I'm the same. It's not for the economics (although that is a part of
it) that I prefer to build stuff. I'm also one of the people grinding
away at the day job writing software. That's a kind of building and it
has its satisfactions, but it's not the same as making a physical object
-- and at work I'm doing what somebody else wants. The only
pre-assembled modules I own were either a) only available assembled, or
b) purchased used, assembled by somebody else (only two of these). So
when I have a choice, I build. The MOTM kits were too easy for me. I
like MOTM 2.0 better!
Richard Brewster
http://www.pugix.comJason Proctor wrote:
> right there with you. there's something massively zen about
> soldering. it's one of those things like cooking, where if you rush
> it or don't pay attention, you'll screw it up. but as long as you
> take time and care with it, the result is yummy!
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> i don't buy anything assembled any more - and if you'd told the me of
> 5 years ago that, i'd have laughed you out of town.
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>> I don't rationalize the economics at all, I just LOVE soldering. I
>> enjoy building things with my hands, even most of the cabinets and
>> desks in my studio are built by me, custom made for whatever nook &
>> cranny I'm trying to fit something into. It's not a matter of money,
>> it's a matter of fun. My day gig is all software design and testing,
>> blech. I need hardware to bring my universe back into balance.
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