# Los Angeles Area Assembler Needed **URL:** \ **Category:** Mining\ **Created:** [December 23, 2016, 6:38pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/los-angeles-area-assembler-needed/13080 "2016-12-23T18:38:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![michael.stollaire](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/zcash/user_avatar/forum.zcashcommunity.com/michael.stollaire/32/156_2.png) [@michael.stollaire](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/michael.stollaire)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2016, 6:38pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/los-angeles-area-assembler-needed/13080/1 "2016-12-23T18:38:13Z")
I have a plug-and-play mining rig already, but want to “shadow” someone assembling a rig, so I can watch over their shoulder and learn. I am willing to pay for this service. I live in the Los Angeles area, and wonder if anyone on this forum is local to me, and willing to do this? Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![voxelot](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/zcash/user_avatar/forum.zcashcommunity.com/voxelot/32/571_2.png) [@voxelot](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/voxelot)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2016, 7:38pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/los-angeles-area-assembler-needed/13080/2 "2016-12-23T19:38:52Z")
I actually live downtown. What kind of mining rig are you looking to learn to build? A farm, one of those new MXM oil submerged 10 card machines, or push a pro btc 81 board to 6 cards in a milk-crate/custom case? I have built one 5 gpu Ethereum miner a year ago, and three 6 gpu Zcash miners recently (all milk-crate pro btc 81 mobos with radeon cards and Linux OS). I’m more of a software developer working in the crypto space than a dedicated miner/farmer. I have seen some glimpses of what larger farms are like to run, but I wouldn’t be the best in telling you how to run one. Also I have not built one of the MXM rigs. So if that sounds like the kind of rig you are wanting to learn (5-6 cards per mobo) then I’d be happy to help when/if I get some free time. ---
**Author:** ![jimmy18486](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/91b2a8/32.png) [@jimmy18486](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/jimmy18486)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2016, 12:22am UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/los-angeles-area-assembler-needed/13080/3 "2016-12-24T00:22:37Z")
Electricity bills is expensive here in LA, think twice before you build one. ---
**Author:** ![voxelot](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/zcash/user_avatar/forum.zcashcommunity.com/voxelot/32/571_2.png) [@voxelot](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/voxelot)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2016, 12:57am UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/los-angeles-area-assembler-needed/13080/4 "2016-12-24T00:57:22Z")
> [@jimmy18486](#): > > Electricity bills is expensive here in LA, think twice before you build one. Or they live in an apartment with fixed rate electricity bill and have some hobby heaters runnings. ---
**Author:** ![jimmy18486](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/91b2a8/32.png) [@jimmy18486](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/jimmy18486)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2016, 1:30am UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/los-angeles-area-assembler-needed/13080/5 "2016-12-24T01:30:38Z")
I was shocked by looking at the new electricity billing rate in 2017. 23cents man for Tiers 2. ---
**Author:** ![cxm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bbce88/32.png) [@cxm](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/cxm)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2016, 9:54am UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/los-angeles-area-assembler-needed/13080/6 "2016-12-24T09:54:07Z")
LA based miner here. Nice to see locals involved ---
**Author:** ![jimmy18486](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/91b2a8/32.png) [@jimmy18486](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/jimmy18486)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2016, 4:04pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/los-angeles-area-assembler-needed/13080/7 "2016-12-24T16:04:41Z")
How much do you pay for your electricity bill a month? Is it still profitable? ---
**Author:** ![cxm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bbce88/32.png) [@cxm](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/cxm)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2016, 5:13pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/los-angeles-area-assembler-needed/13080/8 "2016-12-24T17:13:11Z")
Thankfully I have access to power at no cost at my office space. Had I paid for power I’d say most if not all crypto mining wouldn’t be profitable. I made a major profit during the ramp up phase of zec ---
**Author:** ![jimmy18486](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/91b2a8/32.png) [@jimmy18486](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/jimmy18486)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2016, 6:03pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/los-angeles-area-assembler-needed/13080/9 "2016-12-24T18:03:40Z")
Lucky you man. With a new billing rate this 2017, i have to return 1/2 of my GPUs and sell the other 1/2 this coming weeks ☹ so sad to give up one of my hobbies ---
**Author:** ![michael.stollaire](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/zcash/user_avatar/forum.zcashcommunity.com/michael.stollaire/32/156_2.png) [@michael.stollaire](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/michael.stollaire)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2016, 10:44pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/los-angeles-area-assembler-needed/13080/10 "2016-12-25T22:44:37Z")
I want to build an example rig, and start up a farm or data center, not necessarily here in LA. Yes, please ping me when you have some spare time. I would love to set up one of those MXM machines. However, the 6 GPU milk crate would be fine as well. I’m a software specialist with 17 years of experience in the enterprise management and monitoring area. Crypto mining is a “hobby gone wild” for me. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![helium.bet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/zcash/user_avatar/forum.zcashcommunity.com/helium.bet/32/3502_2.png) [@helium.bet](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/helium.bet)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2016, 12:13am UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/los-angeles-area-assembler-needed/13080/11 "2016-12-27T00:13:24Z")
Greetings Nathan! I was wondering is there any way to get in touch with you? I am working on project, if I could maybe bounce some ideas off you, maybe have a few minutes of your time? Perhaps a slack you are in, or discord/curse/TS channel? Please let me know! Kindest regards. ---
**Author:** ![demonicpeoples](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/74df32/32.png) [@demonicpeoples](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/demonicpeoples)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2016, 9:38pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/los-angeles-area-assembler-needed/13080/12 "2016-12-27T21:38:54Z")
I am a wholesaler and looking to work on getting a farm up and running. I have 16 years in hardware configuration and would like to see if we can work together. I have some ideas I’d like to bounce off of you and maybe we can make something happen. Let me know when you have some free time. ---
**Author:** ![michael.stollaire](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/zcash/user_avatar/forum.zcashcommunity.com/michael.stollaire/32/156_2.png) [@michael.stollaire](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/u/michael.stollaire)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2017, 8:48pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/los-angeles-area-assembler-needed/13080/13 "2017-01-22T20:48:17Z")
I sent you a PM, but in short, I’m generally available after 2 PM PST. My schedule is chaotic, so it’s best we actually schedule a time and put it on my calendar. Hope to hear from you soon. I’m a hardware and software architect with almost two decades of experience in global enterprise environments and I’m also a hands-on senior software engineer, specializing in Enterprise Management and IT Security, FYI.