emachineshop

[muzz]

http://www.emachineshop.com/

anybody seen this ?
i saw it a while ago on telly
basicly you can design your own parts using the free cad software
click what you want it made out of and what machine you want to build it
click the quote button and they give you a price to build your design
and make it for you
may be the go for those one off parts :ayyy:

[tazkenny]

What an awesome idea.

[muzz]

just gotta try and figure out how to drive a cad

[2ndclasscitizen]

Thanks for the link. Will come in handy for the fighter.

[Turtle]

And then they have a copy of your design which they will go out and Patent as soon as you leave and make millions !!!!:lmao:

[jace]

And then they have a copy of your design which they will go out and Patent as soon as you leave and make millions !!!!:lmao:

+1
I was thinking the same thing....:lmao:






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[Tarrasque]

And then they have a copy of your design which they will go out and Patent as soon as you leave and make millions !!!!:lmao:

well you would the prior art so they can't patent it (it is not who fills in the paper work first), that being said l you would want yours done so you don't get screwed.

What is the agreement between US and OZ with patent design? I mean they can't really sue you for it since you are in a different country?

[2ndclasscitizen]

If you're going to design something they could patent and sell, would you really be using them to make it for you? All I'd be using them for is bracketry and plates.

[gazza414]

When I equired in some more detail about this company a few years ago the majority of the work was being done in India for my particular job..emachine shop is just a middle man distribution house. However there are many benefits if you are handy with there CAD system...its easier to use then many off the shelf CAD systems to begin with.

as to IP...you need to look into this if indeed you truly have something that is worthy of protecting considering the costs involved.

[steeno]

i have downloaded and used their cad program to draw up a few parts i wanted laser cut. it was actually pretty easy after a little mucking around. (2d laser cutting, was 3d machined parts maybe not). you can check it to see if it is ok then you save the file as "export to" (i think , it was a while ago). then email it to a local guy to make it for you. it is in the format the cnc uses so you save on the laser cutter having to make the file. worked well for me.