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Freelance work

HarbingerHarbinger Posts: 7
edited 2013-07-14 12:28 in General Discussion
Hello,

Im wondering where an old guy can dig up some freelance work. How do some of you do it and where do I find such work? I have been engineering printed circuit boards for over ten years now and wish to just do side work - is there a place I can join? Does the parallax community need a few simple boards made?

Anyways I'm new here but have used parallax products for years. Nice site.

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  • PublisonPublison Posts: 12,366
    edited 2013-07-08 11:06
    Harbinger wrote: »
    Hello,

    Im wondering where an old guy can dig up some freelance work. How do some of you do it and where do I find such work? I have been engineering printed circuit boards for over ten years now and wish to just do side work - is there a place I can join? Does the parallax community need a few simple boards made?

    Anyways I'm new here but have used parallax products for years. Nice site.

    Hold on!! We all need work! Stand in line!

    Just kidding. :)

    Welcome to the forums. There are people looking for board layout from time to time. Just keep visiting.
  • prof_brainoprof_braino Posts: 4,313
    edited 2013-07-08 12:11
    Harbinger wrote: »
    How do some of you do it and where do I find such work?

    I figure out unexplored opportunities. There's zillions. Its one in a million that you'll get rich, but its better odds than the lottery.
    I have been engineering printed circuit boards for over ten years now and wish to just do side work - is there a place I can join? Does the parallax community need a few simple boards made?

    If you can make a prop board with FTDI, 3.3 v, 5v, , crystal, 64k eeprom, two uln2003, a 10k resistor, and a 40 pin female for less than the price of a quickstart and the separate components (quickstart and mounter ULN2003),, we should talk. :) This is my present need.
  • NWCCTVNWCCTV Posts: 3,629
    edited 2013-07-08 12:40
    What I have seen a lot of people do is to come up with an idea, build a prototype and then post about it on the Forums to see what others think and if they would want one. You could also get a general idea of what people want just by asking, but IMO it is best to have a prototype done first and then maybe expand on it after you receive input from Forum members. Many people are anxiously awaiting the next "Great" invention.
  • SRLMSRLM Posts: 5,045
    edited 2013-07-08 12:46
    Do you have any examples that you can post? Screenshots of the PCB layout and/or schematics would be helpful.
  • FranklinFranklin Posts: 4,747
    edited 2013-07-08 13:14
    I didn't see anything like it on the Parallax site but Adafruit has this http://www.adafruit.com/jobs/
  • prof_brainoprof_braino Posts: 4,313
    edited 2013-07-08 13:17
    -problem editing-
  • HarbingerHarbinger Posts: 7
    edited 2013-07-08 14:47
    prof_braino wrote: »
    If you can make a prop board with FTDI, 3.3 v, 5v, , crystal, 64k eeprom, two uln2003, a 10k resistor, and a 40 pin female for less than the price of a quickstart and the separate components (quickstart and mounter ULN2003),, we should talk. :) This is my present need.

    This may be possible. / hardly /

    I did not anticipate so many responses so quickly. Thanks.
  • prof_brainoprof_braino Posts: 4,313
    edited 2013-07-08 15:54
    prof_braino wrote: »
    If you can make a prop board with FTDI, 3.3 v, 5v, , crystal, 64k eeprom, two uln2003, a 10k resistor, and a 40 pin female for less than the price of a quickstart and the separate components (quickstart and mounted ULN2003),,
    Harbinger wrote: »
    This may be possible. / hardly /

    Even if you can not manufacture such a board, how about just designing it? There's a guy out here doing an open source pick and place, maybe he will manufacture the boards.

    It might a good opportunity to show off your skillz, and a ton of people would (possibly) use it.

    Folks tell me the prop boards are very simple, even so the design is beyond my ability.
  • ercoerco Posts: 20,256
    edited 2013-07-08 16:43
    NWCCTV wrote: »
    Many people are anxiously awaiting the next "Great" invention.

    The wait is almost over and worth the wait IMHO! :)
  • ElectricAyeElectricAye Posts: 4,561
    edited 2013-07-08 18:32
    Harbinger wrote: »
    Hello,

    Im wondering where an old guy can dig up some freelance work. How do some of you do it and where do I find such work?....

    If you've got a nifty idea of your own, you might consider making a prototype and putting it on kickstarter.com (or something like it) to get some backing and save the world.
  • NWCCTVNWCCTV Posts: 3,629
    edited 2013-07-08 21:24
    The wait is almost over
    By all means, do tell!!
  • ercoerco Posts: 20,256
    edited 2013-07-09 13:14
    Nine years!
  • HarbingerHarbinger Posts: 7
    edited 2013-07-14 08:52
    prof_braino wrote: »
    If you can make a prop board with FTDI, 3.3 v, 5v, , crystal, 64k eeprom, two uln2003, a 10k resistor, and a 40 pin female for less than the price of a quickstart and the separate components (quickstart and mounter ULN2003),, we should talk. :) This is my present need.

    What if I could make this for slightly under the price of the quickstart, how many do you want, what size and are you serious? I think I its possible to do and could have a few hundred ready in a month or less.
  • xanaduxanadu Posts: 3,347
    edited 2013-07-14 12:28
    It really boils down to more than the board design. If you want to match prices with a manufacturer you're going to need to also match their support, shipping and of course marketing to sell it all. I don't know what you're into but to me the board making is fun, the rest I can do without.
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