I am curious, when you guys develop new tools, just what did you have to do to get them into production? What goes into that?
I note that your blower is pretty unique. I had one stop functioning on me a few days ago and a replacement is on its way in from shipping, and I tried unsuccessfully to figure out what the problem was and to repair the blower, though I later figured out through reasoning that the problem existed with the circuit--it was broken somewhere. By the time I realized that, however, and how to go about fixing that, I had already cut the battery port's wires, so now I can wire up a 56 volt EGO battery to just about anything with ease now, but that's a detail, the point is, I took out the plastic components that direct air, and I noticed how the plastic parts were sharp, with the sharp edges pointing in the direction of airflow in order to maximize airflow efficiency. I am curious about just what went into designing the blower, one to optimize efficiency, and two to make its mass production and sale practical. I am curious about this because I am curious about how EGO got started and how much time there was between the time at which the blower was conceived and the time at which it went into mass production and ultimately to the market.
I am curious about that because I am curious about how new ideas would play out, like an EGO backpack blower, for example. There is the idea. I spoke about backpack batteries and stuff like that, but now I wonder, you guys I will guess are designing new tools, and I wonder what kinds of ideas you would actually bring to life. There is also designing and building equipment for part construction and stuff like that, and there are costs and financial items to consider, it seems of course like a complex process. You find an idea for a tool that you think would lead to prosperity, then you tweak it t so it has its efficiency and functionality optimized and so that it is budget friendly and can be produced. You also work its structural integrity among other things.
This would give me an idea of what kind of time schedule there might be for future tools and what you'd want to get out there. I know that I am going to try to design a few blowers that would work well for the professional, though the easiest thing to do would probably be to use your current blower design and just have a backpack battery much like Husqvarna's so the pro could more easily use the blower. I just have to design some that would be stronger, ones that will blow more air and at a higher velocity, which is why I was working with fan design. If you for example have a blower that blows 720 CFM at 138mph or 960CFM at 184mph, then it would match that of professionals' backpack blowers and it would still get plenty of runtime, though due to a need for much higher input power, a high-capacity battery would be a necessity. I am sorely tempted to design this blower.
I'd imagine that for a very high-capacity battery, a riding mower might be a practicality, or maybe just bigger lawn mowers or push blowers or stuff like that. You've already nailed the string trimmer and the chainsaw... Yeah, so for pro gardeners and blower fanatics and hobbyists, this might be interesting.
I note that your blower is pretty unique. I had one stop functioning on me a few days ago and a replacement is on its way in from shipping, and I tried unsuccessfully to figure out what the problem was and to repair the blower, though I later figured out through reasoning that the problem existed with the circuit--it was broken somewhere. By the time I realized that, however, and how to go about fixing that, I had already cut the battery port's wires, so now I can wire up a 56 volt EGO battery to just about anything with ease now, but that's a detail, the point is, I took out the plastic components that direct air, and I noticed how the plastic parts were sharp, with the sharp edges pointing in the direction of airflow in order to maximize airflow efficiency. I am curious about just what went into designing the blower, one to optimize efficiency, and two to make its mass production and sale practical. I am curious about this because I am curious about how EGO got started and how much time there was between the time at which the blower was conceived and the time at which it went into mass production and ultimately to the market.
I am curious about that because I am curious about how new ideas would play out, like an EGO backpack blower, for example. There is the idea. I spoke about backpack batteries and stuff like that, but now I wonder, you guys I will guess are designing new tools, and I wonder what kinds of ideas you would actually bring to life. There is also designing and building equipment for part construction and stuff like that, and there are costs and financial items to consider, it seems of course like a complex process. You find an idea for a tool that you think would lead to prosperity, then you tweak it t so it has its efficiency and functionality optimized and so that it is budget friendly and can be produced. You also work its structural integrity among other things.
This would give me an idea of what kind of time schedule there might be for future tools and what you'd want to get out there. I know that I am going to try to design a few blowers that would work well for the professional, though the easiest thing to do would probably be to use your current blower design and just have a backpack battery much like Husqvarna's so the pro could more easily use the blower. I just have to design some that would be stronger, ones that will blow more air and at a higher velocity, which is why I was working with fan design. If you for example have a blower that blows 720 CFM at 138mph or 960CFM at 184mph, then it would match that of professionals' backpack blowers and it would still get plenty of runtime, though due to a need for much higher input power, a high-capacity battery would be a necessity. I am sorely tempted to design this blower.
