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

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Original poster: Ben McMillen <spoonman534@xxxxxxxxx>

LOL. It's ok man..

Just tryin' to help you be a little patient..

It takes a keen eye to get the real 'finds'.. I've been
plagued with the same frustration for YEARS because I
didn't have an unlimited amount of resources..

But there's always something good that turns up in the
trash that makes it all worth the wait.. (even if I don't
use it for several years down the road.. ) ;)

Coiling In Pittsburgh
Ben McMillen

--- Tesla list <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> 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 -----
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> 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>
>  >
>  > 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
>  >
>  >
>  >>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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>  >
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