Mark Jerde writes:
>I had no idea it was possible to spend $250+ US on a toolbelt. Mine was on
>sale at the BORG for about $50 and makes me look like a real carpenter. <g>
>
>Still, they do look nice.
>http://www.toolbelts.com/
Well, they're sure as hell not investing any of their profits in site design.
What a mess!
Absolutely nothing tells me these things are worth the extra bucks over other
belts: the fact that they can be overlaoded doesn't make them different, IMO.
$260!
Charlie Self
"Take care of the luxuries and the necessities will take care of themselves."
Dorothy Parker
http://hometown.aol.com/charliediy/myhomepage/business.html
"Mark Jerde" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>
> Still, they do look nice.
> http://www.toolbelts.com/
>
Thanks for the link -- another great example to show my directs on "how not
to design a website"... :)
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> Autographed by Norm, perchance?
>
> --
I did a remodel job for a client some years ago that he was going to assist
on to save $$. He showed up with a brand new, Sears Craftsman, "Bob Vila
Autographed" tool belt. Dang, did we laugh at him:) IIRC, he wasn't much
help either hehe.
> www.e-woodshop.net
> Last update: 1/12/04
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>
> "Mark Jerde" wrote in message
> > I had no idea it was possible to spend $250+ US on a toolbelt. Mine was
> on
> > sale at the BORG for about $50 and makes me look like a real carpenter.
> <g>
> >
> > Still, they do look nice.
> > http://www.toolbelts.com/
>
>
Autographed by Norm, perchance?
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Last update: 1/12/04
"Mark Jerde" wrote in message
> I had no idea it was possible to spend $250+ US on a toolbelt. Mine was
on
> sale at the BORG for about $50 and makes me look like a real carpenter.
<g>
>
> Still, they do look nice.
> http://www.toolbelts.com/
$250??? I carve and make leather products. Maybe I should look into some
custom made tool belts for Canadian craftsmen. Think they'd be gullible
enough?
"Charlie Self" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Absolutely nothing tells me these things are worth the extra bucks over
other
> belts: the fact that they can be overlaoded doesn't make them different,
IMO.
>
> $260!
Upscale writes:
>$250??? I carve and make leather products. Maybe I should look into some
>custom made tool belts for Canadian craftsmen. Think they'd be gullible
>enough?
I dunno if gullible is the word, but it might be worth trying. Up until
recently, all top tool belts were leather or partly leather. Horsehide and
Cordura might make a good combination: make the Cordura parts snap off for
replacement, with a fancy belt, maybe.
Charlie Self
"Take care of the luxuries and the necessities will take care of themselves."
Dorothy Parker
http://hometown.aol.com/charliediy/myhomepage/business.html
Maybe I should look into it. Haven't had any experience with Cordura before,
but the Dupont website shows it to be an artificial cloth like material. It
would be cheaper than leather but handle differently than what I'm used to
with leather.
"Charlie Self" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I dunno if gullible is the word, but it might be worth trying. Up until
> recently, all top tool belts were leather or partly leather. Horsehide and
> Cordura might make a good combination: make the Cordura parts snap off for
> replacement, with a fancy belt, maybe.
Upscale responds:
>Maybe I should look into it. Haven't had any experience with Cordura before,
>but the Dupont website shows it to be an artificial cloth like material. It
>would be cheaper than leather but handle differently than what I'm used to
>with leather.
Probably a lot different to handle. I've tried carving leather. Not my thing.
Cordura is the stuff used in luggage, camera bags, similar items. Different
weights, of course, but should be easily sewable on any industrial machine, and
some of the better non-pro types. Kind of like a chemically enhanced canvas, I
guess.
Charlie Self
"Take care of the luxuries and the necessities will take care of themselves."
Dorothy Parker
http://hometown.aol.com/charliediy/myhomepage/business.html
It should be quite a bit lighter than leather and probably not as prone to
stretching. I like your suggestion of removable, addable options. Maybe the
part that goes around the waist being constructed out of something like
Cordura and the addable options constructed out of leather. Just another
idea to work on when I find the time.
"Charlie Self" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Probably a lot different to handle. I've tried carving leather. Not my
thing.
> Cordura is the stuff used in luggage, camera bags, similar items.
Different
> weights, of course, but should be easily sewable on any industrial
machine, and
> some of the better non-pro types. Kind of like a chemically enhanced
canvas, I
> guess.
"Mark" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>
>
>
> > On Fri, 16 Jan 2004 02:50:57 GMT, "Eric Ryder" <[email protected]>
> > wrote:
> >
> >>
> >>The kickass benefits of nylon tool bags are the reduced weight and the
fast
> >>drytime IMO. The belt I wear now has m/f velcro on the bags/belt so you
can
> >>reposition as needed. Nice engineering (for $60).
> >
>
>
> Weight ?
>
> If the difference in weight makes a difference you're not
> carrying a whole lot.
>
If you're carrying it every day, all day for 20 yrs, it does - trust me.
>
>
>
>
> > Tim Douglass wrote:
>
> > My old leather tool belt has shrunk until it won't go around my middle
> > anymore. I do like the fact that the pouches go on with a tunnel loop,
> > so they can be slid around as the current work demands. As you move
> > from sitting to standing to kneeling to squatting to bending from the
> > waist it is nice to be able to quickly re-position the bags.
