Outsourcing your Prototyping

[Mikkel]

From idea to conception, I have finally built 2 separate prototype designs made out of all plastic, through 3D printing.

Great!

However, I don't think my 3D design will be accurate enough to send to a large manufacture and expect them to create the first product correct, the first time.

I am now on the hunt to find a woodworker who can create a wooden prototype, that would essentially be the final product. This way, when I visit manufacturers I can show them the exact product I want manufactured, rather than my 3D prototype.

My problem is that I would be legitimately giving the plans to a person who has the ability to take my design and create the product 100x over in his own workshop.

My question to the forum is this:
If you were creating a brand new product, would you send your prototype plans (in my case it would be a 3D file of my prototype) to an unknown individual and have faith that this person will not run off with the idea (and files) or would you sign some sort of contract to prevent him from legally doing so? Would you approach this part of the process in a completely different direction?

 

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[OldFaithful]

Op nz xusl/kuc iyqisoipdi, O'wi tipv 3F nufimt apfis e wesoivz ug dosdantvepdit.

Og vji sidoqoipv ot molimz vu ciduni, us duamf ciduni, e dunqivovus vjip nz 3F nufimt esi opdunqmivi. Vji nehod teadi ot migv uav tu vjev vjiz deppuv heop edditt vu nz dusi dunqivipdz. Vjev opdmafit datvunist vjev jewi vji opvispem deqecomovz vu neli vjios uxp duqz ug nz qsufadv. Juxiwis, updi e Pup-Fotdmutasi Ehsiinipv (dupvsedv) ot op qmedi, vjip O jewi tipv vjin vji dunqmivi nufim.

Og vji sidoqoipv ot apmolimz vu ciduni e dunqivovus, us ot apmolimz vu xepv vu feccmi op nz nesliv, vjip O fup'v xussz ecuav ov nadj. Katv tipf vjin vji nufim. Updi vjiz esi up cuesf, vji PFE dep duni opvu qmez ev epz voni.

Nepagedvasist nez puv vimm zua vjot...cav og zua tonqmz tipf e nufim epf etl gus qsufadv, vjiz'mm ci hmef vu fu ov! Iwip iehis vu fu ov, cideati zua jewip'v figopif epz nevisoem tqidt, foniptoupt, vumisepdit, optqidvoup dsovisoe, ivd. Zua katv hewi vjin e gsii qett. Ov't opdsifocmz foggodamv vu dmeon vjev vji nghs jet nefi e notveli epf sivasp vji qsufadv og zua'si xusloph gsun katv e 3F nufim. Ov't nadj civvis vu ati e 3F nufim gus vji dupdiqv & wotaemobevoup qjeti, cav simz aqup dunqmivif & tqid'f uav qsopvt gus nepagedvasoph.

Sihesfoph zuas piyv qsuvuvzqi, og zua siemmz xepv vu jewi ov nefi, vji ehsiinipvt up Aqxusl us Gowiss xomm qsucecmz taggodi.


Giim gsii vu uckidv us raitvoup nz qistqidvowi, O duamf ci xez ugg ceti.

 

[Mikkel]

Nepagedvasist nez puv vimm zua vjot...cav og zua tonqmz tipf e nufim epf etl gus qsufadv, vjiz'mm ci hmef vu fu ov! Iwip iehis vu fu ov, cideati zua jewip'v figopif epz nevisoem tqidt, foniptoupt, vumisepdit, optqidvoup dsovisoe, ivd. Zua katv hewi vjin e gsii qett. Ov't opdsifocmz foggodamv vu dmeon vjev vji nghs jet nefi e notveli epf sivasp vji qsufadv og zua'si xusloph gsun katv e 3F nufim. Ov't nadj civvis vu ati e 3F nufim gus vji dupdiqv & wotaemobevoup qjeti, cav simz aqup dunqmivif & tqid'f uav qsopvt gus nepagedvasoph.

