[TheForge] TheForge Digest, Vol 151, Issue 17

[Ries Niemi]

yes and no.
When I first started using mag drills, in the 70s, they were close to 800 in 1970s dollars. 
now, you can buy a cheap new one for $500- which seems pretty cheap to me.

however, I think you are right that many tool technologies require higher priced components and processes to make, and have a pretty small overall market, and will never be really cheap.

ries


On Aug 31, 2016, at 9:57 AM, Dave Smucker <davesmucker at hotmail.com> wrote:

> True up to a point - depends on market size.  I have yet to see a low cost mag base drill - market isn't big enough vs the huge number of cordless tools.  Mag base drills are expense - but well worth the money if you are doing heavy fab work or field drilling.  For a long time I wondered why tool boxes remained so expensive with no cheap imports - of course that has now all change and I would guess they are all made in Asia.
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> Dave Smucker
> Brasstown, NC
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> As a new technology gets established, the price will eventually come down.
> Then the Chinese will make a knock off copy and Harbor Freight will sell it for $99. :-) It's still a cool piece of tech.
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> Rob
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> If this is the same laser rust removal thing talked about on this forum some months back...at least I think it was here...I wrote the company as I have application for it on a fairly large scale removing paint from houses. They responded and if memory is correct cost $50-75 K and up. My crews will just have to scrape paint!!!
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