Prototype & Heat-Treat
Batch 1 - 10 units milled17-4PH, local machine shop. 2 heat-treated + sharpened → field-testing with hunters.
SOFT ~34 HRC
Batch 2 - H900 temperSolution-treated to Condition A (confirmed). Temper was scheduled 2026-05-29.
RESULT UNCONFIRMED
6 prototypesNot yet heat-treated.
PENDING
Target hardness42-47 HRC. Batch 1 came in soft (stock wasn't Condition A) → imperfect field samples.
SPEC
Manufacturing / Sourcing
Aurora MachineReplied 06-04: Swiss can't run it (spindle bore + thin wings). Offered live-tooling route as a tooled-up project (fixture cost); suggested casting + finish-to-spec.
SWISS: NO
Horizon MachineEmailed 2026-05-01. No reply on file.
NO REPLY
GambitOn outreach list - no thread found / status unclear.
UNCLEAR
Open questionIs the 4-blade geometry even Swiss-turnable? Routes on table: multi-axis / live-tooling CNC, investment casting + finish, or keep milling.
DECIDE
Funding & Grants
6 tracks - all Not StartedSR&ED · NRC IRAP · CDAP · AMPG · AWE BRIDGE · Futurpreneur.
Q2 ENDS 06-30
Alberta InnovatesMet Matt Cornall + Kerrie Taylor (TDA) 05-25. "Connect With Us" intake done (CRM:0129288). Supplier NDA drafted for machine shops.
IN MOTION
SR&ED angleJane sent SR&ED info 05-20. R&D = geometry + heat-treat + finishing development.
STRONG
Weekly check-in (bus #1976)Grant tracker has status notes, no calendar dates yet.
AWAITING YOU
Financials (snapshot)
Prototypes - inv #05805 (pass-through)$2,086.90
Design - inv #05751$341.25
Batch 1 HT + sharpen$140.00
Kyran retainer - current invoice$525.00
Credit owed back to Kyran (Mar)$147.00
Canonical source of truth: QuadFang_Budget_Financials.xlsx (Money In / Money Out / Summary). Figures above are headline items, not the reconciled total.