Silly_Billy
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I may never afford them, but Axminster now stocks Bridge City hand tools.
I’m sure it won’t be long before I get lucky with EuroMillions ...
I’m sure it won’t be long before I get lucky with EuroMillions ...
But what about stuff that isn't cheap and still doesn't work right, isn't square or whatever? Take a batch of common-brand try square, across a broad spectrum of price, and it appears the majority won't be square. And don't get me started on the QC, or rather lack thereof, on new Sweetheart stuff.ScaredyCat":1saite4q said:I agree custard. I've got fed up with buying cheap stuff that doesn't work, isn't square or whatever. It's especially annoying when you're starting out and have both limited funds and experience.
How about a hammering (hammer)Andy Kev.":1saite4q said:I'll probably get a verbal kicking for admitting this but I've got one of these:
https://www.axminster.co.uk/bridge-city ... 0mm-104571
As long as their spec and QC are equivalent I personally wouldn't care where something is made; plenty of good stuff IS made in China, Taiwan, India, and elsewhere that people commonly look down their noses at. (And conversely there is, and long has been, plenty of junk made by both American and British firms.)murdoch":1saite4q said:Anyone else noticed that Axminster bridge city are made in China under licence whereas the bridge city website tools are made in small batches in the USA but don’t cost anymore. Feels like Axminster are selling cheaper made Chinese tools but not letting us know there not actually bridge city.
ED65":3ifakcjz said:But what about stuff that isn't cheap and still doesn't work right, isn't square or whatever? Take a batch of common-brand try square, across a broad spectrum of price, and it appears the majority won't be square. And don't get me started on the QC, or rather lack thereof, on new Sweetheart stuff.
It's probably because Chinese stuff doesn't sell well in the US when it is trading on top class, American brand names. The rest of the world isn't supposed to notice.murdoch":2cmyc19d said:Anyone else noticed that Axminster bridge city are made in China under licence whereas the bridge city website tools are made in small batches in the USA but don’t cost any more. Feels like Axminster are selling cheaper made Chinese tools but not letting us know they're not actually bridge city.
ED65":1cc34e8u said:Far too many of their exquisite 'moving tools' for want of a better term never get shown to the wood. Not really sure what their owners do actually do with them, maybe they just get them out occasionally, fondle them while looking admiringly at the beauty of the mechanism and then return them carefully to their boxes.
ED65":19z7dllm said:Actually I've taken to making my own squares... from wood of all things!
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