On Thu, 16 Apr 2015 11:17:46 -0700, etpm wrote:

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

Been there, done that, just with design work rather than welding.

You've got to wonder just what kind of job he's going to get from whoever
he does manage to talk down to his price, and whether he'll find someone
before Sears would have gotten his part in.

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Tim Wescott
Wescott Design Services
http://www.wescottdesign.com