MarkDMacLeod

Unfortunately the argument often centres on what is the comparative cost of buying a new tool versus repair or replacement of the part(s)/ batteries etc. In the meantime the manufacturers are using more resources, paying substandard wages etc. How many people remember when a tool lasted nearly the working lifetime of the user? It's an unsustainable world when the cost of two batteries is the same as the cost of a replacement tool - that tells you what the manufacturer is actually paying to have the tool itself made - not very much.
It is this essence that makes me think I should move back to hand tools wherever it is reasonably possible. My grandfather's mortising chisels and his box of planes are still working well and will probably outlast me.

Mark