CAD Design for Manufacture Quote

So,... as I understand from your post, you're looking for someone to do fabrication drawings?

Correct

Someone who can take stuff like this...

and turn it into stuff like this

(images from google)

Don't waste your money, use the sketches. These are the sketches that my highly paid patent attorney submitted with my application that was granted in 2001. An attorney would advise you to disclose only the bare minimum of information to allow "someone well versed in the art" to understand the concept.

Any competent machine shop can work from your sketches in the information is there and correct.

thank you, but your logic is flawed. Getting a request for manufacture can't be done on a napkin.

It can, but it won't save money.

Actually there is merit to Lyn's suggestion. Quick story : when I was about 12 years old, I came up with an idea for a motorized articulating arm that used a sensor to determine distance between two objects. ( I saw a blind person with arthritis trying to use a cane to maneuver among objects strewn along a walkway ) I created sketches. Not knowing how to proceed, I provided the idea to an engineering group and was soon told that the idea would go nowhere.

About 10 years later, I was glancing at a Popular Science magazine and there was an article about my idea. Someone got rich, but it wasn't me.

.. youn just made my point.. one of them.

I've work everything on paper, but multiple quotes require more than youthful enthusiasm if you don't want to field a lot of questions. I know from experience too.

<...someone who is available both now and down the road...> That's what recruitment agencies are for. CR4 doesn't do that, and it's global, which includes countries outside the United States.

Like he stated... he'll first go to his favorite fishing hole first.

Actually, some of the members here do collaborate on items they wish to prototype from time to time. I think it could be a strength added to our community given there needs to be some guidelines:

• may or may not be for filthy profit motive
• if for filthy profit, all contributors should have a means of taking their fair share, and not a penny more out of the effort - this gets complicated, and probably would require PM's, legal and binding ND agreement, and other process items to be signed off on - not to mention risk management
• if not for filthy profit - all of the items related to risk management would still need to be signed off on. IMHO
• I have no idea how the CR4 mods would or would care to deal with collaboration in any serious endeavor on here. My guess is they would invite the interested parties to get together in their own room.

We do have an email system, you can click on anybody's name and send them a message....

I inferred that in my post by mentioning PM's, but that is as clear as mud after a spring rain.

Ah, thank you!

I trust there are probably no less than 12 CAD operators/artists that routinely use this forum for enjoyment, and for sorting out the questions of the day.

Before Tornado:

You said, "I inferred that in my post"

You actually implied that in your post.

It is you who implies and those who read it who will infer.

Where did that "Language" thread go when I need it?

Being born In Texas, this won't be held against you.

The way I smell of late, I would not expect much of anyone to hold much anywhere near me, much less against me, LOL!

You are 100% correct, that was a really unfortunate word selection on my part, sorry about that, now I have a chance to improve.

Is there a book called "You Might Be A Lawyer If?"

...or is it just a Redneck book?

What about you get a contract with a freelancer? I tried to register in Upwork with a similar position but there were "too many people with similar skills" so they would not let me in. Which means there are plenty of people doing this as freelancers online.

For instance, my company has a contract with a freelancer for all the PCB design. I would not say your task differs a lot from this situation.

Thanks to all for the replies and PM's ..I'd keep ya' posted if it weren't against the rules.

It's difficult to go on about engineering when the business end has to be left out, but all the engineering is about business!?