22 Jun
2010
22 Jun
'10
8:14 a.m.
On 6/21/10 5:40 PM, A. Christoff Baumann wrote:
That's just the thing, though...everyone does. Free (and very good!)
instructional videos abound, along with scads of advice on the subject.
Mentors are everywhere. And I myself will help anyone who asks.
I have no
problem with that at all. If they DON'T WANT to, that's
fine. What I have a problem with is the knee-jerk reaction of "SMT ==
HARD", which is complete and utter bullshit.
Not everybody has access to a teacher as patient and as learned as you. It's great you found it easy, and have the skills
to teach others. Don't call "bullshit" just because you've found it
isn't hard. Others have found it hard, and you can't discount their experiences.
I'm calling bullshit because all I see, eveyrwhere, is a knee-jerk
reaction of people screaming about SMT and about how impossible it is
and they have bad eyes and blah blah blah blah blah, and most of the
time when I ask them if they've actually attempted it, the answer is no.
I've had great success with SMT, so when I see people having trouble
with it, I try to help. When I see someone complaining about it, my
motivation is to ask them what they're seeing and offer advice.
However, probably 90% of the time I ask, the person hasn't even
attempted it.
You can, however, figure out how to market the fact
you've found it easy, and I'd bet the electronics hobbyists and amateur radio
operators of the world would thank you financially for your help.
I do that all the time, actually. :) But thanks for the suggestion.
-Dave
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Dave McGuire
Port Charlotte, FL