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Powermatic mystery?
Does anyone know what "new" or BIG thing Powermatic is going to unveil
in 7 Days 19 hours 31 minutes and several seconds ago? (Your time may vary depending upon when you read this.) Marc |
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On 5/31/12 3:30 PM, marc rosen wrote:
Does anyone know what "new" or BIG thing Powermatic is going to unveil in 7 Days 19 hours 31 minutes and several seconds ago? (Your time may vary depending upon when you read this.) Painting their tools green to compete with Festool. :-) -- Froz... The system will be down for 10 days for preventive maintenance. |
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On May 31, 2:53*pm, FrozenNorth
wrote: On 5/31/12 3:30 PM, marc rosen wrote: Does anyone know what "new" or BIG thing Powermatic is going to unveil in 7 Days 19 hours 31 minutes and several seconds ago? *(Your time may vary depending upon when you read this.) Painting their tools green to compete with Festool. *:-) Or Grizzly ) |
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On May 31, 3:53*pm, FrozenNorth
wrote: On 5/31/12 3:30 PM, marc rosen wrote: Does anyone know what "new" or BIG thing Powermatic is going to unveil in 7 Days 19 hours 31 minutes and several seconds ago? *(Your time may vary depending upon when you read this.) Painting their tools green to compete with Festool. *:-) -- Froz... The system will be down for 10 days for preventive maintenance. Ha!! |
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Powermatic mystery?
On 5/31/2012 2:53 PM, FrozenNorth wrote:
On 5/31/12 3:30 PM, marc rosen wrote: Does anyone know what "new" or BIG thing Powermatic is going to unveil in 7 Days 19 hours 31 minutes and several seconds ago? (Your time may vary depending upon when you read this.) Painting their tools green to compete with Festool. :-) Beat them to it years and years ago... -- |
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"dpb" wrote in message ... On 5/31/2012 2:53 PM, FrozenNorth wrote: On 5/31/12 3:30 PM, marc rosen wrote: Does anyone know what "new" or BIG thing Powermatic is going to unveil in 7 Days 19 hours 31 minutes and several seconds ago? (Your time may vary depending upon when you read this.) Painting their tools green to compete with Festool. :-) Beat them to it years and years ago... Yeah... seems to me early Powermatics I've seen were green.... John |
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Powermatic mystery?
On 5/31/2012 3:53 PM, John Grossbohlin wrote:
"dpb" wrote in message ... On 5/31/2012 2:53 PM, FrozenNorth wrote: On 5/31/12 3:30 PM, marc rosen wrote: Does anyone know what "new" or BIG thing Powermatic is going to unveil in 7 Days 19 hours 31 minutes and several seconds ago? (Your time may vary depending upon when you read this.) Painting their tools green to compete with Festool. :-) Beat them to it years and years ago... Yeah... seems to me early Powermatics I've seen were green.... Festool - 1925 Powermatic - 1928 -- www.eWoodShop.com Last update: 4/15/2010 KarlCaillouet@ (the obvious) http://gplus.to/eWoodShop |
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Powermatic mystery?
On Thursday, May 31, 2012 1:53:56 PM UTC-7, John Grossbohlin wrote:
"dpb" wrote in message .... On 5/31/2012 2:53 PM, FrozenNorth wrote: On 5/31/12 3:30 PM, marc rosen wrote: Does anyone know what "new" or BIG thing Powermatic is going to unveil in 7 Days 19 hours 31 minutes and several seconds ago? (Your time may vary depending upon when you read this.) Painting their tools green to compete with Festool. :-) Beat them to it years and years ago... Yeah... seems to me early Powermatics I've seen were green.... John Yup, I still have a green shaper. Sold my green TS and replaced it with a black "Hot Dog" saw. I thought it was funny when a guy who rents space in my shop called my SawStop a "hot dog" saw. I guess thhose hot dog demos have done their branding for the company. |
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Powermatic mystery?
