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Shaman
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I've been told I need to patent it.
But the idea is nothing new.
Mine is just big and made from acrylic and not sheet metal.
They make smaller ones just none to handle really large areas.
I've been tasked with setting up a department and staffing it with in experienced but willing employees.
(anything to get out of warehouse work and hand labor)
Anyway, in order to have the people sew straight lines, I came up with a big version of the small plate guides I can buy.
I can't buy this thing. So I'm making 3.
Oh it's adjustable to about 10" up a piece, say to sew down velcro.




Link to original video: https://youtu.be/6IeZFPY8Jqw





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Neat!




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Simple design and works well. Awesome.

Which sewing machine is that for?
 
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Simple design and works well. Awesome.

Which sewing machine is that for?


Consew double needle, 339 I think.
But it is a rebadged Juki.





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You could patent it, or, as my trademark/patent attorney told me 30 years ago, you could make a ton of them and sell them before someone else copies it.
 
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Shaman
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You could patent it, or, as my copyright/patent attorney told me 30 years ago, you could make a ton of them and sell them before someone else copies it.


Now that's a plan!
The company I work for owns a plastics plant.





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If you do a search, you will find that there are already different types of guides.

I used one in the late 50's to sew the canvas sides I made for my Jungle Hammock.

It is very expensive to get a patent due to lawyer fees but you could make a bunch of them for local or internet salesl


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Shaman
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I hunted and hunted for something like this one.
Couldn't find one. I need 3.
I'll have our plastics plant cut and machine out 2 more from my drawings I made.





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Very cool.
 
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If you create a 3D model, and give the tool a name, can you copyright the digital design? Think of a name for the tool that has not been registered, and grab the domain name.

If there is a way to sell the 3D design, someone who needs it could print one as needed, and you do not have to maintain inventory.

With a 3D design, you could easily scale it and modify it to make other tools. If you make a 3D file, make sure you limit the right to modify it.
 
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It is very expensive to get a patent due to lawyer fees but you could make a bunch of them for local or internet salesl
But not as expensive as failing to get a patent when you could have and then discovering someone else made millions off your invention.




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It is very expensive to get a patent due to lawyer fees but you could make a bunch of them for local or internet salesl

But not as expensive as failing to get a patent when you could have and then discovering someone else made millions off your invention.


There are already lots of patents on guides for sewing machines...all the way back to 1892 by Singer.

https://www.google.com/patents/US488186


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It is very expensive to get a patent due to lawyer fees but you could make a bunch of them for local or internet salesl
But not as expensive as failing to get a patent when you could have and then discovering someone else made millions off your invention.


Shh. Don't spoil the fun of complaining about fees.




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