GardenBanter.co.uk - View Single Post - Fewer American-made tools - yet another downside to illegal immigrationand workers in the USA?

27-01-2005, 08:33 AM

wrote:

God, what bellyaching! *Cheap* power tools now are better than the
*expensive* power tools of a generation ago - and anyone can easily

enough

order power tools at whatever quality level he chooses to afford. And

why

would someone want to spend a bunch more for a tool like a drill that

will

last 10 years, when in five years the newer drills will probably be

vastly

improved and he'll want one of those anyway?

Disregarding the quality aspect, what improvements have there been in
drills, saws, and sanders in the past 5 years?

Jim

Very few - about the only thing that I can see is the incorporation of
lasers into saws to aid in cutting.

There are some lighter-weight tools out there today because of the use
of magnesium, high-strength plastics and other lighter materials in the
higher end tools. The light-weight plastics and metals in cheaper tools
are very flimsy and don't stand up to heavy-duty use.

There are a lot more cordless tools out there, but most won't stand up
to the daily grind, which is why you see corded tools on all but a few
construction sites. Handymen tend to use them because the set up and
tear down is easier, since they do it so much more frequently.