Patron Exclusive: Introducing the Smarter Scrubber
Added 2024-11-28 21:45:54 +0000 UTCEdit - Around 600 have been ordered already and orders are still coming in. Thanks for the response!
Direct link to purchasing link:
https://www.jjgeorgestore.com/the-smarter-scrubber/
Thank you for your support!
Comments
Got mine, very happy with it! It's been so long since I bought and held a product that felt like it was going to last. Some things are great as disposable quality like party balloons or gag gifts. I sure am tired of everything having a life expectancy of 2 minutes. This scrubber is clearly going to be a tool that gets passed down the generations.
KiT
2025-12-30 01:15:29 +0000 UTCCheck out the “Made in America Holiday Gift Guide” for advertising your scrubber. CBS Sunday morning did a television news story on the guide
Scott Brown
2025-12-15 04:10:58 +0000 UTCDo you still have these?
Samuel Svendsen
2025-05-19 18:06:50 +0000 UTCThis is so cool! I also just joined.
Samuel Svendsen
2025-05-19 17:46:16 +0000 UTCJust got the email and wanted to sign up on patreon again for this comment... You should consider in the future selling just spare brush heads. It seems very durable, but it is the part that would wear out over time. Also, you mentioned its application for cast iron skillets. Some people might have skillets but not a grill. It could widen the appeal beyond grill owners to advertise the brush head alone to that market.
Steve
2025-02-26 17:15:07 +0000 UTCAdmirable that you persevered with local manufacturing 👍
Gavin Sullivan
2025-02-12 00:09:00 +0000 UTCHey Destin. Just got my scrubber. It looks and works great. Thanks Marc Ps. I’m an ED doc. No metal shard in your throat for me. Great product improvement.
Marc Allen
2025-02-11 21:33:09 +0000 UTCJust got mine. It works great.
Glenn and Connie Hammack
2025-02-03 16:16:50 +0000 UTCThough I can't get one because I'm international, I'm extremely impressed with someone putting their money where their mouth is. Great job Destin!!!
Cris Thomas
2025-01-27 16:24:51 +0000 UTCI just ordered this! I have a chain mail scrubber (no handle, just a sheet of chainmail loops) that we use in the kitchen. It's great. And, I was in the market for a new grill scrubber anyway. Can't wait!
Danny Wellman
2025-01-27 15:31:56 +0000 UTCI got mine as soon as I saw the video.. Only got to use it once so far since it's been cold, but it is well built and I can't wait to use it more in the Spring! Happy to have something made in USA for once!
Steve Jones
2025-01-25 22:13:10 +0000 UTC😊This thing better stand up to -20/30 degrees cuz I leave all my BBQ equipment outside and I live in Montana. I'm thinking of the plastic components. Love your heart behind the product. We need more people traveling against the current to get 'er done in America! I remember when Walmart boasted everything was Made In America! How about DestMart!
James Heuberger
2025-01-25 18:48:16 +0000 UTCSend me the $ and I’ll send you one!
Martin Reutimann
2025-01-25 15:05:30 +0000 UTCAgreed, can't wait for international shipping when it's possible!
angry bender
2025-01-25 09:54:55 +0000 UTCCant wait for the actual video about it!
Tom Dupuy
2025-01-25 03:48:54 +0000 UTCAs an Australian that loves to throw a shrimp on the barby, you gotta let me buy one of these when possible. Happy to pay the shipping!
Kieran Ludke
2025-01-25 01:41:29 +0000 UTCI'm in. I believe in US manufacturing. The cost of buying foreign goods is American jobs....
Mark Wood
2025-01-25 01:10:40 +0000 UTCI placed an order. Thanks for all you do and God Bless!
Joseph Stokes
2025-01-25 00:43:10 +0000 UTCBought 4 of these for Christmas gifts for my kids. Two have already used there's even in the cold weather. Everyone says they are great, super well made and are the best grill cleaner they have seen. Glad I got them for everyone !!
John White
2025-01-25 00:00:13 +0000 UTCI'm behind the times and just found out about this. Thankfully your guy had one in stock and it' s on the way! Can't wait to use it on the grill AND my cast iron.
Brian Garrett
2025-01-22 21:53:16 +0000 UTCSounds great, too bad I'm from Europe and can't get my hands on one.
Gibor
2025-01-07 09:24:45 +0000 UTCI find it funny that they say they can't make molds when really it's they don't want to put the effort and money into making their own molds. But think of the fuel costs and shipping costs that you would save. It's silly.
Patrick
2024-12-27 20:12:33 +0000 UTCThank you! Merry Christmas! 🎁✝️
Don Rude
2024-12-26 23:38:35 +0000 UTCIntroducing The Smarter Scrubber (Patreon Announcement) https://youtu.be/DkGRE2CFpw8
Smarter Every Day
2024-12-26 23:35:04 +0000 UTCHere you go!
Smarter Every Day
2024-12-26 23:35:00 +0000 UTC@destin Is there any chance I can get a link to this video for my dad to watch? I just gave him a Smarter Scrubber for Christmas but its hard to fully explain without this video.
Don Rude
2024-12-26 22:58:33 +0000 UTCGot my Smarter Scrubber as a Christmas present!
Justin Raffauf
2024-12-25 21:01:27 +0000 UTCI ordered one!! Thank you for your good Patreonic works! ;-)
Don Freitas
2024-12-17 00:01:42 +0000 UTCGave this to a friend who owns a BBQ business. It’s already his favorite brush
Jonathan Boring
2024-12-14 15:44:16 +0000 UTCPS When you go wider distribution expect a quick foreign knock-off that might violate your patent if you have one.
Fred S
2024-12-13 11:37:39 +0000 UTCBought one for my son and for myself. I suggest smoothing/rounding the edges of the sheet metal handle stem a little more
Fred S
2024-12-13 11:35:06 +0000 UTCWhat a great tool. I've got mine on its way.
