Recognising tooling quality levels?

Ta for the link Martin, but just in case - I clearly used the terms xyz and abc as a way of referring to hypothetical companies in general. Not to refer to any specific organisation.

Having little or no experience in it I have no view as to the situation regarding the levels of product offerings in the hobby metalworking tooling market. Hard experience in the related woodworking tools market suggests however that the well worn principle of 'buyer beware' may be as applicable there as anywhere else.

I'm at a loss Neil as to how to seeking some feedback guidance from private users on how to select suitable tooling to satisfy a given level of requirement on an enthusiast forum amounts to setting a bear trap - I thought that would be one of its basic functions.

As before I'm off - there seems little point in trying to push a rock up what for whatever reason is a very steep hill...

ian

My link post was intended as a joke as I found it amusing how everything has multiple meanings. That's how Lawyers make their money.

Oh no I mentioned Lawyers, that's done it. !!!

:0)

Martin

Sorry guys - I meant to properly say thank you to those that contributed on this thread - it has actually been very helpful at the level of filling in a general view of the nature of the market.

It's a pity (clear as to why - but actually daft and i suspect highly negative for everybody in the field, especially for users and those taking care to offer well specified product) that it's apparently deemed not feasible to openly discuss product performance specifics on a user forum.

It's become clear however that there's a definite and to say the least impractically low threshold beyond which it's not seen as being wise to go. I'm at a loss as to why it should it be inappropriate for a private user of a particular tool or machine to describe his/her own experience. If it's negative but not typical then there's lots of experience elsewhere that suggests that there will be others ready to pile in to set the record straight. Either way one opinion is only that.

I should say that there can't be a problem with openly offering product at whatever level there is a market for - it doesn't all have to be high end/professional/industrial quality stuff.

There's a lot more that in the general sense that could be said, especially regarding the little matter of stakeholder and especially contributor input to moderator policies on the many user forums about these days. That however is for another day….

Thanks again guys.

ian