Reading some of the threads on here I've come to realize there are two types of mechanics. Those that want to teach the world and those that try to hide the knowledge.
Seriously? Are those of you in the hide the knowledge group that scared that DIY'ers watching an install video by Simonis is going to ruin your business? That describing techniques are going to cause "hacks" to get better and take away your business or create a whole new set of "hacks"?
I don't see plumbers hiding their knowledge, or carpenters, or electricians, or auto mechanics, or really any skilled labor force. Many of them have their own Unions which one of it's goals is to continually train members and bring in apprentices to learn from them.
I see the comments about "putting food on my family's table". I'm sorry if you don't like it, but what should be "putting food on the table" should be your skill, quality of work, and craftsmanship, not "trade secrets of the ancient and honorable society of billiard mechanics".
I used to watch Bob Ross on PBS all the time. I can still only draw a stick figure and I can paint the walls with a roller and only get a little paint on the floor. I watch "Wood Works with David J. Marks" and "New Yankee workshop" all the time, I still can't build anything CLOSE to how they are able to build furniture.
We live in an era of many companies selling shoddy products and crappy service. People who care still find the quality people. If you can't make a living based on your years of experience, quality of work, and reputation, then, maybe you shouldn't be in that line of work. That statement goes for ANY profession, not just table mechanics.
Just tossing my 2 cents out into the ethereal plane of the internet again...
Brian
Seriously? Are those of you in the hide the knowledge group that scared that DIY'ers watching an install video by Simonis is going to ruin your business? That describing techniques are going to cause "hacks" to get better and take away your business or create a whole new set of "hacks"?
I don't see plumbers hiding their knowledge, or carpenters, or electricians, or auto mechanics, or really any skilled labor force. Many of them have their own Unions which one of it's goals is to continually train members and bring in apprentices to learn from them.
I see the comments about "putting food on my family's table". I'm sorry if you don't like it, but what should be "putting food on the table" should be your skill, quality of work, and craftsmanship, not "trade secrets of the ancient and honorable society of billiard mechanics".
I used to watch Bob Ross on PBS all the time. I can still only draw a stick figure and I can paint the walls with a roller and only get a little paint on the floor. I watch "Wood Works with David J. Marks" and "New Yankee workshop" all the time, I still can't build anything CLOSE to how they are able to build furniture.
We live in an era of many companies selling shoddy products and crappy service. People who care still find the quality people. If you can't make a living based on your years of experience, quality of work, and reputation, then, maybe you shouldn't be in that line of work. That statement goes for ANY profession, not just table mechanics.
Just tossing my 2 cents out into the ethereal plane of the internet again...
Brian
