I coined the phrase MOTORSPINNERS! all one word in CAPs. They used
to send me nasty Emails telling me I was wasting my time. So I coined
the phrase and started mocking them back. They only buy the best so
there is no problem with losing them as one of my customers. About
eight of the original Cad_Cam guys did buy my Brute plans. What they
were doing wrong is buying a power supply, motors,drivers and software
first. They all got into a certain CAD program until they realized
they need to know how to draw. Some got as far as buying ballscrews.
They had no real plan. They would just follow the talk and buy stuff.
I recognized their Emails on Ebay as they bailed. One guy had this
really long paragraph explaning how great his parts were. The machine
was all angle iron tack welded. It looked like a hang glider. Several
of them bought Bridgports to retro. One never made it off the trailer
as it was offered again for sale.
--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "Dave Mucha" <dave_mucha@...> wrote:
>
> <snip>
> >
> > It has been pointed out before, that many people never get
> > around to actually building Any machine. They have their
> > motors and controllers, but it's a different thing to sift
> > through all the information that's out there on making a
> > working tool. If those people had ANY machine, they'd be
> > another step ahead.
>
> There is a term for the electronical guys who can make boards, but for
> any number of reasons, never get to a finished machine.
>
> The term I have seen kicked around is 'motor-spinners' people that
> spend days or weeks to get one motor to spin, then realize just how
> much more effort is left to do the rest of the machine.
>
> Dave
>