Originally Posted by
William Chain
I’ll clarify - I did not adjust anything. I compared the cheap ones with the “square” one just to see. Everybody seemed to be consistent. By no means were my analyses super rigorous, I tried them under conditions typical of my work and I’d venture to guess most other work here. Bottom line is these cheap ones will produce fine work. And yes, I’d feel differently if the prices were not ridiculous for what you get. The OTT things I find mostly hysterical. For example, the $140 stick. It’s a stick... Their marketing is (necessarily) boastful and I guess it’s proving effective.
And to clarify further, I have little disdain for some of the other brands cause they aren’t busy saturating social media with their wares. Just honest and most of the time affordable. With WP, I’m reminded of a Family Guy bit about children’s photos... So I felt the need to experiment to prove (granted without a NIST certificate) a point.
William
I understand where you're coming from. I truly do. You solicited discussion, so I commented.
For the record. I do not own any of the "Red Company's" products, and suspect that the OTT concept was taken from John Economaki, of Bridge City Tool's, marketing model. People are drawn to exclusive, and I suspect that is what The OTT is all about.
The "best" squares I have seen readily available are the plastic Staedler triangle squares available in Art stores and drafting supply catalogs, and they're generally less than $5.00. Same with their drafting Tee's, but they run about $40.00. They're more than adequate for the majority of wood working applications.
Last edited by Mike Cutler; 08-25-2018 at 3:22 PM.
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