They don't make them like they used to.

Undertoad · 11-21-2016, 10:50 AM

"Keyless Chuck - great nickname for a homeless guy." - Carolla

glatt · 11-21-2016, 12:17 PM

According to the November 1951 Popular Mechanics, this was a $22.95 drill, which is $213.37 today. There's one on Ebay for $5 right now.
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You also apparently put your middle finger on the trigger and have your index finger along the side of the drill. That way you get three fingers on the grip.

Gravdigr · 11-21-2016, 02:07 PM

I was going to say that very thing, Glatt.

Is this a high-speed drill by any chance?

I think there used to be higher speed drills, and the ones I'm thinking about were short-gripped like yours and you laid your index finger along the side, where the indentation is on yours. Not for heavy duty work, but, for light duty, repetitive stuff.

glatt · 01-02-2018, 09:42 AM

Next up in the "they don't make them like they used to" category is gas ranges.

We went window shopping for gas ranges yesterday just to see where things stand in the market these days. It looks like to get what I want in a gas range, I'm at a $2k price point. Ugh.

Also, ranges at that price point come with WiFi and Bluetooth. A fucking oven with WiFi and Bluetooth. Apparently it's so it will shut off automatically if you aren't in the same room as your Nest, Alexa, Echo, or whatever smart home device you have and that device thinks you are not home. Safety feature, you see, so your house doesn't burn down. Also, you can call up your stove from your cell phone and get it preheating when you are on your way home.

These are features I don't really want. What if Putin decides he wants to burn my house down and hacks my oven?

Griff · 01-02-2018, 01:38 PM

Non-feature features, I guess this is where we come to at the end of a line of technology?

Gravdigr · 01-03-2018, 01:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by glatt

I'm at a $2k price point.

J. F. C.

glatt · 01-03-2018, 02:17 PM

You can get a range for as low as $500, but over time I've accumulated a list of pet peeves with gas ranges, and in order to avoid all of them, I'm at $2K. And still don't have exactly what I want.

11-21-2016, 12:17 PM	#2
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	According to the November 1951 Popular Mechanics, this was a $22.95 drill, which is $213.37 today. There's one on Ebay for $5 right now. You also apparently put your middle finger on the trigger and have your index finger along the side of the drill. That way you get three fingers on the grip. Last edited by glatt; 11-22-2016 at 07:19 AM.

11-21-2016, 02:07 PM	#3
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	I was going to say that very thing, Glatt. Is this a high-speed drill by any chance? I think there used to be higher speed drills, and the ones I'm thinking about were short-gripped like yours and you laid your index finger along the side, where the indentation is on yours. Not for heavy duty work, but, for light duty, repetitive stuff. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

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Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Non-feature features, I guess this is where we come to at the end of a line of technology? __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

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01-02-2018, 09:42 AM	#4
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Next up in the "they don't make them like they used to" category is gas ranges. We went window shopping for gas ranges yesterday just to see where things stand in the market these days. It looks like to get what I want in a gas range, I'm at a $2k price point. Ugh. Also, ranges at that price point come with WiFi and Bluetooth. A fucking oven with WiFi and Bluetooth. Apparently it's so it will shut off automatically if you aren't in the same room as your Nest, Alexa, Echo, or whatever smart home device you have and that device thinks you are not home. Safety feature, you see, so your house doesn't burn down. Also, you can call up your stove from your cell phone and get it preheating when you are on your way home. These are features I don't really want. What if Putin decides he wants to burn my house down and hacks my oven?

01-03-2018, 02:17 PM	#7
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	You can get a range for as low as $500, but over time I've accumulated a list of pet peeves with gas ranges, and in order to avoid all of them, I'm at $2K. And still don't have exactly what I want.

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