hey im new to this bit of the forum
im doing upholstry ay tafe 1st packed in to 18 weeks
i didnt think at 1st id like it but is grate

now I got my list of tools to get
and I fell over when I got the price of a tack hammer
now if I got it from the place tafe gets them from
$87.50 with out GST

and got one at Bunnings for $5.87

I got a staple lifter for $6.20 well I was there
if I got it from thhe place tafe gos to its $35.50 with out gst

pays to shop around

well I will post my work soon

thanks nz_carver

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But will you still have in twenty years

At that price you could afford 15 in 20 years!

Johngi

hey I dont know if you have ever been a student or a apprentice
but you dont allways have the cash to splah out on tool at 1st

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I surely was an apprentice, in my day you bought good quality, and the boss normaly lent a hand and you paid him off slowly. If I had gone out and bought a low quality item I would have been told to throw it out and get a propper item. It would then have been explained that if I wish to produce top quality work I would need top quality tools. I thank him for that I still have most of my top quality tools excluding the ones that low lifes have stolen over the years. Tools that you use year in yer out become part of you, if you pic up a hammer that is not your own you can instantly tell even without looking. I guess sadly this is something that younger people my never experience due to uor ever increasing throw away society.

Now that is a bit harsh on the throw away society. If it was not for the throw away item my wood pile would be a little bare.

Well I don't know about that. I reckon get something to do what you want for now, and if you are still doing it in a year or twos time get a good one that will last you. A Bob each way.

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