[TheForge] 1/2" electric hand drill

[Lynn Emrich]

Michael,
I guess 'dating yourself' is better than no social
life at all!
Not my quote but one from a local newspaper columnist.
In, mostly, a serious note I buy new tools depending
on how long the electric cord is. The home owner
models always seem to have a short cord and the better
tools seem to always have a longer cord. What do you
think? Completely off my rocker?
Lynn


--- Michael <michael.a.porter at comcast.net> wrote:

> Hi Ries,
> You are right of course; I am dating myself, but had
> given up on Makita as a
> practical brand before I started playing on the Net.
> By that time
> "industrial" concerns no longer applied. My
> assessment is the same as yours;
> they are good but just not up to industrial use.
> Sorry to have missed the tail-gate party; it would
> have been a pleasure to
> meet you. But the next time I spend a fortune in gas
> to go see Owen Walker
> or pick up used equipment from the university in
> Bellingham, a side trip to
> visit your shop is definitely on the agenda.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf
> Of Ries Niemi
> Sent: Tuesday, August 08, 2006 11:58 AM
> To: Sponsored by ABANA; artgawk at thegrid.net
> Subject: Re: [TheForge] 1/2" electric hand drill
> 
> 
> >
> > Michael wrote:
> >> I have had Makita grinders and saws. Their
> quality is generally high, 
> >> but
> >> both their brushes and trigger assemblies (on the
> grinders at least) 
> >> proved
> >> to be a weak spot. This would not have been a big
> deal if I had been 
> >> able to
> >> buy replacement parts. In my area (Seattle) there
> was only one 
> >> dealer, and
> >> he insisted on replacing the parts, not selling
> them. After paying 
> >> over
> >> fifty bucks for trigger replacement twice, I gave
> the tools away to 
> >> someone
> >> who wouldn't use them enough to fall into the
> trap.
> >> Mikey


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