GTO69RA4 <[email protected]> wrote:
> Ridgid _never_ made power tools (unless you count electric pipe threaders) as
> far as I know. First generation of HD Ridgid-branded tools were Emerson,
> current portable line are mostly Ryobi with a little Metabo tossed in.
I thought Ryobi was made by Emerson...
(not a great memory though)
If they sold the name, I imagine Ridge tool would no longer have the right
to use it.
Nice pipe wrenches though.
"Fred the Red Shirt" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> > The _company_ did get out of making power tools. Then they *licensed*
the
> > name to Home Depot, who has the proverbial "somebody else" making tools
for
> > them, under the Ridgid name.
>
> I stopped by a local HD the other day and noted that they had no
> Ridgid hand tools in stock, probably quite carrying them altogether.
>
> I'm rapidly running out of reasons to go to HD.
Ah yes, the calendars.
I have tool porn at home - Lee Valley calendar. Susan might have objected
to the Ridge Tool version.
"Fred the Red Shirt" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I hope they are still n=making hand tools on RIdge Rd in Elyria, Ohio.
>
> I also hope they still have calendars.
>
> --
>
> FF
In article <[email protected]>,
Terry Parker <Terry_Parker@spammers_are_trash.com> wrote:
>Hi All,
>
>A new 'borg has opened up here in the sticks and they are slam full of
>Ridgid tools. I thought I heard a rumor that Ridgid was getting out of
>power tools. True? False? Maybe?
The _company_ did get out of making power tools. Then they *licensed* the
name to Home Depot, who has the proverbial "somebody else" making tools for
them, under the Ridgid name.
Ridgid _never_ made power tools (unless you count electric pipe threaders) as
far as I know. First generation of HD Ridgid-branded tools were Emerson,
current portable line are mostly Ryobi with a little Metabo tossed in.
GTO(John)
>The _company_ did get out of making power tools. Then they *licensed* the
>name to Home Depot, who has the proverbial "somebody else" making tools for
>them, under the Ridgid name.
On 05 Feb 2004 16:33:29 GMT, [email protected] (GTO69RA4) wrote:
>Ridgid _never_ made power tools (unless you count electric pipe threaders) as
>far as I know. First generation of HD Ridgid-branded tools were Emerson,
>current portable line are mostly Ryobi with a little Metabo tossed in.
>
>GTO(John)
>
>>The _company_ did get out of making power tools. Then they *licensed* the
>>name to Home Depot, who has the proverbial "somebody else" making tools for
>>them, under the Ridgid name.
Ridgid Power Tools WAS a division of Emerson (as is the Ridgid
plumbing tool line under a separate division). Emerson did make them
exclusively for Home Depot. Emerson has stopped making Ridgid Power
Tools and HD goes elsewhere.
At the prices they are asking for the wood lathe ($199), they are
practically paying you to take it. I paid $300 for that lathe (Sears
at the time) around 1973. It is not the greatest, but it was
sufficient to make many of a lamp, TV stand and other early american
furniture and now legs for a kitchen table for my son.
Bob G. <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> On Wed, 04 Feb 2004 16:34:53 -0600, Terry Parker
> <Terry_Parker@spammers_are_trash.com> wrote:
>
> >Hi All,
> >
> >A new 'borg has opened up here in the sticks and they are slam full of
> >Ridgid tools. I thought I heard a rumor that Ridgid was getting out of
> >power tools. True? False? Maybe?
> >
> >What do you folks think of the Ridgid 6" jointer and 13" planer? Is there a
> >consensis of the "best value" in a 6" jointer, router table and 13" planer?
> >
> >
> >Terry
> =============================================
> Last year Ridgid tools were manufactured by Emmerson...Roybi is the
> current manufacturer...and who knows what LOW bidder will get the
> :job" next year....
>
> Personally I WOULD buy a Ridgid Planer... I own a trouble free DeWalt
> but I do like the "looks" of the Ridgid....
