Terry, After having spent nearly 30 years of my life using a variety of hand and power tools on a daily basis, I can tell you want the best damn tool that visa, master card or AMEX can afford. I still have $60000+ invested in my tools and I don't regret 1 nickel of that investment. I don't use them as much as I once did but I do know that if and when I need them they are there and ready to go.
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Terry Klarich Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2009 9:08 AM To: [email protected]; Bill Stephan Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] cheap tools was Drill press advice. In my mind, a cheap tool is one that can not hold up to the work or accurately reproduce results. Take a cheap tablesaw. My previous contracter saw, was cheap. When returning the blade to 90 degrees after making bevel cuts, the blade would always become out of line with the miter slot. I would always have to readjust the trunion. Also,, if I would move the fence to the left side of the blade, for any reason and clamp it down, I would have to re-square the fence again on the right. I think I spent as much time cutting as I did adjusting on that saw. I had a cheap router that wouldn't maintain depth setting and wouldn't always hold bits securely. I was assured by the manufacture the router was in perfect working order. The only guide bushings available for the router were plastic (which didn't hold up at all). (not only cheap; but, dangerous) Terry On Thu, 08 Jan 2009 09:50:31 -0600you write: > >Somethimes though, what makes a tool cheap or perhaps of less quality >is inviting. I bought a light weight cheap table saw last S ummer >precisely because I can move it easily. I have to use this on a rather >uneven surface, so wheels, unless they were adjustab le, aren't really >an option. > ------------------------------------ Send any questions regarding list management to: [email protected] To listen to the show archives go to link http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAG E_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29 Or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions >From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ Visit the archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the following address for more information: http://www.jaws-users.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [email protected]! Groups Links -- BEGIN-ANTISPAM-VOTING-LINKS ------------------------------------------------------ Teach InfoWest Spam Trap if this mail (ID 236051464) is spam: Spam: https://spamtrap.infowest.com/canit/b.php?i=236051464&m=e8d8 a70ec5bc&c=s Not spam: https://spamtrap.infowest.com/canit/b.php?i=236051464&m=e8d8 a70ec5bc&c=n Forget vote: https://spamtrap.infowest.com/canit/b.php?i=236051464&m=e8d8 a70ec5bc&c=f REMEMBER: Never give out your account information, password, or other personal information over e-mail. ------------------------------------------------------ END-ANTISPAM-VOTING-LINKS