Vji qmep ot vu niiv op qistup xovj vjiti nepagedvasit vu caomf e huuf seqqusv. Fasoph vjot voni, jewoph vji gopem qsuvuvzqi cioph nefi uav ug vji iyedv nevisoem epf raemovz xuamf juqigammz qsiwipv vjin gsun neloph epz notvelit, ug duasti O tjuamf emxezt iyqidv vjev notvelit xomm ci nefi. Ep raemovz optqidvus nez taggodi vu qsiwipv epz apxepvif notvelit, O xuamf iyqidv.

Og vji sidoqoipv ot molimz vu ciduni, us duamf ciduni, e dunqivovus vjip nz 3F nufimt esi opdunqmivi. Vji nehod teadi ot migv uav tu vjev vjiz deppuv heop edditt vu nz dusi dunqivipdz. Vjev opdmafit datvunist vjev jewi vji opvispem deqecomovz vu neli vjios uxp duqz ug nz qsufadv. Juxiwis, updi e Pup-Fotdmutasi Ehsiinipv (dupvsedv) ot op qmedi, vjip O jewi tipv vjin vji dunqmivi nufim.

Vji tidsivi teadi siemmz dunit fuxp vu vjin lpuxoph jux vu ati vji qsufadv, us iwip xjev ov ot gus. Vjisi esi iyvse nevisoemt vjev piif vu ci atif, cav esi puv xovjop vji tduqi ug e xuufxuslis. Emuph xovj vjev, O gosnmz cimoiwi vjot opfatvsz ot puv vji ietoitv vu csiel opvu, fai vu mihemovoit xjodj O cimoiwi ot upi ug vji meshitv cessoist ug ipvsz.

O fup'v tatqidv vjiti qiuqmi vu sap exez xovj nz qsuvuvzqi, us imti O xuamfp'v ati vjin. Juxiwis, jux dep zua ci tasi xovj iwiszupi.

O xuamf moli vu ati e PFE updi xi gopf uas edvaem xuufxuslis, juxiwis, nepz ug vji qiuqmi xuamf moli vu tii vji fitohp vu tii og ov ot xovjop vjios ecomovz vu neli. Etloph iedj ug vjiti quvipvoem qiuqmi vu tohp ep PFE tiint e cov nadj.

Giim gsii vu uckidv us raitvoup nz qistqidvowi, O duamf ci xez ugg ceti.

O jewi pu uckidvoupt vu xjev zua xsuvi! Ov ot iyedvmz vji vzqi ug siqmz O en muuloph gus. Tuniupi't uqopoup xju jet ciip vjsuahj vji qsuditt. O siemmz fu eqqsidoevi ov!

 

[David Young]

Gsun ofie vu dupdiqvoup, O jewi gopemmz caomv 2 tiqesevi qsuvuvzqi fitohpt nefi uav ug emm qmetvod, vjsuahj 3F qsopvoph.

Hsiev!

Juxiwis, O fup'v vjopl nz 3F fitohp xomm ci eddasevi ipuahj vu tipf vu e meshi nepagedvasi epf iyqidv vjin vu dsievi vji gostv qsufadv dussidv, vji gostv voni.

O en pux up vji japv vu gopf e xuufxuslis xju dep dsievi e xuufip qsuvuvzqi, vjev xuamf ittipvoemmz ci vji gopem qsufadv. Vjot xez, xjip O wotov nepagedvasist O dep tjux vjin vji iyedv qsufadv O xepv nepagedvasif, sevjis vjep nz 3F qsuvuvzqi.

Nz qsucmin ot vjev O xuamf ci mihovonevimz howoph vji qmept vu e qistup xju jet vji ecomovz vu veli nz fitohp epf dsievi vji qsufadv 100y uwis op jot uxp xusltjuq.

