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Why don't Lowe's and Home Depot have a

beneteau
wood working shop? I wish someone around here did. I'm always needing to do a small wood working job and, having no shop or various types of wood working equipment, I have to make do "like a cave man using stones".

It would be nice if Lowe's and Home Depot had a wood working shop area where you could rent time on a certain piece of equipment or have the use of the shop's equipment for an hourly charge. It would, also, give you a chance to "try out" certain pieces of equipment before making a purchase.

I'm through ranting.......
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  • allen griggs
    One word answer: Lawyers.

    Home Depot used to have a nice glass cutting machine. There was one in every Home Depot. They were out on the aisle, next to the glass and plexiglass. They were to be used by Home Depot staff only.
    One day a customer cut some glass himself, got hurt, and sued Home Depot. Home Depot ordered that all glass cutting machines be thrown in the dumpster.
    The clerk in the Asheville Home Depot admitted to me he couldn't stand to see this nice machine in the dumpster, so it is now in his basement.
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  • muss
    I would have to guess it is because of the liability that would be involved.


    I used to teach high school wood shop, in the evenings I "taught" adult woodworking classes. Once the "student" passed the safety test for each machine they were free to do as they pleased as far as making things. I had some ladies make some nice stuff, the men almost always tried to build something way to advanced or big and never finished. I usually ended up helping finish the guys projects.


    You should check with the local high school or trade schools.
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  • Jacob2008
    Probably insurance, and if one breaks their out a powertool
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  • Colt Super
    "First... we kill all the lawyers."

    Doug
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  • 1911a1-fan
    then why would anyone need to buy the tools they sell?

    and as sure as I'm typing some a hole would go in, make a bird house, and only want to pay for board foot of the bird house, and not the wood he wasted
    {bird house, shelf, whatever, you get the picture}
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  • select-fire
    I have a DeWalt cordless circular saw. I have carried it in the store many of time and cut wood. I also have cut wood out in the parking lot so it will go in the small pickup trucks.
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  • dcon12
    quote:Originally posted by select-fire
    I have a DeWalt cordless circular saw. I have carried it in the store many of time and cut wood. I also have cut wood out in the parking lot so it will go in the small pickup trucks.



    But you are special. Don
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  • select-fire
    quote:Originally posted by dcon12
    quote:Originally posted by select-fire
    I have a DeWalt cordless circular saw. I have carried it in the store many of time and cut wood. I also have cut wood out in the parking lot so it will go in the small pickup trucks.



    But you are special. Don


    Thanks, I feel special today.. Just went to Lowes and paid off my account. Free interest for a year[8D][8D]
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  • Sawz
    there was a guy round here a year or so ago that rented his out like that. Its no longer around probably not enough interest in it, to keep it running. I know a couple shop owners who rent them out to there employees for personal projects at 25 an hour. Seems a bit spendy for me
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  • oldgunman
    Grew up around lots of woodworking and metal tools, at schools, jobs and around home with my dad. When I was single on my own I even used to have a hobbie job on the side to make extra money, making clocks, lamps, and tables mostly out of scrap and driftwood found at the lake and river. Except for real special stuff, lots of your small woodworking jobs can be done around home with some real basic and simple cheap tools. Back years ago in my high school days, I took wood shop, metal shop, mechanical drawing, etc., and they were very valuable for now later in life. They don't offer those now in school and I believe it is a great loss.
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  • PC800
    quote:Originally posted by manoldgun
    Grew up around lots of woodworking and metal tools, at schools, jobs and around home with my dad. When I was single on my own I even used to have a hobbie job on the side to make extra money, making clocks, lamps, and tables mostly out of scrap and driftwood found at the lake and river. Except for real special stuff, lots of your small woodworking jobs can be done around home with some real basic and simple cheap tools. Back years ago in my high school days, I took wood shop, metal shop, mechanical drawing, etc., and they were very valuable for now later in life. They don't offer those now in school and I believe it is a great loss.


