bakercube perks will be manufactured with a high quality injection molding technology, using FDA food safe, dishwasher safe plastic. The rendering of bakercube above (in red color) shows the simulated look of the perks for this campaign.
3D models of bakercube (3D printed in green color above) were viewed 300,000+ times and downloaded 69,000+ times on
thingiverse, where they were tested and improved for over 6 months based on the feedback we received from thingiverse community.
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3D models of
bakercube are available on
thingiverse since Dec 2017. They were ranked #1 on thingiverse in popularity for over 20 weeks. The filament cost for 3D printed bakercube is approximately $3 USD if you have your own 3D printer, and the printing time is roughly 8 hours.
It is not practical to download our 3D model from
thingiverse and try to print it using a commercial 3D print service; the cost of such print would be extreme due to the processing time required. For example, a popular site shapeways would charge $125 USD to print it in plastic, with all characteristics of a 3D printed model as in the table above.
As with any object filled to a brim, we need to rotate it fast when pouring. The geometry of a "spout" in bakercube is (almost) as good as in a pouring pot, a product designed exclusively for pouring liquids.
Chamfered edges (vs rounded edges on thingiverse models) introduced to make bakercube compatible with the injection molding technology had a great side effect of improving the flow of liquids, seen in the video above.
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We are truly impressed with Skylar's presentation; this is exactly how we envisioned the use of bakercube. Best of luck with your youtube channel.
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bakercube was available for a free download as a 3D model on thingiverse since Dec 2017. It was the most popular 3D object at the end of 2017 and remained #1 most popular for 20+ weeks. Some comments by thingiverse users:
Bananacat
"Totally amazing. Going to make one for me and my mum! thanks a million!"
Daman614
"Awesome print!! Super useful to save space!"
TJellyfred
"I love this. Its so cool and inovative!!!"
Tozol
"Can I just take time to say, absolutly fantastic, both in the actual design, but the way you have gave us the files, but more so allowed the schools to sell. I wish you great success and much wealth from it[...]"
Tviggyr
"Great job!!!"
LuKaSeQ_CZ
"WOOOOOOOOOW COOOOOOL MEASURING CUBE !!!!"
Thundrfuk
"Absolutely great! Love this... I never did well in Mathematics but I can see the logic here."
Goodhumormarc
"I printed this for my daughter who's learning to cook. She loves it!"
DasMia
"I just made one and I'm loving it! Thank you so much [...]"
djsloanau
"What a brilliant idea."
CreativeTools
"This is such a clever design! Thanks for sharing the files! :)"
RandallMan68
"I love this. So elegant and simple in its design. My print of it turned out awesome."
mathgrrl
"This is really clever; well done :)"
Strict_
"Very clever and usefull, thanks dude !"
Misdemeanour
"very clever!"
stephen12a
"Great idea !!!"
Thanks Joel, we're big fans of your youtube channel.
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There are countless definitions of a cup, and many people are very passionate about the subject, so we need to tread lightly.
In the US, two systems are used: the legal cup, 240 mL, used for all nutritional info we find on food packages and the customary cup, 236.58 mL, used for food recipes, unless they are specified in legal units, then we go back to 240 mL.
If you measure a cup of coffee in the US, it’s 118.3 mL, but don’t confuse it with the unit of a cup of water needed to prepare a cup of coffee, that’s 147.8 mL.
In many countries, a metric cup 250 mL is used. And no, it is not an official SI unit.
If you find yourself in Canada, their cup is 227.3 mL. Travel south to Latin America and it becomes 200 mL. If you visit Japan, their metric cup is 180.4 mL, but only for sake, otherwise it’s a 200 mL unit.
For those claiming superiority of the metric system, always a valid point, they need to examine closely measuring cups sold throughout Europe: 1 cup is 250 mL, 1/2 cup is 125 mL (or 120 mL), 1/3 cup is almost always 80 mL, and 1/4 cup is almost always 60 mL.
250 divided by 3 is never 80; 250 divided by 4 is not 60.
We had to start somewhere with our bakercube project; it would be impossible to release it in so many cup variations.
bakercube is based on the US legal system, with the metric conversion.
