Friday, November 28, 2014

New Invention - CAD CAM Design and 3D Printing

Hey Everyone,

So my next biggest hurdle was taking my drawing of the invention i had and turning it into something that i could actually hold and use! The first thing i did was look online over and over again, I checked google and links and forums to try and find someone that could help me with my project. I eventually came across a website that helped me. A middle man site who could point me to his connections. Thats where i met Mike Robinson from www.cad-camsolutions.com . He was very polite and helped me get a 3d version of my invention in no time. I then downloaded an app called eDrawings to view the 3d. It was an amazing feeling to se an idea I had come to life in a 3d rendering that i could mover around and view.


Things were moving right along and I was getting more excited with every step. Now that I had it drawn out and made in CAD CAM I had to find a 3d printer to print it for me. I had talked to a few 3d print companies but nothing i was excited about yet. And i imagine what everyone would want to know would be the pricing for this, to have this CAD CAM made it cost about $600, and i imagine it was so low because of how simple my project was. I knew if i was going to make this work I couldn't keep paying money so I had to come up with some way to trade with the next company i needed. When you have a family you have to support with a day job, its hard to come up with that extra money to fund your dream.

To see how far i am now ( a year later)  check it out here -


Thanks Everyone 
Justin Greenough



Tuesday, November 25, 2014

Getting Started - New Invention Idea - Ring

Hello Everyone!

My name is Justin Greenough and I have created a new invention. I came up with a ring that you can create yourself by attaching pieces together. I am very excited that I have a not only a new invention but something that I can make into a business of my own. I also know that it will be a long journey because I am a Husband, father of 3 daughters and work 9 - 5 monday to friday. I will be writing about what i experience as this process unfolds.

To get everyone up to speed i first came up with this idea after watching my daughters creating and playing with various necklace kits and bracelet kits and i wondered, why haven't they been making rings? The answer is there isn't any. So i set out to create one! I first found a program on my ipad called iDesign which was tricky to get the hang of but after a while i was able to come up with a drawing of my invention.


It was my starting point last January and i've been moving forward ever since. I'll update you more on how i'm doing next time.
To see how far i am now ( a year later)  check it out here -


Thanks Everyone 
Justin Greenough