Bruce Page
05-06-2004, 8:17 PM
This doesn’t even come close to some of the more recent and breathtaking gloats (you know who you are!)
I ordered the Porter-Cable 557 plate joiner from Amazon last month and took advantage of their free shipping, instant discount of $25, 1000-pack of assorted biscuits ($20 worth of a whole lota biscuits) and PC’s $25 rebate. If I do some creative math ;) and add up the Amazon & PC discounts/rebates, deduct the $20 saved on the biscuits, and throw in the $75 that I got for my old 555, the 557 cost me a whopping $55.00 That seemed like a good deal to me.
Side note; For you rookie tool buyers out there, when using creative math, you NEVER NEVER figure in the original cost of the tool you are replacing. ;) :rolleyes:
But of course, :mad: I just looked at Amazon a few minutes ago and PC has a $30 rebate going on this month – such is the story of my life… :( :(
The 557 replaces my old 555 that I bought in the early `90’s. The 555 was a decent tool as long as you did straight on joining, but it had a crappy fence and zero chip collection – those damned chips flew everywhere!
I also bought the PC thru-dovetail template for my Omnijig. I found it strange that it came without any setup instructions! :mad::mad: Unfortunately, no matter how hard I push, the original and excellently done VHS tape that came with the Omnijig and covered all the various templates will not fit into the mug tray on my DVD player. :confused: :confused:
Are there people around that copy VHS to DVD?
I ordered the Porter-Cable 557 plate joiner from Amazon last month and took advantage of their free shipping, instant discount of $25, 1000-pack of assorted biscuits ($20 worth of a whole lota biscuits) and PC’s $25 rebate. If I do some creative math ;) and add up the Amazon & PC discounts/rebates, deduct the $20 saved on the biscuits, and throw in the $75 that I got for my old 555, the 557 cost me a whopping $55.00 That seemed like a good deal to me.
Side note; For you rookie tool buyers out there, when using creative math, you NEVER NEVER figure in the original cost of the tool you are replacing. ;) :rolleyes:
But of course, :mad: I just looked at Amazon a few minutes ago and PC has a $30 rebate going on this month – such is the story of my life… :( :(
The 557 replaces my old 555 that I bought in the early `90’s. The 555 was a decent tool as long as you did straight on joining, but it had a crappy fence and zero chip collection – those damned chips flew everywhere!
I also bought the PC thru-dovetail template for my Omnijig. I found it strange that it came without any setup instructions! :mad::mad: Unfortunately, no matter how hard I push, the original and excellently done VHS tape that came with the Omnijig and covered all the various templates will not fit into the mug tray on my DVD player. :confused: :confused:
Are there people around that copy VHS to DVD?