight balsa core plywood. The new router clamp plate has been milled from solid poplar hardwood for improved strength and holding power.
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Thank You Pet Palooza!
We just wanted to take a moment and thank everyone who came by the booth at Pet Palooza this weekend! We are very excited by your interest and enthusiasm for our idea. We will continue to post updates on our progress, and if you subscribe you’ll be among the first to know when we start…
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Bulk-making Trunks
The inventor’s making lots of new parts to prepare for Pet Palooza! Here are lots of Trunks that are prepped, a standard sisal Trunk, and two Trunks that are wrapped with hemp–it’s much smoother than the sisal, so it will be interesting to test shifting over time with our product testers. But Boo’s parent is…
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Bulk-making Leafs and Tops
The inventor’s making lots of new parts to prep for Pet Palooza! Here are lots of Leafs made using a new jig that we’ll explore in a future post after the convention, stay tuned!
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Assembling Heels and Toes
After cutting the heels/toes from stock material, each piece is half of the desired height of the final part. So each heel/toe profile that was cut on the CNC is glued and stapled into pairs. Once they’re assembled into their final height, the inventor bevels the inner-face (where the eventual cleat assembly rests against the…
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Leaf Tree at Pet Palooza
Come and see Leaf Tree at the Fredericksburg Convention Center in Virginia, October 21st & 22nd! We’ll be bringing our newest iteration of Leaf Tree for attendees to check out, and will be around to answer any questions and make connections! Doors open at 9am, and tickets are $8 for general admission, and pet tickets…
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Bulk-Making New Pieces
In late August, the inventor was able to bulk-cut parts for cleats and trunk caps! Each heel/toe profile is one half of a full heel/toe, and every two caps is all you need to finish off the ends of each 2 foot trunk segment.
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Tree Top Taps
Before leaving Cosmo’s house after the road trip, the inventor got a few “friendly” taps from Cosmo from the top of the Leaf Tree Mk1V1.5. With the new Leaf Tree Mk2, we were able to leave the tree for Cos to enjoy!
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Patent Office Visit
In late July, the inventor and the webmaster visited the United States Patent Office building, library, and museum. The librarians were incredibly kind and helpful. And the museum was very cool! We were disappointed that there wasn’t a wall of the previously-required invention miniatures, but there were still some scattered throughout the building that inspired…
Leaf Tree 