Mike & Kate Miller
2024-12-06 21:36:47 +0000 UTCOrdered 3, one for me and 2 for gifts. They came in the other day and they are great! Honestly they were slightly bigger than I expected which was a bonus surprise!
SpazC
2024-12-06 20:07:40 +0000 UTCI recently bought 4 scrubbers. 3 are Christmas gifts for relatives. My first impression is that this is an excellent design. I experimented with 3D printing a handle out of TPU filament which ended up exceeding my expectations.
Fred Boehm
2024-12-06 19:51:44 +0000 UTCWhen will you start to ship international? I want to order with delivery to Sweden.
Ola Larsson
2024-12-06 09:50:36 +0000 UTCMy initial order was sitting on my front stoop when I arrived home today. So excited. Eagerly anticipating the arrival of scrubber #2. Many thanks.
Lizzie R Mark
2024-12-05 05:15:30 +0000 UTCGot mine today! Will be a gift for my brother. Please forgive me if this is a duplicate question- Curious on the durability of the plastic structure beneath the chainmail, hoping it is super strong material and wont break down any time soon?
Tyson Gilmore
2024-12-05 03:39:57 +0000 UTCMy scrubber arrived yesterday and I just ran out to get some steaks to grill tonight just so that I can use my new Smarter Scrubber.
Josh Monroe
2024-12-04 18:12:30 +0000 UTCI already know someone I want to give this to. Unfortunately I can't order right now. Make sure you have some stock in April; I should be in a better spot then.
Rainstream
2024-12-04 13:44:22 +0000 UTCThat's really cool, some friends and I are working to start making injection molds in Canada. It's nice to see you've put the effort in to source fasteners form the states as well.
Canuck Guy
2024-12-04 05:19:15 +0000 UTCLove that even the 1-1/4” bolt is made in USA! I completely agree that the other options are very ho hum. Just bought two.
Gaven Orevos
2024-12-04 04:27:02 +0000 UTCI am seeing a lot of comments from outside the US that suggest a market there. Don't know if Made in the USA resonates with them, but the quality of the product and the focus on putting principle before profit also seems to resonate. It has to be profitable to succeed, but not at the cost of doing it right. Part of doing it right is creating opportunity where opportunity should exist. The US is one of those places. The world will be better off if workers in the US can feel both proud and secure in their jobs.
Eric Lund
2024-12-03 21:15:47 +0000 UTCI think this product is an example of doing things better and worth the increased price. The product that was mentioned in the thread as a potential competitor is half the price and definitely less than half the quality / performance. The Smarter Scrubber looks like a bargain compared to that to me. Add the fact that it is made in the USA without cutting corners to shave off pennies, and it is a winner. My biggest complaint happens when a product has Made in America stamped all over it, but the designers were forced to cheap out on the design to get it made for a competitive price. Compete on quality, not price. The race to the bottom is a losing race.
Eric Lund
2024-12-03 21:01:02 +0000 UTCI couldn't agree with you more. While I do believe in a world market, part of a world market needs to be quality products made right here in the USA. I like this product especially because it looks like it is a well made item that takes into account my biggest issue: the environmental impact of cheap disposable goods no matter where they come from. I want to buy something like this once and use it for a long time. Don't care what your politics are, quality is quality, and I support it.
Eric Lund
2024-12-03 20:48:21 +0000 UTCLooking at the Smarter Scrubber, I would say I will pay the difference (about 2x the price of the one linked above) because from what I see, it is a higher quality item that will last longer and doesn't rely on a disposable piece that I need to be able to replace every year or less. I grill a lot, and the one linked above looks likely to wear out quickly. Sure, you can replace the head, but that is probably $10, and, if this thing doesn't make it in the market, good luck replacing the head. The Smarter Scrubber looks like it is built like a tank. I would expect to get several years of use out of it. I am pretty sure I can put it in the dishwasher to clean it, and it will work for other scrubbing tasks I have.
Eric Lund
2024-12-03 20:39:55 +0000 UTCOrdered one for me and one each for my two kids. Not only do I love the make the whole thing in America angle, but I have been looking for a better way to clean both grilles and cast iron pans (and the top of my wood cook stove) for quite a while. I never thought about the steel or brass bristle in the food thing, yikes! Thank you Destin for everything you do here, and especially for this!
Eric Lund
2024-12-03 20:30:21 +0000 UTCDestin, Will do. Thank you sir. Email sent
Daniel
2024-12-03 03:57:37 +0000 UTCGood to know!!! I try to clean mine regularly and the grates are made from some really good stainless thick product.
Jeremiah Cawthon
2024-12-03 03:37:32 +0000 UTCIn our testing, the only one that was able to be broken was a smoker that used expanded metal and the tester was putting as much force as possible on it until a chain link broke.
Smarter Every Day
2024-12-03 03:35:37 +0000 UTCAbsolutely. Send an email to John on his JJ George website please
Smarter Every Day
2024-12-03 03:34:20 +0000 UTCCan i order this to deliver internationally? JJStores only seems to list to USA...
Paul
2024-12-03 03:19:30 +0000 UTCDestin, I ordered 5 today, but notice in the shipping drop down menu there were no options for AA AE AP military APO/FPO postal addresses. Is that something you can work on with George and his web team? I'd like to be able to send to a friend stationed overseas if possible.
Daniel
2024-12-03 00:19:22 +0000 UTCAwesome I am excited and will let you know :) I am continually cleaning smokers and grills!!!
Jeremiah Cawthon
2024-12-02 21:22:44 +0000 UTCYou had me at "maille".
Gryyphyn Crosthwait
2024-12-02 21:20:57 +0000 UTCThis should work on blackstones if I'm not mistaken.
