One of the problems we see over and over again these days are people asking questions about "Making things" who have never bought any tools of any kind and have no clue how tools are used. They see good text, and better pictures on a site like this and get excited about "building their own".
Credit that to our public schools removing "shop classes " from most school curriculums, and so many kids being raised in urban rentals where there is no parent or workshop.shop available to learn about tools as I did from my father as a boy. Add into the mix a general disdain by so-called educated people for anyone who works with hands, and tools, and you reach this sorry state of ignorance.
We need to welcome these new interested folks to this kind of work, as basic or generic equipment can be enhanced later with- or replaced with better products that reflect-- hand Art work. Its never too late in life to learn how to use tools. The satisfaction one gets from making anything with your own hands is priceless. :hatsoff:
