Quote Originally Posted by davejavu View Post
and as its still only in prototype stage with no patent as yet, i'd be a fool to let the world and his daughter in on it. Im sure you can understand my secrecy. what i can tell you is its a very simple idea with few moving parts and easy to use IMAG0039.jpg
Have you checked your concept in a preliminary patent search to determine if you have a truly new idea or is an idea already covered by prior patents?

A quick Google Patent Search of "plasma cutter pattern tracer" has 585 hits...

https://www.google.com/?tbm=pts&hl=e...w=1672&bih=912

It's a tough world, especially today doing R&D and getting a new product to market.. The patent game has become more like the patent Mafia...