Percy – I laughed, but I know for a fact, Marlin has a lot of hours into these things!
(I know your comment was a light-hearted one!)
I have just taken a job as the Junior Assistant Apprentice Machinist at the Old Pueblo Trolley Machine Shop and everything that I try to do takes about four times what I expect it will!
What’s that old Machinist saying? You can have it fast, with high quality, and cheap.
Pick Two!
(…. and you’re unlikely to ever get high quality & cheap, no matter how long it takes!)