As a machinist, I always had completer access to every piece of machinery and tool that cam be imagined !!! Not just the machine shop, but sheet metal, carpentry, Plating, Precision grinding, Welding, glass blast, heat treating, electrical, etc etc That's probably the one thing I miss the most Now that I'm retired! :o) JC... -------------- Original message -------------- From: "Gary Lee www.vwrack.com" <gary2a@TELUS.NET> > > Finally I spoke "82879, $199.00, 20 ton press" > > Man, was I pissed! > > I said "SKU you guys" & walked out. > > > > You get what you pay for. > > A 'real' press costs thousands. Believe me, I know. But it's not > just service you are paying for of course. > Be glad that you have the option of buying an inexpensive poorly made > piece of junk. Fifteen years ago, before the third world became our > manufacturing plant, you either made your own press or bought one for > for several thousand. > > Gary |
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