On 7/13/2017 10:16 PM, Markem wrote:
On Thu, 13 Jul 2017 22:30:07 -0400, "J. Clarke"
wrote:

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On Thursday, July 13, 2017 at 9:20:32 PM UTC-4, wrote:
On Wed, 12 Jul 2017 20:42:23 -0400, "J. Clarke"
wrote:

In article ,
says...

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What does owning a particular brand of (quality) tools have to do with it?

Where's the "emotional" comparison between your feelings about Gass and someone
else's choice of manufacturer?

Also an emotional decision. For most purposes most Festools aren't any
better than the competition in the same price range.

First, there really isn't any close competition for many of their
tools. The first Festool I bought was the track saw. At the time,
anyway, it was about the same price as the competition but they didn't
have close to the variety of accessories that Festool offered. No
competition at all. You could argue that their jigsaws are comparable
with Bosch. I don't think you're going to find competition for the
Domino.

...or are you just jealous that others have what you can't afford?


I'm also scratching my head about the link between Festools and Gass.
I understand not buying SawStop because of the horse's ass but having
a hair across your ass for Festool because of Gass??? Weird! Just
weird.

I'm guessing it was an emotional response. ;-)

The point is that Leon is criticizing others making "emotional" decisions
when he has a bunch of Festools that he bought on the basis of emotion.

The emotion of a good tool that does what he needs, in other word
satisfaction, an emotion.


Perfectly fine to have emotions about a tool that you already own, that
is not a part of making a decision. I can't seem to part with my 30
year old Honda lawn mower. The chrome mid cross bar is rusted where my
3 year old son would grab it with his sweaty hands and help me cut the
yard in 1990.


And going out on a tangent, the wheel bearings squeak, the recoil rope
does not always retract the last 12 inches, and the handle bar has some
rust. ;~) I know that it's days are numbered and I contemplate having
the whole mower rebuilt or trading it in every time I use it, while it
still has some trade in value. Yes, my dad traded in a similar 14 year
old model for another Honda and was given $200 for trade. He wanted an
upgraded feature that the new one had. Mine is a unique 19" commercial
model, Still starts on a pull or 2 and does a fine job.

Anyway,,,,

It is ok to make a decision on emotion if that is what helps you sleep
at night. I personally don't want emotion to stand in the way of making
a good decision when making a purchase.