[TheForge] 1/2" electric hand drill

[Peter Fels And Phoebe Palmer]

Lynn:
Bet the correlation is pretty good!...PF

Lynn Emrich wrote:
> 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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