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Originally Posted by reunited
Why not just state the idea? Several reasons:
1. There are different ways this could be done ranging from quick and dirty to the way it should be done. I state the idea here and I've lost control over how it should be done.
2. I want/need lots of things to keep my mind occupied. Doing the mechanical drawings, approving first articles and the like for me is not work, its fun. If I state the idea, there's a good chance I won't be involved and thus no fun.
3. I like the sense of accomplishment that comes from getting the idea to instantiating the idea in actual materials. Just getting the idea doesn't do it for me.
Hey, this is not a cure for cancer (unfortunately). Its just a neat idea that easily and with a sense of style actually solves a minor problem and enhances the z's interior.
My guess is that you would slap your forehead and ask yourself why didn't I think of that. But the devil is in the details to do it really well. And that's the "special sauce" that I've spent a fair amount of time thinking about.
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1. That is a very antiquated outlook. Unless someone runs out and somehow patents your exact process (highly unlikely) you haven't lost control of anything.
2. No one is keeping you from making the drawings.
3. See 2.
I think you are just afraid of someone stealing your idea which in this day and age is a pretty old school way of thinking. The community will be open (supportive) with you when you start being open with them.
Or we can keep playing 20 questions.