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naumuk(at)alltel.net
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Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2007 4:58 pm Post subject: WW

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     The question is, did WW intend  to go into mass production from the get-go, or was he putzing around his  shop, came up with an idea and enormous demand evolved without  warning?

      All of us have a mod of  our own. Who knows how to build it? You, maybe one or two other  people. Everyone finds out about it and they want one. All of a  sudden you have have orders coming out the ying yang, but who's  qualified to fill them? Sounds suspiciously like the background  of recent posts. 

      The inconsistant delivery  times are a mystery, though.

 Bill Naumuk

HDS Fuselage

Townville,  Pa

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jhstarn(at)verizon.net
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Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2007 6:09 pm Post subject: WW

I also follow the RV-10 list. There's a guy that came up with a axle  extension that was better than the factory. He made a few and the word got  out via the -10 list. People kept asking for just one more. These are a machined  product, from special steel. He offered to make a "few" for those who wanted  them. He set a cut off order date (in two weeks) and figured he would get  maybe 20 ordered. With three days to go he had 250 ordered and people are still  e-mailing him to get on the waiting list. He now asks that people order WAY in  advance...like when they order the first part of the kit and he's trying to fill  orders on a who needs them first. So far it's worked BUT I bet there's are a few  that WANT theirs NOW and will not be in a position to NEED them for months  if not years.

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larry(at)macsmachine.com
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Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2007 6:13 pm Post subject: WW

Hi Bill,

No one starts out with a thought to "mass production" at our level of 

activity. The knowledge that allows a person to produce a few items that 

turn into product rarely are more than a hobby at first. Then, as you 

say, all hell breaks loose if you don't throttle it.  Most of us that 

have orders for things are behind and have a wait list, only sometimes 

realistic, but most of the time money is not accepted until the buyer is 

told the product is ready to ship.  Harder to do with the cost of an 

engine, but a waiting list is often better than

having people become frustrated bankers for future work. No question, WW 

is honest and hard working and life has overloaded his plate, but he 

will come thru.  I'd imagine he feels a lot of the same pressure as 

those who've ordered from him.  Two weeks or two months is not a long 

time in this business. Hiring people is even more pressure and finding 

extra talent is another kind of problem.

It's probably wise to be patient and thankful that WW is there to help 

you get a proper Corvair conversion.  It's a great little engine.



Larry McFarland - 601HDS at www.macsmachine.com

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Bill Naumuk wrote:

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		   All-

     The question is, did WW intend to go into mass production from the 

 get-go, or was he putzing around his shop, came up with an idea 

 and enormous demand evolved without warning?

      All of us have a mod of our own. Who knows how to build it? 

 You, maybe one or two other people. Everyone finds out about it and 

 they want one. All of a sudden you have have orders coming out the 

 ying yang, but who's qualified to fill them? Sounds suspiciously like 

 the background of recent posts. 

      The inconsistant delivery times are a mystery, though.

 Bill Naumuk

 HDS Fuselage

 Townville, Pa

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ashontz

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Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2007 5:56 am Post subject: Re: WW

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     The question is, did WW intend  to go into mass production from the get-go, or was he putzing around his  shop, came up with an idea and enormous demand evolved without  warning?

      All of us have a mod of  our own. Who knows how to build it? You, maybe one or two other  people. Everyone finds out about it and they want one. All of a  sudden you have have orders coming out the ying yang, but who's  qualified to fill them? Sounds suspiciously like the background  of recent posts. 

      The inconsistant delivery  times are a mystery, though.

 Bill Naumuk

HDS Fuselage

Townville,  Pa

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Probably the later. I also wouldn't be surprised if he's personally checking each part. which is a good thing. Something like that could take awhile. He's probably just meticulous about what goes out the door.

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naumuk(at)alltel.net
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Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2007 7:21 am Post subject: WW

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    The key phrase is "Finding extra talent". Those of you out there who are 

managers should be able to empathize. I can't help but think of a saying my 

uncle has- the one who survived being in the 100th/8th Bombardment:

    "When I have a job to do, I do not leave it 'till it's through. Be it 

big or be it small, I do it right or not at all".

    'Nuff said.

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Bill Naumuk

HDS Fuselage

Townville, Pa

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aprazer

Joined: 24 Nov 2006
Posts: 93
Location: Boise, Idaho

Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2007 11:03 am Post subject: WW

Ladies and Gents;

I've been reading this forum for about 6 months now -- finding every once in

a while that some get off on a tangent.  I've been in business for myself

for many years and have found that communication between the offender and

the one that has been offended works well. A small organization (limited #

of employees) can't operate like a mega-sized firm, i.e., who does the work

when the proprietor or one of his employees gets ill? There can be a lot of

extenuating circumstances that we don't know about. Give WW a chance and

don't beat him up in the public or offer him advice through the media. You

know that he already has enough enemies in the Corvair Clubs. 

Mack

601XL with Jabiru in final stages

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vgstol(at)bigpond.net.au
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Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2007 12:04 pm Post subject: WW

Gday All,

 I really feel for this WW  fella.  

 Having started up a couple of  small businesses based on my own engineering and R&D, and then finding that  the duties of production manager, distribution manager, customer relations  manager, etc, etc, overwhelm everything else, and if you have a good  product you become a slave to the business and can't even focus any  longer on the R&D that got you there in the first place, and if you  hire more staff then you become personell manager as well, and that's even less  fun and more stressful........  That was a long tiring sentence  without a breath, but that's just how life feels in such a business  situation.  I just hope WW has a thick enough skin and the  constitution to handle all that stress without burning out.....   

  

 JG

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