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From: toma@tekchips.UUCP (Tom Almy)
Newsgroups: net.rec.wood
Subject: Re: most valuable tools & other matters
Message-ID: <361@tekchips.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 11-Nov-85 12:20:39 EST
Article-I.D.: tekchips.361
Posted: Mon Nov 11 12:20:39 1985
Date-Received: Wed, 13-Nov-85 07:35:27 EST
References: <828@rlgvax.UUCP> <34@midas.UUCP> <662@hercules.UUCP>
Reply-To: toma@tekchips.UUCP (Tom Almy)
Organization: Tektronix, Beaverton OR
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In article <662@hercules.UUCP> barrys@hercules.UUCP (Barry Steel) writes:
>In article <34@midas.UUCP> daves@midas.UUCP (Dave Suryan) writes:
>>As far as routers go, don't buy Sears.  ...
>>The same problem occured on my Dad's Sears router about a year
>>before mine failed.  
>
>That's funny, mine did the exact same thing...

Old Sears tools are fine.  The quality has been decreasing for years.
My 11 year old Sears Router does fine, but I know someone with both a router
of my vintage and a new one (he decided to "move up" to a better one) who
still uses his old router!  I have many Sears hand tools that were my
(late) father-in-law's, which were purchased in the 50s and 60s.  The
difference between them and hand tools that I purchased in the 70s is
incredible.  Lathe chisels as good as any you could buy today (the new ones
at Sears are the junkiest I have ever seen).  Accurate, well finished
hand planes.  A socket set (not everything was woodworking) that I don't
think could ever break.

Tom Almy
Tektronix, Inc.