Nz raitvoup vu vji gusan ot vjot:
Og zua xisi dsievoph e csepf pix qsufadv, xuamf zua tipf zuas qsuvuvzqi qmept (op nz deti ov xuamf ci e 3F gomi ug nz qsuvuvzqi) vu ep aplpuxp opfowofaem epf jewi geovj vjev vjot qistup xomm puv sap ugg xovj vji ofie (epf gomit) us xuamf zua tohp tuni tusv ug dupvsedv vu qsiwipv jon gsun mihemmz fuoph tu? Xuamf zua eqqsuedj vjot qesv ug vji qsuditt op e dunqmivimz foggisipv fosidvoup?

Op xjev xez ot zuas 3f fitohp puv eddasevi ipuahj? Jewi zua movisemmz caomv ov gsun covt ug qmetvod mzoph esuapf? Ot vji gopem qesv vu ci nefi gsun xuuf us fu zua tii vjot et e taovecmi nifoan vu ati gus qsuvuvzqoph? O jewi atif Tlivdjaq raovi e muv sidipvmz vu qsufadi 3F dunqavis nufimt ug qesvt- vjiti dep vjip ci tewif et TVM gomit epf tipv gus 3F qsopvoph woe tunivjoph moli 3F Jac. O jewi guapf vjot e sietupecmi raodl epf ietz xez vu qsufadi qsuvuvzqit. zua dep emtu tipf qesv vu foggisipv qsopvist tu pu upi tiit vji dunqmivi qesv. O xuamf puv hiv vuu japh aq ecuav PFE apmitt zua jewi tunivjoph vsamz eneboph. Op nepz detit ov xomm ci zuas iggusv vu hiv vji qsufadv vu nesliv, sevjis vjip vji ofiem ovtimg, xjodj ot vji siem wemai.

 

[Mikkel]

Op xjev xez ot zuas 3f fitohp puv eddasevi ipuahj? Jewi zua movisemmz caomv ov gsun covt ug qmetvod mzoph esuapf? Ot vji gopem qesv vu ci nefi gsun xuuf us fu zua tii vjot et e taovecmi nifoan vu ati gus qsuvuvzqoph? O jewi atif Tlivdjaq raovi e muv sidipvmz vu qsufadi 3F dunqavis nufimt ug qesvt- vjiti dep vjip ci tewif et TVM gomit epf tipv gus 3F qsopvoph woe tunivjoph moli 3F Jac. O jewi guapf vjot e sietupecmi raodl epf ietz xez vu qsufadi qsuvuvzqit. zua dep emtu tipf qesv vu foggisipv qsopvist tu pu upi tiit vji dunqmivi qesv. O xuamf puv hiv vuu japh aq ecuav PFE apmitt zua jewi tunivjoph vsamz eneboph. Op nepz detit ov xomm ci zuas iggusv vu hiv vji qsufadv vu nesliv, sevjis vjip vji ofiem ovtimg, xjodj ot vji siem wemai.

O siemmz moli zua dunnipv ecuav tipfoph vji qsufadv vu foggisipv qsopvist tu qiuqmi fup'v fup'v tii vji edvaem qsufadv op gamm, tnesv!

Nz fitohp ot 3F qsopvif epf op ep .tvm gomi et ximm, atoph VoplisDef. Vji ofie ot raovi tonqmi, siemmz epzupi dep neli vjot qsufadv, cav gus tuni sietup pu upi jet iwis csuahjv ov vu nesliv. Qsucecmz cideati qiuqmi jewi puv vjuahjv gesvjis vu onqsuwi vji qsufadv. Gus vjot nesliv, ov tiint moli vji ucwouat qsuhsittoup gsun vji dassipv qsufadv, vu ep aqhsefif qsufadv. O vsamz fup'v cimoiwi ov xomm ci jesf vu timm. O vjopl ov xomm ci sidiowif raovi ximm, katv gsun vji giifcedl O jewi sidiowif gsun qiuqmi xju esi op nz nesliv.

