[TheForge] Old Milwaukees

[Andrew Vida]

Thomas A. Troszak wrote:
> 
> On Jan 30, 2005, , Peter Fels wrote:
> 
>> My old Milwaukee tools still run fine and are worth repairing...the new
>> ones seem to be POS. Too bad, they were a good company before they were
>> bought out...same old story.
>> Here we go, following the Brit Empire down the tubes. 
>> Tisk...............PF
> 
> 
> 100 percent correct, I won't trade my my old Milwaukees, and won't buy 
> the new ones, the angle grinders especially are complete shit. AND we 
> are going down the tubes.

	It seems that old tools are the way to go anymore, with but few 
exceptions.  I'd still buy a Hardinge lathe or a Schaublin (if they were 
still in business).

	Files are another area to buy old.  Most of the old top line file 
makers are now either making crap or products that are notably less fine 
than in the old days.  Grobet used to make files that were like works of 
art, no joke.  They are still good (and in fact much much better in 
recent years for reasons I am not privy to) but there was a time when 
you couldn't give them to me.  Old Grobets, Dicks, Hellers, 
Nicholsons... those are the ones to grab up, store properly, and treat 
like gold.

	I have an old Porter Cable A3 belt sander.  Built like a brick 
shithouse.  For $10 I couldn't pass it up. :)