> I'm getting close to pulling the trigger on an automated pick-and-place
> system for my own internal use, 

which one? what is the total sum you are gona spend? (thinking the same 
for my little shop here)

 > but the machines would spend most of their
> life sitting quietly, so I'm thinking it would be nice to offset some of the
> cost by assembling boards for others.  I don't want to become an assembly
> house, so it would be for low-volume board assembly, with the customer
> providing their own stencil, and perhaps their own centroid data as well. 
> This would simplify things for me, and reduce cost for the customers.
> 
> But is there really a market for this?  

Depends on the price, turnaround time, range of available components, 
quality of the result. If all are good I would certainly be interested.

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