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.“Whatever that is.What is it again?”“It's a laser torch-cutting machine.It a table.” She looked at him with a curious expression.“Look, it cuts sheet metal that can then be formed and welded into other things,” Paul explained.She nodded.“You can use a water jet, plasma jet or laser.We're producing lasers, or we will soon,” he said.I hope, he thought.Mitch wanted to produce lasers for defense.He and the military personnel wanted to mount laser weapons on towers to defend the bases from animal attack.Paul wouldn't mind having a few along when he camped but apparently they drew too much power for him to have in the field.That was a bummer.“I'm actually surprised you want one.They are expensive.I know base is expanding their industry, we're making three or four for the factories to keep up with demand.But the only other community that put in for one is Copper Town,” Paul said, looking at her.It was his turn to be curious.Ciara shrugged.“It was on the wish list Joe gave me a while back,” she said.“That and a ton of vehicle parts.But if this thing can make stuff.”“It's one part of the process,” Paul explained, using his hands to indicate putting pieces together.Ciara nodded.“You still need other forming tools.A press break for instance, though you can improvise that if you need to.A CNC can only do so much, and it only cuts thin sheet metal up to I think a half-inch thick.If you want other things made, then you have to cast them or find other methods of making them.” He shook his head as she frowned.“Some people think that a CNC or 3D printer on hand and you are golden.Trust me, it's not anything like that though I wish it was,” he said wryly.She blinked and then nodded.“I think I heard of 3D printers.”“They were getting big back home.I mean on Earth,” Paul said, nodding.“A printer that prints 3D.Plastic?” She asked, playing dumb as she batted her eyelashes at him.She made a show of stretching a bit in her shorty shorts and tied top.“Plastic, some metals.we've got some good ones now that can print some electronics and circuit boards.Simple stuff, but every little bit helps,” Paul explained, trying to keep his cool.She nodded.“Well, I think we'll want one of those next and solar panels and a wind turbine.Another radio might be a good idea.” She had orders to trade for goods and materials that made them as self-sufficient as possible but also put them on the board as competition with Chamber's outfit in the long term.She wasn't sure how well that plan of the colonel's was going to work.She doubted it would fly very far; after all, Chambers had deeper pockets, more people, more resources, and a head start.But there was no problem giving it a shot.Besides, by making them as a possible industrial center in the center of the continent they would be able to not only trade goods and materials with the communities around them, but also do so when Paul's crew weren't around.It wasn't like he could do these road trains more than once every couple of months she judged.Maybe once a season if he was lucky; he had other stops to go to.And it was a dangerous trek.Paul nodded and jotted that down on his tablet.“If you have a shopping list, we can talk terms, ma'am,” he said.She flashed him a smile, intent on flirting with him to get the best deal.and get some revenge on Miles but then she noticed the gold circlet around his ring finger.That made her pause and adjust her strategy a bit.“Well, I know the colonel is only interested in weapons.They are going for a premium I understand, so what do you have in surplus right now?” she asked.“Well, we're on our second harvest or will be shortly.The first summer harvest for the farms I mean, the greenhouses have their own timetable.I know we're short on tropical goods and certain metals and materials, but we've got tons of plastics.”------*------Colonel Miles Dunn was not happy about the competition with Capital he just wasn't sure what to do about it.He'd seriously considered freezing them out, not doing business with them at all, but the rest of his little community didn't seem to agree with him.Ciara was aware of his concerns, but she was focused on short term goals, not long term.He sighed thoughtfully, drumming his fingers on the pistol in front of him.It was a revolver, a 357 that had belonged to Abe before he'd been killed.They'd salvaged it in the field, but it still had a bit of pitting no matter how he cleaned and polished the damn thing.He frowned, looking at it.He checked the action and then set it down in front of him again.He'd have to figure something out.Just getting stuff from base was helping a lot.He'd recognized how his people were thrilled by the contact and by the trade.but not so even Ciara wasn't happy about the terms that guy Fen put out.Fen laid it out to them, what he had, what it cost to make.they still weren't sure if he was on the level or not.Sure he had to drive a damn long way, but he was on their home turf [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]
