Non-revenue-producing (Was: cctech Digest, Vol 96, Issue 5

It's probably obvious but surely you only start to make money once you have covered the costs. ? Rod Smallwood ? ? -----Original Message----- From: cctech-bounces at classiccmp.org [mailto:cctech-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Tony Duell Sent: 15 August 2011 21:46 To: cctalk at classiccmp.org Subject: Re: Non-revenue-producing (Was: cctech Digest, Vol 96, Issue 5 Exactly... There is a very easy way for it not to be a business, and that's for me to use said workshop for my hobby, not making any money doing it. It is perfectly legal for me to enjoy myself fixing old computers, making clocks, etc in this way uysing whatever tools I like with no safety requirements at all. It is also legal for me to allow friends to come into my workshop (they are then repsonsible for their own actions). But if I make mony, it's a business and has to meet said safety requiurements. Since this would cost a lot more than I could ever make back from said business, it makes more sense to me to ru8n it as a hobby, and if j-random-HP-enthusiast wants to fix his card reader, he can pop over with said unit. Even if I do all the metal turning, there is no problem if I don't charge him. -tony