Well I own 2 bandsaws, and sold my table saw to get the second bandsaw. Table saw sat in the garage for two years, so I sold it. It was my most useless power tool. twh
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Re: Most useless power tool you own...
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I had to think on this one for awhile. My useless tool is a Craftsman electric nailer. It's not very powerful. I usually have to use a hammer and maybe a nailset afterward. Someday I'll have an air powered one like Norm does. Have fun. Joe
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Good call. Thanks for reminding me I have one of those. Maybe I can find it and throw it away this time. It's more of a nail setter than a nailer, and sometimes not even that.
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Mine was more like a "Nail Dispenser".
Kinda like a Pez dispenser that spit out nails - but without the cool Goofy head.
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What always bothers me about things like this (not only tools), but doesn't the manufacturer even try them out. Do they consider the balance of making a few bucks over what damage it can mean to their name by producing a "dud".
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Managers of companies care about 1 thing only - measurables. "I can measure how many widgets I sell & how much profit is made per unit." With this info they can show owners that they're "growing" the company. Hard to argue. When customers get a dud product they usually don't buy from that company again. Only a few go to the trouble of getting a complaint to the right person - owners. Hard to measure. Repeat cycle. Owners (if they care about their name) need to get directly with customers who have issues. No middlemen - quality control, customer service, etc. These people need to justify their jobs so many times truths are not reported properly.
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Precisely. The smart companies realize they're ultimately in business to serve their customers. The dumb ones think they're in business to serve the bean counters.
--RC "Sometimes history doesn't repeat itself. It just yells 'can't you remember anything I've told you?' and lets fly with a club. -- John W. Cambell Jr.