    They still have them in the schools here in VA, my son has taken them.
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  • iwannausername
    I've always thought a good business would be a large workshop next to a lumber yard/hardware store. Like a range, sell the "time", and offer to sell "assistance" at a reasonable shop rate, as well as supplies. Great for small things. Sell tools too for people who need to build a deck, etc. (non portable). Not big HD/L type store, but like small local places... Another similar one would be a auto shop with a few bays and lifts, no pits. All the "cost $400 and you use it for one thing only once every 75k miles" tools, as well as all the other commons stuff, manuals, etc. and rent time and/or assistance, sell supplies, manuals, etc.

    However, like indoor (or heck, outdoor) shooting ranges, insurance is the killer business cost...
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  • zipperzap
    quote:"First... we kill all the lawyers."

    Doug

    Best place for that is WA.


    Washington state attorney season and bag limits
    1300.01 GENERAL

    1. Any person with a valid Washington State hunting license may harvest attorneys.

    2. Taking of attorneys with traps or deadfalls is permitted. The use of currency as bait is prohibited.

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    4. It is unlawful to chase, herd, or harvest attorneys from a snow machine, helicopter, or aircraft.

    5. It shall be unlawful to shout "whiplash", "ambulance", or "free Perrier" for the purpose of trapping attorneys.

    6. It shall be unlawful to hunt attorneys within 100 yards of BMW dealerships.

    7. It shall be unlawful to use cocaine, young boys, $100 bills, prostitutes, or vehicle accidents to attract attorneys.

    8. It shall be unlawful to hunt attorneys within 200 yards of courtrooms, law libraries, health spas, gay bars, ambulances, or hospitals.

    9. If an attorney is elected to government office, it shall be a felony to hunt, trap, or possess it.

    10. Stuffed or mounted attorneys must have a state health department inspection for AIDS, rabies, and vermin.

    11. It shall be illegal for a hunter to disguise himself as a reporter, drug dealer, pimp, female legal clerk, sheep, accident victim, bookie, or tax accountant for the purpose of hunting attorneys.
    [:D]
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  • SuburbanNoize
    i went to a trade school for highschool, took plumbing, HVAC, autoshop, drafting, ended up choosing plumbing.
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  • allen griggs
    quote:Originally posted by iwannausername
    I've always thought a good business would be a large workshop next to a lumber yard/hardware store. Not big HD/L stuff, but like small local places... Another similar one would be a auto shop with a few bays and lifts, no pits. All the "cost $400 and you use it for one thing only once every 75k miles" tools, manuals, etc. and rent time and/or assistance.

    However, like indoor (or heck, outdoor) shooting ranges, insurance is the killer business cost...


    About twenty years ago there were auto shops just as you describe here in Georgia. There were a couple chains of them, I must have seen a dozen of 'em. They had lifts and tools you could use.
    It looked like a good idea to me, but after four or five years they disappeared.
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  • 11b6r
    Problem #1- attorneys. Use a radial arm saw wrong, remove thumb, sue store.
    #2. You don't sell as many tools
    #3. If a tool cost $800, how many rentals to recoup costs and make a profit? (answer- too many)
    One of the best bennies of being in the military was use of the Post Craft Shop and Auto shop. IMS, about $1.50 a day to use the shop and any tool in there.
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  • sig232
    quote:Originally posted by Doug Wilson
    "First... we kill all the lawyers."

    Doug



    +100


    The lawsuits against Home Depot and Lowes by folks wishing to win the Lottery is a very large percentage of their annual revenue. The amount is growing each year and eroding profits by the bucket full.
    They would be better off to simply give money direct to all the lawyers as "protection racket payments" to keep them out of their pockets.

    All the successful companies in this country are under seige by the tort lawyers like Mr Edwards that is running for President. He got his money from product liabiltiy lawsuits suing big tobacco. They were guilty for jamming those nasty cigs down everyones throat!
    The gun industry is under seige, the auto industry paid a fortune to tort lawyers and still is.

    We need caps on all lawsuit judgements, in my opinion.
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  • Stink Foot
    quote:Originally posted by Doug Wilson
    "First... we kill all the lawyers."

    Doug


    You dont think much for a philosopher. DAmn straight
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