Ask HN: What can you realistically manufacture in your garage?

Post by cq493 » Tue, Jul 19, 2022, 7:16 AM UTC

jamiek88 wrote: post #227

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The issue is that business teaches people how to fish. People can take their own clones from the first clone. If you sell fancy fertilizer eventually people will realize they can get away with regular cheap dry amendments once they realize what they are actually doing with fertilizing.

Yep, you start off buying obscure soils and obsessing about ph levels and light and moisture and years later I use the cheapest 4-4-4 fertilizer I can find and water when I stick my finger in and it’s dry. I get better product now than I used to. Mostly it’s about genetics anyway. The number one bit of advice I give to new gardeners (my garden is pretty well developed) is ‘less is more’. Basically leave the plant alo…

Post by King-Aaron » Tue, Jul 19, 2022, 7:38 AM UTC

Post by toomanybeersies » Tue, Jul 19, 2022, 7:47 AM UTC

sixQuarks wrote: post #183

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War happens when one of two nations assumes that they are more capable of winning than another. If you stop spending in the US and assume that Russia and China will sit idly by without invading our allies, you are living in a land of fantasy.

This makes no sense. Using this logic, why don’t more countries attack, say Costa Rica, which doesn’t even have a military? I think the OP probably doesn’t have a problem with actual defense projects, but if you’ve been paying any attention over the last 70 years, you will know that the US has attacked many countries under the guise of “defense”.

Post by nikitaga » Tue, Jul 19, 2022, 8:12 AM UTC

tyrfing wrote: post #142

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Their reply, verbatim: Hi xxxx, We only ship to large businesses and schools in Canada. We can't accept your order. I'm sorry for the inconvenience. You might want to try Fastenal or Motion Canada. Lauren

I can pretty much guarantee that this is due to customs/import charges. Consumers will cancel orders over a surprise bill from that, a big business won't care at all or will have their own broker.

Post by credit_guy » Tue, Jul 19, 2022, 8:17 AM UTC

systemvoltage wrote: post #216

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Not understanding what the benefit to the taxpayer is for this, when right now plenty of entrepreneurs willingly take on these startup costs themselves?

Huge benefits: Increase competition, overthrow incumbents, equip populace with basic skills and manufacturing capacity in case of when shit hits the fan, cheaper parts. Downsides I can think of: Exploitation of the program through various means by bad actors. It is no different than SBA low interest loans, just instead of capital, you get machines for specific purpose. Another one is injection molding, the entire ind…