A Tools Value

[Farrell]

Good grief Joe. You need to talk to my wife to find out if I am a tool
cheapskate! I often recommend to others to just shell out the money and get
the good stuff and well as pursue that route myself. I didn't know, so I was
just asking..... geesh! His website does not make it apparent what might be
special about his tooling. The article by Newton Hunt makes that clear.

Terry Farrell

> Looks interesting, but looks more like $40 worth of tooling and I guess
the
> promise of some information on how to do it? Am I missing something? $550?
>
> Terry Farrell


> I don't disagree, but before shelling out $550. for something, I think it
> is reasonable to look into just what you're getting for that price.  It's
> not an insignificant amount of money.
>
> David Love
> davidlovepianos@earthlink.net
>
> >
> > I'm constantly annoyed by the way a lot of technicians are really
> > cheap-skates, who are always carping about how much tools, materials,
> > conventions, etc. cost! Sheesh! Onesti's system is a whole lot of bang
for
> > the buck, IMO. In order to offer something like that to the "masses",
> takes
> > a lot of work. If you would go to his web site and read his explanation
of
> > how the tool works and the time it takes to do the job(s), then you'll
> have
> > a much better feeling for the value of his tools/system. I personally
> don't
> > have his tool(s), although I can see the true value of the tools, and
> > especially the value of his effort(s)! If you ever get the opportunity
to
> > make a tool and then go through the effort of patenting, marketing and
the
> > constant effort of making up the tool for each order, you'll quickly
> > understand what it takes. A lot of frustration and wasted time is spent
in
> > such an effort.
> > IMO, the cost of our tools, necessary to do what we do, is VERY cheap
> > compared to other businesses. If you doubt that, then check out your
> > plumber, electrician, machinist, carpet cleaner....the list is endless!
A
> > quality tool, which I consider Onesti's to be, is cheap at any price. A
> > cheap tool, is worthless, no matter how cheap.
> > Food for thought, y'all.<G>
> > Joe Garrett, RPT, (Oregon)