I keep seeing this recurring theme here of various tools being a thing of
the past. They aren't. Geez.
For mass production a lot of those tools may be things of the past or little
used, but for most one off jobs there just isn't anything faster than the
tool that was made for the job. I even cut off a 2x4 the other day with my
old Diston hand saw. It was the absolute best and fastest tool for the job
at that moment in that situation.
I've got 5 CNC mills and a CNC router, but I still use my drill press almost
every day. My tablesaw, bandsaw, and miter saws atleast a couple times a
month. I still use a manual lathe several times a week, and one of them
actually gets used for a single operation production part at the rate of
about 2 parts per minute when I get in the groove. (Pun intended.)
Seriously, there aren't many tools that are still in workable condition that
have no use. I bet even an old manually cranked cotton gin would be handy
to the right person.
On Sun, 2 Jul 2017 18:08:09 -0400, Keith Nuttle
<[email protected]> wrote:
>On 7/2/2017 5:06 PM, Bob La Londe wrote:
>> I keep seeing this recurring theme here of various tools being a thing
>> of the past. They aren't. Geez.
>>
>> For mass production a lot of those tools may be things of the past or
>> little used, but for most one off jobs there just isn't anything faster
>> than the tool that was made for the job. I even cut off a 2x4 the other
>> day with my old Diston hand saw. It was the absolute best and fastest
>> tool for the job at that moment in that situation.
>>
>> I've got 5 CNC mills and a CNC router, but I still use my drill press
>> almost every day. My tablesaw, bandsaw, and miter saws atleast a couple
>> times a month. I still use a manual lathe several times a week, and one
>> of them actually gets used for a single operation production part at the
>> rate of about 2 parts per minute when I get in the groove. (Pun intended.)
>>
>> Seriously, there aren't many tools that are still in workable condition
>> that have no use. I bet even an old manually cranked cotton gin would
>> be handy to the right person.
>>
>I agree with the above. Some times the simplest tool is the best for
>the job.
>
>It is simpler to grab a simple old screw drive, than find the electric
>screw drive. etc.
>
>This is true even for yard tools. Some times it is quickest to grab a
>pair of grass shears to cut around the flowers; than to go out to the
>shed, check the oil on the weed eater, start it up and trim around the
>flowers.
For those who have grass shears, perhaps. I don't believe I've even
seen a pair since I was a kid.
On 7/2/2017 5:06 PM, Bob La Londe wrote:
> I keep seeing this recurring theme here of various tools being a thing
> of the past. They aren't. Geez.
>
> For mass production a lot of those tools may be things of the past or
> little used, but for most one off jobs there just isn't anything faster
> than the tool that was made for the job. I even cut off a 2x4 the other
> day with my old Diston hand saw. It was the absolute best and fastest
> tool for the job at that moment in that situation.
>
> I've got 5 CNC mills and a CNC router, but I still use my drill press
> almost every day. My tablesaw, bandsaw, and miter saws atleast a couple
> times a month. I still use a manual lathe several times a week, and one
> of them actually gets used for a single operation production part at the
> rate of about 2 parts per minute when I get in the groove. (Pun intended.)
>
> Seriously, there aren't many tools that are still in workable condition
> that have no use. I bet even an old manually cranked cotton gin would
> be handy to the right person.
>
I agree with the above. Some times the simplest tool is the best for
the job.
It is simpler to grab a simple old screw drive, than find the electric
screw drive. etc.
This is true even for yard tools. Some times it is quickest to grab a
pair of grass shears to cut around the flowers; than to go out to the
shed, check the oil on the weed eater, start it up and trim around the
flowers.
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2017: The year we lean to play the great game of Euchre
On 7/2/2017 6:45 PM, [email protected] wrote:
> On Sun, 2 Jul 2017 18:08:09 -0400, Keith Nuttle
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> On 7/2/2017 5:06 PM, Bob La Londe wrote:
>>> I keep seeing this recurring theme here of various tools being a thing
>>> of the past. They aren't. Geez.
