On 2008-03-28 11:12:04 +0000, Stuart Noble
said:

Andy Hall wrote:
On 2008-03-27 22:47:45 +0000, "Doctor Drivel" said:


"Andy Hall" wrote in message news:47ebb71f@qaanaaq...
On 2008-03-27 10:34:28 +0000, "Doctor Drivel" said:


"Ian White" wrote in message
...
Andy Hall wrote:
Which Festool product were you looking to buy? Whichever one it is, I
can help you to justify it.

That's why we keep you around, Andy :-)

Matt means he will justify it whether he needs it or not.

There's only one person who can determine need, and that's the purchaser.

Do you purchase things that you don't need - I don't.

Matt, you do.

Are you my bank manager? Do you have visibility of my statements?

It seems unlikely that you are the bank manager I had lunch with a few
weeks back....


You probably have quite a few bank managers if your eggs are in so many
different baskets.

Diversity of portfolio is the key.


It'll all be part of the same omelet if things go tits up

Quote from the Ladybird Book of How to Talk your way into a Recession.

On 2008-03-28 12:50:46 +0000, "Man at B&Q" said:

On Mar 26, 10:05*pm, Andy Hall wrote:
On 2008-03-26 21:37:06 +0000, Rod said:

... you have to fess up the new tool you just bought ... :-)

(According to partner on seeing them for the first time at Isaac Lord
this afternoon.)

There are less expensive places than Isaac Lord, however you have to go
a long way to get a better customer ethic than from the guys at their
trade counter. * * Even if you don't really know what you want because

you are not in the trade, they will help. * They will even offer a
discount card on a first purchase, and there are none of the sharp
intake of breath games. * * * I'm *really* *picky about good servi
ce,
and I can't fault them in any way at all.


ROTFLMFAO!

Try upstairs in the High Wycombe branch. I will NEVER EVER attempt to
share any of my money with them again after waiting patiently at the
counter and being TOTALLY ignored. I could see he was busy, but not
even a "with you in a moment sir" or similar. They need a serious
staff training programme put in place.

MBQ

You went to the retail hardware shop?

I'm referring to the trade counter that sells specialised fitments.

Jim Alexander wrote:
"John Rumm" wrote in message
...
Rod wrote:

One of things I have detested about jigsaws is the awful blade retention
mechanism. I have seen that Bosch's SDS system is pretty good - how does
Makita compare?
It uses the SDS system as well. There is a sturdy translucent plastic
lever just below the body of the machine.

I agree its translucent plastic but I will never agree that type of
translucent plastic is sturdy.

Well it feels rock solid in use, you would have to try very hard to
break it.

It also allows more illumination on the sharp end ;-)


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Cheers,

John.

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The Medway Handyman wrote:

But why on earth would you ever need a tolerance of 0.05mm? A light sanding
would remove more than 0.05mm.

Surely the entire point of a biscuit joiner is flexibility?

Only on one axis though. Its nice to be able to get surface alignment
spot on without any fussing about sanding.


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John.

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John Rumm wrote:
The Medway Handyman wrote:

But why on earth would you ever need a tolerance of 0.05mm? A light
sanding would remove more than 0.05mm.

Surely the entire point of a biscuit joiner is flexibility?

Only on one axis though. Its nice to be able to get surface alignment
spot on without any fussing about sanding.


Yerbut, you would need a light sanding anyway if only to remove the pencil
marks that indicated where the biscuit was to go.


--
Dave - The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk
01634 717930
07850 597257

The Medway Handyman wrote:
John Rumm wrote:
The Medway Handyman wrote:

But why on earth would you ever need a tolerance of 0.05mm? A light
sanding would remove more than 0.05mm.

Surely the entire point of a biscuit joiner is flexibility?
Only on one axis though. Its nice to be able to get surface alignment
spot on without any fussing about sanding.


Yerbut, you would need a light sanding anyway if only to remove the pencil
marks that indicated where the biscuit was to go.

not if they are on the underside ;-)

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Cheers,

John.

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John Rumm wrote:
The Medway Handyman wrote:
John Rumm wrote:
The Medway Handyman wrote:

But why on earth would you ever need a tolerance of 0.05mm? A
light sanding would remove more than 0.05mm.

Surely the entire point of a biscuit joiner is flexibility?
Only on one axis though. Its nice to be able to get surface
alignment spot on without any fussing about sanding.


Yerbut, you would need a light sanding anyway if only to remove the
pencil marks that indicated where the biscuit was to go.

not if they are on the underside ;-)

You don't sand both sides?


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Dave - The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk
01634 717930
07850 597257

On Mar 28, 11:21*pm, Andy Hall wrote:
On 2008-03-28 12:50:46 +0000, "Man at B&Q" said:





On Mar 26, 10:05*pm, Andy Hall wrote:
On 2008-03-26 21:37:06 +0000, Rod said:

... you have to fess up the new tool you just bought ... :-)

(According to partner on seeing them for the first time at Isaac Lord
this afternoon.)

There are less expensive places than Isaac Lord, however you have to go
a long way to get a better customer ethic than from the guys at their
trade counter. * * Even if you don't really know what you want because

you are not in the trade, they will help. * They will even offer a
discount card on a first purchase, and there are none of the sharp
intake of breath games. * * * I'm *really* *picky about good servi
ce,
and I can't fault them in any way at all.

ROTFLMFAO!

Try upstairs in the High Wycombe branch. I will NEVER EVER attempt to
share any of my money with them again after waiting patiently at the
counter and being TOTALLY ignored. I could see he was busy, but not
even a "with you in a moment sir" or similar. They need a serious
staff training programme put in place.

MBQ

You went to the retail hardware shop?

I'm referring to the trade counter that sells specialised fitments.

It's still Isaac Lord and tarred with the same brush, as far as I'm
concerned.

MBQ

On 2008-03-31 14:50:07 +0100, "Man at B&Q" said:

On Mar 28, 11:21*pm, Andy Hall wrote:

You went to the retail hardware shop?

I'm referring to the trade counter that sells specialised fitments.

It's still Isaac Lord and tarred with the same brush, as far as I'm
concerned.

MBQ

Probably best that you keep away from the trade counter, in order to
maintain your impression in that case.

I'm probably one of the most extreme people on the planet in terms of
my lack of acceptance of poor customer service, and have voiced that in
this group on the odd occasion (understatement). Therefore, when I
do give praise about good service, somebody has to go beyond what is
reasonably expected. These guys certainly do. I can't comment on
the retail shop as that is at a different site.