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.“Whatever that is.What is it again?”“It's a laser torch-cutting machine.It a table.” She looked at him with a curious expression.“Look, it cuts sheet metal that can then be formed and welded into other things,” Paul explained.She nodded.“You can use a water jet, plasma jet or laser.We're producing lasers, or we will soon,” he said.I hope, he thought.Mitch wanted to produce lasers for defense.He and the military personnel wanted to mount laser weapons on towers to defend the bases from animal attack.Paul wouldn't mind having a few along when he camped but apparently they drew too much power for him to have in the field.That was a bummer.“I'm actually surprised you want one.They are expensive.I know base is expanding their industry, we're making three or four for the factories to keep up with demand.But the only other community that put in for one is Copper Town,” Paul said, looking at her.It was his turn to be curious.Ciara shrugged.“It was on the wish list Joe gave me a while back,” she said.“That and a ton of vehicle parts.But if this thing can make stuff.”“It's one part of the process,” Paul explained, using his hands to indicate putting pieces together.Ciara nodded.“You still need other forming tools.A press break for instance, though you can improvise that if you need to.A CNC can only do so much, and it only cuts thin sheet metal up to I think a half-inch thick.If you want other things made, then you have to cast them or find other methods of making them.” He shook his head as she frowned.“Some people think that a CNC or 3D printer on hand and you are golden.Trust me, it's not anything like that though I wish it was,” he said wryly.She blinked and then nodded.“I think I heard of 3D printers.”“They were getting big back home.I mean on Earth,” Paul said, nodding.“A printer that prints 3D.Plastic?” She asked, playing dumb as she batted her eyelashes at him.She made a show of stretching a bit in her shorty shorts and tied top.“Plastic, some metals.we've got some good ones now that can print some electronics and circuit boards.Simple stuff, but every little bit helps,” Paul explained, trying to keep his cool.She nodded.“Well, I think we'll want one of those next and solar panels and a wind turbine.Another radio might be a good idea.” She had orders to trade for goods and materials that made them as self-sufficient as possible but also put them on the board as competition with Chamber's outfit in the long term.She wasn't sure how well that plan of the colonel's was going to work.She doubted it would fly very far; after all, Chambers had deeper pockets, more people, more resources, and a head start.But there was no problem giving it a shot.Besides, by making them as a possible industrial center in the center of the continent they would be able to not only trade goods and materials with the communities around them, but also do so when Paul's crew weren't around.It wasn't like he could do these road trains more than once every couple of months she judged.Maybe once a season if he was lucky; he had other stops to go to.And it was a dangerous trek.Paul nodded and jotted that down on his tablet.“If you have a shopping list, we can talk terms, ma'am,” he said.She flashed him a smile, intent on flirting with him to get the best deal.and get some revenge on Miles but then she noticed the gold circlet around his ring finger.That made her pause and adjust her strategy a bit.“Well, I know the colonel is only interested in weapons.They are going for a premium I understand, so what do you have in surplus right now?” she asked.“Well, we're on our second harvest or will be shortly.The first summer harvest for the farms I mean, the greenhouses have their own timetable.I know we're short on tropical goods and certain metals and materials, but we've got tons of plastics.”------*------Colonel Miles Dunn was not happy about the competition with Capital he just wasn't sure what to do about it.He'd seriously considered freezing them out, not doing business with them at all, but the rest of his little community didn't seem to agree with him.Ciara was aware of his concerns, but she was focused on short term goals, not long term.He sighed thoughtfully, drumming his fingers on the pistol in front of him.It was a revolver, a 357 that had belonged to Abe before he'd been killed.They'd salvaged it in the field, but it still had a bit of pitting no matter how he cleaned and polished the damn thing.He frowned, looking at it.He checked the action and then set it down in front of him again.He'd have to figure something out.Just getting stuff from base was helping a lot.He'd recognized how his people were thrilled by the contact and by the trade.but not so even Ciara wasn't happy about the terms that guy Fen put out.Fen laid it out to them, what he had, what it cost to make.they still weren't sure if he was on the level or not.Sure he had to drive a damn long way, but he was on their home turf [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]