Path: ...!eternal-september.org!feeder2.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: "Jim Wilkins" Newsgroups: rec.crafts.metalworking Subject: Re: The 1 Inch Belt Grinder Solution Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 15:25:54 -0400 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 18 Message-ID: References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="UTF-8"; reply-type=response Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Injection-Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 20:27:02 +0100 (CET) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="f80c91ce9e93fc79b36a5e754cdadf77"; logging-data="2975920"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX19P9C8PqPnMfiEA8NIdQnY8MXxAdfZz+Xk=" Cancel-Lock: sha1:4jsbbdSPixzG+00LeO0nsFU2kXU= X-Antivirus: AVG (VPS 241005-4, 10/5/2024), Outbound message In-Reply-To: Importance: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V16.4.3505.912 X-Antivirus-Status: Clean X-Priority: 3 X-Newsreader: Microsoft Windows Live Mail 16.4.3505.912 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Bytes: 2140 X-Original-Lines: 1 "Bob La Londe" wrote in message news:vg0fgh$2pe7j$1@dont-email.me... On 10/31/2024 3:40 AM, Jim Wilkins wrote: > My second-hand Delta 1x30 has been trouble free. Delta Rockwell might have been good once up a time, but I'd buy a higher end cheap import before I'd buy another Delta power tool. When I've talked about this on other groups the consensus seems to be, with the exception of a few "well mine doesn't do that" fan boys," Delta is no longer a premium brand. Some take the extra effort to say, "and that's being polite."... Bob La Londe ------------------ My stuff is mostly quite old so perhaps that is the case. I don't need it to make a living as you do and can afford to wait for bargains. When I was working I spent a lot of company money on high quality equipment I'd never have bought new for myself.