>
>
> That's been my experience. I was told in the beginning not
> to waste my time and money on the fancy belts with set pouch
> locations and bunches of pockets.
>
> My setup is a basic belt with suspenders and two multi
> pocket leather pouches. If I want to put an addition on,
> like a drill holder, I need only rearrange the belt. If I'm
> going from construction to wiring I need only change the
> pouches.
>
>
> --
>
> Mark
>
> N.E. Ohio
>
>
> Never argue with a fool, a bystander can't tell you apart.
> (S. Clemens, A.K.A. Mark Twain)
>
> When in doubt hit the throttle. It may not help but it sure
> ends the suspense. (Gaz, r.moto)
>
> On Fri, 16 Jan 2004 02:50:57 GMT, "Eric Ryder" <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>>
>>The kickass benefits of nylon tool bags are the reduced weight and the fast
>>drytime IMO. The belt I wear now has m/f velcro on the bags/belt so you can
>>reposition as needed. Nice engineering (for $60).
>
Weight ?
If the difference in weight makes a difference you're not
carrying a whole lot.
> Tim Douglass wrote:
> My old leather tool belt has shrunk until it won't go around my middle
> anymore. I do like the fact that the pouches go on with a tunnel loop,
> so they can be slid around as the current work demands. As you move
> from sitting to standing to kneeling to squatting to bending from the
> waist it is nice to be able to quickly re-position the bags.
That's been my experience. I was told in the beginning not
to waste my time and money on the fancy belts with set pouch
locations and bunches of pockets.
My setup is a basic belt with suspenders and two multi
pocket leather pouches. If I want to put an addition on,
like a drill holder, I need only rearrange the belt. If I'm
going from construction to wiring I need only change the
pouches.
--
Mark
N.E. Ohio
Never argue with a fool, a bystander can't tell you apart.
(S. Clemens, A.K.A. Mark Twain)
When in doubt hit the throttle. It may not help but it sure
ends the suspense. (Gaz, r.moto)
"Upscale" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> It should be quite a bit lighter than leather and probably not as prone to
> stretching. I like your suggestion of removable, addable options. Maybe
the
> part that goes around the waist being constructed out of something like
> Cordura and the addable options constructed out of leather. Just another
> idea to work on when I find the time.
>
The kickass benefits of nylon tool bags are the reduced weight and the fast
drytime IMO. The belt I wear now has m/f velcro on the bags/belt so you can
reposition as needed. Nice engineering (for $60).
> "Charlie Self" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > Probably a lot different to handle. I've tried carving leather. Not my
> thing.
> > Cordura is the stuff used in luggage, camera bags, similar items.
> Different
> > weights, of course, but should be easily sewable on any industrial
> machine, and
> > some of the better non-pro types. Kind of like a chemically enhanced
> canvas, I
> > guess.
>
>
On Fri, 16 Jan 2004 02:50:57 GMT, "Eric Ryder" <[email protected]>
wrote:
>
>"Upscale" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>> It should be quite a bit lighter than leather and probably not as prone to
>> stretching. I like your suggestion of removable, addable options. Maybe
>the
>> part that goes around the waist being constructed out of something like
>> Cordura and the addable options constructed out of leather. Just another
>> idea to work on when I find the time.
>>
>
>The kickass benefits of nylon tool bags are the reduced weight and the fast
>drytime IMO. The belt I wear now has m/f velcro on the bags/belt so you can
>reposition as needed. Nice engineering (for $60).
My old leather tool belt has shrunk until it won't go around my middle
anymore. I do like the fact that the pouches go on with a tunnel loop,
so they can be slid around as the current work demands. As you move
from sitting to standing to kneeling to squatting to bending from the
waist it is nice to be able to quickly re-position the bags.
Tim Douglass
http://www.DouglassClan.com
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>
> "Mark Jerde" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> >
> >
> > Still, they do look nice.
> > http://www.toolbelts.com/
> >
>
> Thanks for the link -- another great example to show my directs on "how not
> to design a website"... :)
>
I really liked the link to "demensions". You would think a company
selling to the public would invest a few moments in a spell checker.
They *must* come with all the tools already stuffed in the belt. I
have a Cordura (sp?) two-pouch rig that I bought at the Borg for $70,
I think, and it looks even more sturdy than the one on that site. The
tools themselves, however, don't look like they would last too long on
a commercial construction jobsite.
Otherwise, those people must be geniuses (genii?), or there are a lot
of silly, silly people out there to sell those belts at those prices.
-Phil Crow
On Fri, 16 Jan 2004 00:12:13 GMT, Mark & Juanita
<[email protected]> wrote:
> I really liked the link to "demensions". You would think a company
>selling to the public would invest a few moments in a spell checker.
Try this:
www.shmetalfinishing.co.uk
They keep spamming the uk. car groups with an advert for "chromoing"
My plans for a stupidity-powered perpetual-motion machine come yet
another step closer.
On 15 Jan 2004 16:50:18 -0800, [email protected] (Phil Crow)
wrote:
>They *must* come with all the tools already stuffed in the belt.
Ding, ding, ding!!! Below the picture in the center shows that "40
tools and 6 fasteners are in the C200 Deluxe Framing Set shown".
So how much for the bag if I already have all those tools???
Nick