On 5/31/2012 4:12 PM, Swingman wrote:
On 5/31/2012 3:53 PM, John Grossbohlin wrote: "dpb" wrote in message ... On 5/31/2012 2:53 PM, FrozenNorth wrote: On 5/31/12 3:30 PM, marc rosen wrote: Does anyone know what "new" or BIG thing Powermatic is going to unveil in 7 Days 19 hours 31 minutes and several seconds ago? (Your time may vary depending upon when you read this.) Painting their tools green to compete with Festool. :-) Beat them to it years and years ago... Yeah... seems to me early Powermatics I've seen were green.... Festool - 1925 Powermatic - 1928 I regretfully bring this information to you, I checked it before you posted too ;~0 Powermatic is celebrating 90 years, since 1921. http://www.powermatic.com/About.aspx?nav=about |
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On 6/1/2012 6:54 AM, Leon wrote:
On 5/31/2012 4:12 PM, Swingman wrote: On 5/31/2012 3:53 PM, John Grossbohlin wrote: "dpb" wrote in message ... On 5/31/2012 2:53 PM, FrozenNorth wrote: On 5/31/12 3:30 PM, marc rosen wrote: Does anyone know what "new" or BIG thing Powermatic is going to unveil in 7 Days 19 hours 31 minutes and several seconds ago? (Your time may vary depending upon when you read this.) Painting their tools green to compete with Festool. :-) Beat them to it years and years ago... Yeah... seems to me early Powermatics I've seen were green.... Festool - 1925 Powermatic - 1928 I regretfully bring this information to you, I checked it before you posted too ;~0 Powermatic is celebrating 90 years, since 1921. http://www.powermatic.com/About.aspx?nav=about Read the rest of it ... there was no Powermatic company, or factory, before 1928. The rest is marketing hype ... -- www.eWoodShop.com Last update: 4/15/2010 KarlCaillouet@ (the obvious) http://gplus.to/eWoodShop |
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Powermatic mystery?
On 6/1/2012 7:11 AM, Swingman wrote:
On 6/1/2012 6:54 AM, Leon wrote: On 5/31/2012 4:12 PM, Swingman wrote: On 5/31/2012 3:53 PM, John Grossbohlin wrote: "dpb" wrote in message ... On 5/31/2012 2:53 PM, FrozenNorth wrote: On 5/31/12 3:30 PM, marc rosen wrote: Does anyone know what "new" or BIG thing Powermatic is going to unveil in 7 Days 19 hours 31 minutes and several seconds ago? (Your time may vary depending upon when you read this.) Painting their tools green to compete with Festool. :-) Beat them to it years and years ago... Yeah... seems to me early Powermatics I've seen were green.... Festool - 1925 Powermatic - 1928 I regretfully bring this information to you, I checked it before you posted too ;~0 Powermatic is celebrating 90 years, since 1921. http://www.powermatic.com/About.aspx?nav=about Read the rest of it ... there was no Powermatic company, or factory, before 1928. The rest is marketing hype ... Oh yeah? Well ... ;~) Not sure where the 1925 comes in except in the heading/history link but the information seems to point at Festool actually introducing a tool in 1929. And IIRC Festool originally operated under a similar name, Festo IIRC. Either way Festool is still owned by one of the founding families. We can discuss further during our next FIG meeting. LOL |
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On 6/1/2012 7:27 AM, Leon wrote:
Not sure where the 1925 comes in except in the heading/history link but the information seems to point at Festool actually introducing a tool in 1929. And IIRC Festool originally operated under a similar name, Festo IIRC. Festo, originally a wood cutting tool company, was founded in 1925 and was the parent company until 2000 ... obviously the adding of "ol" making "Festool" was too just clever for the Germans, due to it's Anglicized twist and therefore a more global marketing cachet, to resist. Thank gawd "Yves Laurent" wasn't available! LOL BTW, the German word for tool being "werkzeug", it's no damned wonder. -- www.eWoodShop.com Last update: 4/15/2010 KarlCaillouet@ (the obvious) http://gplus.to/eWoodShop |
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Powermatic mystery?
