Manufacturing a moving light

[MikeJ]

Cost of stage and studio lights by the watt hour? How is that meaningful?

I was making a bad joke.
My sense of humor is completely lost on the Internet(and often in person)

 

[JimOC_1]

Thanks Ron

 

[TechGeek]

Thank you everyone for the useful information! I was just looking into doing this as a side project, and from what I'm hearing it is more work than I thought.

 

[Amiers]

Side project or DIY sure but for actual profit or use yeah not so much.

 

[GREENLIGHT]

What is your use case for making your own light? Do you see a feature gap? Do you have an amazing idea that has not been done? Are you looking for destroying the market with a low price point? Unless you have a compelling reason to make one, you're way better off buying COTS movers. Your ROI on tooling and engineering won't help you break even until you've sold thousands of units.

 

[RonHebbard]

Hey guys and gals!
I've been thinking of making my own moving light that's affordable for community theaters and schools, and is ideal on the included features. But I have no clue what goes into making one.

So, what do you guys know about manufacturing a moving light? How do I find a factory to make it? What's the typical cost?

I know it's going to be a lot of work to do this, but if it's possible then I'll do it!

How are you coming along with this?
Are you still trying?
Have you made any progress?
Can you predict your timeline to market?
Toodleoo!
Ron Hebbard.

 

[RonHebbard]

How are you coming along with this?
Are you still trying?
Have you made any progress?
Can you predict your timeline to market?
Toodleoo!
Ron Hebbard.

Two more months have passed.
I still have the same queries.
Are you still trying?
Have you made any progress?
Can you predict your timeline to market?
Toodleoo!
Ron Hebbard