Have you asked them about a camera body? We might all be interested in
getting them into a new business.
Tom
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jay Maynard" <jmaynard@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, January 28, 2000 5:21 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] Black vs Chrome/Titanium WAS: OM-2S question
> On Fri, Jan 28, 2000 at 09:53:41AM +0000, Ian A. Nichols wrote:
> > On Thu, 27 Jan 2000, Rick Beckrich wrote:
> > > Seems to be a lot of attention being given to "powder coating" as a
> > > finish in other fields. Don't know if it's increased durability, or
just
> > > cheaper to produce.
> > Ah yes, the finish of choice for motorcyclists building "specials" to be
> > ridden rather than looked at. Primarily because it is very hard wearing
> > and very protective against corrosion (we put salt on our roads in
> > winter, so that's really important).
>
> There's a company here in Houston that does powder coating work for the
> oilfield precisely because of those qualities. When the oil business got
> slow, they branched out - into lawn furniture refinishing. They claim that
> they can refurbish old, rusty lawn furniture for much less than you can
buy
> new stuff, and they're doing a LOT of business.
>
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