Couldn't agree more with Hot rod. Still working on mine. It is usable now but still going to be 2 more years before I would consider it to be "complete". Time to build is definitely triple the time and cost is going to be double what I initially thought. A lot of the added time and cost for me was once I got into building it I started making it much nicer than I initially planned. With that said, to buy a comparable unit to what I will have built will be double or more of what I have invested cost wise. However if I paid myself a dollar an hour it would probably be a wash! If I had to do it over again..... I would still build one as it is something I am very proud of and have and will continue to enjoy tinkering with even when it is complete.
If you aren't going to have enjoyment out of building it yourself, DONT build it. I guess that's my 2 cents worth!
Steve
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