Wood workers, Widdlers, carpenters, scroll saw people.

[Thulian]

thats old, buy something new, its a tool they have made lots of innovations in the past 100 years

[Gravydoo II]

Originally Posted by Thulian [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

thats old, buy something new, its a tool they have made lots of innovations in the past 100 years

You have any idea how much a saw with a CDM, belt driven, and a biesmeyer fence is?
Most modern tools are all made by the same company. craftsman, dewalt, kobalt, black&decker, all the same.

Old tools were made by companies who made tools. No design by committee. No cost saving material bullshit. No "oh thats unsafe, cover it up. " tuck your shirt in, dont wear a tie, cut that hippie hair before it goes in the belt.

Worm gears and cost saving bullshit. I want iron, steel, and heavy bearings.

I want to fear for my life when I use it.

Why dont you recommend a table saw for me?

[DoodyLich666]

Originally Posted by Thulian [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

thats old, buy something new, its a tool they have made lots of innovations in the past 100 years

A lot of old tools are of a far superior craftsmanship. Unfortunately, most of the tool innovations have just been ways to make them cheaper, but they sacrifice longevity, and repairability. New drills and little things like that are definitely nice to have, but I’d usually prefer to work with saws and sanders made back when people understood that tools should be fixed rather than replaced.

[Gwaihir]

Originally Posted by DoodyLich666 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

A lot of old tools are of a far superior craftsmanship. Unfortunately, most of the tool innovations have just been ways to make them cheaper, but they sacrifice longevity, and repairability. New drills and little things like that are definitely nice to have, but I’d usually prefer to work with saws and sanders made back when people understood that tools should be fixed rather than replaced.

It's not that new tools sacrifice longevity and repairability;. They're literally engineered to break in economically unfeasible to repair ways after x hours of use.

It's called planned obsolescence.

I used to work in project and supply chain management for both a fine furniture manufacturer in yucca valley (mueller turner)
And an industrial signage manufacturer in riverside (fusion sign and design)

Neither one of those operations used contemporary tools aside from pivoting compound miter saws, and they make much nicer and more commercially marketable shit than thullian can make on his overpriced short lived hardware.

[Mblake81]

Originally Posted by BiG SiP [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

check out this mace i fashioned in my home foundry

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DiesInEveryFilm - The Modern Mace

Originally Posted by DoodyLich666 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

A lot of old tools are of a far superior craftsmanship. Unfortunately, most of the tool innovations have just been ways to make them cheaper, but they sacrifice longevity, and repairability. New drills and little things like that are definitely nice to have, but I’d usually prefer to work with saws and sanders made back when people understood that tools should be fixed rather than replaced.

Originally Posted by Gwaihir [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

It's not that new tools sacrifice longevity and repairability;. They're literally engineered to break in economically unfeasible to repair ways after x hours of use.

It's called planned obsolescence.

I used to work in project and supply chain management for both a fine furniture manufacturer in yucca valley (mueller turner)
And an industrial signage manufacturer in riverside (fusion sign and design)

Neither one of those operations used contemporary tools aside from pivoting compound miter saws, and they make much nicer and more commercially marketable shit than thullian can make on his overpriced short lived hardware.

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That's right. They call it Chinesium.