>>>
>>> For mass production a lot of those tools may be things of the past or
>>> little used, but for most one off jobs there just isn't anything faster
>>> than the tool that was made for the job. I even cut off a 2x4 the other
>>> day with my old Diston hand saw. It was the absolute best and fastest
>>> tool for the job at that moment in that situation.
>>>
>>> I've got 5 CNC mills and a CNC router, but I still use my drill press
>>> almost every day. My tablesaw, bandsaw, and miter saws atleast a couple
>>> times a month. I still use a manual lathe several times a week, and one
>>> of them actually gets used for a single operation production part at the
>>> rate of about 2 parts per minute when I get in the groove. (Pun intended.)
>>>
>>> Seriously, there aren't many tools that are still in workable condition
>>> that have no use. I bet even an old manually cranked cotton gin would
>>> be handy to the right person.
>>>
>> I agree with the above. Some times the simplest tool is the best for
>> the job.
>>
>> It is simpler to grab a simple old screw drive, than find the electric
>> screw drive. etc.
>>
>> This is true even for yard tools. Some times it is quickest to grab a
>> pair of grass shears to cut around the flowers; than to go out to the
>> shed, check the oil on the weed eater, start it up and trim around the
>> flowers.
>
> For those who have grass shears, perhaps. I don't believe I've even
> seen a pair since I was a kid.
>
You made me check. I don't know when we bought ours but they are still
available form places like Sears.
http://www.sears.com/craftsman-grass-shears/p-07185258000P
There is also the matter of precision of the shears when trimming around
flowers. You know the wrath of wife. ;-)
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2017: The year we lean to play the great game of Euchre
On Sun, 2 Jul 2017 22:20:15 -0400, Keith Nuttle
<[email protected]> wrote:
>On 7/2/2017 6:45 PM, [email protected] wrote:
>> On Sun, 2 Jul 2017 18:08:09 -0400, Keith Nuttle
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> On 7/2/2017 5:06 PM, Bob La Londe wrote:
>>>> I keep seeing this recurring theme here of various tools being a thing
>>>> of the past. They aren't. Geez.
>>>>
>>>> For mass production a lot of those tools may be things of the past or
>>>> little used, but for most one off jobs there just isn't anything faster
>>>> than the tool that was made for the job. I even cut off a 2x4 the other
>>>> day with my old Diston hand saw. It was the absolute best and fastest
>>>> tool for the job at that moment in that situation.
>>>>
>>>> I've got 5 CNC mills and a CNC router, but I still use my drill press
>>>> almost every day. My tablesaw, bandsaw, and miter saws atleast a couple
>>>> times a month. I still use a manual lathe several times a week, and one
>>>> of them actually gets used for a single operation production part at the
>>>> rate of about 2 parts per minute when I get in the groove. (Pun intended.)
>>>>
>>>> Seriously, there aren't many tools that are still in workable condition
>>>> that have no use. I bet even an old manually cranked cotton gin would
>>>> be handy to the right person.
>>>>
>>> I agree with the above. Some times the simplest tool is the best for
>>> the job.
>>>
>>> It is simpler to grab a simple old screw drive, than find the electric
>>> screw drive. etc.
>>>
>>> This is true even for yard tools. Some times it is quickest to grab a
>>> pair of grass shears to cut around the flowers; than to go out to the
>>> shed, check the oil on the weed eater, start it up and trim around the
>>> flowers.
>>
>> For those who have grass shears, perhaps. I don't believe I've even
>> seen a pair since I was a kid.
>>
>You made me check. I don't know when we bought ours but they are still
>available form places like Sears.
>
>http://www.sears.com/craftsman-grass-shears/p-07185258000P
I didn't mean that they weren't available, just that *I* don't believe
*I* have seen a pair in forty years. I've never owned them, though my
mother did. OTOH, she didn't have a 4-cycle gas string trimmer. ;-)
>
>There is also the matter of precision of the shears when trimming around
>flowers. You know the wrath of wife. ;-)
Flowers belong in the flower bed, not in the lawn. ;-}
We're having concrete curbing put in around the beds, next week. The
curbs will make trimming even easier.