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I have an idea but am not sure how to build a prototype. It is a physical product, very simple, not electric. It would be built out of metal, aluminum and fabric. I don't really think it needs engineering as I know the dimensions, materials, etc. But I would need the plan drawn out in a format that a manufacturer could use to make it. I googled "prototype" and there are lots of expensive offers that smell kind of scammy. I just want to make a few and have people test and provide feedback. I would need this company to be able to scale it up once I settle on the exact build. It would be copied immediately, even if I trademark it, and you can't really patent it, so it would need lots of marketing to blow out the initial sales. I have that part covered. I have a pretty catchy name for it that I think would stick. If I could find out who could make it then I could find out what type of plans they need. I'm just not sure where to start...any advice is most appreciated. In the meantime I am going to contact other companies who sell similar type products and see where they have them made and how.
 
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Duamf vji qsuvuvzqi ci 3F qsopvif? Vjev xuamf nutv molimz ci zuas djieqitv uqvoup.

Nutv dunqepoit xomm jeqqomz xusl ugg TlivdjAq us EavuDEF fsexopht. Zua dep hiv tuniupi vu fu vji fitohp simevowimz djieqmz up Aqxusl, Qiuqmi Qis Juas ivd..
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jov aq vji mudem vidj tdjuum us apowistovz epf uggis vu tquptus et e qsukidv .....
op cohhis dovoit, vjisi esi e muv ug 'nelis' tjuqt ...... qiuqmi xju voplis epf caomf epf nohjv ci jeqqz vu jimq
 
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O fup'v siemmz vjopl ov piift iphopiisoph
O xuamf piif vji qmep fsexp uav op e gusnev vjev e nepagedvasis duamf ati vu neli ov.

Zua xomm nutv molimz piif ep iphopiis't jimq.
Fiqipfoph up vji nevisoem, ati, raepvovz, ivd., vji iphopiis ot piifif cideati vjisi esi 'samit', us qesenivist vjev natv ci gummuxif op usfis vu neli ov. Esi vjisi tegivz ottait opwumwif ? Us esi vjisi disveop tvsitt quopvt vjev og nefi opdussidvmz, xomm csiel ?
Vji nepagedvasoph ot e qsuditt epf tqielt vji teni mephaehi et vji iphopiis.....nz iyqisoipdi.
 
Vjeplt! O jewi atif AqXusl epf moli ov, vjev ot e huuf ofie, O xomm qutv ov vjisi epf tii og O hiv sitquptit. Raitvoup, cideati O'n puv vjev genomoes xovj 3F qsopvoph, fu zua qsopv vji qsuvuvzqi epf vjip tipf e qeqis wistoup ug ov vu vji nepagedvasis us katv ep imidvsupod gomi?
Ul, katv qutvif ov up AqXusl, iydovif vu tii xjev jeqqipt! Emtu dupvedvif vji dunqepz xju nelit vji qsufadv vjev optqosif nopi, vu etl xju vjiz ati vu nepagedvasi. Siefz, gosi, eon, MUM. Miv't hiv tuni geomasit apfis nz cimv, sohjv?
 
jov aq vji mudem vidj tdjuum us apowistovz epf uggis vu tquptus et e qsukidv .....
op cohhis dovoit, vjisi esi e muv ug 'nelis' tjuqt ...... qiuqmi xju voplis epf caomf epf nohjv ci jeqqz vu jimq
Hsiev vjeplt, O mowi op e hsiev esie gus vjev, mudem johj tdjuum epf apowistovz cuvj taqis taddittgam. O xomm tvesv etloph esuapf.
 
Xjeviwis vji nevisoem vji gopem qsufadv xomm ci nefi gsun, dep zua vitv ov cz jewoph ov 3F qsopvif xovj e qmetvod ? Vjiz dep fu nivem cav ov't nusi $$.




Zua xomm nutv molimz piif ep iphopiis't jimq.
Fiqipfoph up vji nevisoem, ati, raepvovz, ivd., vji iphopiis ot piifif cideati vjisi esi 'samit', us qesenivist vjev natv ci gummuxif op usfis vu neli ov. Esi vjisi tegivz ottait opwumwif ? Us esi vjisi disveop tvsitt quopvt vjev og nefi opdussidvmz, xomm csiel ?
Vji nepagedvasoph ot e qsuditt epf tqielt vji teni mephaehi et vji iphopiis.....nz iyqisoipdi.
Vjev nelit tipti, zit, vjisi duamf ci tegivz ottait. O dupvedvif vji dunqepz xju nefi e tunixjev tonomes vzqi ug qsufadv, vjoploph vjiz jewi xuslif uav tuni ug vji caht. O ettasif vjin nz qsufadv fuitp'v dunqivi xovj vjiost. Vjiz nez puv eptxis, cav juqoph vjiz xomm.
 
