Fw: [sdiy] Death of DIY?

[harrybissell]

One of the things that China is manufacturing these days are
inexpensive stereo microscopes.  I plan on getting one now.

No reason not to do SMT... although it will be a lot less fun
to tinker with.  And REALLY hard to add the decoupling caps
to if you didn't leave space for them in the first place

(don't you wish I'd just STFU ???   :^)

H^) harry

KA4HJH wrote:

> >Just because there's no thru-hole part, it doesn't mean it cannot be
> >DIYable.
>
> Not for those of us with bad eyesight. I will NOT be doing SMT.
>
> >About the mentors - I think this list will still be up and running in 10 or
> >20 years,
> >so I'm not affraid about this.
>
> I was thinking less of specific forums like this and more about society in
> general. If the jack-of-all-trades, handyman type jobs disappear there
> won't be people like that for the next generation to learn from.
>
> >What might happen is that we may have to buy
> >parts and tools in China, because no big industry will need those in the
> >rest
> >of the world in a few years.
> >And I also get a feeling that maybe in 10 years it will require a special
> >certificate
> >to legaly replace a light bulb.
> >One last thought - let's enjoy diy (and especiallyt sdiy) while we can
>
> I still feel pretty glum about it.
>
> --
>
> Terry Bowman, KA4HJH
> "The Mac Doctor"