GordonV Posted October 1 Share Posted October 1 It's been a long time since I've been active on the GB but it is awesome to see it going strong! The Foundry that cast the Blob50 has closed. I stopped by last week to get my pattern and I thought maybe you guys would appreciate a picture. GordonV 20 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sid_arnes Posted October 1 Share Posted October 1 Thats nice work. Did you start from scratch or use a blob model? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cannon Posted October 1 Share Posted October 1 That’s awesome! What’s the other side look like? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonV Posted October 1 Author Share Posted October 1 1 hour ago, sid_arnes said: Thats nice work. Did you start from scratch or use a blob model? I borrowed an actual York from another GB-member and the foundry used it as a model for the pattern. At the time (Summer 2004), it wasn't clear if it would be accepted as an equivalent feat (York100=BLOB50) but after a bunch of guys tested (Wanna, Jedd, Ostlund, Peterson, and others) it was given the thumbs up. I was doing it as a fun personal project, (I didn't want a side hustle or anything), and it all worked out. I was personally frustrated at the difficulty in finding an actual York and the prices were insane. In the end, the community had access to a reasonably priced Blob and I learned a ton/had fun. GordonV 7 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cannon Posted October 1 Share Posted October 1 30 minutes ago, GordonV said: I was personally frustrated at the difficulty in finding an actual York and the prices were insane. In the end, the community had access to a reasonably priced Blob and I learned a ton/had fun. I know we have broached this a couple of times and it didn't catch legs for whatever reasons, but we should use the mold and make more! We are both in Minneapolis! 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonV Posted October 1 Author Share Posted October 1 Just now, Cannon said: That’s awesome! What’s the other side look like? Hi Matt, hope you are well! The other pattern has a large pouring riser and the bottoms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sid_arnes Posted October 1 Share Posted October 1 41 minutes ago, Cannon said: I know we have broached this a couple of times and it didn't catch legs for whatever reasons, but we should use the mold and make more! We are both in Minneapolis! That would be great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sid_arnes Posted October 1 Share Posted October 1 1 hour ago, GordonV said: I borrowed an actual York from another GB-member and the foundry used it as a model for the pattern. At the time (Summer 2004), it wasn't clear if it would be accepted as an equivalent feat (York100=BLOB50) but after a bunch of guys tested (Wanna, Jedd, Ostlund, Peterson, and others) it was given the thumbs up. I was doing it as a fun personal project, (I didn't want a side hustle or anything), and it all worked out. I was personally frustrated at the difficulty in finding an actual York and the prices were insane. In the end, the community had access to a reasonably priced Blob and I learned a ton/had fun. GordonV How many did you make and for how long were you making them? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonV Posted October 1 Author Share Posted October 1 54 minutes ago, Cannon said: I know we have broached this a couple of times and it didn't catch legs for whatever reasons, but we should use the mold and make more! We are both in Minneapolis! We can probably figure something out Matt. Let's set up some time to chat. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liftyzig Posted October 1 Share Posted October 1 dang, well i guess ignore my pm then 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Knowlton Posted October 2 Share Posted October 2 SUPPER COOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffPeterson Posted October 5 Share Posted October 5 On 10/1/2024 at 1:09 PM, GordonV said: I borrowed an actual York from another GB-member and the foundry used it as a model for the pattern. At the time (Summer 2004), it wasn't clear if it would be accepted as an equivalent feat (York100=BLOB50) but after a bunch of guys tested (Wanna, Jedd, Ostlund, Peterson, and others) it was given the thumbs up. I was doing it as a fun personal project, (I didn't want a side hustle or anything), and it all worked out. I was personally frustrated at the difficulty in finding an actual York and the prices were insane. In the end, the community had access to a reasonably priced Blob and I learned a ton/had fun. GordonV Gordon just got back on 2 weeks. Great to hear you are around. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marko Posted Thursday at 03:04 PM Share Posted Thursday at 03:04 PM (edited) This is cool. I was going to pour my own but have a limited casting weight on my home setup right now and will need to double it to pour a solid blob 50. It would be cool if folks with apple devices could scan their blobs into a file serve so that we can generate a blob50 model normalized across a larger set of samples. This could then be 3d printed and finished to generate a mold that takes into account an average across many blob50s. Once printed casting molds can easily be built and taken to foundries for production quotes. You could then create a more competition promoter and athlete friendly device to standardize on ensuring access to equipment is not hindered by rarity and cost. This would work well as a community project for the growth of the sport, as well as a for profit with incentives aligning to folks who submit their lidar scans of personal blobs to contribute to a normalized model. Either way I would buy one Edited Thursday at 03:06 PM by marko 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alawadhi Posted Monday at 10:56 PM Share Posted Monday at 10:56 PM On 10/1/2024 at 7:43 PM, GordonV said: It's been a long time since I've been active on the GB but it is awesome to see it going strong! The Foundry that cast the Blob50 has closed. I stopped by last week to get my pattern and I thought maybe you guys would appreciate a picture. GordonV On 10/1/2024 at 10:09 PM, GordonV said: I borrowed an actual York from another GB-member and the foundry used it as a model for the pattern. At the time (Summer 2004), it wasn't clear if it would be accepted as an equivalent feat (York100=BLOB50) but after a bunch of guys tested (Wanna, Jedd, Ostlund, Peterson, and others) it was given the thumbs up. I was doing it as a fun personal project, (I didn't want a side hustle or anything), and it all worked out. I was personally frustrated at the difficulty in finding an actual York and the prices were insane. In the end, the community had access to a reasonably priced Blob and I learned a ton/had fun. GordonV That's cool to see. I don't know if you remember me Gordon, but I bought one from you long ago. You shipped it to Dubai. Mine never came (was lost or something) and I told you that. You sent me another one and I am grateful till today. If you're wondering did I ever lift it, then yes, I did. I also cleaned it with two fingers. On 10/1/2024 at 10:41 PM, Cannon said: I know we have broached this a couple of times and it didn't catch legs for whatever reasons, but we should use the mold and make more! We are both in Minneapolis! That's a good idea! A fatman replica too would be great. Or heck, the PDA blobette or blobexxe. Both are super cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonV Posted 23 hours ago Author Share Posted 23 hours ago 2 hours ago, Alawadhi said: That's cool to see. I don't know if you remember me Gordon, but I bought one from you long ago. You shipped it to Dubai. Mine never came (was lost or something) and I told you that. You sent me another one and I am grateful till today. If you're wondering did I ever lift it, then yes, I did. I also cleaned it with two fingers. That's a good idea! A fatman replica too would be great. Or heck, the PDA blobette or blobexxe. Both are super cool. I 100% remember Bader, awesome to see your name pop up again! So happy to read that you 2-finger cleaned it, that's fantastic! For Blob50's outside the US, I remember shipping 3 to Australia, 3-4 to Germany, a couple to the UK, 1 to Italy and 1 to you in UAE. Your's is the only one that got lost in the mail (US or international). I remember the postal forms were a headache but you were patient and it all worked out! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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