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#20
12-16-2021, 07:59 PM
Just got an e-mail on this item. Anyone have one? Comments welcome.

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12-16-2021, 08:11 PM
(12-16-2021, 07:59 PM)Tapper Wrote: Just got an e-mail on this item. Anyone have one? Comments welcome.

Doug

Woodpecker Adjustable Setup Block

I'd love to have one but I'm still recovering from my one and only WP purchase...


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12-16-2021, 08:14 PM
Looks nice, but $200?    

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12-16-2021, 09:28 PM
I've never understood the 'limited time only' tools. If they are that great, wouldn't you want to sell them forever?
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12-16-2021, 10:59 PM (This post was last modified: 12-16-2021, 11:01 PM by Handplanesandmore.)
$200 because soon after its release (6 months if not less), we will start seeing its knockoff coming to the market for maybe just $30 a piece. It is necessary to start with a high price to recoup the investment and make some profit.

Seriously, this is just a super expensive precision square substitute.

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12-16-2021, 11:42 PM
seems more reasonably priced....

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12-17-2021, 06:24 AM
Price aside, it does look like a useful piece to have.
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12-17-2021, 06:39 AM (This post was last modified: 12-17-2021, 06:40 AM by KyleD.)
Looks like a woodworkers take on adjustable machinists parallels. add an eBay used adjustable parallel and a $20 calipers to set it and you have something like this but way more accurate.
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#28
12-17-2021, 09:18 AM
I looked at the link.  Interesting, but not for $200.

Ship date on the link is 31 May 2022.

So, is this a new product?  Are these are pre-orders for a product that is not even in production?

Some folks like WP stuff; I just can't justify it based on cost/benefit.  Others will jump on the offer; I hope they enjoy the tool whenever it arrives.
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12-17-2021, 09:43 AM
(12-17-2021, 09:18 AM)R Clark Wrote: I looked at the link.  Interesting, but not for $200.

***** date on the link is 31 May 2022.

So, is this a new product?  Are these are pre-orders for a product that is not even in production?

Some folks like WP stuff; I just can't justify it based on cost/benefit.  Others will jump on the offer; I hope they enjoy the tool whenever it arrives.

I think they have some really cool designs, make neat stuff and are priced out of my budget.
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