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Re: This Hobby's Expensive - Was - Re: Terry's DRSSTC - Controller Experiment



Original poster: "Paul B. Brodie" <pbbrodie@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

All,
Jeez guys, give me a break. I was just being a little jealous and kidding about "deep pockets." I never dreamed I would get flamed for joking around.
Paul Brodie
Think Positive


----- Original Message -----
From: "Tesla list" <<mailto:tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <<mailto:tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2005 6:21 PM
Subject: Re: This Hobby's Expensive - Was - Re: Terry's DRSSTC - Controller Experiment


> Original poster: "colin heath" <<mailto:colin.heath4@xxxxxxxxxxxx>colin.heath4@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
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> hi all,
> im sure if terry didnt have the funds available he would still be
> coiling and also would find other ways of doing the same thing. just
> remeber what terry has done is not expensive. yes using a rack mount case
> and a digital scope like his costs a lot but you dont have to do these
> yourself. the components terry used are very reasonably priced. if terry
> chooses to use expensive bits to "finish" the coil then good luck. terry
> has also used nice wooden cases as have many others. if you use your
> imagination there are many ways to do it.
> just enjoy the hobby and remember that all these different constaints lead
> to all these varied and interesting designs
> cheers
> colin
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tesla list" <<mailto:tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <<mailto:tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2005 7:14 PM
> Subject: Re: This Hobby's Expensive - Was - Re: Terry's DRSSTC - Controller
> Experiment
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>>Original poster: Ben McMillen <<mailto:spoonman534@xxxxxxxxx>spoonman534@xxxxxxxxx>
>>
>>Hi all,
>> Some of the greatest innovation comes about due to lack
>>of a sufficient budget. Make do with what you can find, not
>>what you can buy (that's what I always tell myslef). As a
>>graduate student, I'm about as poor as they get, so finding
>>me in a dumpster somewhere or toting of a box of junk I
>>found is not uncommon around here..
>>
>>So for those of you who don't have 'bottomless pockets',
>>keep your eyes open.. you never know what you may find..
>>
>>Coiling In Pittsburgh
>>Ben McMillen
>>
>>--- Tesla list <<mailto:tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>tesla@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> > Original poster: Yurtle Turtle <<mailto:yurtle_t@xxxxxxxxx>yurtle_t@xxxxxxxxx>
>> >
>> > All hobbies can be expensive. They can also be cheap,
>> > if you've got the time and patience to do some
>> > scrounging. No, you're probably not gonna get a fancy
>> > digital storage scope in a HamFest for $25, but you
>> > may find an old fashioned analog scope for that.
>> > Besides HamFests, there are free microwave ovens along
>> > the side of many roads, older TV's have flybacks, 17"
>> > and larger computer monitors are being thrown away (or
>> > sold for nearly nothing) everywhere, now that folks
>> > want flat panels. Don't be afraid to do some dumpster
>> > diving. Heck, I found a 14.4 kV 25 kVA pig for FREE! I
>> > got a LincolnArc 225 arc welder at a garage sale
>> > pretty cheap. I believe Greg Hunter got an arc welder
>> > for free by placing an ad in his local paper asking
>> > for non-working welders. eBay is great, but you gotta
>> > read the ads carefully and check the seller's ratings.
>> > For tools, garage sales are great. If quality and/or
>> > precision aren't that critical, there's always Harbor
>> > Freight.
>> >
>> > Good luck
>> > Adam
>> >
>> > --- Tesla list <<mailto:tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>tesla@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> > > Original poster: "Paul B. Brodie"
>> > > <<mailto:pbbrodie@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>pbbrodie@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> > >
>> > > Steve,
>> > > That's my other problem, you guys seem to have
>> > > bottomless pockets when it
>> > > comes to hobby expenditures!!!
>> >
>> >
>> >
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