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Subject: RE: [motm] Re: FFB options

From: "Adam Schabtach" <lists@...>
Date: 2009-02-13

No ire raised on my part. For me, it has nothing to do with economics. I genuinely enjoy building modules; for me, it is "THAT fun". Roughly half of the enjoyment I derive from my modular is in the building (the other half being in the making music with it). Soldering PC boards and stuff is what I do on weekends as therapy for spending too much time with computers. Sitting in front of me right now are three PCBs that I laid out myself and had fabricated by batchpcb.com. Soldering parts to them (SMT parts, even!) is at the top of my list for Fun Things To Do This Weekend.
 
But I realize that my interests represent a minority of the market.
 
--Adam

From: motm@yahoogroups.com [mailto:motm@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of rogerpellegrini
Sent: Friday, February 13, 2009 11:52 AM
To: motm@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [motm] Re: FFB options

I'd go for option(b).

At the risk of raising the ire of the many soldering fans on this
forum, I feel compelled to ask how our friends who have chosen option
(a) rationalize the economics of spending quite so many hours to save
so little $ (per hour)?

I never found it THAT fun!

Best wishes from the Robotmakers