From the very beginning until now, including the connecting rod tomorrow and some details like the adjustment bolts aside the sled and some more fine tuning & adjustments, it might have taken nearly 50 working hours to build it.
One more skilled model mechanic than me with a better machine tool equipment than I have will make it possibly in less than 30 hours...
Oh my , that's quite a bit of time invested ...you made it look easy.
I consider the construction time of almost 50 hours to be a tight performance. Very good!
Its ready... And it works fine!
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That really is quite nice. Congrats on another fine build.
Now I only have to decide if I paint it or if I dye it to antique metal with gunmaker's acid...
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Gunmaker's Acid would be my first choice. But there are very different opinions.
I'd probably have to stare at it for a few weeks and see what it tells me it wants done to it 😄
From the very beginning until now, including the connecting rod tomorrow and some details like the adjustment bolts aside the sled and some more fine tuning & adjustments, it might have taken nearly 50 working hours to build it.
One more skilled model mechanic than me with a better machine tool equipment than I have will make it possibly in less than 30 hours...
Oh my , that's quite a bit of time invested ...you made it look easy.
Well, a rough finished one will bring $290.90 - cost of kit $145.83 = $145.07 profit / 50 hours, means you would get just under $3 an hour to build one…
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As I already said, on more skilled and better equipped mech than me will do it in less than 30 hrs....
So you'll earn $ 4.83 / h ... I bet some latin fruit pickers in CA get less...
The fun of building comes a little too short for me with these calculations.😉
As I already said, on more skilled and better equipped mech than me will do it in less than 30 hrs....
So you'll earn $ 4.83 / h ... I bet some latin fruit pickers in CA get less...
"I bet some latin fruit pickers in CA get less"
you might be very surprised , they wont work for next to nothing like in most modern society's , there are plenty of jobs out there at good wages for those willing to work.
The fun of building comes a little too short for me with these calculations.😉
when I build things for myself , time doesn't factor in to strongly for me , when I'm doing work for others...it does.
From the very beginning until now, including the connecting rod tomorrow and some details like the adjustment bolts aside the sled and some more fine tuning & adjustments, it might have taken nearly 50 working hours to build it.
One more skilled model mechanic than me with a better machine tool equipment than I have will make it possibly in less than 30 hours...
Oh my , that's quite a bit of time invested ...you made it look easy.
Well, a rough finished one will bring $290.90 - cost of kit $145.83 = $145.07 profit / 50 hours, means you would get just under $3 an hour to build one…
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I would have paid that in a minute.
From the very beginning until now, including the connecting rod tomorrow and some details like the adjustment bolts aside the sled and some more fine tuning & adjustments, it might have taken nearly 50 working hours to build it.
One more skilled model mechanic than me with a better machine tool equipment than I have will make it possibly in less than 30 hours...
Oh my , that's quite a bit of time invested ...you made it look easy.
Well, a rough finished one will bring $290.90 - cost of kit $145.83 = $145.07 profit / 50 hours, means you would get just under $3 an hour to build one…
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I would have paid that in a minute.
I thought it would have brought a little more. I would also gladly pay that had I remembered to watch the auctions end
