AOB 11rd June, 2020

Sunny

Sunny

Lister
Mad skills right there imagine if this person gets modernized equipment to work with he can produce top class furniture.
 
It's Me Scumbag

It's Me Scumbag

Elder Lister
Sunny said:
Mad skills right there imagine if this person gets modernized equipment to work with he can produce top class furniture.
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Modernized equipment za nini? And isn't he already producing top class quality furniture?
What he needs is support to go.large scale but still retain that personal touch.
And not the IKEA way by the way.
And most of the stuff you see in these premium shops around is made by experts like him...
 
upepo

upepo

Elder Lister
Time for some education from a seasoned engineer (Youtube). There is nothing too spectacular about the table/chair, just a clever mechanism that increases the functionality of the item. Now, let's see where and how this product would fail. One, the fundi has no access to modern machines that would improve his product in terms of robustness, aesthetics, and quality. In this case, he would need a powered metal bender, a mig welder, and a mill/lathe machine to work on the hinged sections. The second cause to failure is lack of access to quality and reasonably-priced materials. The steel, wood, and paint are the lowest quality you could find anywhere in the world, and the most expensive too. What this means is that the product is utterly uncompetitive within and beyond his neighborhood. The product would not be unaffordable to the majority of people who would wish to purchase it. Actually, the target market for this product is mostly found in Karen (remnant colonialists).

Could the government be of help in such situations? Yes, it could. Unfortunately, any such initiatives would be saddled with corruption and self-interest. A few years ago, the government supplied some youths with tools they could use to set up welding workshops as a form of self-employment. The issue is that they went for the cheapest, lowest-quality machines, which were acquired at thrice the market price. Today, most of these machines are broken, the target youths are broke, and the suppliers are basking in ill-acquired monies.
 
It's Me Scumbag

It's Me Scumbag

Elder Lister
upepo said:
Time for some education from a seasoned engineer (Youtube). There is nothing too spectacular about the table/chair, just a clever mechanism that increases the functionality of the item. Now, let's see where and how this product would fail. One, the fundi has no access to modern machines that would improve his product in terms of robustness, aesthetics, and quality. In this case, he would need a powered metal bender, a mig welder, and a mill/lathe machine to work on the hinged sections. The second cause to failure is lack of access to quality and reasonably-priced materials. The steel, wood, and paint are the lowest quality you could find anywhere in the world, and the most expensive too. What this means is that the product is utterly uncompetitive within and beyond his neighborhood. The product would not be unaffordable to the majority of people who would wish to purchase it. Actually, the target market for this product is mostly found in Karen (remnant colonialists).

Could the government be of help in such situations? Yes, it could. Unfortunately, any such initiatives would be saddled with corruption and self-interest. A few years ago, the government supplied some youths with tools they could use to set up welding workshops as a form of self-employment. The issue is that they went for the cheapest, lowest-quality machines, which were acquired at thrice the market price. Today, most of these machines are broken, the target youths are broke, and the suppliers are basking in ill-acquired monies.
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You surely can kill all hope and optimism. And if that's not enough,you cremate them and throw the ashes into the river... But sadly,that what faces even the most resilient Kenyan...
 
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