Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2005 20:25:58 +0100 From: "John Hudson" <mypcnospam.com> Subject: Re: Extracting Recessed Bolt (Broken, Too!)
"Dave Hinz" <DaveHinznospamcop.net> wrote in message news:3havbsFftttlU2nospamvidual.net... > > Well, I've got a full machine shop in the basement, but even cheap > cordless drills can run in reverse...you can get Japanese tools in > Blighty, can't you? > We certainly can, I have 5 Makitas at the last count, generally I look for the made in Japan label as a form of guarantee. The Chinese are now the big importers into the UK, machine tools and electronic gear at very low prices. I have just bought a bandsaw from China that I am well pleased with. Their computer gear seems extremely good. The western world is in for a shock in my opinion, still we have had it good for quite a while but our manufacturing jobs will surely go.