Smarter Every Day
2024-12-02 21:12:21 +0000 UTCI got mine today. Let's cook!
David Clark
2024-12-02 21:02:58 +0000 UTCHoly Heck this shipped fast. I just ordered this the other day and it arrived today! Destin included a brief hand signed thank you. Thanks man! This thing is awesome, made my day to get this so early!
Tom M
2024-12-02 19:46:31 +0000 UTCCan you make a scraper for blackstones?
Jeremiah Cawthon
2024-12-02 02:39:52 +0000 UTCBought one. I have a small catering company and 3 smokers. I need a tool like this!!!
Jeremiah Cawthon
2024-12-02 02:39:05 +0000 UTCLove the "American made" mentality, that's why my brother and I started our business and an outreach program in our shop! https://www.mfgforliberty.com/
ChederCheese
2024-12-02 02:17:13 +0000 UTCSuch a fabulous idea. Ordered mine before the video ended. Let’s go!
Doug White
2024-12-01 23:25:50 +0000 UTCWould love to buy one but can't get it shipped to Canada ;( I mean it's not that far. It was the perfect Christmas pressent for my in-laws. @Destin, how can we make that happen?
LEON MONTIEL
2024-12-01 22:29:38 +0000 UTCGreat idea, Destin. I appreciate your inspiration, passion, ingenuity, and your willingness to share those things with us. Thank you for inviting us along on this journey. I'm gifting two scrubbers, and am looking forward to seeing the upcoming deep dive videos documenting the adventure. Grace and Peace.
Lizzie R Mark
2024-12-01 19:39:31 +0000 UTCI think it's an excellent idea and I can definitely get behind the initiative, but my question for other patrons... what premium would you pay for "Made in America"? Because realistically, this is the market competition (https://www.instagram.com/reel/C6zRa8ZO4ag) - a similarly designed product by a well-known brand sold by an (inter)national retailer at half the price. For me, it would be hard to justify more than a 20-25% premium for American-made. I would love to see a resurgence in American manufacturing, but at the end of the day, the economics have to work for it to succeed.
Vincent Lai
2024-12-01 16:58:37 +0000 UTCArrived today! Looks great!
Neal
2024-12-01 00:39:52 +0000 UTCI ordered it 2 days ago and it arrived today. This thing is solid. I love supporting 100% American made.
Cory A. Stokes
2024-12-01 00:15:14 +0000 UTCDamn… no international shipping…
Jesper Sand
2024-11-30 21:18:43 +0000 UTCDone! Solved one of our Christmas conundrums. Thanks Destin
Jim Anderson
2024-11-30 19:19:07 +0000 UTCBought!! :)
Bill Bonnett
2024-11-30 18:09:54 +0000 UTCI believe in this vision of shortening supply chains right down to single links. I would say that this project could inspire folks in almost any country to do the same. Build local...buy local!!
Thomas Maufer
2024-11-30 14:58:55 +0000 UTCSo nice that you put your skills forward in support for domestic fabrication. Looking to buy in support of you're efforts. No shipments options to The Netherlands makes it a bit harder. But i'll probably find a way to get it to me.
Mike Zitter
2024-11-30 14:40:20 +0000 UTCIs this a candidate for Shark Tank?
Fred S
2024-11-30 12:56:53 +0000 UTCI hope these do well enough that you can look into setting up distribution in the EU.
Peter -jag- Annema
2024-11-30 08:56:50 +0000 UTCCannot love what you did enough!
Fariborz Soroush
2024-11-29 23:19:26 +0000 UTCWeird that this showed up in my inbox yesterday - and one of my Thanksgiving guests found a wire brush bristle in his plate of brisket. Ordered two!!
Jason Addink
2024-11-29 22:34:26 +0000 UTCAll the links should be working now... I see he's got cloudflare doing redirect and he's posted this page https://www.smartereveryday.com/smarterscrubber/
Don Rude
2024-11-29 19:32:57 +0000 UTCSad can't ship to Chile!!
Vicente Morande
2024-11-29 18:34:56 +0000 UTCJust ordered one for my Dad, who is a very discerning gadget guy. I know he'll love this. I appreciate everything you have going on here - the process and the product. Love how you bring together great ideas and excellent skills to meet your goals, even if it takes time. Thank you, Destin!
Jeanine McCarthy
2024-11-29 18:23:17 +0000 UTCit would be nice to keep this "Made in America " series going. this is not just an engineering issue but also a social and societal issue . you have a unique place where you could put the spotlight on the people that make manufacturing going from the CEO, engineers,workers and even the politicians. Made in America and jobs creation are not a single party issue.
hfidek
2024-11-29 17:46:32 +0000 UTCI see I'm not the only Patron from outside the US commenting here! As a Canadian, I love how clearly you bring to the attention that it is much harder than before to design something from concept idea to shelf, completely in North America. That's amazing work! I hope you'll be considering making a video —even a short one— of the design process. I'm sure it would spark some ideas. Just hearing you say «we don't make molds in America, we send those off to China» also scared me; it just shows how mass production in NA seems completely out of reach of many.
Tiky
2024-11-29 17:40:42 +0000 UTCI'm hungarian so I don't have anything to do with the US but this whole concept is just amazing. Inspiring. I want to do something similar in Hungary as well. Thank You, Destin!
kalaPAAL
2024-11-29 17:20:03 +0000 UTCAwesome! I’m searching for and buying more and more Made in USA products. Ordered! Merry Christmas to me!
