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MMb4 replied to the thread Speed Handles --- What They Good For?.Hand drills have more applications than speed handles. The brace and bid can help you easily cut mortises with very little set up. If...
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MMb4 replied to the thread Stanley is stopping making tape measures in the USA..How long do you guys figure it’ll be until they shut down the Swanson Speed Square factory in Illinois? Hell if that happens, will be...
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From historical evidence they do not work as you would hope. From present day evidence manufacturing jobs have been in decline in the... -
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USA manufacturing of basic tools is in the last dying gasp. US businesses want very large profit that are incompatible with low price...
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MMb4 replied to the thread Stanley is stopping making tape measures in the USA..Idk. There are plenty of people willing to shell out the cash for good tools. But like healthcare, sometimes huge profits alone aren't...
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There is a phrase "people [collectively] get the politicians they deserve". Perhaps it's the same for tool buyers.
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MMb4 replied to the thread Stanley is stopping making tape measures in the USA..I'm not surprised. Another point that often goes unnoticed in these discussions is that other governments actively subsidize their...
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It's kind of already started. One of the worst adjustable wrenches I have is my modern Taiwan J706--ordered from my local mine supply as...
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MMb4 replied to the thread Stanley is stopping making tape measures in the USA..What hasn't SBD ruined? They bought Delta, then ruined them. Then destroyed Porter Cable - didn't even keep their router designs and...
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SBD also has USA manufacturing, but not tape measures now.
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Our crew used them hard five days a week for over a decade. It wasn’t uncommon for me to go through a tape a month. We tried other...
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MMb4 replied to the thread Stanley is stopping making tape measures in the USA..These are all fair points. Topics like these are a minefield, for many reasons, not the least of which because they're politically...
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The answer is they are gone At least, in the manufacturing sector unions are a little more than a “toothless lion” Besides, unions...
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MMb4 replied to the thread Stanley is stopping making tape measures in the USA..This restoring thing turned out to be mostly BS. When it comes to top of the line tools pickings are slim. Estwing makes a great...
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MMb4 replied to the thread Stanley is stopping making tape measures in the USA..The 35’ model is terrible. 25’ not to bad. Looks like someone is trying to get the short term SBD share price up.