Nails in the coffin for custom pc case
I axed the elance custom pc case project a few days ago.
There were several things that went wrong.
1. Provider asked for extra money outside of the contract amount, and put my project on back burner when I said no.
2. Provider changed and deviated from the criteria despite reminders, then told me his version was better consistently.
3. Asked for milestones to be funded before they were met.
4. Provided and submitted new funding projects which I had to disapprove.
There are more, but this list is enough..
So I decided to cut my losses. I read that Red Beard from Corsair had the same issues when designing the 800d. Mainly that the designer he hired decided to go in his own direction as well. But, Red Beard worked through that issue I think.
If I had to do it over, I would not do one project to get a prototype. I would do two, one project to have the case designed in Solidworks, and then another to materialize the Solidworks design into real life. Second, don't pay anything upfront. Always have a milestone, even a small one so you can fold if your provider isn't what they presented themselves to be.
I plan to do it this way when I get around to the case for my led lamp.
-Rez
Case in progress
That's right, I have decided to try my idea of a computer case on the market. A guy from Texas is my man for the job, and we are currently working on designing a prototype. He is actually from Sioux Falls.
Meanwhile, I'm continuing work for hire jobs to raise money when the production run rolls around.
-Rez