>
> As for their Joiner,Bandsaw or Table Saw and especially their lathe
> I would pass .... I just do not see much in these machines that would
> cause me to open my wallet.... The Lathe would require them to pay me
> to take it home ...
>
> Bob Griffiths
On Wed, 04 Feb 2004 16:34:53 -0600, Terry Parker
<Terry_Parker@spammers_are_trash.com> wrote:
>Hi All,
>
>A new 'borg has opened up here in the sticks and they are slam full of
>Ridgid tools. I thought I heard a rumor that Ridgid was getting out of
>power tools. True? False? Maybe?
>
>What do you folks think of the Ridgid 6" jointer and 13" planer? Is there a
>consensis of the "best value" in a 6" jointer, router table and 13" planer?
>
>
>Terry
=============================================
Last year Ridgid tools were manufactured by Emmerson...Roybi is the
current manufacturer...and who knows what LOW bidder will get the
:job" next year....
Personally I WOULD buy a Ridgid Planer... I own a trouble free DeWalt
but I do like the "looks" of the Ridgid....
As for their Joiner,Bandsaw or Table Saw and especially their lathe
I would pass .... I just do not see much in these machines that would
cause me to open my wallet.... The Lathe would require them to pay me
to take it home ...
Bob Griffiths
On Fri, 6 Feb 2004 16:04:53 -0500, "George"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>If they sold the name, I imagine Ridge tool would no longer have the right
>to use it.
>
>Nice pipe wrenches though.
>
>"Fred the Red Shirt" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>> > The _company_ did get out of making power tools. Then they *licensed*
>the
>> > name to Home Depot, who has the proverbial "somebody else" making tools
>for
>> > them, under the Ridgid name.
>>
>> I stopped by a local HD the other day and noted that they had no
>> Ridgid hand tools in stock, probably quite carrying them altogether.
>>
>> I'm rapidly running out of reasons to go to HD.
>
as far as I know, they only licensed the name for power tools. for a
time you could get both ridge manufactured hand tools and emmerson
manufactured ridgid branded stuff at HD. these days I'll go to pretty
extreme lengths to avoid borging, so I'm thankfully not up to date on
what they stock. I suspect that the lack of ridgid hand tools at HD
has more to do with a price point decision than anything else.
basically, the quality was too good, so they replaced it with chinese
made stuff.
Hi All,
A new 'borg has opened up here in the sticks and they are slam full of
Ridgid tools. I thought I heard a rumor that Ridgid was getting out of
power tools. True? False? Maybe?
What do you folks think of the Ridgid 6" jointer and 13" planer? Is there a
consensis of the "best value" in a 6" jointer, router table and 13" planer?
Terry
[email protected] (Robert Bonomi) wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> In article <[email protected]>,
> Terry Parker <Terry_Parker@spammers_are_trash.com> wrote:
> >Hi All,
> >
> >A new 'borg has opened up here in the sticks and they are slam full of
> >Ridgid tools. I thought I heard a rumor that Ridgid was getting out of
> >power tools. True? False? Maybe?
>
> The _company_ did get out of making power tools. Then they *licensed* the
> name to Home Depot, who has the proverbial "somebody else" making tools for
> them, under the Ridgid name.
I stopped by a local HD the other day and noted that they had no
Ridgid hand tools in stock, probably quite carrying them altogether.
I'm rapidly running out of reasons to go to HD.
--
FF
Bridger <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> On Fri, 6 Feb 2004 16:04:53 -0500, "George"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >If they sold the name, I imagine Ridge tool would no longer have the right
> >to use it.
> >
>
>
> as far as I know, they only licensed the name for power tools. for a
> time you could get both ridge manufactured hand tools and emmerson
> manufactured ridgid branded stuff at HD. these days I'll go to pretty
> extreme lengths to avoid borging, so I'm thankfully not up to date on
> what they stock. I suspect that the lack of ridgid hand tools at HD
> has more to do with a price point decision than anything else.
