lando55 @ lando55 @lemmy.world

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I couldn't say for certain, but perhaps fewer to treat congestive heart disease and other coronary ailments

Indeed. Make of this what you will (anecdotal) but I can say with some certainty that I did some shady things in my younger years that could not be attributed to any parental or societal shortcomings.

Like in the documentary Swordfish

fwiw I agree with you in that for the author to include this in their article is pretty weird. At some point it transformed from reporting into an op-ed.

Pre-edit: I just realized I never actually answered your question. I honestly don't know how most people go about finding someone to design and prototype, but judging by some of the responses here I think we'll get some good advice. Feel free to contact me directly if you want me to look into the draft.

What has been super helpful to me iwhen people come to me with requests is to send me the most detailed diagrams or images of any currently available offerings or a combination of them so I have a good starting point.

As a specific example, someone asked me to design a handheld door lock retainer to practice lockpicking. The overall shape and ergonomic design were up to me, but this image was provided which included very specific measurements for the lock:

Haha yep! There are actually several iterations on those models that have not yet been uploaded, as well as some commissioned work that I keep on a private share.

If I can make enough to offset the cost of my time and materials, I'm more than happy.

Get off Lemmy dad

How did you get this going? Were these business you frequented or did you do any marketing?

I can respect that. If it's something I've designed and made for my own use I make it freely available, but if someone I know comes to me asking, "hey is it possible to build X" then there should at least be a couple of beers in it

Having such niche interests like I do is a double edge sword - there are always opportunities for you come up with something new and innovative, but the target market is also very limited.

I'm happy to stay in the first camp and design things that are helpful to these smaller communities, but I need some way to justify these long hours and miles of filament I put into development 😅

Wow, yes that's definitely something to consider. Even if you put language in there like, "DO NOT PUT LEDS IN THIS OR GET IT NEAR ELECTRICITY, ONLY FOR DEMONSTRATION AND TRAINING" there's no way to prevent someone from suing you for any reason...

That counts in my book! I'm sure the learning experience far outweighs any money you out into it

This is exactly what I was thinking. Most of my designs are for very niche markets and hobbies, purely for enjoyment and to help people out.

I don't want to make it my full time job or anything, but $100 over 5 months would just about cover the cost of filament, so I'd be happy with that ;)

What if I want to repair my roof, while at the same time feeling like my seats are too close to the concession stand at Fenway Park

Just make sure it is only accessible in trusted networks though!!

Aw you're no fun. Next you'll be telling me to block all emails over 500 miles.

Kareem Abdul-Jabar mode

I think you may have gotten a little whooshed, but it's all love 🫶🏼

PS: don't eat the fish

"I found one result for Shirley: would you like to search for tap dancing lessons in your area?"

We need more Abdullah Atalars in this world

Satanists would not stoop to this level