On Jun 1, 7:54*am, Leon lcb11211@swbelldotnet wrote:
On 5/31/2012 4:12 PM, Swingman wrote: On 5/31/2012 3:53 PM, John Grossbohlin wrote: "dpb" wrote in message ... On 5/31/2012 2:53 PM, FrozenNorth wrote: On 5/31/12 3:30 PM, marc rosen wrote: Does anyone know what "new" or BIG thing Powermatic is going to unveil in 7 Days 19 hours 31 minutes and several seconds ago? (Your time may vary depending upon when you read this.) Painting their tools green to compete with Festool. :-) Beat them to it years and years ago... Yeah... seems to me early Powermatics I've seen were green.... Festool - 1925 Powermatic - 1928 I regretfully bring this information to you, I checked it before you posted too ;~0 Powermatic is celebrating 90 years, since 1921. http://www.powermatic.com/About.aspx?nav=about- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Hi Leon, I thought they "celebrated" 90 years by painting everything black,( or onyx). Or is your comment regarding to the dates in Swing's message? Marc |
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Powermatic mystery?
"marc rosen" wrote in message ... On Jun 1, 7:54 am, Leon lcb11211@swbelldotnet wrote: On 5/31/2012 4:12 PM, Swingman wrote: On 5/31/2012 3:53 PM, John Grossbohlin wrote: "dpb" wrote in message ... On 5/31/2012 2:53 PM, FrozenNorth wrote: On 5/31/12 3:30 PM, marc rosen wrote: Does anyone know what "new" or BIG thing Powermatic is going to unveil in 7 Days 19 hours 31 minutes and several seconds ago? (Your time may vary depending upon when you read this.) Painting their tools green to compete with Festool. :-) Beat them to it years and years ago... Yeah... seems to me early Powermatics I've seen were green.... Festool - 1925 Powermatic - 1928 I regretfully bring this information to you, I checked it before you posted too ;~0 Powermatic is celebrating 90 years, since 1921. http://www.powermatic.com/About.aspx?nav=about- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Hi Leon, I thought they "celebrated" 90 years by painting everything black,( or onyx). Or is your comment regarding to the dates in Swing's message? I read somewhere that celebrating 90 with 3 30 year olds is interesting.... color not important... |
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Powermatic mystery?
On 6/1/2012 9:37 AM, marc rosen wrote:
On Jun 1, 7:54 am, Leonlcb11211@swbelldotnet wrote: On 5/31/2012 4:12 PM, Swingman wrote: On 5/31/2012 3:53 PM, John Grossbohlin wrote: wrote in message ... On 5/31/2012 2:53 PM, FrozenNorth wrote: On 5/31/12 3:30 PM, marc rosen wrote: Does anyone know what "new" or BIG thing Powermatic is going to unveil in 7 Days 19 hours 31 minutes and several seconds ago? (Your time may vary depending upon when you read this.) Painting their tools green to compete with Festool. :-) Beat them to it years and years ago... Yeah... seems to me early Powermatics I've seen were green.... Festool - 1925 Powermatic - 1928 I regretfully bring this information to you, I checked it before you posted too ;~0 Powermatic is celebrating 90 years, since 1921. http://www.powermatic.com/About.aspx?nav=about- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Hi Leon, I thought they "celebrated" 90 years by painting everything black,( or onyx). Or is your comment regarding to the dates in Swing's message? Marc I'm just pointing to web sites where Powermatic is gold, Not sure where the special black series comes on. |
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On 6/1/2012 8:09 AM, Swingman wrote:
On 6/1/2012 7:27 AM, Leon wrote: Not sure where the 1925 comes in except in the heading/history link but the information seems to point at Festool actually introducing a tool in 1929. And IIRC Festool originally operated under a similar name, Festo IIRC. Festo, originally a wood cutting tool company, was founded in 1925 and was the parent company until 2000 ... obviously the adding of "ol" making "Festool" was too just clever for the Germans, due to it's Anglicized twist and therefore a more global marketing cachet, to resist. Thank gawd "Yves Laurent" wasn't available! LOL BTW, the German word for tool being "werkzeug", it's no damned wonder. So in German,..... Festowerkzeug. Schnell! |
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On 6/1/2012 10:07 AM, Leon wrote:
