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DocMac

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2. Thats why people should build their own stuff

Reply to hedgehog (Original post)

Sun Jan 15, 2012, 02:25 PM

Jan 2012

when they can. Book shelves, coffee and end tables, picnic tables, etc.

You can get drawings and instructions for building these and other things for free online.

I got a Shaker wall clock kit and built it from red oak. That was 1999 and it still works fine.

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A speculation about outsourcing - [View all] hedgehog Jan 2012 OP

Of course the consumer is screwed tawadi Jan 2012 #1

Again, this isn't about cheap vs expensive - hedgehog Jan 2012 #5

The true definition of cheap used to mean inferiror tawadi Jan 2012 #12

Thats why people should build their own stuff DocMac Jan 2012 #2

Did you hear the one about the guy that built his own toaster? OffWithTheirHeads Jan 2012 #3

LOl!! That guy just needed something to do. DocMac Jan 2012 #4

Don't forget that the price squeeze that Walmart puts on small electronics suppliers has been shown Nay Jan 2012 #6

I'll have to keep that in mind. hedgehog Jan 2012 #7

Um, I was a product designer, moldmaker. WingDinger Jan 2012 #8

Sometimes plastic serves a vital purpose - hedgehog Jan 2012 #9

Thank you for validating something I've said every time a toaster goes kaput. sad sally Jan 2012 #13

Actually, I;m a terrible designer. I only know how to make things last. WingDinger Jan 2012 #14

You can pay big bucks for a monster toaster that will last, but hedgehog Jan 2012 #16

The problem is planned obsolescence. Zalatix Jan 2012 #10

I'm thinking of a problem that is the opposite of planned obsolescence. hedgehog Jan 2012 #11

Those good brands, are cyclical. WingDinger Jan 2012 #15