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Need a Marking Gauge?

Postby Rod » 23 May 2017, 23:19

I see Woodpeckers have been at it again with perhaps the world's expensive marking gauges?

https://www.woodcraft.com/search?q=onet ... 6ssoxq80ty

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Re: Need a Marking Gauge?

Postby 9fingers » 23 May 2017, 23:58

Also described as "onetime" which to me means only for use on a single occasion in the same way as a one time encryption code is used once and discarded??

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Re: Need a Marking Gauge?

Postby Phil » 24 May 2017, 07:08

That is VERY expensive.

They quote ZAR prices when I open that link, and the metric set comes in for a cool ZAR4,039.33 :o
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Re: Need a Marking Gauge?

Postby RogerS » 24 May 2017, 08:06

Blimey :o

I'll take two. What a bargain ?
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Re: Need a Marking Gauge?

Postby Woodbloke » 24 May 2017, 08:56

Amazing to think you can make these things for the price of a small masonry nail or old HSS hacksaw blade. Barking...I'll take three :lol: - Rob
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Re: Need a Marking Gauge?

Postby DaveL » 24 May 2017, 10:04

I think you might have trouble getting that red finish they use on their one time tools.
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Re: Need a Marking Gauge?

Postby Newbie_Neil » 24 May 2017, 12:37

Ouch, that does seem a touch on the expensive side.
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Re: Need a Marking Gauge?

Postby Rod » 24 May 2017, 12:42

I think their range of "onetime" offerings means they are made to order and when the orders are complete that's it - no more.

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Re: Need a Marking Gauge?

Postby Andyp » 24 May 2017, 13:12

They are not keen on selling the metric ones are they? More expensive but shorter than the imperial equivalent.
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Re: Need a Marking Gauge?

Postby DaveL » 24 May 2017, 18:31

Andyp wrote:They are not keen on selling the metric ones are they? More expensive but shorter than the imperial equivalent.

That's because their primary market is the U.S. and they use feet and inches so the bulk of the orders will be for them, the metric ones will be a short run they would rather not bother with.
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Re: Need a Marking Gauge?

Postby TrimTheKing » 25 May 2017, 12:10

9fingers wrote:Also described as "onetime" which to me means only for use on a single occasion in the same way as a one time encryption code is used once and discarded??

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No, it means they are a single production run so once they're gone, they're gone.

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Re: Need a Marking Gauge?

Postby Phil » 26 May 2017, 16:17

They must be getting desperate as I have had 4 e-mails from different wood work places punting them!
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Re: Need a Marking Gauge?

Postby Commander » 07 Jul 2017, 08:12

Phil wrote:That is VERY expensive.

They quote ZAR prices when I open that link, and the metric set comes in for a cool ZAR4,039.33 :o


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