On 6/1/2012 8:09 AM, Swingman wrote: On 6/1/2012 7:27 AM, Leon wrote: ... obviously the adding of "ol" making "Festool" was too just clever for the Germans, due to it's Anglicized twist and therefore a more global marketing cachet, to resist. Thank gawd "Yves Laurent" wasn't available! LOL BTW, the German word for tool being "werkzeug", it's no damned wonder. So in German,..... Festowerkzeug. Schnell! That was apparently another reason ... the infamous FEStool (Fast Efficient Safe) slogan only works in English: Schnell Effizient Sicher doesn't quite cut it. -- www.eWoodShop.com Last update: 4/15/2010 KarlCaillouet@ (the obvious) http://gplus.to/eWoodShop |
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Leon wrote:
I regretfully bring this information to you, I checked it before you posted too ;~0 Powermatic is celebrating 90 years, since 1921. http://www.powermatic.com/About.aspx?nav=about Interesting. I'm surprised they would would jeopardize their reputation by such truth-streching. The likes of Stanley Porter-Cable might be able to have fun with that. How about a T-shirt with the "90-year insignia" crossed-out (and ???)... |
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Powermatic mystery?
On 6/1/2012 5:45 PM, Bill wrote:
.... I'm surprised they would would jeopardize their reputation by such truth-streching. .... Don't bother me none...he founded the business and began in '21 it appears; only a name change a few years later instead of (apparently) doing business in his own name or under the lumber business prior to that. Picky beyond words imo... -- |
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John Grossbohlin wrote: "marc rosen" wrote in message ... On Jun 1, 7:54 am, Leon lcb11211@swbelldotnet wrote: On 5/31/2012 4:12 PM, Swingman wrote: On 5/31/2012 3:53 PM, John Grossbohlin wrote: "dpb" wrote in message ... On 5/31/2012 2:53 PM, FrozenNorth wrote: On 5/31/12 3:30 PM, marc rosen wrote: Does anyone know what "new" or BIG thing Powermatic is going to unveil in 7 Days 19 hours 31 minutes and several seconds ago? (Your time may vary depending upon when you read this.) Painting their tools green to compete with Festool. :-) Beat them to it years and years ago... Yeah... seems to me early Powermatics I've seen were green.... Festool - 1925 Powermatic - 1928 I regretfully bring this information to you, I checked it before you posted too ;~0 Powermatic is celebrating 90 years, since 1921. http://www.powermatic.com/About.aspx?nav=about- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Hi Leon, I thought they "celebrated" 90 years by painting everything black,( or onyx). Or is your comment regarding to the dates in Swing's message? I read somewhere that celebrating 90 with 3 30 year olds is interesting.... color not important... I'd be more than satisfied with 2 45 year olds... (Sure wish I was 45 again!) -- Make it as simple as possible, but not simpler. (Albert Einstein) Larry Wasserman - Baltimore Maryland - lwasserm(a)sdf. lonestar. org |
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On 6/1/2012 5:45 PM, Bill wrote:
Leon wrote: I regretfully bring this information to you, I checked it before you posted too ;~0 Powermatic is celebrating 90 years, since 1921. http://www.powermatic.com/About.aspx?nav=about Interesting. I'm surprised they would would jeopardize their reputation by such truth-streching. They are not the same company, Powermatic is owned by the same company that owns Jet. |
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On 6/1/2012 6:20 PM, dpb wrote:
On 6/1/2012 5:45 PM, Bill wrote: ... I'm surprised they would would jeopardize their reputation by such truth-streching. ... Don't bother me none...he founded the business and began in '21 it appears; only a name change a few years later instead of (apparently) doing business in his own name or under the lumber business prior to that. Picky beyond words imo... Actually, what the article clearly states regarding 1921 is that he "was a seller of timber and rough-cut lumber" ... _nowhere_ does it state that he built any machines in 1921. How clever these marketeers. After all, marketing works best on the gullible, and what's a little "truth stretching" among friends, eh? It's why a gullible public continues to fall for, and buy products like hamburgers, that bear no resemblance whatsoever to the pictures and gimmicks that advertise them. FACT: "Powermatic" was founded in 1928 ... its "90th Anniversary" as Powermatic will not be until 2018. You do the math. End of story ... -- www.eWoodShop.com Last update: 4/15/2010 KarlCaillouet@ (the obvious) http://gplus.to/eWoodShop |