David Coutcher
2024-11-29 16:21:25 +0000 UTCAlso: there's a cool hardware store a few hours from where I live called "Lehman's" that specializes in Amish and US-made goods... they might be interested in distributing once you've ramped up production (I'm not affiliated or anything, just a place I happen to like visiting when I'm over there)
Sean Corbett
2024-11-29 15:29:30 +0000 UTCDefinitely getting some for Christmas presents (and one for myself... I love that it doubles as a cast iron scrubber). Here's an idea, if you haven't thought of it already: You should include a card with a QR code (and maybe a type-able tiny url) to a video about the manufacturing process, even if it's just the video above. I'd love for gift recipients to be able to learn about why it's special.
Sean Corbett
2024-11-29 15:23:28 +0000 UTCDestin, this is amazing. I've been working on a small hobby project that it looks like I'm going to sell about 200-ish of or so (a little expansion board for a 3D printer, X1Plus Expander, it's on crowd supply), and I've also been agonizing a bunch over whether I could get it made in the US -- not just for tariff reasons, but because it seemed like I should be able to. This is my first manufacturing project too, and I found that PCB assembly was going to be close to a factor of 4 more expensive, and that I probably wouldn't be able to achieve a sellable price for it this time, but I was really sad about that. I'd be really interested if you write or talk more about the economics of this project, and in particular, where you're trading off non-recurring engineering expenses (tooling and mold making, etc) for per-unit costs, and how that compares here vs. overseas. Either way, thanks for doing this!
Joshua Wise
2024-11-29 15:19:03 +0000 UTCAre you planning to ship outside USA? I'd love to order one too
Pavlo Kerestey
2024-11-29 15:15:34 +0000 UTCJust ordered one :D Thanks so much for doing this. I've been hoping more companies would start building stuff here again.
Ralph Price
2024-11-29 14:43:47 +0000 UTCSo happy to hear that the prototype is doing well!
Smarter Every Day
2024-11-29 14:20:39 +0000 UTCi.e. these work http://www.smarterscrubber.com/ http://smarterscrubber.com/ These do not. https://smarterscrubber.com/ https://www.smarterscrubber.com/
Don Rude
2024-11-29 14:17:11 +0000 UTCHey Destin, I finally got to a Linux terminal and bottom line is that you should remove all the https link for SmarterScrubber.com until you change the redirection hosting.
Don Rude
2024-11-29 14:16:49 +0000 UTCAt the company I work at (in Rhode Island), we are working on intermolding custom bolt into injection-molded TPU for our hammers. Our current or older parts use a poured urethane, but for a number of reasons we will be switch to injection molding and we are purchasing all the machinery move it in-house. For this reason it is really interesting to me to see that you appear to be doing a similar process for a completely different product and application. This is getting me super excited, I could talk about this stuff for hours but I'll wrap it up here before this turns into a 5 page essay!
Christian Kunis
2024-11-29 13:57:56 +0000 UTCLogan, the red-neck(-beard) engineer. Nice. Love the guy and his accent. I also want to find a job that makes me happy :D I wonder when the first accessible hand-grabber screw-on shows up on Thingiverse. Maybe some kind of Curling-Stone handle for extra putting-the-back-into-it? oBTW: Destin for President! Cheers from Germany :)
Chris K
2024-11-29 13:46:17 +0000 UTCI'm looking forward to the video on the channel about the development and manufacturing of this product!
Laura Snell
2024-11-29 13:38:56 +0000 UTCI'll be ordering a few for Christmas! We still use our prototype almost everyday in the house as iron skillet scrubber. I live on the coast of GA, where everything rusts, and the chain mail and handle HAS NOT RUSTED! Great build!
Chris Busby
2024-11-29 13:16:03 +0000 UTCJust ordered two! Is it safe to use with porcelain coated grills?
Bruce Grembowski
2024-11-29 13:13:56 +0000 UTCThe instructions say to keep it around 250° max too keep the plastic in good shape i believe. They do have a temp max.
Chris Busby
2024-11-29 13:13:42 +0000 UTCAmazing! I really genuinely would have ordered several! Our church could use them for their grills as well. Wish there was international shipping. Keep up the incredible work. May God bless you all.
S Kelly
2024-11-29 12:42:49 +0000 UTCWe used them
Smarter Every Day
2024-11-29 08:43:56 +0000 UTCYes!
Smarter Every Day
2024-11-29 08:42:40 +0000 UTCSo Impressed Destin! Thanks for supporting American Manufacturing! Have you considered offering the scrubber separately from the handle as a standalone product?
Jeff E.
2024-11-29 07:48:45 +0000 UTChttps://smarterscrubber.com/ doesn't work http://smarterscrubber.com/ does
Amir Notea
2024-11-29 07:24:11 +0000 UTCOrdered and waiting, dumped the bristle brushes years ago. Looking forward to an effective grill brush!
Truth be Told
2024-11-29 07:11:49 +0000 UTCEven though I live in the EU, I am very glad about what you have done. I wish more countries/businesses/entrepreneurs or just regular people would do manufacturing locally instead of relying on China. Whole world relies on China now - a country which is a geopolitical opponent to the west, a country where manufacturing is more expensive than other Asian countries, yet we still giving our money to China, and closing local businesses. This is not right. Wish you all the best with the Scrubber!
Aleksej Vlasov
2024-11-29 07:00:27 +0000 UTCNot American here but I wish whole world and we as mankind would have more people like you. Back in days our country was on top of electronics, we invented contact lenses and much more. Nowadays we become assembly center for eu and it’s just sad. Fingers crossed this is great work!
Filip Sádovský
2024-11-29 06:14:55 +0000 UTCNo brainier....ordered two immediately. Thanks for making it in America. I look hard for cloths, tools, and anything I can in life that is made in America. It costs more but it's worth it.
martinarcher25
2024-11-29 05:33:27 +0000 UTCHave you ever thought about EDM Dies and etch the mold from a carbon electrode?
Don Shuford
2024-11-29 05:30:03 +0000 UTCLove it!
