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e100:
Has anyone made a gadget from start to finish doing everything themselves including the mechanicals?

As an example I'm thinking of the humble LED bicycle light which on the surface appears easy but if you write out the list of requirements it's as long as your arm.
For starters it has to work in a high vibration, high humidity environment with extremes of temperature, keep the rain out, be able to be operated while wearing gloves, have a visual indicator that is visible day and night, not catch fire when dropped on the ground and so on.

Can one person do this kind of project or do you really need a team of specialists?




mengfei:
Nowadays a single person can have almost all the info he needs to make or build something But will  never be a master of such..

for a dedicated Product with safety features it's much better to have a Team do that although you can do it on your own, what credentials will you show/ offer? Google & youtube?  :-//

Ed.Kloonk:
Shorten the long list into manageable blocks. Palm off the blocks accordingly.

AndersJ:
What does ”palm off” mean?

tszaboo:
You can do it all yourself. The mechanical design software is available for free or relatively cheap. There are companies in china that will cast or injection mold parts for you if you send them a STEP file. Similarly, you can hack together a web service, software and firmware if you have general programming skills.
Should you though? I'm not proficient in most of these skills, and humble enough to turn to experts. The end result is usually cheaper and better products. I've seen too many designs recently that was finished by experts outside their expertise, and it's not pretty.

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