Mike Cleaver
Well-known member
Actually, this is the way it works when you're not able to deal directly in person with the individual who is supervising/doing the work.
Long distance technology.
It takes time and a lot of effort to communicate what you want and how you want it done when separated by great distance, be it a letter, email, fax or phone conversation.
You can't be aware of what problems may develop at the distant end.
If any of you are following the Lucas microphone thread on PSW, even when the companies involved are in the same country but separated by distance, unavoidable delays can crop up, ie: machinery failure.
You've already read of his problems trying to get a great looking but economical power supply enclosure built and after all that work, the bid for the product came in higher than he wanted.
That's why, whenever I had/have to work with someone, I would physically go to his/her office and speak with them face to face.
That way, you get immediate aural and visual feedback to your ideas, questions and comments that you can't get in an email or phone call.
Skylar has, to me, amazing patience to even go forward with this project on his own, dealing with someone across the Pacific.
I'm sure with his perseverance and dedication to this project, it will come to fruition with a product exactly as he has designed and envisioned.
But as you can read here, it's been a long hard road.
Too bad there are so few companies in North America which can build a great product economically any more.
So for this project, I say "Bravo, Skylar!"
You're a better and much more patient man than I.
Long distance technology.
It takes time and a lot of effort to communicate what you want and how you want it done when separated by great distance, be it a letter, email, fax or phone conversation.
You can't be aware of what problems may develop at the distant end.
If any of you are following the Lucas microphone thread on PSW, even when the companies involved are in the same country but separated by distance, unavoidable delays can crop up, ie: machinery failure.
You've already read of his problems trying to get a great looking but economical power supply enclosure built and after all that work, the bid for the product came in higher than he wanted.
That's why, whenever I had/have to work with someone, I would physically go to his/her office and speak with them face to face.
That way, you get immediate aural and visual feedback to your ideas, questions and comments that you can't get in an email or phone call.
Skylar has, to me, amazing patience to even go forward with this project on his own, dealing with someone across the Pacific.
I'm sure with his perseverance and dedication to this project, it will come to fruition with a product exactly as he has designed and envisioned.
But as you can read here, it's been a long hard road.
Too bad there are so few companies in North America which can build a great product economically any more.
So for this project, I say "Bravo, Skylar!"
You're a better and much more patient man than I.
