Yeah,Denny Graham,I definitly like the older tools,maybe cause I am old. Yeah they were built to last a lifetime and more.There are still good tools on the market,but however they are very expensive.In my woodshop is a Delta Unisaw,a Delta jointer,a couple of Delta sanders,all purchased new within the last 10 years. I also have a Jet bandsaw which is very good along with Porter Cable routers and a biscuit joiner.All these tools work very well.And yeah I also have the older stuff mixed in.What I have found over the tears is when buying tools,buy the best,and they will last you for a lifetime.Before I purchased my Unisaw I was at a garage sale,where the guy had an old 1950 Unisaw,he wanted to part with.As we were taking about the saw,his wife stuck her head out the door and said oh,so and so wants to buy that saw. He was just feeling me out and trying to get me involved in a bidding war with someone else,which I refused to get into.I left him my phone no. and told him to call me when he was tired of playing games.Naturally I never heard from him.Found out later his neighbor had made him an offer on it,and he was looking for more money.He eventually sold it to his neighbor.Anyway I laid out the $1500.for the new Unisaw,and it is one nice saw.
