[TheForge] 1/2" electric hand drill

[Michael]

Lynn,
If there's one thing I appreciate it is a perfectly reasonable sounding
statement, which upon closer examination seems absurd, only to be more than
a little vindicated after a third evaluation :-)

At first glance, the cord length sounds plausible.

This is followed by the realization that it simply couldn't work that
easy--many decades spent gathering tooling expertise are surely needed!

Then, the memory of having noted this tendency time after time gives a
feeling of unease, which is made worse by the added thought that a quick
look at other details like how smooth the chuck feels when turned, and
whether or not the controls (triggers, locks, switches) work easily or tend
to jamb, etc., is also backing up what you say. My hands and eyes have been
processing this stuff for years without bothering to ask for my approval.

And finally comes the admission that you not only have a legitimate point,
but that it is likely to work out just as well as all my intimate knowledge
of power tools; it's appalling, simply appalling... >:-)))
Mikey 

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Sent: Wednesday, August 09, 2006 7:41 PM
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Subject: Re: [TheForge] 1/2" electric hand drill

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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