Have to agree in total with A&C on this debate - despite his appreciation of all things wood.
As for the rather aggressive rantings of ex-PFA BB renowned Mr TonyR: before one accuses someone of a sucking attitude, best you know whether or not they know what they are talking about.
As for MDareoservices - my how Glatton has changed since the last time I passed by! From a small, boggy farmstrip to a massive M3 housing '5 licensed engineers, 3 mechanics and a maintenance worker'? With that kind of staffing level it must be one of the largest and well-staffed M3s in the country. Must be very crowded there, unless they aren't actually all there at the same time? Ah, the joys of advertisements.
DOC400, if you are really that worried about flying sans spinner then wait for the engineers to get a reply from Robin as to the availability of a replacement spinner. It was unfortunate that the factory closed down for four days as they had done that weeks' hours but that is the way they Robin work.
In future, may I respectfully suggest, that if you have a problem with what you have been told by the engineers responsible for the maintenance of your aircraft then why not discusss it further with them rather than asking all and sundry on a public forum?
This thread seems to have gone down the route of being another anti-engineer one which I don't think was probably the object of the exercise originally.