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On Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:02:22 -0800, "DGDevin" <[email protected]> wrote:
>cm wrote:
>
>> I stopped at a HF store yesterday to look at the Fein MM type tool
>> they are selling. They didn't have any in stock, but they did have
>> the Tormek copy on the shelf. I was a little surprised how cheesy it
>> looked even for a HF tool. I would love to hear continued reviews.
>>
>> cm
>
>The price with the coupon is attractive, but by now I've learned that
>cheaper isn't always a better deal. Sometimes paying more is cheaper in the
>long run, and I have to think something made in Germany is probably built to
>higher standards than a similar item made in China.
>
>http://www.grizzly.com/products/10-Wet-Grinder-Kit/T10010
>
Well, spend what you want, but I don't think where it's made has as much impact
as HOW it's made..
I'm sure that there are no places in Germany making cheap tools, though..
As the owner of a shop full of mostly chi-wan-ese tools, mostly Jet lathes, I'm
impressed with a good tool, and don't really care where it's made..
(not implying that the HF tool is good or bad, as I haven't seen it)
mac
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On Nov 22, 11:53=A0am, mac davis <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:02:22 -0800, "DGDevin" <[email protected]> w=
rote:
> >cm wrote:
>
> >> I stopped at a HF store yesterday to look at the Fein MM type tool
> >> they are selling. They didn't have any in stock, but they did have
> >> the Tormek copy on the shelf. I was a little surprised how cheesy it
> >> looked even for a HF tool. I would love to hear continued reviews.
>
> >> cm
>
> >The price with the coupon is attractive, but by now I've learned that
> >cheaper isn't always a better deal. =A0Sometimes paying more is cheaper =
in the
> >long run, and I have to think something made in Germany is probably buil=
t to
> >higher standards than a similar item made in China.
>
> >http://www.grizzly.com/products/10-Wet-Grinder-Kit/T10010
>
> Well, spend what you want, but I don't think where it's made has as much =
impact
> as HOW it's made..
>
> I'm sure that there are no places in Germany making cheap tools, though..
>
> As the owner of a shop full of mostly chi-wan-ese tools, mostly Jet lathe=
s, I'm
> impressed with a good tool, and don't really care where it's made..
>
Absolutely. I know a shop in Toronto (my ex-in-laws) which uses metal
lathes for ultra precision work, stuff like gyro parts and other
insanely super small, and some big, accurate pieces. Those guys
wanted, waited, ordered their lathes from a company in China, LONG
before (late '70's) the big Chinowanese influx of big iron.
They wanted THOSE lathes. And I tell you, if Rolex ever made a lathe,
it would look like those. Seldom does one see anything of that
quality. I was assured that the price of those things had nothing to
do with the selection process, as they cost a lot more than your
Euromerican type stuff. Them Chinowanese buggers DO know how to. It's
just that their customers (usually marketing schmucks from the
Americandian companies with their fancy ass-wipe MBA's) make them work
to a price, hence the crap.
Case in point and an example I use often is the Ridgid 2610 6" ROS. It
WAS made in Germany by Metabo for Ridgid. Then they 'upgraded' it to a
2611 made in China. Suffice it to say, not a change for the better.
All for the sake of a buck.
On Nov 17, 7:01=A0pm, -MIKE- <[email protected]> wrote:
> Here ya go...
>
> http://www.mikedrums.com/TormekCloneCoupon.gif
>
> When you speak of me, speak well.
>
> --
>
> =A0 -MIKE-
>
> =A0 "Playing is not something I do at night, it's my function in life"
> =A0 =A0 =A0--Elvin Jones =A0(1927-2004)
> =A0 --
> =A0http://mikedrums.com
> =A0 [email protected]
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Clone grinder, eh? Is that used when your clone gets dull? Or is it
used to make clone sausage?
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Sorry, I suffer from Lee Michaels' disease. <G>
-MIKE- wrote:
> Here ya go...
>
> http://www.mikedrums.com/TormekCloneCoupon.gif
>
>
> When you speak of me, speak well.
It's also third from the bottom on the left at
http://www.harborfreightusa.com/html/wkend1124/usa_cpnsave.html.
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Robatoy wrote:
> Them Chinowanese buggers DO know how to. It's
> just that their customers (usually marketing schmucks from the
> Americandian companies with their fancy ass-wipe MBA's) make them work
> to a price, hence the crap.
There are some very, very, nice bicycle components made in China,
including all Specialized brand frames.
One of the few things that keeps some of the way-ultra high-end stuff
from being made in China are export limitations on materials like
defense grade carbon fiber.
I stopped at a HF store yesterday to look at the Fein MM type tool they are
selling. They didn't have any in stock, but they did have the Tormek copy on
the shelf. I was a little surprised how cheesy it looked even for a HF tool.
I would love to hear continued reviews.
cm
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> http://www.mikedrums.com/TormekCloneCoupon.gif
>
>
> When you speak of me, speak well.
>
>
> --
>
> -MIKE-
>
> "Playing is not something I do at night, it's my function in life"
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cm wrote:
> I stopped at a HF store yesterday to look at the Fein MM type tool
> they are selling. They didn't have any in stock, but they did have
> the Tormek copy on the shelf. I was a little surprised how cheesy it
> looked even for a HF tool. I would love to hear continued reviews.
>
> cm
The price with the coupon is attractive, but by now I've learned that
cheaper isn't always a better deal. Sometimes paying more is cheaper in the
long run, and I have to think something made in Germany is probably built to
higher standards than a similar item made in China.
http://www.grizzly.com/products/10-Wet-Grinder-Kit/T10010