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As I was reading all the above and catching up, I was left with the thought that your ability to do CAD (even self taught!) could be beneficial to other rodders.

Perhaps a local group or even...

Times 2. Meet with the manager and ask for referrals,, if they have happy customers, I'm sure they wouldn't mind answering a couple questions.

Welcome Aboard Zandoz! Nice to see you here and I hope you enjoy your time with us.

The project sounds nice, it's clear that you've been doing the research/homework and identifying what you want...