Dave,
I read literally thousands of emails each week. Obvioously a few will
sip throught hecracks. But your t-tech didn't. I Wasn't ready with my
machines yet, and I KNEW you'd do better on ebay...
Now, as to the website...
There WILL Be a website, but...
You sure know how to look a gift horse in the mouth<G>
I'm offering these first machines HERE ONLY, and DO NOT want
wider "publicity" at the moment. I'm giving something (money in
discount) to get something (experienced and demanding initial
customers).
Why here? You guys are ALL technical, and technically capable. Also,
GOOD quality pcb milling drilling is one of the harder tests for a
machine of this type. Any old machine can drill some holes, mill
some "power supply" grade traces. And any ol' machine can do a
reasonable job of engraving, etc. BUT some of the uses I have in mind
for these machines are more demanding than what you can do with "any
ol' DIY cnc machine.
ALSO, in exchange for the lower price, I'm going to "take advantage"
of your collective expertise, and let YOU make up your own cable
assemblies/electronics using parts provided. This will save me time
as my cable mfr/ electronic assembler ramps up for the main
production, and you all save money, gettting machihnes at about half
price. It also means I can assume that detailed descriptions of
crimping connectors and soldering are unnecessary<G>
Ballendo
P.S. I find it interesting that one email onlist-- which was a
mistake, I believe-- has generated this much commentary... I never
asked anyone to reply ONlist. (Believe me, I've had quite a few
OFFList replies...) For which I thank you all!
--- In
Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "Dave Mucha" <dave_mucha@y...>
wrote:
>
> > I just thought we had an agreement concerning selling stuff,
which
> is
> > that the details are discussed off list.
> > I'd like to follow the mill discussion, but i'm not very
interested
> in the
> > fifth
> > "i want one" reply with no other useful information.
> > However, i wasn't trying to offend anyone, if someone preceived
it
> that
> > way i'm sorry.
> >
> > Please, keep us informed about the progress with that mill, and
> also about
> > performance,
> > and problems. It is totally on topic and very interesting, after
> all most
> > here have
> > surely thought about buying/building such a mill. There is
nothing
> wrong
> > with offering
> > items for sale, but at some point the communication should go off
> list,
> > because
> > the rest of the list has no need to know.
> >
> > ST
>
> I agree.
>
> I would request Ballendo make a web page or yahoo list for the new
> product and then allow us to respond there.
>
> it would not need to be formal as the offer is in-formal : )
>
> But, some of us have e-mailed ballendo and not gotten responses. I
> offered to trade him my T-Tech and a grand for his new machine. but
> thank goodness he didn't respond, It sold for well over 3 grand !
>
>
> Dave