Would you rent the sandblaster?? :)
tom
> [Original Message]
> From: davidwjones <davidwjones@cox.net>
> To: 57 Healey <57healey@gmail.com>; <healeys@Autox.Team.Net>
> Date: 12/15/04 7:33:14 PM
> Subject: Re: Welders
>
> Yeh, I go over this argument all the time myself. -Buy the tools and do
it
> myself, or pay to have it done. Often there is not much difference in
price,
> but if you do it yourself, you have the tools left when you are done.
> (Sometimes it works out for the best, others, I find myself asking: What
the
> heck have I gotten myself into?) -And sometimes I have the tools at the
end,
> but wind up never using them again.
> ....For instance, -anybody want a compact portable sandblaster??
> Dave
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: 57 Healey
> To: John Miller
> Cc: healeys@autox.team.net
> Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 2004 7:21 PM
> Subject: Re: Welders
>
>
> actually, I am looking at it with $1500 I can pay a pro for a lot of
> welding time!
>
>
> On Wed, 15 Dec 2004 18:13:15 -0500, John Miller <healeys@n4vu.com>
wrote:
> > 57 Healey wrote:
> > > WOW!! I seriously doubt that I will ever be able to justify a $1500
> > > welder. I'm having trouble justifying $400.
> >
> > Try it another way...can you imagine a circumstance in which good
welds
> > could make a $1,500 difference in the value of your car?
> >
> > Sure, it's a little hard to justify, but it only hurts once, when you
> > buy it. Getting a tool that isn't up to the job provides ongoing
pain.
>
s!
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