homade kit

[glassdoctor]

Ok... back to the corners, and no need for round two. The choice of words could have been better by both parties. Brush it off and move on.

Craig, if you check out a few wsr "online catalogs" you will see all they have to offer and decide what you need and don't need. Most wsr suppliers offer a pretty basic kit, and if all you have now is a drill, there's nothing wrong with having an extra. The main expenses are the injector tools and resin. You can obviously spend as much or as little as you want, that's your call. There are $50 plastic injectors and $800 fancy ones. There are $20 cure lights and $200 ones.

I have seen kits like what I think you are wanting, for under $300
one quality stainless steel injector with a couple seals,
one bottle of resin and one pit filler and a few cure tabs,
a cheap cure light,
one drill with a few bits,
a scribe,
a cheap tool box and a couple rags.

BtW, the reason you can ruffle some feathers here is that dedicated fulltime wsr guys take offense to "hacks" that only want a quick buck or easy money, and end up giving wsr a bad rap. Just make sure you are serious about doing quality work and treat it like a pro. Hence, the "sarcasm". Just thought you might need to know where we are coming from, no offense.

[glassdoctor]

here's a couple tips to chew on...

whatever equipment you get... do yourself a favor and get a quality cure light, not the $25 ones. And, don't buy the cheapest resin either.

I use a soft-side style tool bag to carry my stuff for fleet work. I use a powerful cure light and 12v jump-start type battery to feed it, and a Dry-star moisture evaporator. I use Dremel and Wizard drills. I use a folded shop rag to wrap around my injector to shield sunlight, with a rubber band to secure it. I use a General brand steel tip probe as a flexing and tapping tool... any hardware store. I use syringes and needles from the local vet shop for resin handling. I use white terry towels from Sams. A small plano tackle box for drill bits, o rings, cure tabs, qtips, etc. You can use "heavy duty polypropylene" sheet protectors to cut up for cure tabs. Red Devil razor blades..and on and on...

Proprietary items are resins, drill bits, injector seals and bridge. And maybe wsr branded cure lights, and the drystar, even though you can find substitutes for these. Everything else is basic hardware store type stuff if you want to scavenger hunt. Or invest in a kit from someone like Delta and get the support that comes with it.


Read this entire forum and you will have no trouble finding some good stuff.

Give us a an idea of what specific equipment you would like to get, or what you are not sure about...

[craig]

Thanks very much for the info..I do want a quick buck and easy money. Who dosen't?!. I woulden't offer my customers a service that I coulden't do well. That's not going to make any money. And whats with the ethics lesson. I understand being proud of what you do, but I've done wr and it's not hard. I don't mean to offend, but come on. People take such a rigid stand on "bare bones & tenure". I mean why even focus on these things?. I would have asked, location, intended usage, and how many rpm does you current drimil produce. Anyway, I'm done with it. I'm sure there are several level headed members to corispond with. Thanks again glassdoc

[craig]

A member that lives near me just emailed me wanting me to add graphics to his van in trade for a complete kit. Thats a deal.

[optic-kleer]

Good luck craig in your "venture". But, please remember one thing. To keep customers, you need to do good repairs. Put your WSR kit together with that in mind and you wont go far wrong. Its easy to get customers, harder to keep them, especially if you have plenty of competitors waiting to jump in and take you trade.
And lastly, dont knock the industry, there are a lot of guys out there working hard, refining their techniques, putting a lot of time, money and effort into earning a living. Ok its not rocket science but it definitely takes practice and patience and a fair bit of know-how to be succesful.
A final bit of advice would be: read the forum from start to finish and let our experiences help you out. Good Luck.

Eric Howe
Optic-Kleer Limited
England

[craig]

Eric I don't mean to knock the industry and I'm sure that there is much I don't know, but I do know business, marketing, customer retention, etc.. A solid business plan can be molded to fit any program. The short time I that I did wr I found it to be easy, fairly cheep, and profitable. I'm now released from a non-compete and ready to hit a market that I've been watching for some time now. Thanks for the info Eric. I wish we could get past stardust's malice comments and just talk shop.