[sdiy] Future SYNTH-DIY/breadboard

[The Old Crow]

  I have to agree with Tony.  I've been into SMT since 2001 and I find 
more and more of my one-off projects going that route simply because it is 
easier to build.  I did procrastinate for some time before 2001, mostly 
because of the learning curve in doing board layout, but I've long since 
gotten used to it.

  The only remaining stumbling block for many is the cost of re-tooling 
their workbench for SMT.  Right now, it is not as cheap for the ideal 
tools as for TH, but those prices will drop as more and more folks turn to 
SMT-DIY.

Crow
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On Wed, 25 May 2005, Tony Clark wrote:

>    Wow, there's so much negativity it's like there's this HUGE sucking 
> sound emanating from the DIY list...
> 
>    I've been working with SMT since 98, both as a small business and as a 
> hobbyist.  For me, SMT has been nothing but a god-send on both fronts.
>    I do not see any sort of conspiracy by the large corporations at all.  
> SMT is simply meeting the demand of everyone wanting smaller toys.  And 
> get used to it.  It'll only get smaller and smaller...