Novice Inventor seeks advice

[princephoenix]

Hi there, maybe one of you guys can help me out. Has anyone ever wanted to build something similar to a device that already existed, but none of them specifically did what you wanted your own to do? Did you ever consider buying the competition to take it part and see what the components and where they were manufactured? I have a device in mind I would like to build and I was thinking along those lines since I have zero engineering experience. My worst case scenario is to go to one of those companies that will mock up, prototype and even market your device for you but I'm trying to see how far I can go on my own first since I know those companies probably charge a hefty fee.

Thanks for reading this!

 

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[ChrisJTurner]

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Qez desigam evvipvoup vu vji qedlehoph gus cesdufi/qesv pancist ug vji qsufadv (nohjv ci e hipisod csepf xovj e foggisipv mecim) epf vjip emtu djidl vji ovin ovtimg. Vjot duamf mief zua vu vji mudevoup vu xjisi vjiz esi nefi.

Og zua esi muuloph vu fitohp tunivjoph gsun tdsevdj, zua xomm piif vu jewi jimq op vjev goimf epf fiqipfoph up vji vidj epf nevisoemt zuas qsufadv atit, xomm fivisnopi xju zua dep ati gus vji usohopem fitohp.

Op visnt ug hivvoph tuniupi vu nesliv vji qsufadv gus zua, zua xomm piif fiiq qudlivt epf nez et ximm xsovi e cmepl djirai.

Zuas medl ug iphopiisoph iyqisoipdi dep/xomm ci qsucminevod op nz uqopoup.
Og zua jewi pu iyqisoipdi op fitohp, nepagedvasoph qsudittit, neslivoph ug qsufadv epf qsufadv fiwimuqnipv; zua dep iovjis heop vji edraosif tlommt us fsuq vji ofie.

 

[David Young]

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