Yesterday we launched the new X-Carve and the response has been tremendous. I’m humbled by the enthusiasm, intellect, and passion everyone has brought in this community.
In this thread I want to say THANK YOU. Thank you to everyone who has participated in this community. To all the people that have asked questions, posted answers, been frustrated, figured it out, built their machine without issue and those that had a broken part that needed a replacement. I want to thank every single person.
The community has grown and thrived way beyond my expectations. There have been 229,732 visits to this forum and 81,541 posts. Collectively we’ve logged into Easel over 1.5 million times and by the end of this year we’ll have carved over 1 million objects.
The energy, growth and scale of this community is mind boggling.
In addition to the conversations on this forum we get thousands of calls and emails each month. From teachers, students, hobbyists, and businesses. We hear your stories, your trials, and successes. You’ve sent us letters, pictures, and even projects. When I saw many of you at Maker Faire you were wearing Inventables T-shirts.
I want to say thank you because without you we wouldn’t be here today. We would not be able to add new features to Easel, new upgrades, and work on new products. I don’t pay the salaries at Inventables you do. The fact that you have invested in Inventables by buying our product means that we have been able to grow and do more for you. Phil Knight of Nike once said “for us, business was no more about making money then being human was about making blood”. At Inventables it’s the same way. The money is really the lifeblood that gives us the chance to work on the next idea for you.
I’m inspired every day when I see that new people have joined us. I’m inspired when people on this forum answer questions faster and more completely than we do at Inventables. I’m inspired that while I’m sleeping there are people in this community working on projects on the other side of the world in Australia and New Zealand.
I appreciate all your effort. Keep carving.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Zach