5 Jan
2006
5 Jan
'06
3:31 p.m.
If you're old fashioned, I'm even more so. Given all of the pure garbage
coming onto the market that's jokingly referred to as "tools", I still
Yes, I've seen such things in shops over here. Needless to say I didn't
buy any...
believe that tools are one area on which it's just
plain foolish to skimp.
Exactly. Firstly, good tools are cheaper in the end becuase they last a
lot longer (I don't expect to _ever_ have to replace most of my tools,
they will outlive me, and I do use them a lot). Secondly, poor tools can
damage the work -- a badly fitting screwdriver or spanenr will mangle the
head of the fastener, a poor soldering iron will overheat the PCB and
compoennts in some cases, and so on. Putting that sort of damage right
takes time that I'd rather spend doing something useful.
-tony