<snip precision engineering>
Why is it so hard to find people to do stuf?
I think I posted here before about the SO BSA A7 having lunched a big
end. I took it to a machine shop (guy I have used before for other
stuff) and he said he could do all the work (crank re-grind, line bore a
new main bearing etc. no problem)
More than 6 months later he still hasn't done it. Lied every time that
he'd just started it, would have it done by tomorrow, yada yada.
I've had enough.
Messaged him to say I need it buy the weekend or I'll find somewhere else.
Why is it so hard to find people to do stuf?
On 11/08/2026 12:02, Simon Wilson wrote:
I think I posted here before about the SO BSA A7 having lunched a big
end. I took it to a machine shop (guy I have used before for other
stuff) and he said he could do all the work (crank re-grind, line bore a
new main bearing etc. no problem)
More than 6 months later he still hasn't done it. Lied every time that
he'd just started it, would have it done by tomorrow, yada yada.
I've had enough.
Messaged him to say I need it buy the weekend or I'll find somewhere else. >>
Why is it so hard to find people to do stuf?
Because specialists like that have more work on than they can cope with
if they are any good.
On 11/08/2026 12:02, Simon Wilson wrote:
I think I posted here before about the SO BSA A7 having lunched a big
end. I took it to a machine shop (guy I have used before for other
stuff) and he said he could do all the work (crank re-grind, line
bore a new main bearing etc. no problem)
More than 6 months later he still hasn't done it. Lied every time
that he'd just started it, would have it done by tomorrow, yada yada.
I've had enough.
Messaged him to say I need it buy the weekend or I'll find somewhere
else.
Why is it so hard to find people to do stuf?
Because specialists like that have more work on than they can cope
with if they are any good.
On 11/08/2026 12:02, Simon Wilson wrote:
I think I posted here before about the SO BSA A7 having lunched a big
end. I took it to a machine shop (guy I have used before for other
stuff) and he said he could do all the work (crank re-grind, line bore
a new main bearing etc. no problem)
More than 6 months later he still hasn't done it. Lied every time that
he'd just started it, would have it done by tomorrow, yada yada.
I've had enough.
Messaged him to say I need it buy the weekend or I'll find somewhere
else.
Why is it so hard to find people to do stuf?
Because specialists like that have more work on than they can cope with
if they are any good.
The VMCC lot will know of an alternative.
On 12/08/2026 15:30, Peter Fisher wrote:
On 11/08/2026 12:02, Simon Wilson wrote:
I think I posted here before about the SO BSA A7 having lunched a big
end. I took it to a machine shop (guy I have used before for other
stuff) and he said he could do all the work (crank re-grind, line
bore a new main bearing etc. no problem)
More than 6 months later he still hasn't done it. Lied every time
that he'd just started it, would have it done by tomorrow, yada yada.
I've had enough.
Messaged him to say I need it buy the weekend or I'll find somewhere
else.
Why is it so hard to find people to do stuf?
Because specialists like that have more work on than they can cope
with if they are any good.
The VMCC lot will know of an alternative.
I've found an alternative, and have given the original guy until the
weekend to do the job. I don't mind it taking a long time really, it's
all the BS about when it will actually be done that I find annoying.
He's obviously got work coming out of his ears - mostly high end high performance stuff, so I can understand I'm not important to him, but
just say "I can't do it" instead of playing me along.
On 12/08/2026 21:31, Simon Wilson wrote:
I've found an alternative, and have given the original guy until the
weekend to do the job. I don't mind it taking a long time really, it's
all the BS about when it will actually be done that I find annoying.
He's obviously got work coming out of his ears - mostly high end high
performance stuff, so I can understand I'm not important to him, but
just say "I can't do it" instead of playing me along.
Indeed. The CNC chap that did the gear bushes for the SO Morini engine rebuild that has permanently stalled did one job very quickly (custom
small end bush), but kept putting off the gear bushes one.
On 13/08/2026 00:42, Peter Fisher wrote:
On 12/08/2026 21:31, Simon Wilson wrote:
I've found an alternative, and have given the original guy until the
weekend to do the job. I don't mind it taking a long time really,
it's all the BS about when it will actually be done that I find
annoying. He's obviously got work coming out of his ears - mostly
high end high performance stuff, so I can understand I'm not
important to him, but just say "I can't do it" instead of playing me
along.
Indeed. The CNC chap that did the gear bushes for the SO Morini engine
rebuild that has permanently stalled did one job very quickly (custom
small end bush), but kept putting off the gear bushes one.
I put off jobs that have a frighteningly real chance of fucking
something up badly.
On 13/08/2026 19:36, PipL wrote:
I put off jobs that have a frighteningly real chance of fuckingAnd the number and chances of that happening appear to increase with
something up badly.
age. Hopefully not logarithmically.
chrisnd @ukrm <chrisnd@privacy.net> wrote:
On 13/08/2026 19:36, PipL wrote:
I put off jobs that have a frighteningly real chance of fuckingAnd the number and chances of that happening appear to increase with
something up badly.
age. Hopefully not logarithmically.
I'll happily take a logarithmic increase over an exponential increase,
any day!
Assuming p is the probability of a fuckup, p = k * ln (t) vs
p = e^kt, where t is time and k is a positive constant .
chrisnd @ukrm <chrisnd@privacy.net> wrote:
On 13/08/2026 19:36, PipL wrote:
I put off jobs that have a frighteningly real chance of fuckingAnd the number and chances of that happening appear to increase with
something up badly.
age. Hopefully not logarithmically.
I'll happily take a logarithmic increase over an exponential increase,
any day!
Assuming p is the probability of a fuckup, p = k * ln (t) vs
p = e^kt, where t is time and k is a positive constant .
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