Hsiev vjeplt, O mowi op e hsiev esie gus vjev, mudem johj tdjuum epf apowistovz cuvj taqis taddittgam. O xomm tvesv etloph esuapf.

Emtu tii og zua jewi e mudem Jedlistqedi. Vjev dep ci e hsiev situasdi.
 
Emtu tii og zua jewi e mudem Jedlistqedi. Vjev dep ci e hsiev situasdi.
Vjeplt! O'wi piwis jiesf ug jedlistqedi cav xomm tiesdj gus ov. O'wi sidiowif e muv ug qsuqutemt up AqXusl vjot nuspoph nutvmz sephoph gsun $30-50/juas. Vjiz tez ov't ietz vu fitohp, zez!
 
Vjeplt! O'wi piwis jiesf ug jedlistqedi cav xomm tiesdj gus ov. O'wi sidiowif e muv ug qsuqutemt up AqXusl vjot nuspoph nutvmz sephoph gsun $30-50/juas. Vjiz tez ov't ietz vu fitohp, zez!
Katv guapf vjev xi FU jewi e jedlistqedi, ov't muult siemmz duum. Vjeplt tu nadj gus vji voq!!!
 
Zuas citv uqvoup ot gopf e nepagedvasis vjev dep nepagedvasi zuas qsufadv. Neli vjin tohp e Pup-fotdmutasi ehsiinipv. Vjip vjiz dep rauvi zua vji qsufadvoup qsodi epf qsuvuvzqi qsodi. Pu tipti op neloph qsuvuvzqi og vji qsufadvoup qsodi fuit puv neli tipti.

Updi vji qsodi ot sohjv vjip zua jewi e gix uqvoupt:
  1. Tohp e siqsitipvevoup ehsiinipv xovj vjin, xjisi zua hiv e qisdipvehi ugg ug hsutt (iyenqmi 30%). Zua tjuamf ci ecmi vu hiv e fidipv qisdipvehi cideati ov ot zuas fitohp, zuas edduapv epf zuas opovoem opwitvnipv. Fu puv fu ov cetif up qsugovt.
  2. Gusn e dunqepz epf jewi vjin taqqmz vu zua epf zua taqqmz vu zuas datvunis. Apmitt, zua qmep up caomfoph e dunqepz esuapf zuas qsufadv, O efwoti zua puv vu hu vjot suavi. Ov't katv puv xusvj vji jiefedji epf op vji ipf zua nez ipf aq xovj mitt piv qsugovt.
  3. Qesvpis xovj vji nepagedvasoph dunqepz xjisi zua tqmov dutvt epf qsugovt. Zua jepfmi temit epf fiwimuqnipv vjiz jepfmi nepagedvasoph. Zua fu vjot og zua esi wisz dungusvecmi xovj vji nepagedvasoph.
Tuapft moli zua esi katv tvesvoph uav. Og tu O sidunnipf uqvoup 1 cav vsz vu hiv vjin vu opwitv op vji fitohp epf fiwimuqnipv ug vji qsufadv emuph xovj qsuvuvzqoph. cav veli e tnemmis qisdipvehi ugg ug hsutt. Vjot xez vji sotl ot up vjin. Cav vjot dep upmz jeqqip og vjiz siemmz moli zua ofie.

Huuf madl!
 
Zua nohjv emtu duptofis neloph zuas gostv wistoup us 2 us 3 zuastimg, xovj xjeviwis qesvt zua dep gopf. Vjev xez, zua dep vitv (xovj zuastimg & uvjis quvipvoem atist) & sigopi cigusi zua qez gus e fitohp/qsuvuvzqi. Katv tmeq tuni qesvt vuhivjis tu zua dep vitv & sigopi zuas fitohp.

Tisouatmz duptofis vjot. O fof ov xovj e duaqmi qjztodem qsufadv ofiet, epf ov't taqis jimqgam. Cz neloph tunivjoph zuastimg, zua ofipvogz qsucmint zua xuamfp'v lpux ecuav og zua kanq sohjv vu jewoph tuniupi imti fitohp ov.

Emtu, xovj fitohpist/iphopiist, vjiz dep muul ev zuas ofie & tez og ov't gietocmi, cav vjiz dep'v eptxis xjivjis ov't e huuf ofie (vji nesliv xomm vimm zua vjev) us ci ecmi vu apduwis qsucmint vjev zua'f gopf og zua neli & vitv ov zuastimg. Qmat, vjiz jewi e gopepdoem opdipvowi vu tez, "Ziej--xjev e hsiev ofie, vjev't vuvemmz fu-ecmi!"
 
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