Oh right, I was going to post a bit more info on how the stamping process went.
Well, I was glad that I got that test plate. Stainless steel is pretty hard indeed and had to switch hammers the first time.
In the end, I did manage to get enough practice to stamp in the letters fast and consistent.
I think it took me around 45 minutes to get all the seed words stamped, which isn't too bad.
Now I can just leave it somewhere safe and 'forget' about it.
Great product!
Topic: Coldbit - New stainless steel seed backup design (Read 535 times)
I'm happy to announce free shipping to EU countries for all orders above 50 EUR via DPD.
Q: What is Coldbit?
A: Coldbit is a metal backup of your Bitcoin/altcoin wallet seed. You can stamp your wallet seed words on Coldbit steel plates and store safely for very long periods of time.
Q: What is Coldbit?
A: Coldbit is a metal backup of your Bitcoin/altcoin wallet seed. You can stamp your wallet seed words on Coldbit steel plates and store safely for very long periods of time.
To celebrate 10 years of Bitcoin we're giving away a 10% coupon "10yo".
It grants free shipping in the EU and applies to all the products (regular Coldbit Steel wallet, Coldbit Honeybadger) and stamp sets/hammers
Valid until 6th of Jan 2019.
Happy stamping!
It grants free shipping in the EU and applies to all the products (regular Coldbit Steel wallet, Coldbit Honeybadger) and stamp sets/hammers
Valid until 6th of Jan 2019.
Happy stamping!
I'm happy to announce that my package has arrived!
it's definitely a very heavy-duty steel slab, that's for sure
it's definitely a very heavy-duty steel slab, that's for sure
Glad to hear, let us know if it worked and what you think about it.
I may purchase on soon, best of luck to the OP.
Thank you
I'm happy to announce that my package has arrived!
it's definitely a very heavy-duty steel slab, that's for sure
Thanks for including those earplugs, something I wouldn't have thought about myself.
it's definitely a very heavy-duty steel slab, that's for sure
Thanks for including those earplugs, something I wouldn't have thought about myself.
This is a fantastic idea. All that is required is the coldbit product, a lump hammer,
some elbow grease and a little patience.
Great way to store a seed and it can be fixed to anything in the house out of sight
with 2 screws.
Such a simple design, cant believe noone thought of it before.
I may purchase on soon, best of luck to the OP.
some elbow grease and a little patience.
Great way to store a seed and it can be fixed to anything in the house out of sight
with 2 screws.
Such a simple design, cant believe noone thought of it before.
I may purchase on soon, best of luck to the OP.
Now I hope that I have a big enough hammer.
Something like this should do the trick, right?
Looks like a proper hammer, it should do the job
The hammer should be at least 1kg / 3.3 lbs
1.5 kg is a good compromise between its mass and ability to hold it.
2 kg works great too (if you can hold it).
Just because I'm curious, was I your first customer?
Close, you were the second
I just shipped the wallet to you, can't wait to hear your feedback.
Yup, I've received the shipping confirmation.
I'll remember to take some pictures before I punch my seed words in
Now I hope that I have a big enough hammer.
Something like this should do the trick, right?
Just because I'm curious, was I your first customer?
Close, you were the second
I just shipped the wallet to you, can't wait to hear your feedback.
Made the purchase, payment should be confirmed in a few minutes.
I'll definitely post a small review once it arrives.
Just because I'm curious, was I your first customer?
I'll definitely post a small review once it arrives.
Just because I'm curious, was I your first customer?
Well, to help you with the launch, I've written a short announcement on my Steemit blog.
Hope that it'll get you some backlinks at least and some recognition.
Hope that it'll get you some backlinks at least and some recognition.
Appreciated, thanks
With regards to the price, please keep a few things in mind:
- You only need 1 stamping set to cover all your crypto assets and your family/friends
- There's 4x more steel in 4mm plate than in 1mm plate
- 70 EUR is only 0.02 BTC (used to be even less), I guess this won't matter much when you've lost your seed due to fire/flood/negligence etc. - think of it as insurance
Well, to help you with the launch, I've written a short announcement on my Steemit blog.
