Chris,
I unlike Ballendo produce real product. When I came out with the
WoodTurtle he came out with the WoodDuck. He is famous for making up
things to steal other people's thunder. He picked apart the HobbyCNC
design while making a copy of the same idea. I alerted Dave to
Ballendo's real name and address and low and behold he tried to order
the new design. (Funniest day of the year!)
From the beginning I have set out to produce cheap CNC machines.
I have stuck to this goal. Dozens of people producing CNC items have
come and gone. I have a graveyard on my website. I produced a
Mill/Drill for PCB work. For 6 years there was nothing like it. I then
went on to produce other simple solutions.
John
--- In
Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "lcdpublishing"
<lcdpublishing@...> wrote:
>
> Yes, there are many very polite people around.
>
> For a while there I thought you and Ballendo were one in the same.
> You guys both have the same "flair" for machine names as well as
> having "bottom-line, cheapest way to do things" belief systems.
>
> Keep in mind, not everyone out there wants to build the cheapest CNC
> router possible. Apparently you are not aware that there are people
> that take pride in their machines and tools and prefer to spend a
> bit more to get a LOT more machine in the end. Yugo cars were cheap
> too, in fact, that was their only selling point - whatever happened
> to the Yugos?
>
> Chris
>
>
>
>
> --- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "crankorgan" <john@> wrote:
> >
> > Chris,
> > This guy and others have contacted me and said my designs
> were
> > great!
> >
> > http://www.digirout.com/
> >
> > While people have waited for products from Ken Brand
> (Ballendo)
> > and others I made it happen. Earth Shattering no but to thousands
> who
> > have bought my plans and hundreds who have finished them I have
> made
> > their day. All my designs are cost driven. The Brute can be built
> for
> > under $125 using hand tools. It took years for other machines to
> show
> > up. Talk is cheap!
>