I think it has to do with the skill level you are at. I suspect there may
be 'hell' levels you have to work through. I recently started to tinker
with my character. I made flameless lanterns all the way to 68, then
switched to cams. I did 8 at a time with the cams. The first batch, I was
6 for 8. The next batch, I was 8 for 8. I was at skill 74 after that (75
is trivial). I then went 1 for 6 getting that last point. I've begun
making stalking probes since they are cheaper to make than the
spyglasses. I don't have firm stats on it, but I did 50% for about 10,
then went on a 1 for 6 streak, then back to 50% again for the next 4. I
suspect there may be some sticking points you have to work through (for
example, skill level of 73 might bring more successes than 74). I know it
seems odd, but its either that, or I had a run of bad luck. BTW, nothing
changed during any of the attempts, 109 wisdom, 140 intelligence.

Atiny of Bristlebane
16th Enchanter
~80 tinkering ;)

At 02:12 PM 3/14/00 -0800, you wrote:

>From: Jeff Price <jeffreyjprice@...>
>
>Out of my first 2 attempts I manufactured 2.
>Out of my next 8 attemps I manufactured NONE!
>
>And here I thought I was just a stupid warrior! (106
>int/80 wis or so)!
>
>Up until aqualungs I was making a pretty dandy profit
>with spyglasses and the occasional bow cam or stalking
>probe made to order.
>
>Oh well....
>
>-alewuf shinkicker of povar
>40th gemchopper
>102 tinkering