On Sun, 24 Dec 2006 17:29:48 +0100, crankorgan <
john@...> wrote:
> At one point almost 20% of the people who bought my plans finished
> them. The overall CNC thing is less then 1%. Lots of people bail after
> a week. That's why I strived to keep things simple. The best design
> would require a machine shop and lots of skill. I set certain
> paramerters and then went for it.
> The big money in CNC is motors and controllers. People get the motors
> to spin and then they bail. MOTORSPINNERS.
> Thousands signup for Yahoo groups. Some lurk while others post. I was
> told by a blackbelt and aircraft pilot instructor that the 1% is a
> typical figure. Millions buy threadmills but only a few use them.
> Lets look at this group. How many people join and how many
> actually make a circuit board?
Hey, it's not your fault if they bail!
You only sold the plans, not the machine, you can't force them.
Even if they only dreamed about the machine for a while, they probably
still got a good deal for that ;-)
We all know your plans are perfectly sound and designed by yourself and
one example of "good" plans for sale on the web.
But there are many, many black sheep selling bad plans that are either
totally useless, incomplete, or even not their own work, sometimes just
copies from free plans. For this reason i would generally never buy plans.
I guess many people are wary of buying plans because of that.
So just to make that perfectly clear, i have no problem with your business
or the quality of your machines or you personally, it's all great. But i
found it quite strange that you would claim ownership of such basic ideas
to the extent that you would be upset about someone building something
similar. I can see how you wouldn't like his free plans because it
potentially takes business away from you, but just because you don't like
it doesn't make it immoral. Badmouthing the competition however is
generally considered "bad form".
ST