Hope that it'll get you some backlinks at least and some recognition.
Protecting Your Wallet Seed Words with Coldbit - Stainless Steel Seed Backup
Hope that it'll get you some backlinks at least and some recognition.
Protecting Your Wallet Seed Words with Coldbit - Stainless Steel Seed Backup
I've not been active on the forum - been busy preparing the product and the Coldbit online shop.
You can pay with Bitcoin (on-chain), Lightning Network (off-chain) and credit cards.
Here's the letter stamping tutorial and FAQs
Feel free to ask if you have any questions: [email protected]
You can pay with Bitcoin (on-chain), Lightning Network (off-chain) and credit cards.
Here's the letter stamping tutorial and FAQs
Feel free to ask if you have any questions: [email protected]
Any updates on this?
I'd be very interested in buying one eventually and I've mentioned this to a few other people who also seemed interested.
Theres no update on their site and still shows that email input for subscribing. OP's last post is on October and last active was on Nov. 19.I'd be very interested in buying one eventually and I've mentioned this to a few other people who also seemed interested.
Q4 isnt over yet we do still have 1 month left and they might announce it on December hopefully.Im interested with this thing.
Well, I've just received an e-mail with an announcement that they're up for sale.
If you've subscribed to receive their e-mail updates, you should have received a 30% off coupon.
https://coldbit.com/product/coldbit-steel/
Any updates on this?
I'd be very interested in buying one eventually and I've mentioned this to a few other people who also seemed interested.
Theres no update on their site and still shows that email input for subscribing. OP's last post is on October and last active was on Nov. 19.I'd be very interested in buying one eventually and I've mentioned this to a few other people who also seemed interested.
Q4 isnt over yet we do still have 1 month left and they might announce it on December hopefully.Im interested with this thing.
Any updates on this?
I'd be very interested in buying one eventually and I've mentioned this to a few other people who also seemed interested.
I'd be very interested in buying one eventually and I've mentioned this to a few other people who also seemed interested.
- Will the seed be covered with some material or the stainless steel on which the seed is written on will be an open cover?
The seed is stamped on a 4mm steel plate. It is then covered by another steel plate (2mm thick). The 2 plates are bound with nickel binding posts. Once bound the seed is not visible. I'll include a metal box for transport/storage:
Naturally a question then arises: "what happens when someone steals my wallet?". I personally use and recommend a passphrase (the 25th word) and NOT STAMPING IT on the plate. However if you wish to stamp the passphrase there is place for it at the bottom of the plate (it should fit ~ 16 characters).
- Don't you think the seed would be just more readable and more prone to exposure when it's printed on a big metal?
I think the seed should be readable. It should be big enough (and deep enough) that when your house burns and the steel oxidizes/rusts on its outer layer (due to high temperature) or is covered with several tonnes of rubble the letters should still be readable.
- Are you self-funded or backed up by venture capitalists?
I'm self funded. I'm a programmer, I work with code but I'm also interested in metalworking.
Very interesting. A have a few questions though
- Will the seed be covered with some material or the stainless steel on which the seed is written on will be an open cover?
- Don't you think the seed would be just more readable and more prone to exposure when it's printed on a big metal?
- Are you self-funded or backed up by venture capitalists?
- Will the seed be covered with some material or the stainless steel on which the seed is written on will be an open cover?
- Don't you think the seed would be just more readable and more prone to exposure when it's printed on a big metal?
- Are you self-funded or backed up by venture capitalists?
If you're ever going to release a version 2.0 of this, you might want to figure out a way to stamp entire words on.
Maybe through some kind of placeholder for individual letter bits?
This will be difficult to achieve with manual stamping because of the momentum required to punch just 1 letter.
To get good results with 1 letter you need a 1kg - 1.5kg hammer.
Punching 4 or 6 letters at once would require a ~ 6kg hammer, good alignment of all the stamps and force spread out evenly on each stamp.
This is something that would require some kind of support from a machine (punching 24 words with a 6kg hammer would be tiresome/impossible for most people).
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