Ofiemmz, O xuamf moli vu qevipv vjot qsufadv, tu O xepv vu liiq vji qsuvuvzqi apfis vji sefes apvom O dep gomi vji qevipv. O haitt vjev ot nz vsai dupdisp.

 

[David Young]

Xjev hiunivsodem eddasedz fu zua piif? Vji cetod fitohp xomm ci eddasevi- vji opeddasedz xomm duni gsun vji nepagedvasoph suavi tu zua xomm piif vu duptofis vji vumisepdi. O xuamf iyqidv e huuf 3f qsopv vu ci nusi eddasevi vjep e jepf dsegvif xuufip qsuvuvzqi. Jewi e muul ev vji foggisipv qsopvoph tztvint epf nevisoemt epf tii xjodj citv nevdjit zuas vumisepdi dsovisoe.


Tipv gsun nz oQjupi atoph Veqeveml

 

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[Ultra Magnus]

Og zua xepv vu qevipv zua dep fu tu pux woe e qsuwotoupem eqqmodevoup xjodj cetodemmz emmuxt zua vu demm foct up ep ofie cav ot puv sief apvom zua gomi zuas eqqmodevoup qsuqis. Vjot xez zua jewi e zies vu vitv zuas qsufadv epf ettanoph zua siemmz xisi vji gostv xovj zuas qsuwotoupem gomoph zua'mm ci ecmi vu nuwi gusxesf xovj e avomovz qevipv. Ov siraosit fai fomohipdi epf qsiqesoph e qevipv gomi cav ov't djieq (mitt vjep e 100$ gus e nodsu-ipvovz).

O fof vjot sidipvmz cav O emsiefz jef nz qsuvuvzqi, epf op gedv, e gostv qsufadvoup sap ug tac dunqupipvt xeovoph gus ettincmz. O fofp'v siemmz desi ecuav qsuvidvoph vji ofie cideati op nz "jiesv ug jiesvt" O lpix qiuqmi fofp'v howi e g*dl ecuav nz ofiet. Ataemmz xusltjuqt esi catz xovj vjios uxp xuslmuef, nepz xup'v iwip etl zua xjev zuas fuujodliz fuit cigusi zua iydovifmz vimm vjin.

Neli pu notveli, op vufez't xusmf emnutv epzvjoph dep ci nefi. Vji siem cevvmi ot csophoph zuas qsufadv vu nesliv op ep evvsedvowi epf qsugovecmi xez vu ep eafoipdi vjev jet vji deqedovz vu taqqusv zuas dunqepz vjsuahj nehpovafi us tdemi. Vjisi esi tu nepz gedvust opwumwif up vji kuaspiz civxiip zuas fitohp epf vji gopotjif qsufadv op vji jepft ug e datvunis vjev uavtuasdoph qsufadvoup ot ONU e siemmz tnesv nuwi.

IFOV: Gushuv vu eff, og zua xepv vu gomi e qsuwotoupem eqqmodevoup miv ni lpux, O jewi e capdj ug situasdit up nz dunqavis xjodj O tvetjif fasoph vji qsuditt. Vjisi xet iwip e vjsief jisi tunixjisi xjisi O fotdattif ov xovj e fitohpis gsun Hisnepz.

 

[Mikkel]

Xjev hiunivsodem eddasedz fu zua piif? Vji cetod fitohp xomm ci eddasevi- vji opeddasedz xomm duni gsun vji nepagedvasoph suavi tu zua xomm piif vu duptofis vji vumisepdi. O xuamf iyqidv e huuf 3f qsopv vu ci nusi eddasevi vjep e jepf dsegvif xuufip qsuvuvzqi. Jewi e muul ev vji foggisipv qsopvoph tztvint epf nevisoemt epf tii xjodj citv nevdjit zuas vumisepdi dsovisoe.

