Way Way Back the Inventor of the Rotary Jig shared his concept and pictures with me in confidence. I was FLOORED.. What a Simple Concept and Such a Effective way to add small scale Rotary to the CW in the Y Axis. My recommendation to him was to contact LHR Direct and to let them help develop and market the Kit. It was at least 6 months and the product hit the market by storm... I didn't have a direct need and have yet to purchase one. Further Research found similar Jigs for Printing on Water Bottles with Flatbed Ink Printers using the table to rotate the water bottle on a jig. I plan a future purchase of a flatbed printer and it will make for some great projects like printed Duck Calls in full color along with the stainless water bottles...
Many have seen my pictures of using the CW to CUT out Tag Stock on a Carrier Board... I have posted this info and what I do in MANY forums from Signs 101, Sawmill Creek, and Engraving Etc along with some Sublimaton Sites. I make the bulk of my money from Fire Tags and Accountability Boards that I directly make with the CW... So for ALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL my posing of my Deep Dark Secrets.... I don't know of anyone that has copied what I do HERE OR on any other forum.... And IF they DO... Well, there is always ROOM for another... And with all the posting on the Forums, I don't believe I have ever gotten a order for something that was seen HERE.... I get found the old fashion way.... Someone searching for "Accountability Tags" and I show up on page 1 in Images or Sites... THAT is where I get my new business.... A NEED and a SEARCH...
NOW for Technical and Jigs.... Anything that can improve the ability of the CW is a Feather in the CAP of the Designer and all that follow... A Simple Octagon Stock arranged in a set of 4 on a Carrier Board where after carving the top face each of the 4 blanks in the X Direction are rotated and cut again.... Hence.... A Manual Rotary Jig.... Great Concept.... Hours and Hours and Hours of carving time... You would need to get a bunch of MONEY to make that product worth producing.....
SO my Suggestion is to document your ideas and pass the info and prototype to LHR for Evaluation.... YOU may discover that LHR already has 6 Versions of what you are thinking..... What happens in the Design Shops of LHR under the Vail of secrecy just makes my mind wonder....
Get feedback from LHR then proceed.... Good Luck, AL
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