[htunnicliff]

I’d love to buy one of these.

[blagie]

I would definitely buy one, assuming there was some guarantee on parts availability "for the lifespan of the company up to X decades" or some similarly long time.

I would doubly do so if the design were open-source.

I would triply do so if I could have all my new home appliances this way. I tossed my last fridge and my last washing machine over parts which would have been in the single-digit dollars to manufacture.

If the author is not commercializing this, the design and instructions should be open-sourced (and, ideally, advertised to a Chinese discount company).

[toast0]

> and, ideally, advertised to a Chinese discount company

Do you need to provide the documentation to the discount company? I was always under the impression the best way to get a product made was

a) make a compelling video

b) post to a crowdfunding site and make a lot of PR noise elsewhere

c) wait for the knock offs, if it takes a while, write up some posts about how you're having trouble finding production partners

d) if the knocks offs are decent, send a good knock off to the backers, otherwise refund their pledges.