1 legal cup = 240 mL.
The argument “the metric cup is 250 mL, not 240 mL” is not a valid one: bakercube uses the US legal cup, and not a metric cup (whatever that means, because metric cups come in different flavors, from 250 mL to 180 mL).
In the end, if you use bakercube to measure ingredients and they are specified in US legal, or customary, or metric or anything in-between, you simply end up with a bit more or a bit less of the final product, the ratios of ingredients should remain correct.
For the metric purists questioning a barely noticeable difference between the legal and the customary US units, please cut us some slack. After all, you accepted the formula of 4 x 60 mL = 250 mL used in metric cups, when 4 x 60 mL = 240 mL using the proper math.
If you require a high level of precision, it's always better to use a scale. Measuring by volume is affected by many factors, including your technique, the temperature and the humidity. bakercube is a great tool to have for recipes specified by volume, a standard for the US market.
Follow up products:
In the future, we plan to release other versions of bakercube:
minicube: starting at 1/2 cup | 3D model available on thingiverse today
maxicube: starting at 2 cups
metric only: 250 mL, 125 mL, 83.3 mL, 62.5 mL… for math majors and
metric only: 250 mL, 120 mL, 80 mL, 60 mL... following existing standards
metric only: 200 mL, 100 mL, 50 mL, 25 mL... for Latin America and Japan
minimetric: 125 mL, 100 mL, 75 mL, 50 mL...
US customary with and without mL conversion
For sake of simplicity and sanity, the US legal cup with the metric equivalents seems to be a perfect starting point for this project; it was the option chosen by 300+ of our friends on thingiverse who participated in our online survey.
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Thank you for your review, it means a lot coming from the youtube channel we follow.
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Thanks for including us in top 5 kickass prints...
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We use 3D printed prototypes of bakercube in pictures and in the video; some pictures and renderings may feature an older version with rounded edges. We may still have to modify the final design to be compatible with the manufacturing technology of plastic injection.
bakercube perks will be manufactured with a high quality injection molding technology, using FDA food safe, dishwasher safe plastic. The rendering of bakercube above (in red color) shows the simulated look of the perks for this campaign. bakercube will be very smooth for easy cleaning; 3D printed prototypes shown on some pictures are quite rough.
The design of the edge sections is chamfered as compared to rounded edges of 3D models on thingiverse to make it compatible with the injection molding technology and to improve the flow of liquids. This is the most recent design of the injection molding version (above), still subject to change.
Generally speaking, the changes between the thingiverse version and the one above are very small, and for most users these two objects will appear almost identical. The key changes are in the wall angles (due to the different limitations of those two technologies) and in the look of the edge section.
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We worked as designers with several large companies. Some of the products we worked on are on sale in almost every country today. We have an extensive experience in product development, including all phases of manufacturing and fulfillment.
We are strong enthusiasts of 3D printing and we publish many 3d models anyone can download for free on thingiverse. The first version of bakercube is available there since Dec 2017.
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We'll use
bakercube.com for future online sales; the site is currently forwarding it into bakercube page on thingiverse.
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We are finalizing the design of our plastic injection production die for bakercube, We will manufacture bakercube using FDA approved, food safe, BPA free, dishwasher safe plastic compound commonly used in the food industry, so it's well tested in kitchens around the world.
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Risks & Challenges
We have a deep understanding of manufacturing technologies of plastic injection. Projects requiring production dies take a long time to complete, but backercube uses standard manufacturing technologies, so we don't need to invent any new processes.
This project will hit a few technical walls before it's manufactured, but we are confident we'll be able to handle production issues.
