Month: September 2022

Hello, and welcome to Cloud Riders Store, where I design, manufacture and sell accessories for Storz & Bickel Vaporisers (source manufacture). At the moment I’m working on few projects, the Mighty Grinder is the main one. It’s a Grinder that fits on the Mighty & Crafty vaporiser, using a similar filling aid device so you can grind right into it and savour every trichome. I’ve just moved from Melbourne Australia to the Netherlands and I’m almost finished designing and testing a Charging Stand for the Mighty.

It looks like I won’t be able to run the Indiegogo campaign, they’ve simi freezed my account and below is their email.

Hi Dirar,

We are reaching out to inform you that our payment processor, Stripe, sent us an update regarding your campaign “Herb Grinder fits securely on Might & Crafty Vapes“. We’ve provided their response below:

“Stripe unfortunately cannot process transactions on this account as it exceeds our present risk tolerance, as determined by a combination of local regulatory requirements, commercial partnerships, operational burden, and other pertinent factors. As identified in the Stripe Terms of Service, “any information we collect may affect our assessment of your overall risk to our business. You acknowledge that in some cases, such information may lead to suspension or termination of your Stripe Account.” Stripe may periodically update this information as part of our underwriting criteria and risk analysis procedures.

Effective today, this user will no longer be able to accept transactions on their account. We intend to refund any settled payments on the account back to the cardholders, if applicable.

We are sorry we had to take this action and regret the impact this decision has on you and your user’s business.”

Regards,

Oscar
Trust & User Operations

Indiegogo

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I honestly don’t know where to go from here, I’ve appealed and waiting for an answer but I don’t believe that Indiegogo will allow me to run the campaign.

For that reason I’ve approached Storz & Bickel hoping that they might be interested in bringing the product to the market and they said they are curious to hear more so fingers crossed. I’ve emailed a link to the YouTube video and I should hear back from them after the 5th of October as the person who contacted me was going on a holiday at that same day so I will keep you posted when I hear back.

Maybe I just have to find a Co-founder to help me with this step. Or maybe the whole thing is a bust and it won’t go anywhere. As I said in the beginning I don’t know where to go from here at this moment. I might be able to fund the whole thing by myself early next year.

I’ve moved to the new place, actually it’s the roof of someone, I live in a Zolder as they call it here, It’s a bit height tight and I’m a tall guy 186cm so I’m finding navigating the space a bit challenging apart from that I live with a very nice and likeminded guy, and he is sold on switching to a Mighty or Crafty and ditching the joints (hear that S&B I’m literally working for you for free).

I’ve started learning Dutch and I’m really loving it here in the Netherlands, it’s a smart forward thinking country, plus you can find great weed here, and mushrooms; maybe this weekend. 🙂

That’s it for this week, have a good weekend and stay safe ☮️ ✌️ peace out.

Hello, and welcome to Cloud Riders Store, where I design, manufacture and sell accessories for Storz & Bickel Vaporisers (source manufacture). At the moment I’m working on few projects, the Mighty Grinder is the main one. It’s a Grinder that fits on the Mighty & Crafty vaporiser, using a similar filling aid device so you can grind right into it and savour every trichome. I’ve just moved from Melbourne Australia to the Netherlands and I’m almost finished designing and testing a Charging Stand for the Mighty.

And few steps Backward!

I will start with the bad news: Barkley Plastics is no more.

The good news:

I have recorded a video showing the grinder and how it work link to the YouTube video. You have to watch it on YouTube because it’s 18+.

I’m working on the Indiegogo campaign and although I’m not very optimistic I’m aiming to launch the campaign in the beginning of October. I will be moving forward quicker now that I’m here and I’ve recorded the first video.

Development news:

It was brought to my attention that my filling aid device doesn’t accomodate the capsules, so I will be editing thet so it can be used to fill the capsules like the OEM.

The Mighty charging stand will need a charging slot on the other side to accommodate the Mighty +.

These simple modifications will be done next week as I’m still living in Airbnb until Sunday when I will be moving to a bigger and more permanent room until I can find an apartment on my own, rent is an issue in the Netherlands.

Thanks for reading stay safe and enjoy your weekend and if you happened to be in Utrecht drop me a line, I would like to meet someone.

Peace out ☮️ ✌️

Hello, and welcome to Cloud Riders Store, where I design, manufacture and sell accessories for Storz & Bickel Vaporisers (source manufacture). At the moment I’m working on few projects, the Mighty Grinder is the main one. It’s a Grinder that fits on the Mighty & Crafty vaporiser, using a similar filling aid device so you can grind right into it and savour every trichome. Also I’m in the middle of moving from Melbourne to the Netherlands and I’m almost finished designing and testing a Charging Stand for the Mighty.

I’ve started writing this post Friday the second but that day I had a minor incident where I cut all eight of my fingers, nothing serious but typing wasn’t pleasant for few days, so I thought I’ll finish the post in the airport while I’m waiting for my plane, That didn’t happen as the queue stretched from the check-in desk to the airport’s door two hours before the flight.

Melbourne airport management has decided due to the massive staff shortage to open only three counters to check in around 420 passengers in two hours. the math doesn’t add up, eventually they opened few more counters and we started moving in queues all the way to the seat with no time to spare.

Next the plane was delayed for an hour and a half because they didn’t have staff to load the luggage into it, that was extremely pleasent in the upright position of the economy class seat.

Credit to Emirates though, the pilot was really apologetic and promised to make up for the delay, please don’t let your wild imagination wonder far and think it was because of our inconvenience! No. just so the connecting passengers which count for the majority won’t cause more plane’s delays.

So the pilot got to do what most men like to do, floor it!! we only lost half an hour, he made up for one full hour in a fourteenth hours flight. Impressive!

The Question will always stand though; why not floor it all the time? there are no speed cameras up there.

The next part of this post is what I wrote in Melbourne before leaving and I’ve decided to leave it as it was.

Yes! I fly to Holland today, I’ll spend a night in Dubai with my relatives and continue to Amsterdam the next day where a friend of mine will be waiting for me in the airport.

A new chapter of my life will be starting soon. It is so surreal! In my brain I can see the pictures and the end of an era of my life. I can see the faces of the people and all the major events that led to this discussion.

I had great last two days with my Family, took my son out today and we had a day together. His laughter will accompany me, I can always hear it ringing in my head. Pure and simple.

I’ve made some improvements to the charging stand. (but after buying the mighty+, I have to do more)

I’m going through heaps of personal issues as I’m moving by myself and I can’t really concentrate on working.

I’m hoping the car will sell before I go. (it didn’t)

I’ve ordered my Mighty+, it should be delivered today to my mate’s house in the Netherlands.

One night in Dubai and Hello Europe.

“In Amsterdam” I will be recording the grinder’s video this week. That’s all for now. I know this post is out of sync but it has to go.

have a great week and peace out. ✌️ ☮️