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Estimating the Cost of Tracker Bar Tubing
By David Evans

[ John Tuttle wrote in 041225 MMDigest:


>> Let's assume that you only need 180 feet of tubing but you buy 200
>> feet just to be on the safe side.  That means you've already spent
>> 10% more for something you are likely to never use again.  Now let's
>> assume that you buy 300 feet; that means you've spent 40% more than
>> is necessary.


Agreed, but these people should also appreciate that if the tubing
needs replacement, then most probably the whole pneumatic system needs
re-building, so they could well be wasting 100% of their funds if they
cannot afford to go further with the re-build.

Happy New Year!

David Evans



(Message sent Tue, 28 Dec 2004 15:21:03 EST , from time zone -0500.)

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