If you don’t know how to build a machine that accomplishes as much as a Dr. Thomas Galen Hieronymus Machine — the all-in-one machine described here yesterday ‚ just get some ready-made plans. The self-noted inventor William D. Jenson has generously formulated a set of plans, which he placed on his web site along with additional plans for additional machines that may work fully as well as the Dr. Thomas Galen Hieronymus Machine. Mr. Jenson’s instruction manual begins with this caution:
“Only 1 person should use your machine as a rule of thumb.”
The manual does not specify what rule of thumb the machine should be used as. Nor does the manual specify whether other people should use your machine as anything other than a rule of thumb.