Monster garage car/plane build

sure everyone stays busy at all times. Hissy fits and blow-ups are fairly
frequent. The thin-skinned typically don't survive. Those types, if they

My shop builds plastic injection molds. Every job we do is a one of a kind
job, and every job we do has a dead line and they are all quoted jobs. I
encourage my guys to take their time and do things right. If I didn't quote
enough time (or money) into the job, it's not their problem. If they get
frustrated, I send them for a walk. It's amazing how many times they solve
their own problem by just cooling off a little bit. A good manager can
convey deadlines and concerns without adding pressure to his employees. A
tool maker's job is tough enough without worrying about management issues.

A rushed job almost always comes back for repairs.

I still think watching people who are really, really good at what they
do is entertaining, no matter what it is they do.

I agree. I would've watched.

Denny wrote:

but the crap that the vapid producers use to hype the show ratings is
intolerable...

Denny


I agree, Denny. I was liking JYW until first they kept putting more and
more emphasis on the competition and then they started specifying the
end product so closely and giving the 'experts' so much authority that
both teams came to the contest with nearly identical machines. At
first, the show was about creating a machine to do a job. It eventually
became 'build this machine'. Which was boring. I basically quit
watching with the 'Tractor Pull' episodes.

The most irritating thing about Monster Garage was that they'd set a
budget, and the competition was supposed to be about if they could
complete the project within that budget. The episode where they turned
a bus into a catamaran, they were using 12ft lengths of 4" square steel
tubing that was 'scrap', so that it didn't count against the budget. I
want' to know where I can find some of that scrap.


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This is by far the hardest lesson about freedom. It goes against
instinct, and morality, to just sit back and watch people make
mistakes. We want to help them, which means control them and their
decisions, but in doing so we actually hurt them (and ourselves)."

tubing that was 'scrap', so that it didn't count against the budget. I
want' to know where I can find some of that scrap.


The same place they found "scrap" in junk yard wars. It was planted.