Tim -
   My point here is that your hobby IS Chris' , Ken Wilford's, Ron Salmon's
and my business, and that it is unrealistic to expect stuff for free from
someone whose livelihood depends, in part, on what you are getting.  There
have been many cars through my garage that have been fixed on the good faith
that i would be paid eventually.... or fixed for a net loss because i knew
that the owner would lose his/her house/job/savings if (s)he couldn't get to
work. Every car can't be like this, though, because i would be bankrupt in a
month. The customers paying the regular rate make it possible for me to help
the people in need.Those of us in business have taken extreme personal  
financial risks to do so, and we help the hobbyists like yourself as much as
we can, usually for no additional charge.  - Ed