Yes, so many people who write for magazines seem to use their tools to make more tools.
I wish I had some of that in me. I resent every second working on my machines as opposed to using them to make stuff. Which would be why none of them work very well :-\
I wish I was rich enough to pay someone to 'just come and set them all up properly and check on them every couple of months!'
My actual hobby is model engineering focused on locos. Like sailing, it's 90% maintenance & 10% doing. Unfortunately, it's the doing I prefer.
Definitely a tough frame of mind to be in for metalwork. You remind me that loco-builders are the exception to my rule, though. Maybe clock makers too, but the rest of us are busy on our solid toolposts and NASA-engineered toolbit height gauges.
I wish I had some of that in me. I resent every second working on my machines as opposed to using them to make stuff. Which would be why none of them work very well :-\
I wish I was rich enough to pay someone to 'just come and set them all up properly and check on them every couple of months!'
My actual hobby is model engineering focused on locos. Like sailing, it's 90% maintenance & 10% doing. Unfortunately, it's the doing I prefer.