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On 6/2/2012 8:43 AM, Swingman wrote:
On 6/1/2012 6:20 PM, dpb wrote: .... Picky beyond words imo... Actually, what the article clearly states regarding 1921 is that he "was a seller of timber and rough-cut lumber" ... _nowhere_ does it state that he built any machines in 1921. .... Well, it doesn't say he didn't, either... It explains that he realized/believed he could improve the bottom line of the lumber business by selling dressed lumber so "Instead of purchasing a planing machine from an existing manufacturer, he decided to build his own in his workshop...". I read that that is the year he did it. Whether the company was named Powermatic or not, it was the predecessor and the bloodline of the machines. I'm happy enough if that's the point Powermatic wants to use it's fine w/ me. Any number of businesses began in precisely such a manner--McCormick, Deere, Disston, ... -- |
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On 6/2/2012 11:25 AM, dpb wrote:
On 6/2/2012 8:43 AM, Swingman wrote: .... Actually, what the article clearly states regarding 1921 is that he "was a seller of timber and rough-cut lumber" ... _nowhere_ does it state that he built any machines in 1921. .... .... And I'd be quite comfortable that he had been in the lumber business for some time well before that. I read that that is the year he did it. .... Otherwise, why mention 1921 as having anything whatever to do w/ anything? Leonard F. Smith was a McMinnville lumber dealer who made and sold five planers in 1921. He started using the Powermatic name in 1928, according to the trademark filing. http://vintagemachinery.org/mfgindex/detail.aspx?id=655 There's a point at which cynicism just loses any meaning in automagically asserting the worst possible interpretation any bending of statement can have... -- |
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On 6/2/2012 1:07 PM, dpb wrote:
On 6/2/2012 11:25 AM, dpb wrote: On 6/2/2012 8:43 AM, Swingman wrote: ... Actually, what the article clearly states regarding 1921 is that he "was a seller of timber and rough-cut lumber" ... _nowhere_ does it state that he built any machines in 1921. .... ... And I'd be quite comfortable that he had been in the lumber business for some time well before that. I read that that is the year he did it. ... Otherwise, why mention 1921 as having anything whatever to do w/ anything? Leonard F. Smith was a McMinnville lumber dealer who made and sold five planers in 1921. He started using the Powermatic name in 1928, according to the trademark filing. http://vintagemachinery.org/mfgindex/detail.aspx?id=655 There's a point at which cynicism just loses any meaning in automagically asserting the worst possible interpretation any bending of statement can have... You're kidding, right? Are you positive that a poster on a website forum, a self appointed "historian" at that, is a credible source and is not just as gullible and mistaken as you could be, and is not using the exact same source as you? You will have to do better than that ... -- www.eWoodShop.com Last update: 4/15/2010 KarlCaillouet@ (the obvious) http://gplus.to/eWoodShop |
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On 6/2/2012 1:44 PM, Swingman wrote:
On 6/2/2012 1:07 PM, dpb wrote: On 6/2/2012 11:25 AM, dpb wrote: On 6/2/2012 8:43 AM, Swingman wrote: ... Actually, what the article clearly states regarding 1921 is that he "was a seller of timber and rough-cut lumber" ... _nowhere_ does it state that he built any machines in 1921. .... ... And I'd be quite comfortable that he had been in the lumber business for some time well before that. I read that that is the year he did it. ... Otherwise, why mention 1921 as having anything whatever to do w/ anything? Leonard F. Smith was a McMinnville lumber dealer who made and sold five planers in 1921. He started using the Powermatic name in 1928, according to the trademark filing. http://vintagemachinery.org/mfgindex/detail.aspx?id=655 There's a point at which cynicism just loses any meaning in automagically asserting the worst possible interpretation any bending of statement can have... You're kidding, right? Are you positive that a poster on a website forum, a self appointed "historian" at that, is a credible source and is not just as gullible and mistaken as you could be, and is not using the exact same source as you? Positive enough, yes. You will have to do better than that ... No, I will (and shall) not. Take it up w/ Powermatic and OWWM and anybody else you disagree with if you're so certain they're in error; not me. -- |
