[Raptor]

Actually, it is a good idea for a couple reasons. We require a down payment for machine work because the shop we use also requires a down, then we require the balance of the machine shop bill when we pick up the engine for them which means we are not carying that bill and the customer isn't hit with such a large balance on completion. We require payment on any major purchases when we are required to pay for them as well. It works out better all the way through in larger projects. We are not nearly well financed enough to cary the costs of all the projects we have going till completion and it is usually easier for customers to pay a couple smaller payments than to a large bill all at once. I don't think I would want people to pay the full bill up front either, if anything were to happen to the company or to the customer before the job was completed, that would leave someone in an awkward position. Fair pay for quality work done is all any shop should be asking and what the customer should expect to be paying.