Re: Plan for 2019
Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2018 1:25 pm
Sorry to those guys who want me to fit upgrades or repair their machines etc.. I do feel bad in saying "no" to working on those machines but again , I just don't have the time to repair or upgrade peoples machines.
I have been trying to do that for the past 2 years and all its just ment stock in my store suffers and development stops on other upgrades I am working on. So while doing something for one person, others suffer instead. One guy has been waiting 2 years for me to fit his V2 booster to his STFM.. I referred him to the company I am using to build my stuff lately as in 2 years, just no time to do even that job.
I have pretty much no space to store these machines or space to work on them. I have a small table just large enough to fit a motherboard on, that's taken up with the STE boosters on testing. Then I am "on the floor" testing the PSU's out...https://www.exxosforum.co.uk/forum/viewt ... 300#p13218 Which is in the doorway as nowhere else to setup this stuff. So its not just time lacking, its space..
I have built some shelves lately to store my test machines, but thats in a mess as well. https://www.exxosforum.co.uk/forum/viewt ... 8359#p8359
My workshop has been in a mess for probably 15 years.. https://www.exxosforum.co.uk/forum/viewt ... f=32&t=126 thats stacked up pretty high with lots of deliverys this past week.. and i need to tidy all that up (hences why I am selling some stuff lately) to make more room so I can actually find stuff! We need to have new windows next year, so I need to clear the room up so the builders can get to the window to actually change it! So trying to tidy things up sooner rather than later. This does mean a lot of chaos (aka lack of free time) in summer next year.
So it's not just things which I am publically doing on the forum taking my time, its all the "background" stuff going on which takes up a lot of time also.. I do actually have a day job as well! This creates huge issues as I am in and out all times of day. So being at home for deliveries is a problem, also a bigger problem to arrange pickups as my work load can change hourly. I pretty much try to keep a day free to do one thing, then have to stop to do something else where I would be away from home most of the day. So I end up missing delivers and collections which create more problems.
I am going to be playing "catch up" on work for probably the next several months. That's trying to get stock back up in my store, and hopefully once that's done I can get back to "full time" development work
I have been trying to do that for the past 2 years and all its just ment stock in my store suffers and development stops on other upgrades I am working on. So while doing something for one person, others suffer instead. One guy has been waiting 2 years for me to fit his V2 booster to his STFM.. I referred him to the company I am using to build my stuff lately as in 2 years, just no time to do even that job.
I have pretty much no space to store these machines or space to work on them. I have a small table just large enough to fit a motherboard on, that's taken up with the STE boosters on testing. Then I am "on the floor" testing the PSU's out...https://www.exxosforum.co.uk/forum/viewt ... 300#p13218 Which is in the doorway as nowhere else to setup this stuff. So its not just time lacking, its space..
I have built some shelves lately to store my test machines, but thats in a mess as well. https://www.exxosforum.co.uk/forum/viewt ... 8359#p8359
My workshop has been in a mess for probably 15 years.. https://www.exxosforum.co.uk/forum/viewt ... f=32&t=126 thats stacked up pretty high with lots of deliverys this past week.. and i need to tidy all that up (hences why I am selling some stuff lately) to make more room so I can actually find stuff! We need to have new windows next year, so I need to clear the room up so the builders can get to the window to actually change it! So trying to tidy things up sooner rather than later. This does mean a lot of chaos (aka lack of free time) in summer next year.
So it's not just things which I am publically doing on the forum taking my time, its all the "background" stuff going on which takes up a lot of time also.. I do actually have a day job as well! This creates huge issues as I am in and out all times of day. So being at home for deliveries is a problem, also a bigger problem to arrange pickups as my work load can change hourly. I pretty much try to keep a day free to do one thing, then have to stop to do something else where I would be away from home most of the day. So I end up missing delivers and collections which create more problems.
I am going to be playing "catch up" on work for probably the next several months. That's trying to get stock back up in my store, and hopefully once that's done I can get back to "full time" development work