Keith Miller
2024-11-29 05:28:38 +0000 UTCCan this be used on a hot grill? Obviously the handle and chainmail are okay but not sure how the plastic head will hold up?
Ben Brand
2024-11-29 05:21:50 +0000 UTCNice! I bought one, they look great!
Justin Yoder
2024-11-29 04:54:28 +0000 UTCTop two links aren't working but the JJ George link worked for me. I use the Scrub Daddy scrubber for the same reasons you mentioned about the wire brush ones being bad, but I like the idea of being able to take this inside to scrub my cast iron as well. I was thinking it as soon as I saw this and then you mentioned it was able to be disassembled for that exact purposes I was sold. I know like with all engineering problems there is more than one way to solve it, but I'm here to support your idea. I'll keep my Scrub Daddy one as well because it also works, but maybe yours will be so much better that one will become the back seat.
Payperheirplain
2024-11-29 04:39:25 +0000 UTCAwesome! Got one ordered. I love that the handle can be removed so that you can use the scrubber on cast iron. I have a chain mail scrubber for my cast iron, but it is just the rings without any grip. It can make scrubbing hot pans difficult, so having a mail scrubber with a grip will be great! It'll also be nice to not worry about bristles on the grill. The Smarterscrubber.com site was not working, so I ordered from JJGeorge. Looking forward to giving it a try!
Martin J.
2024-11-29 04:10:50 +0000 UTCYou can email me at rudedude@gmail.com ... I'd be happy to even get on a call of some sort and help wall you through it
Don Rude
2024-11-29 03:58:36 +0000 UTCI've seen a couple posts here pointing out the issue / limitation that seem spot on even without looking at the server responses myself. If you are familiar with some command line Linux stuff just try "curl -vk url" for the four combinations of http, https, www, and no-www and you'll see your redirection service responses. I just don't know what other hosting options you have open to you.
Don Rude
2024-11-29 03:56:36 +0000 UTCHit me up, Destin. I haven't used Namecheap specifically but have been working in web dev for 20 years.
Johnny Martin
2024-11-29 03:52:36 +0000 UTCThis won't exactly help you but 1) Namecheap has amazing customer service in my experience, 2) they have really reasonable hosting prices, and 3) they have a black Friday sale starting in under 2 hrs so if nothing else you could get hosting from them probably for cheap for at least a year or something like that. I have websites just for pro bono and fun so I'm not the SME in this field.
Peter VanNess
2024-11-29 03:49:02 +0000 UTCI just bought 2. One for me and one for my dad as a Christmas gift. This is great I am Proud of you. I hope its a huge success and you do make some money off this you should! Happy Thanksgiving!
Nashguy207
2024-11-29 03:26:20 +0000 UTCThat's great, Destin. I ordered one. Every time I use a scrubby, it is stained and doesn't work that well anyway. I have a Trager. The grill has a porcelain coating. I guess we will find out if it is compatible. :-)
Steven Payne
2024-11-29 03:25:26 +0000 UTCIs it only shipping in the US? No international shipping?
Alejandro Lemmo
2024-11-29 03:20:24 +0000 UTCI want it! I see myself using it while camping without the handle!
Alejandro Lemmo
2024-11-29 03:16:00 +0000 UTCYea, instant ordered. I needed a new one and you are right, everything else on the market kind of sucks. Glad you made it through your EMD phase and moved into LRIP. Hopefully it is successful and progresses into full rate production!
Tom M
2024-11-29 02:40:12 +0000 UTCI had a quick look at their services. Redirecting from https is a hidden extra service. (Need SSL with them, and practically a minimalistic hosting.)
Zoltán
2024-11-29 02:34:00 +0000 UTCCongrats Destin and team! This is awesome.
Andy Connelly
2024-11-29 02:29:33 +0000 UTChttps (port 443) is not responding on smarterscrubber.com (or www.smarterscrubber.com which is the same). Either not set up, or blocked by firewall. The http (port 80) works. It's only a redirect, so not really critical, but in general, you want to use https.
Zoltán
2024-11-29 02:25:02 +0000 UTCI will be reaching out directly
Smarter Every Day
2024-11-29 02:13:53 +0000 UTCAwesome. American manufacturing is the best, and Im happy to support it (I work in it everyday) - plus, Chainmail is just AWESOME. :D ordered, and hopefully its ok, sent the link to my buddies.
SlvrScoobie
2024-11-29 02:13:41 +0000 UTCI believe I’m having issues with my redirect from my URL service (Namecheap). If anyone knows this world well I would love some help.
Smarter Every Day
2024-11-29 02:08:47 +0000 UTCThank you Trevor!
Smarter Every Day
2024-11-29 02:05:56 +0000 UTCI love this idea. Domestic manufacturing is incredibly important and I think it's a well engineered product. I'm going to get one for me and as a gift for someone else.
Strawberry Puptart
2024-11-29 02:01:45 +0000 UTCBought one as a gift since I don't grill, but still want to support American manufacturing
Luke Turner
2024-11-29 01:52:51 +0000 UTCI got one of the prototypes back in April. Works very well.
Trevor Valentine
2024-11-29 01:49:54 +0000 UTCAmazing work! Ordered a couple from JJGeorge.
Andrew Lear
2024-11-29 01:46:30 +0000 UTCThe only way that America can compete is by doing things better and worth the increased price. The only way I see that happening is by employing as much human assistance technology as we can to magnify the efforts of the workers. Workers are very resistant to technology being used to try and replace them, but tend to be receptive to technology that magnifies their efforts. Mass manufacturing is inherently stuck in a pipeline to be as efficient as possible, and it is difficult to change and difficult to compete with other countries that also have robotic manufacturing lines. We'll need to be more nimble than yesterday's manufacturing ("half-mass manufacturing", if you will), but I'm not aware of any mature technologies that can assist a young manufacturer who didn't take several years of college robotics (industrial 3D printing is definitely getting there, but that's still more of a prototyping technology). Looking forward to your video explaining your plan! We definitely need localized manufacturing capability.
chromicacid
2024-11-29 01:33:14 +0000 UTCDestin you should reach out to your vast network when you need things. Injection molding molds are made in the US. There is a whole injection molding industry with high expertise in central Massachusetts. These guys might be a little overkill for what you needed: https://www.nypromold.com. I've also worked with https://beaconmedtech.com but they might be a little too biotech/high tech for you but I'm sure there is a good fit for your next project in the US!
