14 Sep
2012
14 Sep
'12
11:17 a.m.
On Fri, Sep 14, 2012 at 6:54 PM, mc68010 <mc68010 at gmail.com> wrote:
On 9/14/2012 10:46 AM, Zane H. Healy wrote:
A bit of skill does not mean it is worth while
see mid row of watering cans:
http://www.collection.archivist.info/archive/DJCPD/PD/2010/2010_07_27_tinwa…
I timed myself at the time I made some of those way back (about 15-20 years ago)
I soon realised there is littles to be made unless you get a customer
willing to pay the going rate.
People often expect model prices too.
But the skill did get me a clock making gig for a few years
http://gears.archivist.info/
Now I occasionally make replacement parts for "things"
Dave Caroline
Out of curiosity, have any of us here created a model of a system like
this? I have to admit that in the past I gave serious thought to modeling a
PDP-10.
Zane
It actually sounds like a really fun hobby. If you were good at it I would
imagine there would be a small market for selling your creations too.
Recreate all the famous systems. I would totally do this if I had any model
making talent. I learned long ago I don't.
