Charlie Self wrote:

Eugene notes:

My point is if you don't start with the cheap stuff then you don't need to
upgrade as soon.

And my point is often that if some people can't start with low end stuff,
then they'll NEVER be able to afford to start. The yuppie viewpoint is
great, but not everyone can afford to pay for it.

Charlie Self
"The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in
moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification
for selfishness." John Kenneth Galbraith
Has nothing to do with yuppiness. I was about to give up with anything that
required a router out of frustration. But decided it can't be that I'm
that bad so I went and bought a PC and found out it wasn't me screwing up
all that wood, most of the time anyway
Its about using the right tool for the job, a craftsman router is designed
to be used once or twice and sit on the shelf, a better brand that isn't
much more expensive is designed to be used to make things. Same with any
other tools, buy a wrench from wal mart and it won't last if you try to
rebuild an engine but if you just tighten a loose bolt on the swing set it
will probably work fine.
Your would be much better off to buy a used quality tool than a new cheap
tool. I have a nice new almost never used black and decker jigsaw which
won't cut a straight line not matter what kind of blade I feed it so it was
a complete waste of money. So is someone who can't afford to start someone
who has money to throw away? Is it better for someone to spend $100 on a
router, have it ruin a first project and get frustrated and throw it away
and walk away from the hobby that they could have enjoyed?