because being able to bootstrap a small machine means i can do things like building big machine tools our community may need to fabricate our own replacements for our hydroelectric turbines and generators.  pcbway is fine, jlpcb has been my main go-to though for our radio projects. current one is resuscitating fosatech's dual rts-sdr wideband receiver sdr.  why wouldn't i be able to afford pallets? i make decent money.  and, i do have a few chinatools. my first lathe was a vevor 7x16 and a vevor bandsaw.
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