On 04/16/2012 03:33 PM, Tony Duell wrote:
*sigh* Yes,
here in the US they let us own a great deal more dangerous
But please don;'t
get me started on our _ridiculous_ health-and-safety
rules. The one that annys me is that it's perfectly legal for me to make
things in my hobbyist workshop (for example a drive roller for an HP9810
card reader). It's perfectly legal for me to tell others how to make it.
It's legal for me to allow friends to use my workshop at their own risk.
But if I start making and selling siad part as a favour for other
enthusiasts I would have ot meet so many H&S requirements in my workshop
that it simply isn't worth it.
I'm certain that, if you stay under the radar and don't make a huge
production of it, things will be fine. We have all sorts of crazy laws
here too (though not quite as bad as the far older UK) and most of the
get ignored, by citizens and judges alike.
-Dave
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Dave McGuire, AK4HZ
New Kensington, PA