Drakon wrote:
Thanks for treating me like it is possible for me to improve. I am taking comments seriously and all future commissions I'll just tack down wires with small amounts of hot glue leaving the soldered connections open making it much easier to redo or change any work. I agree it makes more sense to tack wires down instead of covering them, it's cleaner and makes it easier to change any wiring or add components.
I seriously doubt you'll take any of these suggestions to heart. Your insistence on using a heat gun to desolder through hole parts shows that you are clearly not interested in changing your ways. I even provided links to get good quality affordable tools so you can't complain about cost despite your exorbitant fees. I can clearly see why you put that disclaimer on your website, it's so you can justify to yourself why you are committing highway robbery.
We all gave you a pass years ago when you were beginner (technically, you still are) with your excessive amounts of hot glue but not only did you not fix that problem, you seem to use even more of it. Just look at the work you did on the Twin Fami with the RGB board mounting. It looks like Peter North is making his come back. Honestly, I think the reason why you drench everything in hot glue is to make it harder for people reverse engineer your work and see what you did. With the way you talk, you make it sound like your techniques are the end all solutions. They are really nothing special and most of the time, they are ideas taken from other people.
If you want to solve the problem of dangling wires, use SHORTER wires. Shorter wires means less chance for interference right? That's something you always seem to be spouting but never quite fully understood the concept.
More importantly, you never seem to address the more damning parts of the accusations. Why don't you fully reimburse people when YOU damage their hardware? Whether it's be accident or outright negligence, it shouldn't matter. Their belongings are in your care and you are supposed to be completely responsible for it's well being. Not only is it the right thing to do, it should be the first thing to do when stuff like this happens.
Lastly, work on your attitude. You may be acting apologetic here but everywhere else, you're still mean spirited as always. We can play nice again and this will be all glue under the bridge when you can learn to treat people, especially your customers, with some respect and dignity. Customers don't always know the ins and outs of mods so if they have questions, answer it politely. They aren't asking because they are out to steal your super secret mod techniques. They just want some peace of mind and clear up any confusion about the bits of information they came across. If you truly know your stuff, explain it to people in a way they can understand and they'll come back for more. I ask my mechanic all the time what's wrong with my car when the check engine light comes. This is just for personal information and it's not like I'm going to run out and open a competing shop because I know a little. If he couldn't tell me what was wrong and how it was fixed, how could I trust with with further repairs? Sounds like he just wants to rip me off with unnecessary charges.
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Jesus, that's scary. This better than Fright Dome at Circus Circus.
