I do personally prefer to buy American tools if they are still made here,
are affordable or are the best for the job at any cost. But there seems to
be a fair collection of Chiwanese gear around the shop these days.
Anyway,
I had a drill press motor on my Grizzly go insane on me and since I live
within easy driving distance of Williamsport Grizzly, I took it in today.
No magic smoke escaped as far as I could tell.
I was only expecting them to evaluate it.
They did and took it apart and repaired the contacts and pressed in new
bearings while I waited! N/C!
I was impressed. Now I know they recognise my face, if not my name, from my
frequent trips in there, maybe that helped, but then again, for a couple
dollars of Chinese parts, I walked out a happy customer. That was to their
benefit all the way around.
It took them long enough for me to pick up a couple new bar clamps while I
waited!
James
On Wed, 30 Mar 2005 15:47:35 +0000 (UTC), the inscrutable
[email protected] (Chris Richmond - MD6-FDC ~) spake:
>In article <[email protected]>,
> Larry Jaques <novalidaddress@di\/ersify.com> writes:
>>>Driving distance to a Grizz outlet? I'd be in trouble....
>>You betcha! It's bad enough living close to a Harbor Freight store.
>
>That seems like a self limiting problem. Its sort of like living
>near a Denny's. It wouldn't make you go out to eat all the time.
It's not. Just as you'd like to try every single dish at Denny's,
you need to buy tools for every skillset they cover. Taht includes
woodworking, metalworking, gardening, auto repair, welding, carpentry,
electrical work, plumbing, ad nauseum.
"It's a never ending story, I tell ya." he grinned.
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On Wed, 30 Mar 2005 06:02:01 -0600, the inscrutable "Knothead"
<[email protected]> spake:
>Driving distance to a Grizz outlet? I'd be in trouble....
You betcha! It's bad enough living close to a Harbor Freight store.
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I _hate_ to be a pedant but
who would 'have' thought...
Nicholas
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"Larry Jaques" <novalidaddress@di\/ersify.com> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Wed, 30 Mar 2005 15:47:35 +0000 (UTC), the inscrutable
> [email protected] (Chris Richmond - MD6-FDC ~) spake:
>
>>In article <[email protected]>,
>> Larry Jaques <novalidaddress@di\/ersify.com> writes:
>>>>Driving distance to a Grizz outlet? I'd be in trouble....
>>>You betcha! It's bad enough living close to a Harbor Freight store.
>>
>>That seems like a self limiting problem. Its sort of like living
>>near a Denny's. It wouldn't make you go out to eat all the time.
>
> It's not. Just as you'd like to try every single dish at Denny's,
> you need to buy tools for every skillset they cover. Taht includes
> woodworking, metalworking, gardening, auto repair, welding, carpentry,
> electrical work, plumbing, ad nauseum.
>
> "It's a never ending story, I tell ya." he grinned.
>
>
> ----------------------------------------------------
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"Tim" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>> >Driving distance to a Grizz outlet? I'd be in trouble....
>
> I mentioned to the LOML yesterday that I thought Bellingham, WA would
> be a good place to live.
>
> Can't put one over her, she jumped right on that one "why so you could
> live next door to grizzly?"
>
I visited that store once in a car. And felt so inadequate. Went home with a
catalog and visions of shops dancing in my head. Since that time, I have
helped set up a number of shops for friends with grizzly tools. Had the same
problem everytime. We had trouble fitting everything into a pickup bed.
Except the time we were smart and rented a bigger truck.
Another benefit of shopping at the stores is that they often have some great
deals on some "stratch and bent" tools on the floor. I remember a friend
looking longingly at some metal tools being offered at a good price. He
turned to me and said, 'It is almost a good enough deal for me to take up
metalworking".
Say what you want about grizzly. Being in the store is an exercise in tool
induced helplessness. A totally corrupting experience. Welcome to the dark
side of woodworking.
"J & K Tomalonis" <[email protected]> wrote:
> I do personally prefer to buy American tools if they are still made
> here, are affordable or are the best for the job at any cost. But
> there seems to be a fair collection of Chiwanese gear around the shop
> these days.
>
> Anyway,
>
> I had a drill press motor on my Grizzly go insane on me and since I
> live within easy driving distance of Williamsport Grizzly, I took it
> in today.
>
> No magic smoke escaped as far as I could tell.
>
> I was only expecting them to evaluate it.
>
> They did and took it apart and repaired the contacts and pressed in
> new bearings while I waited! N/C!
>
> I was impressed. Now I know they recognise my face, if not my name,
> from my frequent trips in there, maybe that helped, but then again,
> for a couple dollars of Chinese parts, I walked out a happy customer.
> That was to their benefit all the way around.
>
> It took them long enough for me to pick up a couple new bar clamps
> while I waited!
If they're reading your account, they'll be slower next time. :o)
>
> James
>
>
>
In article <[email protected]>,
Larry Jaques <novalidaddress@di\/ersify.com> writes:
>>Driving distance to a Grizz outlet? I'd be in trouble....
>You betcha! It's bad enough living close to a Harbor Freight store.
That seems like a self limiting problem. Its sort of like living
near a Denny's. It wouldn't make you go out to eat all the time.
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Poetic license, I was going to spell it "Who wooda thought?"
Thank someone for building a spell checker in here or most of what I write
would be unrecogniseable!
James
"Nicholas" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>I _hate_ to be a pedant but
>
> who would 'have' thought...
>
> Nicholas
>
>
> --
> Nicholas Buttle - Quality Joinery and Cabinet Making
> http://www.nbjoinery.net
>
>
> --
>
> "Larry Jaques" <novalidaddress@di\/ersify.com> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> On Wed, 30 Mar 2005 15:47:35 +0000 (UTC), the inscrutable
>> [email protected] (Chris Richmond - MD6-FDC ~) spake:
>>
>>>In article <[email protected]>,
>>> Larry Jaques <novalidaddress@di\/ersify.com> writes:
>>>>>Driving distance to a Grizz outlet? I'd be in trouble....
>>>>You betcha! It's bad enough living close to a Harbor Freight store.
>>>
>>>That seems like a self limiting problem. Its sort of like living
>>>near a Denny's. It wouldn't make you go out to eat all the time.
>>
>> It's not. Just as you'd like to try every single dish at Denny's,
>> you need to buy tools for every skillset they cover. Taht includes
>> woodworking, metalworking, gardening, auto repair, welding, carpentry,
>> electrical work, plumbing, ad nauseum.
>>
>> "It's a never ending story, I tell ya." he grinned.
>>
>>
>> ----------------------------------------------------
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>> http://diversify.com Dynamic Website Applications
>> ====================================================
>
>