On Sat, 06 Oct 2012 20:32:52 -0700, Larry Jaques
wrote:

On Sat, 06 Oct 2012 16:00:34 -0400, "Michael A. Terrell"
wrote:


Larry Jaques wrote:

On Sat, 06 Oct 2012 04:30:52 -0400, "Michael A. Terrell"
wrote:


pyotr filipivich wrote:

"Michael A. Terrell" ? on Sat, 06 Oct 2012
02:02:30 -0400 typed in rec.crafts.metalworking the following:
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?? That is the woodworking newsgroup. I gave it up years ago -
?? too much yap about crappy tools
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? Poor craftstmen always blame their tools.

But sometimes, it is the crappy tool.


What kind of craftsman owns crappy tools? ;-)

What craftsman has never made a mistake in purchasing? Ya buys yer
tools and ya takes yer chances. The crappy tools become backups once
you come to your senses. Or not.

I have a Makita impact driver but my old Ryobi drill motor is the
second one I've owned because they work so damned well for so little
money.

Ofttimes, the Ryobi will be used to drill pilots and the impact does
the work.

OTOH, there are Sears tools and Sears horsepower ratings...


I have some crap tools, but I didn't buy them. They were in the
bottom of free boxes of junk electronics I picked up for parts. Early
Japanese imports that make everything at HF look like they are made for
top notch machinists. One of these days I'll dig them out & take
photos.

Wanna see my 45-degree compression Japanese drillbit? I found it
again the other day. Note the precision twist... It's from the late
'60s, I believe. It was rather startling to feel it deform that day,
but what I found afterward was the most startling.
http://www.homeandgardenhandyman.com...seDrillbit.jpg
The rust is from it sitting on my sink while I did dishes.

Show me yours, boys and girls! minds outta the gutter


I bought a set much like that once in the late 70s. Didnt bend it..but
it sure turned int into a reamer when it unwound the flutes

Gunner

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Adde cruorem stultitiae, atque ignem gladio scruta
To your folly add bloodshed, and stir the fire with the sword (Horace)