So it's been kind of quiet lately ... tool semi review

[krw]

Exactly. I was at Peachtree a couple of months ago looking at lathe chucks (they have a great selection). The sales guy showed me an Easy Wood chuck and said that it might hurt a lot but it would go away soon enough.

No question! I can't tell you how many tools I've replaced along the line, that while they worked, were in some way painful to use. I still have a bunch of them. I really should put them on Ebay. Some have barely been used because I hated them from first use. The PC bisquick jointer comes to mind, as does a Bosch 1/4 sheet sander.

[krw]

Yep. I bought her All Clad Copper-Core cookware, over a few years, about ten years ago. The ye were about $300 per pan but they're just as good today as they were then. She just bought a set of Japanese steel knives for about $1500. Festools aren't the only expensive tools. ;-)

[krw]

Delta, Festool, Laguna. ;-)

[Puckdropper]

[e-mail] wrote in news: [e-mail]:

I heard somewhere that sauces in copper pots don't need a lot of stirring. Have you or your wife noticed anything like that?

My wife isn't happy with the pots she has, she claims it burns the tea before boiling. I'm working on giving her something *good* for Christmas.

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[pyotr filipivich]

[e-mail] on Mon, 07 Dec 2020 15:53:10 -0500 typed in rec.woodworking the following:

Other end is what my Dad said about stereos: if you have a ten dollar ear, no sense buying a hundred dollar stereo. Of course, he said that a long time ago.

[pyotr filipivich]

[e-mail] on Mon, 07 Dec 2020 15:36:10 -0500 typed in rec.woodworking the following:

In my case, I don't have the room. When I lived out of town, stuff could pile up in the yard. Not so much here in town. Or at least I feel that way.

I retired. Now I'm even busyier, working for the wife. Its all good.

[J. Clarke]

I can't hear the difference between a cheap stereo and an expensive one. Still, I'm looking for a better amp because this blasted thing trips its overload any time there's a loud noise.

[Bill]

All things are relative. Personally, I don't care for the "Bose" speakers because they are too smooth for me. Maybe it has something to do with what one is used to. "Digitally-enhanced music"--Blah! Give me a steel resonator guitar! : )

[Puckdropper]

pyotr filipivich [e-mail] wrote in news: [e-mail]:

I held on to standard definition TVs for a long time with that exact reasoning. The picture still looked good enough for me. Now everything's gone hi-def and the new TVs are worth it.

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[J. Clarke]

I've got a pair of speakers from the late '60s, and a relatively new set that has rather high ratings. The ones from the '60s have a lot of bass and no highs, and to me they're what music is supposed to sound like because that's what I was used to early on.

[Leon]

What was in fashion and goes out, comes back. A lot of bass is what Rappers use.

I have bass and mid range and treble. I prefer crisp clean sound.

[Leon]

;~) We bought a 40" flatscreen hi def TV about 13 years ago for $2.2k.

My wife thought that was too big.

Then a 70" Sharp TV in 2013. The first did not last a year and was replaced under warranty. The second did not last 2 weeks.

My wife thought that was too big.

So we went with a 65" Samsung and still have it.

My wife thinks it is too small.

[Scott Lurndal]

All-clad are stainless steel with a copper core for more even heat transmission. The copper does not come into direct contact with food.

[Scott Lurndal]

No highs, No Lows, must be Bose.

901s were one of the more overrated speakers.

[Scott Lurndal]

I've used these as my primary speakers now for the past decade. Highly recommended.

[Bill]

Well, you can probably get a 70 or 75" one now for less than you paid for the 65-incher. I remember looking at the 20-30" LED versions at Sears for $3K. One of the reasons for the "bargains", of course, is that the manufacturers are subsidizing the price by selling your viewing data.

[Bill]

Apple's new headphones: Just $549. (I'm not an Apple fan)

[gray_wolf]

: )

[gray_wolf]

High end JBL are a good start. :-)

[gray_wolf]

Doesn't cast iron work well?