{"id":7497,"date":"2017-03-01T16:31:56","date_gmt":"2017-03-01T22:31:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sector67.org\/blog\/?p=7497"},"modified":"2017-03-02T08:49:11","modified_gmt":"2017-03-02T14:49:11","slug":"any-idea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sector67.org\/blog\/2017\/any-idea\/","title":{"rendered":"Caught a Minute of Jim’s Time….."},"content":{"rendered":"<\/a>

I sat down with Jim to complete an old interview that Margie, a past Sector67 social media intern, had started but didn’t quite finish. \u00a0I found out Jim is a member of Sector67 since 2011 and has invented multiple products here. He is an Electrical Engineer by training\u00a0and has artfully drafted his way into the character of our community.<\/h3>\n

Starting with some notes from Margie:<\/p>\n

Margie: “What toys or tools did you play with as a kid?”<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jim:<\/strong> “Erector Sets. I loved building with them but often found they did not have enough pieces. Having to make do with what was available, I found myself creating additional parts\/pieces I needed from other kits, materials, or toys.”<\/p>\n

Margie: “What kinds of projects have you done?”<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jim:<\/strong> “Mostly projects to learn to be a designer. I started with 3-D printing. Mechanical designs were quick and easy.”<\/p>\n

Margie: “What are your current projects, products, or prototypes?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jim:<\/strong> “Enclosures for Lutzbot 3D printers”<\/p>\n

Margie:\u00a0What should an inventor avoid?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jim:<\/strong> Don’t get to attached to your idea because it will blind you to the reality of the situation.<\/p>\n

Margie:\u00a0What are your current projects, products, or prototypes?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

JIm:<\/strong> I’m working on some enclosures, containers, and some furniture.<\/p>\n

Margie:\u00a0What have you learned in terms of marketing your product and getting it into stores? Who is your target market?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jim:<\/strong> I haven’t tried stores. Amazon is king online with eBay coming second. And it is a challenge to get people to visit your website. I am focusing on a niche market style of advertising because broader style advertising would be ineffective in targeting \u00a0potential customers.<\/p>\n

Margie:\u00a0Can you remember the first time you used a tool?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jim:<\/strong> Yes. A hammer smashing things with a hammer (laughs) I guess.<\/p>\n

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Jim launched a company called TabSynth Design Works<\/a>\u00a0from Sector67 and has made a wide array of objects found around the shop. \u00a0He has a pending patent on his tab and slot construction system seen on the parts below.<\/p>\n

A planter made by Jim for the Open Seed Project <\/a>in 2016. See Tesla being the best model.<\/p><\/div>\n

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The enclosure for the Lulzbot 3D<\/a> printer in use featured below. The enclosure \u00a0stabilizes the temperature inside the printer to improve the quality of printing.<\/p><\/div>\n

A chest of drawers designed by Jim and cut with the laser cutter.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/a>

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An observation dome made by Jim using the laser-cutter. The dome is placed in an upper door panel that serves as a place for Tesla to overlook the makerspace. Here Tesla looks at Jim as he takes a picture of her.<\/p><\/div>\n

Jim also designed the safety glass rack where members and visitors can store their safety glasses.<\/p><\/div>\n

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His best selling product is the Lulzbot Mini enclosure which has sold hundreds primarily though his Amazon<\/a> and eBay stores<\/a> but can also be purchased directly from his storefront<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I sat down with Jim to complete an old interview that Margie, a past Sector67 social media intern, had started but didn’t quite finish. \u00a0I found out Jim is a member of Sector67 since 2011 and has invented multiple products…<\/span><\/p>\n

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