>A couple of interesting pictures showed up over at the SX forum and I
>thought it might be worth discussing them here:
>
>http://www.zen40166.zen.co.uk/image006.jpg
>
>http://www.zen40166.zen.co.uk/image005.jpg
>
>Interesting points:
>
>A) Yes, that is unsafe compared to what a couple hundred and a copy of
>"welding for dummies" will get you here in the USA. In the country where
>that is being done, I doubt those supplies were available. The point is that
>this is work getting done for zero dollar investment; only sweat, skill and
>hope.
>
>B) We are getting to the point in the USA where there are substantial loads
>of "stuff" that are given away ( Freecycle, CraigsList, etc... ) which, in
>the hands of guys like those in the pictures, could possibly be quite
>productive.
>
>Anyone here got any stories of pulling off a job with lots of balls but zero
>down and zero per month?

>
> >Anyone here got any stories of pulling off a job with lots of balls but zero
> >down and zero per month?
>
> Heh. Lots.
>
> Years ago we underbid some huge companies and manufactured seals for nuclear
> reactors using crude equipment including a battery of hot plates and a horse
> trough (operating from the basement of a dry cleaning business). They were of
> very high quality.
>
> >Best regards,
>
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> On Jan 14, 2008, at 9:07 PM, Spehro Pefhany wrote:
>
> At 10:47 PM 1/14/2008, you wrote:
>> A couple of interesting pictures showed up over at the SX forum and I
>> thought it might be worth discussing them here:
>>
>> http://www.zen40166.zen.co.uk/image006.jpg
>>
>> http://www.zen40166.zen.co.uk/image005.jpg
>>
>> Interesting points:
>>
>> A) Yes, that is unsafe compared to what a couple hundred and a  
>> copy of
>> "welding for dummies" will get you here in the USA. In the country  
>> where
>> that is being done, I doubt those supplies were available. The  
>> point is that
>> this is work getting done for zero dollar investment; only sweat,  
>> skill and
>> hope.
>>
>> B) We are getting to the point in the USA where there are  
>> substantial loads
>> of "stuff" that are given away ( Freecycle, CraigsList, etc... )  
>> which, in
>> the hands of guys like those in the pictures, could possibly be quite
>> productive.
>>
>> Anyone here got any stories of pulling off a job with lots of  
>> balls but zero
>> down and zero per month?
>
> Heh. Lots.
>
> Years ago we underbid some huge companies and manufactured seals  
> for nuclear
> reactors using crude equipment including a battery of hot plates  
> and a horse
> trough (operating from the basement of a dry cleaning business).  
> They were of
> very high quality.
>
>> Best regards,
>
> Spehro Pefhany --"it's the network..."            "The Journey is  
> the reward"
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> http://www.trexon.com
> Embedded software/hardware/analog  Info for designers:  
> http://www.speff.com
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> A couple of interesting pictures showed up over at the SX forum and I
> thought it might be worth discussing them here:
>
> http://www.zen40166.zen.co.uk/image006.jpg
>
> http://www.zen40166.zen.co.uk/image005.jpg
>
> Interesting points:
>
> A) Yes, that is unsafe compared to what a couple hundred and a copy of
> "welding for dummies" will get you here in the USA. In the country where
> that is being done, I doubt those supplies were available. The point is that
> this is work getting done for zero dollar investment; only sweat, skill and
> hope.
>
> B) We are getting to the point in the USA where there are substantial loads
> of "stuff" that are given away ( Freecycle, CraigsList, etc... ) which, in
> the hands of guys like those in the pictures, could possibly be quite
> productive.
>
> Anyone here got any stories of pulling off a job with lots of balls but zero
> down and zero per month?
>
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