On Fri, 07 Oct 2005 06:58:54 GMT, "dennis@home"
wrote:


"Andy Hall" wrote in message
.. .

But you haven't bought one.

No need. Equating £25 and a 3 year warranty to making something worth
buying is completely illogical.

Have you any idea how much it costs to make an SDS drill?

It depends on where you make it, the design and the type and quality
of materials used.

Looking at them I would say there is no more than £2 in components.

Quite possibly if you buy one of these really cheap ones.

However, a product at this price point is a world apart from a decent
SDS drill such as a Bosch, Makita or DeWalt.


So being cheap doesn't always equate to making no profit or being poor
quality.

Generally it does.

"It is unwise to pay too much, but is is worse to pay too little. The
common law of business balance prohibits paying a little and getting a
lot. . . . it can't be done. When you deal with the lowest bidder, it
is wise to add something for the risk you run, and if you do that you
will have enough to pay for something better!"- John Ruskin
(1819-1900)




It does mean no expensive brand name.


There is certainly a level of cost associated with maintaining a
brand. However, in the case of the leading power tool manufacturers,
it also means getting a good quality product that works properly and
safely over a long period of time without being an ergonomic problem
to use, and for which proper spares and service are available if ever
required.

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..andy

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