Hot-Tubes & Cool-Tubes, winter warm air recirculator + lamps
A project in South Portland, ME by William Zelman000days
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Place anywhere tube fans bring hot ceiling air to the floor - keeps you warmer and cuts down heating bills. Also cool new LED lights.
Backers: 150
Average Pledge Per Backer: $127
Funded: $19,000 of $10,000
Dates: Sep 9th -> Oct 10th (32 days)
Project By: William Zelman
Backers: 150
Average Pledge Per Backer: $127
Funded: $19,000 of $10,000
Dates: Sep 9th -> Oct 10th (32 days)
Project By: William Zelman
$19,000
current pledge level
Last Updated: October 10 @ 21:30 -0400 GMT
190%
of goal
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Latest News
Last week sprint, and new coverage in Architect magazine! 
October 8th - via: kickstarter.com
As we sprint into the close, I thought I'd share with everyone our latest bit of press, a piece in Architect, the magazine of the American Institute of Architects. We are getting coverage! Interestingly, I was alerted to the piece by an architect... (Read More)
Final week, final push! Campaign ends Friday evening
October 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
We had an amazing run over the last week, with nice write ups in all the major Maine news outlets; the Portland Press Herald, the Bangor Daily News, Lewiston Sun Journal, and the Forcaster. That was just plain amazing and unexpected. But we... (Read More)
Contest! What do the three decorative marks mean?
September 30th - via: kickstarter.com
So what do the three decorative marks mean? First one to guess either of the two correct answers by 8pm Sunday gets my personal thank you note on the bottom and I'll do an extra special fine finish myself. We'll also add the walnut option even if we... (Read More)
Final push, pictures of lamp bases; Bloodwood, Cherry, Walnut
September 27th - via: kickstarter.com
I realized we didn't have any great shots of the lamp bases, and none of the bloodwood so I figured I'd post a few. The only finish I use is a 50/50 mix of oil and wax. In my humble opinion these woods have such beautiful color and grain it's not... (Read More)
Stretch Goal #1!
September 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
$20,000 is looking reachable, so if we do.... For Cool-Tubes; we'll provide an option for Cherry (with walnut accents) or Walnut (with oak accents) bases to all lamp purchases. For Hot-Tubes; we'll provide bottom scoops in both 90 and <= 45... (Read More)
FUNDED!
September 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you thank you! We're not done by any means and this will be a hard fought race right to the end. It's incredibly important we get Hot-Tubes in as many motivated hands this winter as we can, so keep on sharing our link and knowledge of our... (Read More)
Final and new Cool-Tube selections (Yoshitoshi!) / 92% there!
September 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Just loaded the final selections for Blue Butterfield's woodcuts to the Kickstarter dropbox - these have been trimmed to show you exactly what you will see on the lamps. The Abstract selections are also trimmed to proportion. Also added 2 new... (Read More)
Cool-Tubes User's Manual posted
September 18th - via: kickstarter.com
The Cool-Tube lighting user's manual has just been uploaded. We'll try and have a demo video on the assembly and hanging setup posted over the weekend. z (Read More)
75% there and awesome new Endorsement!
September 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Thanks to everyone for getting us this far, more than 75% there in less than a week! We've still got a lot further to go. You've been supporting us so far, but we still need your help not just cross the finish line, but to really knock it out of... (Read More)
International Shipping for Hot-Tubes!
September 14th - via: kickstarter.com
We're going for it. Several folks have messaged us and so we created a two (2) Hot-Tube level at $170 (free shipping) for our new friends from up north and overseas. Please note these will not include the AC/DC 12v wall power supplies (with... (Read More)
We're more than 1/2 way there! Also just posted most of the Cool-Tube Art selection!
September 11th - via: kickstarter.com
Just uploaded the Cool-Tube selection stylesheets to our Kickstarter **dropbox folder** We'd love some feedback as to which art in our collection you'd like on your Cool-Tube. If you have some time to browse through, please let us know what your... (Read More)
Added good technical whitepaper on temperature destratification
September 11th - via: kickstarter.com
The file is Drumbeatwhitepaper - very readable, good references at the end for more details. z https://www.dropbox.com/sh/w17kauc2jyf9pxi/AADJMWq-cbENE9_2DF3Nxp8Ta?dl=0 (Read More)
Hot-Tubes user's manual and troubleshooting guide
September 10th - via: kickstarter.com
As promised, here's a link to the Hot-Tubes user's manual and troubleshooting guide. z (Read More)
Great 1st day - and we were just featured on Treehugger.com!
September 10th - via: kickstarter.com
Derek Markham is about one of my very favorite writers on the stuff I'm really into, and he just went to bat for us on Treehugger! http://www.treehugger.com/author/derek-markham/ I also want to than everyone that pledged today, I never thought we'd... (Read More)
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