Some sad news...

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robinson46176 wrote: Sun Nov 15, 2020 8:31 pm I think the future of woodworking will be fine.
I agree.

I wanted to inform those who are Porter Cable owners (like myself) of the death of great tools, and what once was a great company.
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I was in my local Woodcraft yesterday and they had several Porter Cable routers on the shelf. If my wife was not with me, at least one would have made it to the car! Sigh....
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Seems a shame people at Porter Cable spent their working lives building up a great reputation for their tools. And some short term money grubbers pillaged that reputation.
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It makes one appreciate the longevity of shopsmith even more!
I turned away from PC a while ago when they could not provide a replacement part for a fairly new miter saw.
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Sad only if you own or want to own Porter Cable. I feel that they priced themselves out of the market.
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BigSky wrote: Thu Nov 19, 2020 11:06 am Sad only if you own or want to own Porter Cable. I feel that they priced themselves out of the market.
Just wondering what tool brands you consider to be reasonably priced compared to Porter Cable? It has been a few years since I purchased Porter Cable tools, but I still own and use several of their products. When I shopped for them, the Porter Cable versions were always priced kind of in the middle, i.e. not the cheapest and not the most expensive.
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RFGuy wrote: Thu Nov 19, 2020 4:44 pm
BigSky wrote: Thu Nov 19, 2020 11:06 am Sad only if you own or want to own Porter Cable. I feel that they priced themselves out of the market.
Just wondering what tool brands you consider to be reasonably priced compared to Porter Cable? It has been a few years since I purchased Porter Cable tools, but I still own and use several of their products. When I shopped for them, the Porter Cable versions were always priced kind of in the middle, i.e. not the cheapest and not the most expensive.
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RFGuy wrote: Thu Nov 19, 2020 4:44 pm
BigSky wrote: Thu Nov 19, 2020 11:06 am Sad only if you own or want to own Porter Cable. I feel that they priced themselves out of the market.
Just wondering what tool brands you consider to be reasonably priced compared to Porter Cable? It has been a few years since I purchased Porter Cable tools, but I still own and use several of their products. When I shopped for them, the Porter Cable versions were always priced kind of in the middle, i.e. not the cheapest and not the most expensive.
I agree, RFGuy. I priced a new PC model 691 about 6 months ago, and price wise it was right there with other d-handle router big name brands, such as: Dewalt, Milwaukee, Makita, Bosch, to name a few. Porter Cable was known for quality. I'm guessing BigSky appreciates and pays for higher quality tools, if he's a Shopsmith owner. Why else would someone be on this forum?
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    1980 Shopsmith Mark V 500
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Chad wrote: Thu Nov 19, 2020 6:28 pm I'm guessing BigSky appreciates and pays for higher quality tools, if he's a Shopsmith owner.
Chad,

BigSky had commented that Porter Cable was overpriced so maybe he isn't paying for higher quality tools.

Chad wrote: Thu Nov 19, 2020 6:28 pm Why else would someone be on this forum?
Well, we do get our fair share of spammers and marketers that embed links to websites unrelated to woodworking here...not saying this is the case here though.
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RFGuy wrote: Thu Nov 19, 2020 9:10 pm
Chad wrote: Thu Nov 19, 2020 6:28 pm I'm guessing BigSky appreciates and pays for higher quality tools, if he's a Shopsmith owner.
Chad,

BigSky had commented that Porter Cable was overpriced so maybe he isn't paying for higher quality tools.
I'd say that's a fair question.
RFGuy wrote: Thu Nov 19, 2020 9:10 pm
Chad wrote: Thu Nov 19, 2020 6:28 pm I'm guessing BigSky appreciates and pays for higher quality tools, if he's a Shopsmith owner. Why else would someone be on this forum?
Well, we do get our fair share of spammers and marketers that embed links to websites unrelated to woodworking here...not saying this is the case here though.
Ok, let me rephrase my question. I'm guessing BigSky appreciates and pays for higher quality tools, if he's a Shopsmith owner. Why else would someone comment on the topic of this thread?
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    1963 Shopsmith Mark V "Goldie" 1-1/8 hp Serial # 379185
    1980 Shopsmith Mark V 500
    1994 Shopsmith Mark V 510
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    1994 OKUMA LB15 II OSP7000
    2017 OKUMA LB3000 EXII SPACE TURN MY OSP P300LA
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