Keith Jensen
2024-11-29 01:25:49 +0000 UTCDone. Ordered. I have been using a chainmail scrubber from King Arthurs Flour for years. Hadn’t stop to think of using the same thing for my grill. Sold!
Michael Coolidge
2024-11-29 01:22:25 +0000 UTCDone!
Daniel Williams
2024-11-29 01:13:43 +0000 UTCThe two "dedicated" links aren't working at the moment, but the alternate link (to jjgeorgestore) works. Destin is not exaggerating! I was once invited to a friend's house for a barbecue and bit into the chicken—and bit down onto a wire that had come off the grill brush—nobody had noticed it. Fortunately the wire's end didn't go into my gums. Otherwise I'd have been in a world of pain. Going to order one of these things, pronto.
Mike Arst
2024-11-29 01:01:52 +0000 UTCJust bought 3 on the alternate site. Great work Dustin. Thank you.
Jared Casperson
2024-11-29 00:51:05 +0000 UTCThanks, Just picked one up, looks great
Jake
2024-11-29 00:49:24 +0000 UTCDestin, this was probably the root of my issue loading the site when clicking the link here in Patreon on my phone.
Don Rude
2024-11-29 00:40:07 +0000 UTCIf you would like, you are more than welcome to email me skoorrevir@gmail.com And I can quickly set my server up to fix the redirect issue.
River Rooks
2024-11-29 00:35:50 +0000 UTCThis story is amazing. I can't wait for you to share it with @tryopenx and Palmer Lucky on Twitter. They are all about American manufacturing!
Don Rude
2024-11-29 00:35:10 +0000 UTCThe chain-mail scrubbing head looks brilliant, purely based on the visuals I have concerns about the longevity of the shaft as it looks like relatively light metal and even with the curvature it looks like it might fatigue quickly given how long it is. How heavily stress-tested have they been to date by existing users?
Steve Wells
2024-11-29 00:34:09 +0000 UTCGreat effort on contributing to locally made products. Unfortunately, as I'm in Australia, I'll be holding off buying one. Awesome concept though.
Daniel Turner
2024-11-29 00:28:21 +0000 UTCYes! Also we need a 5 minute video for Patreon only on how you got your CNC, did I make stuff give you a connection?
Jonathan Boring
2024-11-29 00:23:22 +0000 UTCYes
Jonathan Boring
2024-11-29 00:22:27 +0000 UTCSay no more.. Order placed. If we keep buying things from China only to save money in the short term, we are going to destroy our country's ability to compete in the world market. What you're doing is amazing. No question this is going to be successful. You should get with Mike Rowe to collaborate on some "Made in USA" products/concepts
Steve Jones
2024-11-29 00:20:11 +0000 UTCAndroid phone, chrome browser. Someone here suggested adding www to the front and then it worked. Redirected to grilling site
Don Rude
2024-11-29 00:19:50 +0000 UTCWhat about us Canadians😔, no shipping to Canada....
Farid Aziz
2024-11-29 00:14:45 +0000 UTCFound it by going to the JJ link. You’ve solved my gift-giving problems this year! Great idea, great product. Keep ‘em coming, because as soon as my friends see these, they’ll want one!
Nicholas Potter
2024-11-29 00:12:27 +0000 UTCHey Destin, the issue you're having with the www.smarterscrubber.com links, is due to the way the web redirect is set up. It looks like you're using Namecheap's redirect service, it only supports plaintext HTTP - and not HTTPS (with a TLS certificate). This link (with HTTP) http://www.smarterscrubber.com/ *should* work, but many modern web browsers warn people when the visit plaintext websites. If you don't have any web hosting plan with Namecheap, you probably can't perform the other options (for HTTPS instead) available here: https://www.namecheap.com/support/knowledgebase/article.aspx/385/2237/how-to-set-up-a-url-redirect-for-a-domain/ You may want to use a different service for the redirect instead, you would end up setting an A or CNAME record for your domain's apex and for www, pointing them to whatever third party redirect service you pick. That service would need to obtain a valid TLS certificate on your behalf in order for HTTPS to work - but they'll probably sort that for you.
AJH
2024-11-29 00:03:33 +0000 UTCThis is awesome! Happy Thanksgiving!
Phil
2024-11-29 00:03:10 +0000 UTCJust ordered one through JJ. The other links didn't work for me.
Adam
2024-11-28 23:57:04 +0000 UTCIm okay with finding the best solution to shopping to down under 👌
Dan Strathdee
2024-11-28 23:52:45 +0000 UTCI’m in Bundaberg QLD.
Dan Strathdee
2024-11-28 23:52:21 +0000 UTCI need to clean the shop!
Smarter Every Day
2024-11-28 23:41:57 +0000 UTCDoes it work now?
Smarter Every Day
2024-11-28 23:41:39 +0000 UTCSorry about that!
Smarter Every Day
2024-11-28 23:41:10 +0000 UTCDoes it work now?
Smarter Every Day
2024-11-28 23:41:00 +0000 UTCClicking the links above.
Joe Madden
2024-11-28 23:40:52 +0000 UTCThanks! Just ordered one for my dad for Christmas!
Jacob Elliot Cassagnol
2024-11-28 23:40:45 +0000 UTCI'm doing a URL Redirect. Maybe I'm doing somethign wrong?
