Ask for time with Jack

Tell Jack about the project or product.

Idea, existing product, reverse engineering, tooling, assembly, or a program you want to move. Inquiries go to Jack, not a queue. He answers them himself — within 1 business day, usually by phone — and if someone else is better placed to make it, he’ll tell you who. We’ll sign your NDA — or use ours — before you share details.

Call or text (321) 323-4474 Jack answers the phone and the texts himself. A US number. Call or text. Prefer to talk first? Book a 20-minute video call with Jack. Prefer to write? Use the form below, or find Jack on LinkedIn · Facebook.

Machine head on the floor where Jack qualifies a factory — The floor your part actually runs on. Jack qualifies the factory before a lot is released.

Three things are required — your name, an email, and what you are trying to make. Everything else is optional and only helps Jack give you a straight answer faster. Projects and products both welcome, not only a single part.

Your name required

Company

Email required Phone (for Jack’s call) optional What are you looking for? Where is this today? Product or project category

Rough scale

Where will it sell or land?

Rough budget How did you find us? Tell us about the project or product required Photo, drawing or sample optional Attach a drawing or photo optional

PDF, STEP, IGES, DWG, DXF, JPG, PNG or ZIP, up to 25 MB. Only Jack’s desk can open it.

NDA first? We’ll sign your NDA, or use ours, before you share details. The files can follow once it is signed.

NDA first. We’ll sign yours, or use ours, before you share details.
Jack reads it himself. No sales desk or queue in between.
A photo or sketch is enough. You do not need a finished drawing.

After you send

A reference number shows here, and a confirmation email follows from jack@jchtrade.com. Reply to it with drawings, CAD or photos attached.
Jack reads it and replies himself, within 1 business day, usually by phone.
If it fits, a 20–30 minute technical call, with no obligation on either side.

What happens next

Jack reads inquiries himself.

Most first conversations run about 20 to 30 minutes. Here is what happens after you press send. Common questions on tooling cost, minimums and payment are answered in the buyer FAQ.

Jack reads it himself

Your inquiry goes to Jack, not to an inbox somebody else manages. A few lines and a photograph is perfectly welcome — most of the useful ones are exactly that.

He tells you honestly whether it fits

If your product suits the factories he uses, he will say so and explain why. If it does not, he will tell you that just as plainly, and where he can he will point you toward someone better placed to make it.

Then a technical conversation

About half an hour with the man who would actually specify the tool — no account manager in between, and no obligation on either side.

Before you write

Two things worth knowing.

An opened injection mold on the bench, cavity side up — A photograph, a sketch, a sample. Enough to start.

You do not need a finished drawing

A photograph of the product, a competitor unit, a sketch, or a short description of the project is enough to start.

Send the problem, not just the object

Supplier silence, quality drift, cost blowouts, stuck tooling — say that. It changes what we look at first.

Want a firm number sooner?

The Second-Source RFQ Checklist lists the files, quantities, finish, packaging and inspection details a factory needs to quote your part. Free PDF, no sign-up.