OK I give up. You win. Clearly the only difference between a Makita and an Ozito is that the guy who made the Makita was getting paid more.
:rolleyes:
TGIF
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OK I give up. You win. Clearly the only difference between a Makita and an Ozito is that the guy who made the Makita was getting paid more.
:rolleyes:
TGIF
Made by the same guy these days BMW make the Mini http://www.mini.com/mini_worldwide/mini_worldwide.html
Well if you want to be pedantic, MINIs are made in England at a plant owned by BMW where they also make engines. BMWs, on the other hand, are manufactured all over the place, including England, but as far as I know, not at the same plant where the MINIs are made. The same guy could work on both, but only if he transferred to another plant.
No I swallowed the "no more beating my head against a brick wall" pill :)
Sorry to back track to this post......
Firstly - a Gabbett's panel saw? Gabbett does not manufacture anything, merely import.
The most expensive panel saw that Gabbett sell is the SCM Invincible 4500. This costs around $55k, and is fully computerised. This machine will last a hell of a lot longer than two years, no matter the use.
That said, I could almost guarantee you that your mate doesn't own one of these machines, possibly the SCM SI450e....approx $45k. Again - the life expectancy is much higher than two years, regardless of the use.
Sorry to contradict you Iain. I work for Gabbett these days and what you have posted is terribly inaccurate and misleading.
Mate, I'd be surprised if he is not using beam saws.
It may just be that Iain had taken note of the wrong sticker. You know how they put them on everything they sell.
Must say that one of the delivery blokes there is a champion.
buy the best tool on the market, it does the work, you do the quality
I like this. Isn't the point in the end that the tool basically disappears and behaves itself. Like a spanner becomes a part of your hand and the focus is on the nuts or bolts that you undoing or tightening.
Surely the better quality spanners (Sidchrome, Kinchrome, Snap-On) are more likely to behave themsleves (not round of the head of the bolt and destroy your hand)) than the cheaper ones. Surely it's the same with power tools.
Would the general consensus be, then, that there is a difference in performance between "cheap" power tools, cars, spanners etc and those with a higher price tag and that where a tool is to be used for precision work or on a regular basis in the shop, purchasing the best quality in your price bracket is appropriate, while tools used rarely for light workloads could also be appropriate?
Could this be the definitive response to Fatty500's question and is there any point in beating this dead horse any further? Fatty seemed to be happy with the responses after the first 2 or 3.
Regards,
Rob