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On 6/2/2012 3:41 PM, dpb wrote:
On 6/2/2012 1:44 PM, Swingman wrote: On 6/2/2012 1:07 PM, dpb wrote: On 6/2/2012 11:25 AM, dpb wrote: On 6/2/2012 8:43 AM, Swingman wrote: ... Actually, what the article clearly states regarding 1921 is that he "was a seller of timber and rough-cut lumber" ... _nowhere_ does it state that he built any machines in 1921. .... ... And I'd be quite comfortable that he had been in the lumber business for some time well before that. I read that that is the year he did it. ... Otherwise, why mention 1921 as having anything whatever to do w/ anything? Leonard F. Smith was a McMinnville lumber dealer who made and sold five planers in 1921. He started using the Powermatic name in 1928, according to the trademark filing. http://vintagemachinery.org/mfgindex/detail.aspx?id=655 There's a point at which cynicism just loses any meaning in automagically asserting the worst possible interpretation any bending of statement can have... You're kidding, right? Are you positive that a poster on a website forum, a self appointed "historian" at that, is a credible source and is not just as gullible and mistaken as you could be, and is not using the exact same source as you? Positive enough, yes. You will have to do better than that ... No, I will (and shall) not. Take it up w/ Powermatic and OWWM and anybody else you disagree with if you're so certain they're in error; not me. Come now, it is you who has been adding into the original article, that was posted as a cite, assumptions that are clearly, and unarguably, not stated therein. If you are so confident in them you should at least owe it to your own assumptions to do better than the above. It's simple ... this is a discussion forum, and if you can't live with apparent inconsistencies in your assumptions being pointed out and discussed, don't post them in the first place. -- www.eWoodShop.com Last update: 4/15/2010 KarlCaillouet@ (the obvious) http://gplus.to/eWoodShop |
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On 6/2/2012 5:40 PM, Swingman wrote:
.... Come now, it is you who has been adding into the original article, that was posted as a cite, assumptions that are clearly, and unarguably, not stated therein. I added nothing other than the assertion that I don't disagree w/ their assessment of the company beginnings and reading the logical conclusion that was written rather than twisting it to make something of it that is negative that wasn't intended. Consequently, you're the one who inferred the beginnings of the company should not be dated to 1921 as the article says; not I. If you don't agree w/ their assessment, it's not me you have an argument with but them. -- |
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On Sat, 02 Jun 2012 13:44:44 -0500, Swingman wrote:
On 6/2/2012 1:07 PM, dpb wrote: On 6/2/2012 11:25 AM, dpb wrote: On 6/2/2012 8:43 AM, Swingman wrote: ... Actually, what the article clearly states regarding 1921 is that he "was a seller of timber and rough-cut lumber" ... _nowhere_ does it state that he built any machines in 1921. .... ... And I'd be quite comfortable that he had been in the lumber business for some time well before that. I read that that is the year he did it. ... Otherwise, why mention 1921 as having anything whatever to do w/ anything? Leonard F. Smith was a McMinnville lumber dealer who made and sold five planers in 1921. He started using the Powermatic name in 1928, according to the trademark filing. http://vintagemachinery.org/mfgindex/detail.aspx?id=655 There's a point at which cynicism just loses any meaning in automagically asserting the worst possible interpretation any bending of statement can have... You're kidding, right? Are you positive that a poster on a website forum, a self appointed "historian" at that, is a credible source and is not just as gullible and mistaken as you could be, and is not using the exact same source as you? You will have to do better than that ... giggle C'mon, guys. This horse has been dead for days now. -- Shake off all the fears of servile prejudices, under which weak minds are servilely crouched. Fix reason firmly in her seat, and call on her tribunal for every fact, every opinion. Question with boldness even the existence of a God; because, if there be one, he must more approve of the homage of reason than that of blindfolded fear. -- Thomas Jefferson |
