Being the proverbial apprentice termite, it just came up and whacked me
upside the head . . . .
There are revelations and discoveries that surround us all the time that
only through experience will we fully grasp. Well, I reached a stage in my
apprenticeship where I realized the router in and of itself is a very useful
tool, but the bits, tables, jigs and various sundry accessories can exceed
the original cost of the router to a power of 10 (well, at least a power of
3).
I liken this to a DVD player or a boat or a . . (no, I won't go there. She
might read this NG). They are all holes you are doomed forever to through
money at!
Ah, the price man pays to maintain sanity 8~)
Happy Holloween
Erik
In article <[email protected]>, Erik Ahrens
<erikl_nospam_@_nospam_syserco.com> wrote:
> rround us all the time that
> only through experience will we fully grasp. Well, I reached a stage in my
> apprenticeship where I realized the router in and of itself is a very useful
> tool, but the bits, tables, jigs and various sundry accessories can exceed
> the original cost of the router to a power of 10 (well, at least a power of
> 3).
You haven't bought a lathe, have you?
;-)
--
There are no socks in my email address.
"Quando Omni Flunkus Moritati"
Erik Ahrens wrote:
snip
> I realized the router in and of itself is a very useful
> tool, but the bits, tables, jigs and various sundry accessories can exceed
> the original cost of the router to a power of 10 (well, at least a power of
> 3).
snip
You've discovered the corollary to Walt Akers axiom (sp?) "All tools
cost
$1,500 - over a lifetime." The full version of the corolllary you
discovered
is stated as
"A tool that costs less than $1,500 in a lifetime will cost 41,500
once
you've purchased all the accessories necessary to fully utilize the
tool's
full potential"
There are many more "rules" to uncover - The Potato Chip Rule - "Bet
you can't
eat just one." kicks in when you acquire your first hand plane,
handsaw, set
of bench chisels, carving chisels ...
Welcome to the slippery slope.
charlie b
What are you guys, nuts? Don't even joke about that.
Greg
"Mark & Juanita" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> In article <[email protected]>,
> [email protected] says...
> > Seems like the router BIT manufacturers should begin giving away routers
> > and make bits that fit only their machines, a la the printer
> > manufacturers. That's where the real money is!
> >
> >
>
> Or just "license" the router to you, assuring that you will only buy
> bits from them ala Lexmark.
In article <[email protected]>,
[email protected] says...
> Seems like the router BIT manufacturers should begin giving away routers
> and make bits that fit only their machines, a la the printer
> manufacturers. That's where the real money is!
>
>
Or just "license" the router to you, assuring that you will only buy
bits from them ala Lexmark.
throw this newbie a Bone! What is the revelation? Is it like getting
Calculus finally? :-)
The router was another in my line of 'Damn... if I just had one of those I
would be just like Norm' purchases.
The good thing is that I did buy a GOOD router, unlike most of my other
power tools.
I do agree with you. I spent just under $200 on my router. $75 to make a
table for it. $45 on my first set of 2 bits. $45 on a good spiral bit...
you see where I'm going with this. I just kept going without seeing your
revelation. Now I see it....
It's OK with me... as long as SWMBO doesnt see the revelation, I'm cool with
it.
:-)
Mike W.
"Erik Ahrens" <erikl_nospam_@_nospam_syserco.com> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Being the proverbial apprentice termite, it just came up and whacked me
> upside the head . . . .
>
> There are revelations and discoveries that surround us all the time that
> only through experience will we fully grasp. Well, I reached a stage in my
> apprenticeship where I realized the router in and of itself is a very
useful
> tool, but the bits, tables, jigs and various sundry accessories can exceed
> the original cost of the router to a power of 10 (well, at least a power
of
> 3).
>
> I liken this to a DVD player or a boat or a . . (no, I won't go there.
She
> might read this NG). They are all holes you are doomed forever to through
> money at!
>
> Ah, the price man pays to maintain sanity 8~)
>
> Happy Holloween
>
> Erik
>
>
Dave Balderstone wrote:
> You haven't bought a lathe, have you?
I just did. :)
I got a lathe and got into hand planes simultaneously. I'm doomed to be
broke forever.
--
Michael McIntyre ---- Silvan <[email protected]>
Linux fanatic, and certified Geek; registered Linux user #243621
http://www.geocities.com/Paris/Rue/5407/
That should have been
'doomed forever to throw . .'
Erik
"Erik Ahrens" <erikl_nospam_@_nospam_syserco.com> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Being the proverbial apprentice termite, it just came up and whacked me
> upside the head . . . .
>
> There are revelations and discoveries that surround us all the time that
> only through experience will we fully grasp. Well, I reached a stage in my
> apprenticeship where I realized the router in and of itself is a very
useful
> tool, but the bits, tables, jigs and various sundry accessories can exceed
> the original cost of the router to a power of 10 (well, at least a power
of
> 3).
>
> I liken this to a DVD player or a boat or a . . (no, I won't go there.
She
> might read this NG). They are all holes you are doomed forever to through
> money at!
>
> Ah, the price man pays to maintain sanity 8~)
>
> Happy Holloween
>
> Erik
>
>