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I spent 3 years working on a coat hanger [video]

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Post by OJFord »

konschubert wrote: post #223
jackdoe wrote: post #181

I just love the maker's mind. > I want something that does not exist, I will make it. Making things has never been so accessible, if you don't know how to start, join a community and ask, if they are hostile, just ask chatgpt and start from there. 3d printers are 200$, esp32 is the same cost as arduino nano. Want to make AI things? Make them. Want to make coat hangers? Make them. Want to make a book stand? Make it. I…

I think the best ideas come when you make something that you really want for yourself. In 2020, I really wanted an eink calendar to hang on my wall. Still, many people built one for themselves and never turned it into a commercial product. It’s a lot of work and some of it is boring. And you have to pay for certification and worry about all that paperwork that comes with a business. It took me 3 years: https://shop.i…

You should 'Show HN' this in its own right, this is great.

Re: I spent 3 years working on a coat hanger [video]

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Post by anymouse123456 »

konschubert wrote: post #233
dom96 wrote: post #230

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> And you have to pay for certification This is the thing that got me down and it seems to be the biggest barrier to entry for commercializing hardware products. The CE/FCC certification is killer.

CE is much worse than FCC. Maybe the US Market would work as a start? I can recommend Sunfire Testing for certification. They are used to working with hackers. If you want you can email me and I can maybe help with you with some advice.

We just had a great experience working with US TECH (https://ustech-lab.com).

The price was reasonable (for what it is), the main contact was great, they were very fast and super flexible with our delays.

I know they offer CE, but we just went for FCC on unintentional emitters. It wasn't nearly as challenging as we thought it would be.

Expect to pay something around $2,500 to $5,000 depending on how labor intensive your tests are, or become.

Re: I spent 3 years working on a coat hanger [video]

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Post by gniv »

fluxem wrote: post #153

Here’s an idea. Instead of the rod being parallel with the wall, have multiple small rods perpendicular to the wall. They can easily accommodate full size coat hangers. Problem solved

Ha, good idea. Something like this, right?: https://www.richelieu.com/us/en/category/closet-and-storage/...

Not sure how much it costs, but it doesn't look difficult to make. There might be patents though.

Re: I spent 3 years working on a coat hanger [video]

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Post by OJFord »

...that creases your clothes?

And demoed with hanging a t-shirt, just fold it.

All but the cheapest (single piece moulded plastic) coat hangers have hooks that swivel, so it could hang at an angle solving this anyway. There are also products on the market that collapse down vertically, so you have multiple items on one hook, which as long as it also swivels solves this problem too and gives much more capacity. The folding design puts creases in, and takes twice as much space horizontally - if you have the outward space problem you're probably short of that too.

But it's a nice video of designing and prototyping and creating something, I might subscribe/watch some more of her stuff even though I think this particular solution (and especially as a kickstarted product) is silly.

Re: I spent 3 years working on a coat hanger [video]

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Post by mcv »

It's Simone Giertz! Internet famous for making useless machines and shitty robots, has now apparently pivoted to making more useful things.

It doesn't solve a problem I have, and I worry that they might break under heavier clothes, but it's a cool and surprisingly simple idea, and probably perfect for people with tiny houses. Which is probably a growing demographic.

Re: I spent 3 years working on a coat hanger [video]

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Post by bertil »

beAbU wrote: post #136
Zanni wrote: post #63

I came across the Kickstarter [1] for this as a Facebook ad and passed over it for all the reasons folks are citing below. Folding hanger? What's the use case? But watching the video, she's really put a lot of thought into this. The system with the paired rod is pretty slick. I love the notches for keeping the hangers spaced. This solves a problem not everyone has (not me, for instance--I have full-size closets), but…

Worth noting this is Simone Giertz, she's a very popular maker on the internet, and her youtube channel has over 2M subscribers. A lot of her funding on KS is porbably based on that alone. It is a cool design, but 3 years? She definitely worked on other projects in that time. Ultimately the volume taken up by the clothes is the same, you either have a shallow but wide closet, or deep but narrow. If you are not worrie…

> She definitely worked on other projects in that time.

If you didn't recognize the name, you are in for a treat… She filmed a lot of those and her collaboration with other makers — her videos with Laura Kampf are a breath of fresh air.

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Post by Gare »

TaupeRanger wrote: post #290
dale_glass wrote: post #144

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> It is a cool design, but 3 years? She definitely worked on other projects in that time. She also had multiple treatments for brain cancer. Though I think that was before this project I imagine such a thing takes a considerable toll.

She did not have brain cancer. She had a benign tumor that was surgically removed.

She also underwent radiation treatment because parts were around her optical nerve.

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Post by bertil »

dackerlunghack wrote: post #93
spaceman_2020 wrote: post #79

Earlier quoted context omitted.

And then the copies of the Chinese copies from Amazon itself… It’s theft all the way down

Like meatballs and tortillas Any and all good ideas Whether tasty or not Instead of being forgot Will eventually be sold in IKEAs

If this is sold in Ikea, expect the most conflicted take about being Swedish since the war.

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Post by pplonski86 »

jackdoe wrote: post #181

I just love the maker's mind. > I want something that does not exist, I will make it. Making things has never been so accessible, if you don't know how to start, join a community and ask, if they are hostile, just ask chatgpt and start from there. 3d printers are 200$, esp32 is the same cost as arduino nano. Want to make AI things? Make them. Want to make coat hangers? Make them. Want to make a book stand? Make it. I…

Ideas are talking to me so ofte , that it is hard to decide with which one to go. Which one people need?

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Post by 2wrist »

konschubert wrote: post #223
jackdoe wrote: post #181

I just love the maker's mind. > I want something that does not exist, I will make it. Making things has never been so accessible, if you don't know how to start, join a community and ask, if they are hostile, just ask chatgpt and start from there. 3d printers are 200$, esp32 is the same cost as arduino nano. Want to make AI things? Make them. Want to make coat hangers? Make them. Want to make a book stand? Make it. I…

I think the best ideas come when you make something that you really want for yourself. In 2020, I really wanted an eink calendar to hang on my wall. Still, many people built one for themselves and never turned it into a commercial product. It’s a lot of work and some of it is boring. And you have to pay for certification and worry about all that paperwork that comes with a business. It took me 3 years: https://shop.i…

That’s class! Well done.
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