As someone who works in hardware design, I don't think I would fund a hardware Kickstarter, unless there is someone involved that has shipped at least couple si

As someone who works in hardware design, I don't think I would fund a hardware Kickstarter, unless there is someone involved that has shipped at least couple similar products. You are completely right, it is hard, sure the part is only worth $1, but you still have put in months going back and forth with vendors getting that part because they cut a corner or misunderstood what you wanted regardless of how clear you tried to be. Then you need to deal with them on a production scale.