On Sun, 23 Jul 2006, Olin Lathrop wrote:

> CSB wrote:
>> What's wrong with trying to optimize cost, efficiency and fun?
>
> Nothing.  My comment was because you were making conflicting statements.  If
> the goal is to build one yourself regardless of cost, for experience,
> education, or fun, by all means go right ahead.  If however the goal is to
> maximize productivity (something you also said)

I didn't mean "productivity" as in "more tests per minute for the least
total cost" ... I wrote "no need to set the gun in a firm support, to line
up exactly with a narrow beam. "

That means that I can just hold the gun and fire, instead of screwing the
thing on and off of a support. That's all.

Of course, making compromises is necessary because of those antagonist
objectives. I know very well I'm not going to keep the butter and the money
(or is it "the cake"? I'm not even sure that's an english expression).



Christian VA2CBW
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