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RANT ON
About 45 minutes ago a guy calls and asks if I can heli-arc a casting.
I say sure, if it's weldable I can probably do it. So he drives to my
shop and shows me the casting. I recognize this casting, it's from a
Sears riding mower and I have welded a few for my neighbor as a favor.
Because I have welded on them I know how crappy they are to weld and
how much extra gusseting they need added when welding so they won't
break again. So I tell the guy I think it's a Sears riding mower part
and he says yes, it is. I then tell him to buy a new one from Sears
because it will be cheaper than me. He says that even though they are
only 27 dollars he can't wait. I say OK, it will cost you 60 or 70
bucks, because I already know all about these particular parts. He
says BAH! Too much. Then he says he has a TIG machine at home. So I
say good, go home and weld it. Then he says the water pump won't work.
So I say just hook up the garden hose to it. Then he says too much
hassle and leaves in a huff. Good riddance to the cheapskate. And I'll
bet his welder works just fine and he just doesn't know how to use it.
He looked to be about 65 and was driving a nice new full size pickup.
Maybe his truck payments are so high he has to try to get his
expensive riding mower fixed for cheap.
RANT OFF
Eric


Ha! I got a call like that this morning. Somebody bought a Bunker Hill
video system and couldn't get it to work. They were calling every company
in the phone book today. They called me twice. First time I said, I do not
work on low end DIY consumer stuff. 2nd time I had some pity on them and
made a couple suggestions. They took that as an invitation to grill me.
Out of curiosity I looked it up after their second call and found it's a
Harbor Freight import. It looks amazingly like some of the unlabeled
nonames the traveling installers sell when they pass thru town.