[TheForge] 1/2" electric hand drill

[John Husvar]

On 8/9/06 11:37 PM, "Michael" <michael.a.porter at comcast.net> wrote:

> 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 
> 

Ah, but all the Great Truths of the Universe are magnificently simple once
discovered.

Just like E=Mc^2, Cl=D? (Cord length equals Durability) :)