Smarter Every Day
2024-11-28 23:39:27 +0000 UTCI would love to see, how the chainmail is done and fixed in head of the scrubber..
dwarfnose
2024-11-28 23:35:45 +0000 UTCNevermind charge just came in. Thanks for all your hard work on this. As an engineer manufacturing product in America I'm super happy to see more companies embracing national pride in their craft.
Luke Hileman
2024-11-28 23:30:50 +0000 UTCAH.
Smarter Every Day
2024-11-28 23:28:26 +0000 UTCI bet if we contact John directly at JJGeorge he can figure it out. https://www.jjgeorgestore.com/the-smarter-scrubber/ Shipping might get expensive.
Smarter Every Day
2024-11-28 23:28:00 +0000 UTChttps://www.jjgeorgestore.com/the-smarter-scrubber/
Smarter Every Day
2024-11-28 23:27:16 +0000 UTChttps://www.jjgeorgestore.com/the-smarter-scrubber/
Smarter Every Day
2024-11-28 23:26:48 +0000 UTCTry this if the other page isn't working: https://www.jjgeorgestore.com/the-smarter-scrubber/
Smarter Every Day
2024-11-28 23:26:38 +0000 UTCHow are you accessing it?
Smarter Every Day
2024-11-28 23:26:15 +0000 UTCI went through checkout and it's on a rivet.works "this domain is in an active auction" I don't have a charge on my card but I'm afraid to try again
Luke Hileman
2024-11-28 23:23:55 +0000 UTCHow were you accessing it? I need to figure this out. This is a big part of why I wanted to start small.
Smarter Every Day
2024-11-28 23:23:08 +0000 UTCNegative, It was a mid video "Reaction" reply.
Rob Howard
2024-11-28 23:21:34 +0000 UTCWhat are you seing? It looks like it's up? Alternate link: https://www.jjgeorgestore.com/the-smarter-scrubber/
Smarter Every Day
2024-11-28 23:21:17 +0000 UTCAlternate link if that one is down? https://www.jjgeorgestore.com/the-smarter-scrubber/
Smarter Every Day
2024-11-28 23:19:41 +0000 UTCYour company outsources the mold making?
Smarter Every Day
2024-11-28 23:17:37 +0000 UTCWhereabouts in Aus are you located? Could we do a bulk order to get a bunch shipped over together?
NatR
2024-11-28 23:15:53 +0000 UTCThis happened to me too, I got a confirmation email and my credit card was charged so it seems like everything worked
Luke Weidner
2024-11-28 23:11:32 +0000 UTCLet us know when the site is back up please?
David Macauley
2024-11-28 23:11:25 +0000 UTCAmazing to see this in REAL TIME. For me, I am amazed at the ability for engineers to take ideas from 3D CAD files to IRL pieces. We live in the age of wonder. TY sir
Rob Howard
2024-11-28 23:08:04 +0000 UTCWebsite broken. I guess that's a good thing. The server might be made in America too🤪
Luke Hileman
2024-11-28 23:08:03 +0000 UTCWebsite didn't work on my iPhone but worked on my MacBook. Just ordered the torch/thermometer/grill light where you can add the Smarter Scrubber. Looking forward to my new toys!
Brian Polakowski
2024-11-28 23:06:31 +0000 UTCThanks Kevin, just ordered 3!
Conor Lansdale
2024-11-28 23:06:18 +0000 UTCDude I am so excited for the video about putting this together, particularly about how you made the dies. I've been working on a product myself and it's been a challenge to find US manufacturers. I'm interested to hear everything you have to say about it. Hope you're having a great Thanksgiving!
NightHawkInLight
2024-11-28 23:02:22 +0000 UTCI attempted to purchase one with paypal (not using https which worked) and after checkout I'm redirected to https://www1.rivet.works/?tm=1&subid4=1732834655.0109600000 Not sure what that is, or if I bought one or two while testing.
Michael Dahlgren
2024-11-28 22:59:58 +0000 UTCI can't load the site. Must be overloaded
Don Rude
2024-11-28 22:59:37 +0000 UTCWould love to buy one but website won't load.
Joe Madden
2024-11-28 22:56:47 +0000 UTCJust ordered one! Couldn't get through with Safari so I used Firefox. That worked! Thanks for this, Destin!
ruralbob
2024-11-28 22:56:26 +0000 UTCWebsite isn’t loading. I want to get two but I guess I have to wait until it isn’t so overloaded.
Yokoboo
2024-11-28 22:48:05 +0000 UTCThis is so cool. I wish the website would load!!
Jared Roman
2024-11-28 22:41:30 +0000 UTCYou ARE an engineer all right. >_< I love the amount of practical thought and intention that went into this. That is fundamental engineered design. ...And I want one, BTW, cuz, duh.
Cousin Vinnie
2024-11-28 22:39:45 +0000 UTCThis is so freaking awesome Destin. I've been a machinist for 12 years and you nailed it on the head with bringing manufacturing back. Hopefully more young people get involved in manufacturing as there is a massive need for new talent. This is also priced really well. I've quoted a lot of parts and everything I see here is designed with manufacturability in mind keeping your costs low. Can't wait for mine to show up.
Garrett Weaver
2024-11-28 22:37:49 +0000 UTCThis link should work as well: https://www.jjgeorgestore.com/the-smarter-scrubber/
Kevin Thomas
2024-11-28 22:36:39 +0000 UTCBuilding things for longevity rather than being disposable is something I can 100% get behind. And I think we broke the website because now it won't load.
Nathan Wilson
2024-11-28 22:36:09 +0000 UTCI wanted to buy 4 Destin and I can’t get them shipped to Australia! How can we get around that?
