Tools you covet but can't justify buying

[brewdexta]

Here's a guy making wood planes at over 3K a pop, absolutely beautiful work but I think I'll stick to Clifton or second hand Stanley's with a better blade and iron.

 

[Cobbler]

If you bought one of them, you wouldn't dare use it. It would have to live on the mantel shelf or buy a glass fronted display cabinet to keep it in! Serious woodwork tool porn. I can just imagine when you tried to insure your house, " have you any individual items over 3,000 pounds sir" "I've got a plane worth about 5 grand" "we don't insure aircraft sir, specialist market, dangerous sports & such"

 

[Chickenjohn]

I would love to have a nice old British made lathe in my work shop. Would probably only use it about once a month so cheaper to take the work to someone who has and knows how to use a lathe!

 

[Chickenjohn]

A decent pillar drill would get more use though.

 

[anjum]

I'd like a workshop!!!!!

 

[the snooper]

there is no way that those planes are worth what he is asking, sure they look well made but what can they do that a Record or Stanley can't and after a while they will only be as good as the guy that sharpens the blade like all planes

 

[Wallace]

I covet a decent Bridgeport with power feed and DRO, a surface grinder and more than anything else the space to keep them in.

 

[brewdexta]

there is no way that those planes are worth what he is asking, sure they look well made but what can they do that a Record or Stanley can't and after a while they will only be as good as the guy that sharpens the blade like all planes

The law of diminishing returns applies here, if you buy a cheap tin pot tool then it will be crap, spend double to get something serviceable and a bit more again to get something on top of its game. Above that then your not spending more money for the function, it then becomes a collectors piece or work of art. I think this comes into the latter. You can apply this to most things including Hi-Fi and cars. Most cars can get past 70mph (my old 90 just about did it!) add a bit more for hills, overtaking and towing and any additional HP after that is a waste of cash unless your going to a track day, or a footballers wondering what to spend your 300K per week on as your wardrobe is already full of naff suits

 

[Welderpaul]

This is a tool that I have coveted for a while. Bought it last week.....

 

[mfletch]

I got myself a woman and am still paying for her

Think of the tools I could have had instead

 

[madkayaker]

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This is a tool that I have coveted for a while. Bought it last week.....

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What the scooby is that! Add wireing that to the list I take it

 

[Chickenjohn]

This is a tool that I have coveted for a while. Bought it last week.....

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What is that, a water jet or laser cutting machine???

Actually, I'd like a 3d printer! Amazing bit of kit.

 

[MattF]

I got myself a woman and am still paying for her

Just money or blood too? Not that I'm suggesting that they're soul and blood sucking Harpie's mind....

 

[MattF]

Actually, I'd like a 3d printer! Amazing bit of kit.

Dropping into grumpy old, when I were a lad type, fart mode here, but not something I'd personally ever have. I can see where their appeal is, but it's that one last step to removing any notable human interaction in the creation of things. I know automation has already done that to a very large degree, but the printer makes it pretty much complete, unless you class someone creating a design in a CAD type package as interaction. Call me old fashioned if you will....

 

[Paul.]

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This is a tool that I have coveted for a while. Bought it last week.....

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Nice, that should keep the neighbours awake, I used to work on the Pierceall version, great tools in the right hands

 

[Rocketman]

What is that, a water jet or laser cutting machine???

Actually, I'd like a 3d printer! Amazing bit of kit.

I looked at getting a 3D printer for my business towards the end of last year. Thing is they are getting so cheap I looked at the service I could provide and came to the conclusion there isn't much time left in making decent money from it anymore.

 

[clift_d]

What is that, a water jet or laser cutting machine???

CNC turret punch - much diameters many quick

 

[Chickenjohn]

I was thinking a 3d printer would be great for making un obtainable plastic classic car parts.

All those little bits and bobs you can't get new and are difficult 2nd hand and have perished on the car due to time and sunlight. Interior light fittings for example. I can't see an individual buying one of these to make one or two parts.

I looked at getting a 3D printer for my business towards the end of last year. Thing is they are getting so cheap I looked at the service I could provide and came to the conclusion there isn't much time left in making decent money from it anymore.

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[Rocketman]

I was thinking a 3d printer would be great for making un obtainable plastic classic car parts.

All those little bits and bobs you can't get new and are difficult 2nd hand and have perished on the car due to time and sunlight. Interior light fittings for example. I can't see an individual buying one of these to make one or two parts.


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Well I will get one for personal use when they get that cheap and the quality is reasonable. It's not as far off as you might think in my view. But for the time being I will wait.

I remember back in 97 when I was doing a tool design for the new mini's prototype head lights. We had a set of Stereolithography done for the headlights. It cost many thousand of pounds. Quite specialist back in those days.

 

[shenion]

I covet a decent Bridgeport with power feed and DRO, a surface grinder and more than anything else the space to keep them in.

Ditto.