> basically, the quality was too good, so they replaced it with chinese
> made stuff.
I hope they are still n=making hand tools on RIdge Rd in Elyria, Ohio.
I also hope they still have calendars.
--
FF
fredfighter states:
>
>I hope they are still n=making hand tools on RIdge Rd in Elyria, Ohio.
>
>I also hope they still have calendars.
>
>
They're still in Elyria.
Check out: http://www.ridgid.com/Tools/Calendar/index.htm
for the new calendar--$8.50.
Charlie Self
"We're 269 days from the election, and that's several political lifetimes."
TERRY HOLT, Bush campaign spokesman.
http://hometown.aol.com/charliediy/myhomepage/business.html
On 07 Feb 2004 20:29:52 GMT, [email protected] (Charlie Self)
wrote:
|fredfighter states:
|
|>
|>I hope they are still n=making hand tools on RIdge Rd in Elyria, Ohio.
|>
|>I also hope they still have calendars.
|>
|>
|
|They're still in Elyria.
|
|Check out: http://www.ridgid.com/Tools/Calendar/index.htm
|for the new calendar--$8.50.
But do you wnat one of those in the shop with all of the whirring
blades and other razor-sharp objects? [g]
[email protected] (Charlie Self) wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> fredfighter states:
>
> >
> >I hope they are still n=making hand tools on RIdge Rd in Elyria, Ohio.
> >
> >I also hope they still have calendars.
> >
> >
>
> They're still in Elyria.
>
> Check out: http://www.ridgid.com/Tools/Calendar/index.htm
> for the new calendar--$8.50.
>
It appears they have made a significant
editorial change to their calendar. It no longer features
photos of their tools, so I guess I'll skip buying it.
Thanks anyways.
--
FF
fredfighter reponds:
>> >I hope they are still n=making hand tools on RIdge Rd in Elyria, Ohio.
>> >
>> >I also hope they still have calendars.
>> >
>> >
>>
>> They're still in Elyria.
>>
>> Check out: http://www.ridgid.com/Tools/Calendar/index.htm
>> for the new calendar--$8.50.
>>
>
>It appears they have made a significant
>editorial change to their calendar. It no longer features
>photos of their tools, so I guess I'll skip buying it.
Huh? The ONLY Ridge Tools calendars I've ever seen had models, but not of their
tools.
Charlie Self
"Everything has its limit - iron ore cannot be educated into gold." Mark Twain
http://hometown.aol.com/charliediy/myhomepage/business.html
[email protected] (Charlie Self) wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> fredfighter reponds:
> >> >I hope they are still n=making hand tools on RIdge Rd in Elyria, Ohio.
> >> >
> >> >I also hope they still have calendars.
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >> They're still in Elyria.
> >>
> >> Check out: http://www.ridgid.com/Tools/Calendar/index.htm
> >> for the new calendar--$8.50.
> >>
> >
> >It appears they have made a significant
> >editorial change to their calendar. It no longer features
> >photos of their tools, so I guess I'll skip buying it.
>
> Huh? The ONLY Ridge Tools calendars I've ever seen had models, but not of their
> tools.
>
The last Ridgid tools calendar I saw was probably c 1979. The models
were all posed with Ridgid tools, and there was a brief paragraph
describing each of the featured tools.
--
FF
Fredfigher responds:
>> Huh? The ONLY Ridge Tools calendars I've ever seen had models, but not of
>their
>> tools.
>>
>
>The last Ridgid tools calendar I saw was probably c 1979. The models
>were all posed with Ridgid tools, and there was a brief paragraph
>describing each of the featured tools.
You're right. Sorry. Shows what age does to memory. Want a rationale (may not
be the actual reason): the shots in this calendar are stock shots; doing their
own shots would have cost a much larger bundle of spondulix.
Charlie Self
"Everything has its limit - iron ore cannot be educated into gold." Mark Twain
http://hometown.aol.com/charliediy/myhomepage/business.html