RE: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: CNC On a Budget - Burnt

And if you take a look at his website, he has a page for the Production Log
Last entry is from May of 2005.

On the home page he mentions:
http://www.cnconabudget.com/

11/14/04: Back to work! I am recovering from the
chemo and hormones, the only lasting side effect
seems to be the muscle fibers in my back are
easily damaged. I had to get a cane!
Better than being dead, I suppose.

I would guess that he is only working on stuff that catches his interest.

Running a hobby and not a business...

> -----Original Message-----
> From: CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Mariss Freimanis
> Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2006 10:33 PM
> To: CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: CNC On a Budget - Burnt
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>
> I think I can understand how you feel. You looked around for what you
> thought was the best deal and you spent your money with them.
>
> The only "Paul Jones" I know was a pirate in in stories I heard as a
> kid. That should have been your first tip-off.
>
> The second tip-off should have been "it takes 3 months to fill a new
> order". No repetuable vendor would take that long. Maybe 24-hours,
> maybe 5 days at worst. There is no "lineup" in any business unless
> you are being scammed.
>
> What could possibly take 3 months to fill an order? Dig the iron ore
> from the earth, smelt it into iron, forge the ingots and machine them
> into a machine you ordered? Probably not.
>
> Consider the $327 as being gone along with the pirate that took it.
> Think of it as an expensive but worthwhile lesson. Deal in the future
> with people whose reputations you read about and know something
> about. A little research goes a long way.
>
> Paul Jones is not a person I have ever heard about. I feel badly for
> you that you got taken. That is not the way it works in this
> community.
>
> Mariss
>
>
>
> --- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "ghidera2000"
> <ghidera2000@...> wrote:
> >
> > In April of 2004 I placed and order totalling $327 (US) with Paul
> > Jones of CNC on a budget. I sent a money order via registered mail
> > which Paul Jones verified he received (as does the registered mail).
> >
> > At the time Paul Jones had a warning on his website stating that it
> > would be at least 3 months before he could fill new orders, so I
> left
> > him alone until almost 6 months later, when I enquired as to my
> place
> > in the lineup. I was assured that the order was soon to be filled.
> >
> > After more than a year of waiting, I asked that either the order be
> > filled or a refund for the money be sent - I have not had any
> > responses from CNC On a Budget since I first asked for the refund,
> > despite sending multiple requests for refund.
> >
> > Your mileage may vary but, think long and hard before you send
> money
> > to CNC on a budget.
> >
>
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