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Old 15 November 2017, 07:35 AM   #91
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Here's some HP nostalgia for you BC. Got one of these laying around at work.



I was thinking more along this line of manufacturing. The 'pre-computer' HP days (before they spun off into Agilent).
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Old 15 November 2017, 08:01 AM   #92
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Here's some HP nostalgia for you BC. Got one of these laying around at work.




Hahaha "MASS STORAGE" 270 kbs lol

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Old 15 November 2017, 08:14 AM   #93
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Old 15 November 2017, 10:02 AM   #94
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Old 15 November 2017, 10:48 AM   #95
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You are correct. I was unaware that the Husqvarna motorcycle division had been sold several times dating back to 1987 (Cagiva>BMW>KTM). I've always thought of Husqvarna as one of those benchmark Swedish brands.

Stihl makes a damn good professional-grade chainsaw. I've owned/used Homelite & Shindaiwa (for puttering around the house) but my older Husqvarna is pretty hard to beat for the heavy-duty stuff. It was a significant improvement over an earlier Mac. Then again, it's one of the 'made in Sweden' models and Husqvarna has since expanded into the home/amateur marketplace. I read somewhere that their newer 'home' models are being made in Latin America and Asia. For $199.00 at your local Lowes, expectations shouldn't be too high.

Another factor is the quality/hardness of the blades. Nothing worse than having to stop and sharpen. I've noticed that European-built Stihls (Germany) and Huskies (Sweden) seem to utilize better-grade steel blades than their Japanese counterparts.
IIRC, Stihl chains are made in Switzerland.
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Old 15 November 2017, 11:11 AM   #96
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Germany - Stihl makes the best chainsaws. Husqvarna isn’t even close.
Everything Stihl makes is the very best.
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Old 15 November 2017, 11:38 AM   #98
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Old 15 November 2017, 11:52 AM   #99
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Old 15 November 2017, 12:24 PM   #100
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IIRC, Stihl chains are made in Switzerland.
The chains exclusive of the chainsaws themselves?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stihl
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Old 15 November 2017, 05:59 PM   #101
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Sweden - No toilet tank wine here.
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Old 15 November 2017, 07:42 PM   #102
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I was thinking more along this line of manufacturing. The 'pre-computer' HP days (before they spun off into Agilent).


Good, I don't see an HP 8722 in there.


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Old 15 November 2017, 07:46 PM   #103
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Funny how good things come to an end.
Sweden had Bahco. Best tools you could ever get and lifetime warranty. No matter if the damn screwdriver was 70-years old, you'd get a new one if it broke. But it never did break, that was the whole point.
Now on the other hand. It's all chinese made shit. Still cost a fortune and the quality is absolutley horrible. It is truly a very sad sight.

Gotta give Hifi equipment to Denmark.
Dali, Bang & Olufsen, Audiovector etc.
Gotta say, I absolutley love my Audiovector QR3's.
The Danish don't know much, hell they don't even know how to count properly, but they can make loudspeakers. That's for sure.
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Old 15 November 2017, 07:55 PM   #104
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Another vote for Sweden. Husqvarna (chain saws and dirt bikes).
Nothing can beat an old Husqvarna chainsaw.
Made from the heaviest steel you can find and it takes a man to lift them.
But man they do live forever.

Same goes for their sewing machines and all other equipment they've made.
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Old 15 November 2017, 08:06 PM   #105
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Funny how good things come to an end.
Sweden had Bahco. Best tools you could ever get and lifetime warranty. No matter if the damn screwdriver was 70-years old, you'd get a new one if it broke. But it never did break, that was the whole point.
Now on the other hand. It's all chinese made shit. Still cost a fortune and the quality is absolutley horrible. It is truly a very sad sight.

Gotta give Hifi equipment to Denmark.
Dali, Bang & Olufsen, Audiovector etc.
Gotta say, I absolutley love my Audiovector QR3's.
The Danish don't know much, hell they don't even know how to count properly, but they can make loudspeakers. That's for sure.
They know how to make Smörrebröd.
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Old 15 November 2017, 08:28 PM   #107
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They know how to make Smörrebröd.
And Gammel Dansk! It's not easy to make a liqour that taste so similar to gasoline.
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And Gammel Dansk! It's not easy to make a liqour that taste so similar to gasoline.


Underberg is the way to go.
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The chains exclusive of the chainsaws themselves?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stihl
The pro machines are all Germany. Some homeowner machines are in the US and elsewhere.

The chain was made in Switzerland last time I bought one.
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Old 15 November 2017, 09:39 PM   #111
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India makes very high quality textiles. High S number wool suit fabric comes to mind. They also make a lot of the MTO shirts that are sold by upscale online shirt companies.
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Sweden - No toilet tank wine here.
I'm seeing a theme here Mon
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What ever do you mean Brian?
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They only work about one in three times. Surely, that is not best quality.

If it were anti-aircraft guns, you'd probably have something. So long as they are only used for their 'justice' system though.
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