[Jeff Waegelin]

Originally Posted by Billfred

So suppose that a middle ground was struck.

Instead of getting a plop-it-in-and-go TechnoKats gearbox, you received the gearbox with some assembly required. You've still got to learn how to put it together--you just don't have to worry about puzzle pieces not fitting.

Teaching how to assemble off-the-shelf parts can be fun, I swear.

I like that solution. It seems like a pretty good balance to me. It's obviously up to Andy and the Technokats to decide how they would want to market their "product" but I think that idea may be a good compromise. Plus, it would probably be easier to ship machined parts and instructions than it would be to ship a fully-assembled product.