oh well.. I guess I'm gonna dish out my own version of "sage advice" again...
...with my usual vinegar edge.. sorry, but I gotta say this...
I commented in your thread the other day, that I thought you would at least benefit from advice, and therefore were more worth giving it to then some of the n00bs who don't ever seem to "get it"
....but I'm gonna be honest with ya here... in my opinion, if you want to come here with questions like this every few days or every week, I think a sense of reciprocation is in order if you want people to enjoy helping you.
If you write about dealing with solvent fumes & all the experts say to properly vent them... but you say you don't think you need to, want to or can afford to... why ask?...maybe you did come up with some kind of solution... why not come forward & post your solutions so your friends here know their help did some good...
...or take that car show sign well over a dozen people tried to help you with? ...you never came back to show anyone you appreciated, learned from, or responded to anything said.. and then the famous jealousy thread.. hey 40 people can't all be wrong.. maybe you were wrong there.. hell being wrong happens to me all the time.. even saying "I was wrong... thanks for the new perspective" would go a long way...
...but once again, if you have so little participation in your own threads, and what there is ends up all defensiveness..
believe me, you can learn a lot here, and at least you're not afraid to ask questions... which is a good start... because I've seen a lot of helpful talented folks here try to help you... but bailing out of all your threads when you don't get the replies you want? ...that's getting old...
hey, maybe it's just me.. but I think the help is gonna flow more to a humble & appreciative apprentice who shows that what he has been told is paying off & improving him. I would have loved to see a really nice layout for your car show buddy, or hear a story about how you landed an extra hundred bucks upselling the guy to a classy aluminum panel with special order films & design fees... instead of a tacky sign-a-cade...
& I would have liked to hear that you had custom built your own low cost exhaust fans, maybe bought some large industrial filters from an automotive paint store.. maybe even posted plans to help the next guy... but for all we know, you didn't use ANY of the advice you were given, didn't even see the merits of it...
but you're back asking for advice again...
well, I got some for ya.
A guy who tells you he can't afford much needs you to draw a clear line between what ever it is that you can do, that he can't do.. if he can't afford much.. then DO THE MINIMUM!
Sell him cut vinyl, or a laminated print... or Techman's coro sign because once you start helping make a determination of what size or shape of "legs" is going to keep that cheap-ass sign he wants, from blowing into traffic & killing someone... that's when you become involved in CRITICAL problem solving, construction technology & industrial design... WHICH HE CAN'T AFFORD... and you can't afford to let him DIY it into some deathtrap without your even being a part of the actual installation... all the while for a $200 sign & some free installation advice, you could hook yourself onto a lawsuit..
make a coro sign, tell him to secure it to construction grade plywood.. if he's doing the install.. let him do ALL of it.
Good luck with the rest of your replies. I hope you let us know how this one pans out & I'll quit badgering you about it.
Hear it on almost every job!