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On May 31, 2:53*pm, FrozenNorth
wrote: Painting their tools green to compete with Festool. *:-) Who knows? Maybe it will be a paint job. About two years ago, during the depth of the (first) recession, Grizzly introduced a line of power tools called Polar Bear. When introduced they appeared to be pretty much the same stuff as some of their other tools, but white with special markings. I spoke to a sales rep in Springfield when I bought my Polar Bear 15" surface planer and he told me they were, in fact, nearly identical. However my planer did have a nicer switch mast to go with the paint; and it was on sale at about $200 off the price of its green cousin. The rep said without shame it was a marketing scheme to combine paint with a few changed features and a sale price to stimulate sales. He also said it worked very well for them. RonB |
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On 6/2/2012 6:05 PM, dpb wrote:
On 6/2/2012 5:40 PM, Swingman wrote: ... Come now, it is you who has been adding into the original article, that was posted as a cite, assumptions that are clearly, and unarguably, not stated therein. I added nothing other than the assertion that I don't disagree w/ their assessment of the company beginnings and reading the logical conclusion that was written rather than twisting it to make something of it that is negative that wasn't intended. Nothing logical about your assumptions. They are assumptions on your part that you have put forth, not stated anywhere in the article. You are reading in what you would like to believe, NOT what is written. Consequently, you're the one who inferred the beginnings of the company should not be dated to 1921 as the article says; not I. I have done nothing but state EXACTLY what is stated in the article, NOT making assumptions, as you a ~ The ONLY thing stated in the article about the date 1921 is that he was in the lumber and timber business. ~ The date of the founding of "Powermatic" is clearly stated as 1928. Everything else is a figment of your imagination. Live with it ... -- www.eWoodShop.com Last update: 4/15/2010 KarlCaillouet@ (the obvious) http://gplus.to/eWoodShop |
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On 6/3/2012 9:14 AM, Swingman wrote:
.... ~ The date of the founding of "Powermatic" is clearly stated as 1928. Everything else is a figment of your imagination. .... It's also Powermatic's imagination, then. Complain to them, not me. -- |
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On 6/3/2012 9:17 AM, dpb wrote:
On 6/3/2012 9:14 AM, Swingman wrote: ... ~ The date of the founding of "Powermatic" is clearly stated as 1928. Everything else is a figment of your imagination. ... It's also Powermatic's imagination, then. Now we're getting somewhere ... precisely my point all along. -- www.eWoodShop.com Last update: 4/15/2010 KarlCaillouet@ (the obvious) http://gplus.to/eWoodShop |
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On 6/3/2012 9:19 AM, Swingman wrote:
On 6/3/2012 9:17 AM, dpb wrote: On 6/3/2012 9:14 AM, Swingman wrote: ... ~ The date of the founding of "Powermatic" is clearly stated as 1928. Everything else is a figment of your imagination. ... It's also Powermatic's imagination, then. Now we're getting somewhere ... precisely my point all along. How's that? You claim there's something wrong; I'm quite happy (in fact I like attribution to the founder's vision) to have the roots attributed to the actual beginnings of the products instead of some artificial business name. As I say, if you think the exposition isn't accurate or is misleading, ask them to clarify it and see where you get with that in discrediting the information as written. Otherwise, go away... -- |
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On 6/3/2012 9:44 AM, dpb wrote:
On 6/3/2012 9:19 AM, Swingman wrote: On 6/3/2012 9:17 AM, dpb wrote: On 6/3/2012 9:14 AM, Swingman wrote: ... ~ The date of the founding of "Powermatic" is clearly stated as 1928. Everything else is a figment of your imagination. ... It's also Powermatic's imagination, then. Now we're getting somewhere ... precisely my point all along. How's that? You claim there's something wrong snip Yes, _you_ ... but we already decided that above. Otherwise, go away... If _you_ can't stand the heat, Bubba ... -- www.eWoodShop.com Last update: 4/15/2010 KarlCaillouet@ (the obvious) http://gplus.to/eWoodShop |
