Hello,
Jean-Paul and so many others there are SO many things you can put on a tile but it is easy to get trapped by the marketing guys.
I have a 30 year old drilling machine made in Germany. Just two speed setting and a bit of manual control. Whenever i need a finer control i just connect it to a variac.
As long as it keeps working why replace it. Better use higher quality drills and the right lubrication.
Many diy people end up buying gear normally used by professionals. Unless you use it during 10 weekends in a year no use to get a 500 euro router. Better get some Gedore, Knipex, Hazet, Belzer screwdrivers, wrenches and pliers.
A bit strange that diy people sometimes buy professional electrical tools ( to impress their friends!) and use lousy screwdrivers. Your friends wont notice that you are using brand name screwdrivers probably.
If i need a 30 cm/ one feet long drill to drill a single hole i just ask a co worker who has a big collection.
Greetings,Eduard
Jean-Paul and so many others there are SO many things you can put on a tile but it is easy to get trapped by the marketing guys.
I have a 30 year old drilling machine made in Germany. Just two speed setting and a bit of manual control. Whenever i need a finer control i just connect it to a variac.
As long as it keeps working why replace it. Better use higher quality drills and the right lubrication.
Many diy people end up buying gear normally used by professionals. Unless you use it during 10 weekends in a year no use to get a 500 euro router. Better get some Gedore, Knipex, Hazet, Belzer screwdrivers, wrenches and pliers.
A bit strange that diy people sometimes buy professional electrical tools ( to impress their friends!) and use lousy screwdrivers. Your friends wont notice that you are using brand name screwdrivers probably.
If i need a 30 cm/ one feet long drill to drill a single hole i just ask a co worker who has a big collection.
Greetings,Eduard
It seems we are on the same wavelength 🙂 When people ask for help I always need to bring my own tools as good screwdrivers are already a level too high.
BTW Belzer is not so good anymore, PB still is OK.
BTW Belzer is not so good anymore, PB still is OK.
You will not get me to relinquish my Lindstrom pliers and cutters even if my use doesn't justify them.
A 30 year old drill press probably has more life left in than a brand new one. Unless it's a Fobco star, in which case it'll last for ever, unlike a Sealy ( avoid them ).
Have you heard of Footprint pliers ? someone had some stolen, for a local news paper to report that a pair of foot prints had been taken and the police were on the case.
That is why those with more experience need to bridge the gap and closely interact with those of with less experience. Show them how to think, be vigilant and set their priorities correctly.
I operate two machine that are SOTA.. One runs windows 95, the other windows 98.
They ain't broken, why fix em?
Good screwdrivers are a must. As are drill bits, a good set of micrometers, squares, and a nice set of over/under reamers.
What really bugs me is when software keeps getting upgrades. For a while, labview upgrades would kill about 30 machines in the building.
Jn
Ps... jean-Paul, but it stays on diy topic..for the most part.
They ain't broken, why fix em?
Good screwdrivers are a must. As are drill bits, a good set of micrometers, squares, and a nice set of over/under reamers.
What really bugs me is when software keeps getting upgrades. For a while, labview upgrades would kill about 30 machines in the building.
Jn
Ps... jean-Paul, but it stays on diy topic..for the most part.
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Hello,
These are some Belzer tools i got from my late father. A few decades old so surely good quality. One marked with Mercedes symbol so probably came with a new truck or new engine. I used to work with a 300.000 euro machine and whenever doing repair or maintenance it could go wrong using low quality tools. Damaging the head of a screw or trying to fix something with a normal shaped tool while needing one like in the photo. A repair would take way more time and a expensive machine not working cost more money than getting the right tool.
For the hobby we usually dont care to much about time so then it is ok. BUT i remember buying some tools that were expensive and it turns out that they end up being used much more than expected.
Greetings,Eduard
These are some Belzer tools i got from my late father. A few decades old so surely good quality. One marked with Mercedes symbol so probably came with a new truck or new engine. I used to work with a 300.000 euro machine and whenever doing repair or maintenance it could go wrong using low quality tools. Damaging the head of a screw or trying to fix something with a normal shaped tool while needing one like in the photo. A repair would take way more time and a expensive machine not working cost more money than getting the right tool.
For the hobby we usually dont care to much about time so then it is ok. BUT i remember buying some tools that were expensive and it turns out that they end up being used much more than expected.
Greetings,Eduard
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I've bought my first computer in 1995 and I'm on my 3rd one right now which I purchased last year.
Software bloat has forced me to upgrade work comps every 2 or 3 years. When boot takes 15 minutes, something's just not right.
Bad enough I have to relearn where functions are on all ms office programs every upgrade.
Jn
Bad enough I have to relearn where functions are on all ms office programs every upgrade.
Jn
Sure, that is why we had to go to Guyana to launch these tethered stratospheric balloons. Similar stuff was near impossible in metropolitan France because of air traffic regulations.
Decades ago quality was a standard expectation. Choosing between quality and disposable junk says volumes about modern production and marketing. Standards dropped.
Thanks to Mr Branson we can put more junk into space faster, I'm looking forward to the chain reaction of destruction.
We should start with Mr Branson himself and get Mr Dyson to join him so he is not too lonely at the space dump.
NASA is looking heavily into how to get rid of outdated LEO sats. I helped a person develop a drag chute deployer for end of life. She came up with a really great idea.
Jn
Jn
More like you didn't have a choice of buying super-cheap stuff back then. You can still buy really nice things, but they cost as much as they used to (relative to buying power/value of the dollar).
You think that if someone could buy a cordless drill for $40 (today's value) back in the 1960s for $4.60, they wouldn't seriously entertain it?
Drills were a good example. My $200 Rigid, not exactly cheap, had an eccentric chuck and in less than a year the batteries both failed after a couple month's storage during a house move. I gave it to movers. A Festool, before they became even more hideously expensive, replaced it.
The other way to look at it is we've been trained to expect paying more for non-subpar product. The opposite should be true with a half century of advancements in manufacturing processes, organization and technology, completely ignoring the labour cost aspect. A Husky ratchet kit was a generic off-the-shelf Canadian Tire affair affordable for burger flipping teenagers. I don't know anything they sell today at any price that would still operate perfectly and be rust free as the one this burger flipping teenager bought in the early 70's.
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The other way to look at it is we've been trained to expect paying more for non-subpar product. The opposite should be true with a half century of advancements in manufacturing processes, organization and technology, completely ignoring the labour cost aspect. A Husky ratchet kit was a generic off-the-shelf Canadian Tire affair affordable for burger flipping teenagers. I don't know anything they sell today at any price that would still operate perfectly and be rust free as the one this burger flipping teenager bought in the early 70's.
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