Been here several times now.
As you say, the information's posted here for everyone to take away & use. We don't charge for it, it's just to help our fellow builders out -to save them some time & trouble & maybe help them build a safer machine. If anyone manages to make a profit from that info, then good luck to 'em. To be honest, I can't be bothered with the hassle of trying to sell the parts. Several forum members have had a go at making those brake plates for profit now & several more have approached me, asking if I'd mind if they did.
I don't. All I ask is that the website gets a credit for the design, that's all. Same goes for anything else we might come up with & post here. It's a public forum & we can't stop people copying things. Make as many plates as you like, just don't pass them off as all your own work, that's all.
Oh, & as TB says, maybe a discount for forum members wouldn't go amiss.
Back to happy, fluffy thoughts please chaps.