Dan Strathdee
2024-11-28 22:29:04 +0000 UTCAdding the www. before makes it work on mobile. Ordered mine very excited
Sean Newton
2024-11-28 22:29:02 +0000 UTCThe link given gives me PR_CONNECT_RESET_ERROR from France(EU) Firefox 115 (Linux) After removing the s from https i get redirected to https://www.jjgeorgestore.com/the-smarter-scrubber/ which works.
Benoit-Pierre DEMAINE
2024-11-28 22:28:55 +0000 UTCWhat a great project! I share your concern about domestic manufacturing. As a retired electrical engineer, I started by designing stuff that was produced domestically. There was a change to outsourcing the manufacturing (domestically), and then to outsourcing the design (domestically). Of course, that changed to our domestic suppliers doing their manufacturing outside of the USA, and my employer starting engineering groups in India and China. Nothing good can come from this trend! Good luck with this project!
Steve Kurt
2024-11-28 22:28:34 +0000 UTCCan't get to the smarter scrubber.com web page. Maybe not yet in some DNS servers?
Brian
2024-11-28 22:28:23 +0000 UTCThe website is down. P.S. Happy Thanksgiving!
Trint Ladd
2024-11-28 22:26:36 +0000 UTCI bought 2 as Christmas gifts, would love to include something about Smarter Every Day's motivation and process in devloping and marketing them in the gift package. How can we make that happen!
C. David Buchanan
2024-11-28 22:24:50 +0000 UTChi destin, great idea and awesome product. i would love to buy some right away, but you don’t deliver outside the US. hope you will do so in the future. cheers from switzerland
Bruno Stiefel
2024-11-28 22:24:34 +0000 UTCThis is pretty cool. I would love to see a video about the process of creating the injection mold. I used to work at an engineering company where we designed our own molds/dies but I'm pretty sure we contracted the machining out. I'd like to think it was done locally but I'm not sure
Chico Demmenie
2024-11-28 22:20:27 +0000 UTCOrder place! I love what you are doing here. Go USA!
matthew s arnold
2024-11-28 22:19:00 +0000 UTCHuge respect for this type of thing. Not the easiest or most efficient approach, but the one that best aligns with his values. Awesome
Jason Steving
2024-11-28 22:18:59 +0000 UTCI'm not from, nor do I live in the USA, but I'm so happy for this. It resonates very much with my and wish to do the same in my country. Bring back the manufacturing of high quality "home made" things from overseas. All the best Destin, keep being awesome
Szymon Wlodarczyk
2024-11-28 22:11:55 +0000 UTCAwesome stuff Destin,
Christopher S.
2024-11-28 22:11:45 +0000 UTCThanks for helping me finish my Christmas shopping! My dad and father-in-law will both be ecstatic when they open these up !
SpazC
2024-11-28 22:11:11 +0000 UTCCan’t wait to gift this!
Dave Hail
2024-11-28 22:07:02 +0000 UTCWebsite doesn't load
Alex Lo
2024-11-28 22:05:38 +0000 UTCUse www.
Jonathan Boring
2024-11-28 22:03:34 +0000 UTCUse www.
Jonathan Boring
2024-11-28 22:03:27 +0000 UTCUse www. In front
Jonathan Boring
2024-11-28 22:03:20 +0000 UTCWas able to buy here: https://www.jjgeorgestore.com/grillmaster-tips-1/introducing-the-smarter-scrubber-this-ultimate-grill-brush-is-safe-sturdy-and-100-made-in-the-usa/
Jeremy Von Phoenix
2024-11-28 22:03:16 +0000 UTCI can’t get the link to work
RENDEZVOUS WITH DESTINY Q
2024-11-28 22:03:07 +0000 UTCWebsite seems to be down at the moment.
Keith Chiem
2024-11-28 22:02:59 +0000 UTCThe "made in America" might not resonate with the rest of the world, sorry. But I'm happy for you for seeing this through with local manufacturing.
Arjen van Weelden
2024-11-28 22:02:42 +0000 UTCPut a www. In front of the website. Not loading on mobile with this link.
Jonathan Boring
2024-11-28 22:02:35 +0000 UTCMake sure to use www. The link he included is broken
Jonathan Boring
2024-11-28 22:02:03 +0000 UTCI can’t get the website to load. I’ll try again in a bit.
Zach Wiggin
2024-11-28 22:01:40 +0000 UTCJust bought one! ☝🏻
Jonathan Boring
2024-11-28 22:01:27 +0000 UTCWould love to buy, but the link isn’t loading for me
Jeremy Von Phoenix
2024-11-28 22:00:29 +0000 UTCThe website seems to be down, or not reachable from my country
Sam Degheldere
2024-11-28 21:59:58 +0000 UTCdeep dive into the mould making please and thank you.
Nick Hobson
2024-11-28 21:58:05 +0000 UTCAwesome … but seems you're just a tiny bit popular because the announcement killed the website. Hopefully you can spin up a CDN/WAF soon. 🚀
Chris Petersen
2024-11-28 21:56:49 +0000 UTCYes! Ordering asap. Well done Destin! Happy Thanksgiving. I am Truly thankful for you and the way you are part of our family fabric- who our kids refer to as “Uncle Destin”
Kurtis Moss
2024-11-28 21:56:43 +0000 UTCYes! This is a big motivation for what we do at T.Rex Arms as well. Thank you so much for continuing to support manufacturing education, and now manufacturing itself. Hugely appreciated!
Isaac Botkin
2024-11-28 21:52:00 +0000 UTCWhoa this was an unexpected video! Let's see what it's all about :D Edit: Awesome work Destin! I would love to see more about the manufacturing process in detail, the mould making is very interesting.
Matti Loimaranta
2024-11-28 21:48:54 +0000 UTCWe need a shop tour
Jonathan Boring
2024-11-28 21:48:33 +0000 UTC