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shipping | fees | taxes
backercube perks will be shipped by depositing the package with a tracking number at a Post Office. For domestic packages, the process is simple. For international packages, the receiving country may impose additional fees, like handling fees or taxes; if such fees or taxes are added, the backer receiving the perk will be solely responsible for the payment of such fees or/and taxes.
notes
backercube is still under development and the final shape is subject to change to accommodate the requirements of the manufacturing process. Since we've been working on this project for 9+ months, it appears that we reached the final design... but nothing is final until we manufacture production dies, and we are not there yet.
bakercube is a trademark of IOMAA LLC, Wyoming, USA
bakercube is patent protected, USA and International.
links
bakercube.com | www.bakercube.com | the future site for our sales of bakercubes, now forwarding to our page on thingiverse
bakercube on thingiverse | https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2676324
Indiegogo this campaign | https://www.indiegogo.com/project/preview/55fa5eef
Indiegogo pre-launch page | https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/bakercube-me... | sign-in page
twitter | https://twitter.com/bakerscube | please follow for updates about bakercube project at twitter/bakerscube #bakercube
pinterest | https://www.pinterest.com/bakercube/ | pins
facebook | https://www.facebook.com/bakercube/ | follow us for updates
press photos | https://bit.ly/2xdnnQq
emails
press contact: press@bakercube.com
support: support@bakercube.com
info: bakercube@gmail.com
video
product video music: "Miami Nights - Extended Theme" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
credits
video review of bakercube | Print 3D Channel | Jeffrey Wright | thank you
video review of bakercube | Skylar Tisko | thank you
video review of bakercube | 3D Printing Nerd | thank you
video review of bakercube | Today 3D Print | Nerys | thank you
video review of bakercube | Kickass 3D Prints | thank you
all videos showing 3D printing of bakercube by many thingiverse users | thank you
#bakercube #bakercube #bakercube
#bakercube #bakercube #bakercube
#bakercube #bakercube #bakercube
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We are giving away prizes for media referrers to this site.
RULES:
step 1: Pitch bakercube to someone in the major media outlet listed below.
step 2: Send an email to press@bakercube.com showing us the pitch you made or links to your own posts.
step 3: When your pitch turns into a story or a broadcast, send a link to it to press@bakercube.com
step 4: We must receive your pitch submissions before 11:59PM EST on June 10th. Stories linking back to our campaign must be published or broadcasted prior to 11:59PM EST on June 20th.
step 5: Use links above this section for all marketing material.
Rewards:
We will send you 20 bakercubes for any article published or broadcasted, due to your effords, on any of the following news outlets:
CNET (already published), Tech Crunch, Wired, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Wall Street Journal, Google News, Yahoo News, Mashable, USA Today, Huffington Post, Fox News, MSNBC, CNBC, CNN, NBC News, ABC News, CBS News, Reuters, and The Washington Post.
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Will you make it in other materials?
Yes, we are already looking into stainless, silicone, copper.
Why are my metric sizes different?
Please see "what’s a cup?" section above.
Is it dishwasher safe?
Yes, it will be made out of plastic coumpound commonly used in the food industry, so we know it is dishwasher safe.
Can you fit it into a jar?
bakercube is not designed to fit into jars like a spoon; please see the video for instructions how to use it.
How precise are measurements?
The production version uses volumes (+/-) 0.01%, the 3D model on thingiverse is within 0.1%
Do you include the volume of letters within containers in your calculation of volume?
Yes.
Is it top and bottom shelf safe in a dishwasher?
We recommend using the top rack.
Does it fit into a drawer?
Typical kitchen drawers are between 4 and 5 inch high, bakercube is 3.5 inch cube, so it fits into any drawer higher than 3.5 inch.
Does it break if I drop it to the floor?
No, this plastic is very tough.
Do you have a manufacturer?
We have detailed quotes from 30 manufacturers, with the cost breakdown of all manufacturing steps, from die making to manufacturing and shipping. We'll make the final election of the manufacturer at the closing of the campaign based on the volume of bakercubes produced.
Will you continue to offer free 3D models on thingiverse?
Yes, we designed many 3D models before and after we posted bakercube on thingiverse; all of them are available there in a digital format to download free-of-charge. We will continue to upload our designs on thingiverse for others to enjoy.
Why don't you post injection molded version of bakercube on thingiverse?
All our 3D models on thingiverse can be printed without supports. When we use supports, the quality of the surface finish is compromised, there is a huge waste of material to generate supports and they are difficult to remove. The injection molded version of bakercube is not 3D print friendly and it doesn't belong on thingiverse; we posted a 3D print compatible versions of bakercube on thingiverse, and they print without any supports.