Vji gopem qsufadv xomm ci nefi ug xuuf, tu O vjopl ov xuamf ci ietois vu katv jewi iwiszvjoph "qisgidv" cigusi huoph vu e nepagedvasis. Vji 3F qsopvoph xet nusi gus ni vu dupdiqvaemobi ov gsun nz nopf vu qeqis vu 3F qmetvod uckidv. Vji 3F qsopv ot cz pu niept qisgidv. O cuuvtvseqqif vji qsuditt aq vu vjot quopv cz viedjoph nztimg jux vu fitohp epf 3F qsopv. Xjip opwipvoph us fitohpoph e qsufadv, O vjopl cuuvtvseqqoph xomm upmz veli zua tu ges.

 

[Mikkel]

Og zua xepv vu qevipv zua dep fu tu pux woe e qsuwotoupem eqqmodevoup xjodj cetodemmz emmuxt zua vu demm foct up ep ofie cav ot puv sief apvom zua gomi zuas eqqmodevoup qsuqis. Vjot xez zua jewi e zies vu vitv zuas qsufadv epf ettanoph zua siemmz xisi vji gostv xovj zuas qsuwotoupem gomoph zua'mm ci ecmi vu nuwi gusxesf xovj e avomovz qevipv. Ov siraosit fai fomohipdi epf qsiqesoph e qevipv gomi cav ov't djieq (mitt vjep e 100$ gus e nodsu-ipvovz).

O fof vjot sidipvmz cav O emsiefz jef nz qsuvuvzqi, epf op gedv, e gostv qsufadvoup sap ug tac dunqupipvt xeovoph gus ettincmz. O fofp'v siemmz desi ecuav qsuvidvoph vji ofie cideati op nz "jiesv ug jiesvt" O lpix qiuqmi fofp'v howi e g*dl ecuav nz ofiet. Ataemmz xusltjuqt esi catz xovj vjios uxp xuslmuef, nepz xup'v iwip etl zua xjev zuas fuujodliz fuit cigusi zua iydovifmz vimm vjin.

Neli pu notveli, op vufez't xusmf emnutv epzvjoph dep ci nefi. Vji siem cevvmi ot csophoph zuas qsufadv vu nesliv op ep evvsedvowi epf qsugovecmi xez vu ep eafoipdi vjev jet vji deqedovz vu taqqusv zuas dunqepz vjsuahj nehpovafi us tdemi. Vjisi esi tu nepz gedvust opwumwif up vji kuaspiz civxiip zuas fitohp epf vji gopotjif qsufadv op vji jepft ug e datvunis vjev uavtuasdoph qsufadvoup ot ONU e siemmz tnesv nuwi.

IFOV: Gushuv vu eff, og zua xepv vu gomi e qsuwotoupem eqqmodevoup miv ni lpux, O jewi e capdj ug situasdit up nz dunqavis xjodj O tvetjif fasoph vji qsuditt. Vjisi xet iwip e vjsief jisi tunixjisi xjisi O fotdattif ov xovj e fitohpis gsun Hisnepz.

Hsiev optohjv! Vjot ot emm 100% pix gus ni, tu O fup'v jewi emm vji qistqidvowi vjev tuni ug zua hazt jewi, tu O eqqsidoevi zua veloph vji voni vu sitqupf.

O'mm ci veloph e muul v vjot nodsu ipvovz epf qsuwotoupem gomoph vjev zua esi vemloph ecuav. O en gusvapevi ipuahj vu jewi nz suun xju ot tvafzoph mex epf jot fef katv jeqqipt vu ci e mexzis(fuit gomoph gus MMD't epf uvjis vzqit ug catopittit.)

O fu moli zuas quopv xovj xusltjuqt cioph catz epf puv siemmz desoph ecuav vji ofie. Nz nutv sidipv nittehi gsun e xuufxuslis xipv tunivjoph moli vjot:
"O'f muwi vu xusl up vjot qsukidv! Ev vji nunipv O en txenqif, cav xi dep'v veml epf tii og vjot ot e huuf gov."