I'd imagine that for a very high-capacity battery, a riding mower might be a practicality, or maybe just bigger lawn mowers or push blowers or stuff like that. You've already nailed the string trimmer and the chainsaw... Yeah, so for pro gardeners and blower fanatics and hobbyists, this might be interesting.
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By the way, I want to update this here, I'm not advertising for Tools in Action by any means, but Tools in Action came out with a video in which they suggested ideas for tools, and then shortly there after, they released another video of a tool that Black and Decker sent them. I'd like you to check that out, maybe see what it means, see if it may open new doors for possibility for EGO.
Here is the link to the video of TIA coming up with ideas: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vc7tHsX8WeU
Here is the link of them going over the Black and Decker cordless glue gun: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLI9rSLQtV8
Again, I'm not advertising TIA, I really think that this is something that EGO should look into, see if Black and Decker actually developed this in a week, and if it did, how they pulled that off. I'd really like to see EGO come up with a lot of really good stuff really quickly, though I recognize that such is not exactly easy to do, but if you really go on to high gear and put work per unit time beyond belief into it, you'll be able to pump out some really good stuff quickly, depending on a few things of course. I don't know much about EGO's company layout, so I don't know how practical it is for EGO to go on hyperdrive, but it would be really awesome.
Here is the link to the video of TIA coming up with ideas: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vc7tHsX8WeU
Here is the link of them going over the Black and Decker cordless glue gun: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLI9rSLQtV8
Again, I'm not advertising TIA, I really think that this is something that EGO should look into, see if Black and Decker actually developed this in a week, and if it did, how they pulled that off. I'd really like to see EGO come up with a lot of really good stuff really quickly, though I recognize that such is not exactly easy to do, but if you really go on to high gear and put work per unit time beyond belief into it, you'll be able to pump out some really good stuff quickly, depending on a few things of course. I don't know much about EGO's company layout, so I don't know how practical it is for EGO to go on hyperdrive, but it would be really awesome.
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Just to be fair, there is a huge difference between building a working prototype and devoping a premier product of the caliber Ego is known for. Black and Decker may have some great products, but I don't own a single one and tend to think of their products as junk. Someone recently gave me a B&D drill and I threw it away.
I would include Ego among premium brands like Apple and Samsung. Apple hasn't been the first to market with any of their products, yet their products are so much better than those first to market that they almost instantly dominate the segment at launch. If they rushed even a single product to market at the expense of quality then their reputation and brand would be instantly eroded.
I would include Ego among premium brands like Apple and Samsung. Apple hasn't been the first to market with any of their products, yet their products are so much better than those first to market that they almost instantly dominate the segment at launch. If they rushed even a single product to market at the expense of quality then their reputation and brand would be instantly eroded.
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Aye, that's a good point. B&D probably sent a prototype to TIA. I'll do a bit of investigating. I know that Toro is ahead of B&D in respect to quality and functionality.
Black and Decker seems to be hit or miss with things, and I get the impression that B&D sent TIA that prototype to show that it's listening to TIA, assuming of course that such was a prototype. I would imagine that testing to check how well something would hold out under extensive use can be time consuming.
It seems to be a tough market out there... That doesn't mean that there isn't a way. I did suggest or at least attempt to the idea of hyperdriving without losing quality... Again, there are too many things that are unknown for me to know that such is possible, so it is up to EGO to find out for itself about that. I know that I am in the business of invention and development of tools and items, and I know a bit about what goes into it, but I have my setup for creating things. I'm not in EGO's shoes, nor do I have a pair (unfortunately). I'm left with just presenting info and ideas with just what I do know, including the knowledge or awareness of what I do not know.
I state this as Vulcans state facts, no emotions involved.
Black and Decker seems to be hit or miss with things, and I get the impression that B&D sent TIA that prototype to show that it's listening to TIA, assuming of course that such was a prototype. I would imagine that testing to check how well something would hold out under extensive use can be time consuming.
It seems to be a tough market out there... That doesn't mean that there isn't a way. I did suggest or at least attempt to the idea of hyperdriving without losing quality... Again, there are too many things that are unknown for me to know that such is possible, so it is up to EGO to find out for itself about that. I know that I am in the business of invention and development of tools and items, and I know a bit about what goes into it, but I have my setup for creating things. I'm not in EGO's shoes, nor do I have a pair (unfortunately). I'm left with just presenting info and ideas with just what I do know, including the knowledge or awareness of what I do not know.
I state this as Vulcans state facts, no emotions involved.
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