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On 6/2/2012 7:37 PM, Larry Jaques wrote:
giggle C'mon, guys. This horse has been dead for days now. Huh, huh ... the article being discussed was being used as proof that the following was wrong ... it very clearly does NO such thing ... instead being a perfect example of a vaguely written, company propaganda somehow becoming fact in folk's minds: On 5/31/2012 4:12 PM, Swingman wrote: Festool - 1925 Powermatic - 1928 Some of us will continue to cuss, fuss and discuss things woodworking, from the finer points of making zero clearance inserts, to pointing out inconsistencies in a tool company's advertising and logo; if anyone has a problem with that in any manner, they should either hit the next key, or decline to comment on the subject. -- www.eWoodShop.com Last update: 4/15/2010 KarlCaillouet@ (the obvious) http://gplus.to/eWoodShop |
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On Sun, 03 Jun 2012 10:20:01 -0500, Swingman wrote:
On 6/2/2012 7:37 PM, Larry Jaques wrote: giggle C'mon, guys. This horse has been dead for days now. Huh, huh ... the article being discussed was being used as proof that the following was wrong ... it very clearly does NO such thing ... instead being a perfect example of a vaguely written, company propaganda somehow becoming fact in folk's minds: Youse guys have had a dozen (or more) posts batted back and forth on the propaganda issue for days now. On 5/31/2012 4:12 PM, Swingman wrote: Festool - 1925 Powermatic - 1928 Some of us will continue to cuss, fuss and discuss things woodworking, from the finer points of making zero clearance inserts, to pointing out inconsistencies in a tool company's advertising and logo; if anyone has a problem with that in any manner, they should either hit the next key, or decline to comment on the subject. Pointing out the obvious, eh? Just sayin... -- Shake off all the fears of servile prejudices, under which weak minds are servilely crouched. Fix reason firmly in her seat, and call on her tribunal for every fact, every opinion. Question with boldness even the existence of a God; because, if there be one, he must more approve of the homage of reason than that of blindfolded fear. -- Thomas Jefferson |
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On 6/3/2012 12:16 PM, Larry Jaques wrote:
Some of us will continue to cuss, fuss and discuss things woodworking, from the finer points of making zero clearance inserts, to pointing out inconsistencies in a tool company's advertising and logo; if anyone has a problem with that in any manner, they should either hit the next key, or decline to comment on the subject. Pointing out the obvious, eh? Just sayin... Obviously not to everyone ... -- www.eWoodShop.com Last update: 4/15/2010 KarlCaillouet@ (the obvious) http://gplus.to/eWoodShop |
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On 6/3/2012 12:16 PM, Larry Jaques wrote:
On Sun, 03 Jun 2012 10:20:01 -0500, wrote: On 6/2/2012 7:37 PM, Larry Jaques wrote: giggle C'mon, guys. This horse has been dead for days now. Huh, huh ... the article being discussed was being used as proof that the following was wrong ... it very clearly does NO such thing ... instead being a perfect example of a vaguely written, company propaganda somehow becoming fact in folk's minds: Youse guys have had a dozen (or more) posts batted back and forth on the propaganda issue for days now. On 5/31/2012 4:12 PM, Swingman wrote: Festool - 1925 Powermatic - 1928 Some of us will continue to cuss, fuss and discuss things woodworking, from the finer points of making zero clearance inserts, to pointing out inconsistencies in a tool company's advertising and logo; if anyone has a problem with that in any manner, they should either hit the next key, or decline to comment on the subject. Pointing out the obvious, eh? Just sayin... You have an uncanny proficiency of pointing out the obvious. Just sayin.... |
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On 6/3/2012 9:48 AM, Swingman wrote:
.... If _you_ can't stand the heat, Bubba ... _I'M_ comfy... -- |
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