End-Of-Life Purchases

[schindlerpiste]

End of life purchases that I would love, but will never own:

and maybe

[old goat]

Grizzly is made in Taiwan I believe. There are a number of factories there that make machinery under different labels and of different quality depending on the specs of the label owner. The same factories make Delta and other well known "US" brands,
https://www.finewoodworking.com/memb.../011128086.pdf
The article is from 1998 so things may have changed, especially whether more of the business has migrated to China.
I'm not sure if clicking on the link will get you past the pay wall.

[fastfred]

bought two new mountain bikes this year
trying to figure out how to buy a sprinter van to join in on van life without my old man blowing his top when he finds out as well as the financial advisor who shakes his head when I do stupid things but I think I found a way to buy one and get around a bunch of money bullshit of course its all in my head
a week in the icu and a constant stream of hospital and doctor office visits finalizing a living will gets you to buy shit that makes you happy
and I always get my shrink to tell me it's ok to spend money on frivolous things

[plugboots]

I've been lusting for a custom made titanium road frame this summer. That thing would outlive the next three plagues.

PM me for a DEAN or Merlin.

[Benny Profane]

I'm going with Carl Strong if it happens. He built my steel.

[Harry]

I'm going with Carl Strong if it happens. He built my steel.

Dude lives in Bozeman. I met him a few years ago. Time the pickup for post-covid and let’s ski together again. That was fun.


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[ötzi]

720 gallon, 4’x6’ bare bottom, peninsula reef tank, with lab grade fish room.

What on earth is a "lab grade fish room"?

[old goat]

Made from a single hide. They'll fight over it when I'm dead...

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Isn't that what the cartels use when they want to send someone a severed head?

[old goat]

What on earth is a "lab grade fish room"?

[XXX-er]

there was an episode of Parts Unknown where Anthony Bourdain interviewed a Sushi chef in Japan who froze all the fish in a medical grade freezer before making it into Sushi

the same chef said Sushi was really all about the rice

[dunfree]

Grizzly is made in Taiwan I believe. There are a number of factories there that make machinery under different labels and of different quality depending on the specs of the label owner. The same factories make Delta and other well known "US" brands,
https://www.finewoodworking.com/memb.../011128086.pdf
The article is from 1998 so things may have changed, especially whether more of the business has migrated to China.
I'm not sure if clicking on the link will get you past the pay wall.

all of the business migrated to the mainland

[old goat]

all of the business migrated to the mainland

Thanks for the update. Something tells me it might be migrating back soon.

[SKIP IN7RO]

there was an episode of Parts Unknown where Anthony Bourdain interviewed a Sushi chef in Japan who froze all the fish in a medical grade freezer before making it into Sushi

the same chef said Sushi was really all about the rice

[Meadow Skipper]

bought two new mountain bikes this year
trying to figure out how to buy a sprinter van to join in on van life without my old man blowing his top when he finds out as well as the financial advisor who shakes his head when I do stupid things but I think I found a way to buy one and get around a bunch of money bullshit of course its all in my head
a week in the icu and a constant stream of hospital and doctor office visits finalizing a living will gets you to buy shit that makes you happy
and I always get my shrink to tell me it's ok to spend money on frivolous things

The posts about Asian-made tools are great and everything, but this is a pretty interesting post.

[Benny Profane]

Dude lives in Bozeman. I met him a few years ago. Time the pickup for post-covid and let’s ski together again. That was fun.


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Lord only knows what his waiting line is right now. Everybody wants a bike.

[dunfree]

The posts about Asian-made tools are great and everything, but this is a pretty interesting post.

ive got some nice French steel knives via ft bragg that are really nice but with wear (blades wear) they won’t last a lifetime. Even my redwing crackhead boots only lasted a couple years

[ötzi]

I bought this moosehide front-pocket wallet I thought would make it, the leather's still perfect but the insides all ripped out, the pockets and whatnot are shot so I guess it wasn't an EOLP.

My Vanson leather jacket's definitely gonna outlast me though. And probably the next owner too.

[MakersTeleMark]

My Vanson leather jacket's definitely gonna outlast me though. And probably the next owner too.

I didn't know you rode, Ice. My Vanson is from the 80's and still can take a couple more generations.

[Conundrum]

Have you tried the moose hide wallet in the front pocket of the Vanson?

[Cono Este]

What on earth is a "lab grade fish room"?

Everything automated. Continuous water change.



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[Conundrum]

You are more into fish than wallets.

[old goat]

Everything automated. Continuous water change.



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Fish: "Where the fuck are we? What the fuck are they going to do to us?"

[Benny Profane]

That is not a wife friendly room.

[Benny Profane]

[alias_rice]

I’m looking to make an end of life leather couch purchase, but know nothing about what to look for quality wise. I’m pretty sure the most expensive piece of furniture I’ve bought was a $1,500 sectional from Costco.

Anyone have any brand suggestions that won’t make me mortgage my house?