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I have been using/buying from them for ages. Since the later '70s I think. At least 40ish years. Looking back at their offerings, it seems that they are following a general change in the hobby arena toward metal working and the availability of small Chinese machine tools. I can't comment on the quality or lack of, I had most of my machines before I became aware of them as a vendor.
But it does seem they are part of a general trend toward self sufficiency since the decline (disappearence) of high school and tech college mechanical training. For this, I commend them and the many other vendors but there is a "gotcha" where the "tracability" is lacking for a lawyer to backtrack causes of injury. Most of us would consider this as a positive point, but the "nanny" state will eventually catch up as the cost as well as the general IQ of the consumer lowers. Liability will become as it is in most hobbies, primary.
I'm sorry, I seem to be waxing political. The best bet is that I bow out. . .
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But it does seem they are part of a general trend toward self sufficiency since the decline (disappearence) of high school and tech college mechanical training. For this, I commend them and the many other vendors but there is a "gotcha" where the "tracability" is lacking for a lawyer to backtrack causes of injury. Most of us would consider this as a positive point, but the "nanny" state will eventually catch up as the cost as well as the general IQ of the consumer lowers. Liability will become as it is in most hobbies, primary.
I'm sorry, I seem to be waxing political. The best bet is that I bow out. . .
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