Michael, Sorry I did not respond sooner. My mail program him your message from me.
Yes, Mel's work is great and kits are a good way to go for those who want to build something themselves but lack all of the resources I mentioned. I think it comes down to the question of motivation and resources still, but a kit provides a middle point for those who want to do it themselves, but realize (like me) that they can't do it all for various reasons. (I'd consider building one, but I suspect my family has other claims on my time for the foreseeable future.) And I would heartily recommend Mel's products that I have experience with thus far. -Arle On Oct 26, 2011, at 21:33 , Michael McMillan wrote: > Hi Arle-- > > This is exactly why Mel's kit is so great. You don't need a shop full of > bulky, expensive power tools, much less need to be experienced in their use. > Nor do you need to go on a scavenger hunt for the right woods and other > hardware. I don't have any of those tools on your list, except a basic > router. The only other power tools I happened to already have are a regular > drill, a scroll saw and a Dremel tool. > > The times I have had to impose on friends for use of a table saw, drill press > or band saw were when I was totally deviating from the kit and making my own > custom parts, just because I wanted to do something else more decorative, not > that there was anything wrong with the ones provided. Something essential > that I didn't have was large clamps for gluing the body together, but was > able to borrow those, also. > > I hope I don't make Mel's kit look hard because I am doing a bunch of extra > customizing to mine. I even ordered the kit with some things disassembled > that usually are already together when you get them. I would be done by now > if I just put the stock kit together. Mel is very helpful in making sure your > kit is the way you want it. It is a real relief to open the box and see all > those complex parts already made. I have no idea how he made them, and I'm > glad I don't have to! It would be impossible for me to make a decent > hurdy-gurdy from scratch. This way, I have a chance. > > --Michael > > http://harvey-house.info/blog-hg/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "hurdygurdy" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hurdygurdy The rules of posting, courtesy, and other list information may be found at http://hurdygurdy.com/mailinglist/index.htm. To reduce spam, posts from new subscribers are held pending approval by the webmaster.
