Good Point!!! Agree, but when did they stop making all metal case? now by law must be Plastic?

Quote from: Mel Larsen on October 25, 2012, 02:57:46 PM
You guys do realize that you have totally hi-jacked poor PutnamEco's thread on what would become classics.  I think that any power tool that has a all metal case has a better chance than those made of plastic.
Mel

I think the all metal case power tools are already classics, actually.  They are illegal to manufacture in California, at least, and I can't remember the last time I saw a new one for sale.   

It's hard to imagine a currently made tool becoming a classic in the future.   New innovations seem to have the life-span of a mayfly these days.

Quote from: Mel Larsen on October 25, 2012, 02:57:46 PM
You guys do realize that you have totally hi-jacked poor PutnamEco's thread on what would become classics.  I think that any power tool that has a all metal case has a better chance than those made of plastic.
Mel

Keeping old tools running is related to classics. A classic tool would be far less valuable were it not able to function.

Quote from: oldtools on October 25, 2012, 06:39:31 PM
Good Point!!! Agree, but when did they stop making all metal case? now by law must be Plastic?

They have to be double insulated to pass Underwriters Laboratories testing, if they fail, they will have a very hard time getting liability insurance for their product, no less all the product liability lawsuits they will be exposed to for not using every available means to make produce a safe tool. At least that is how I understand it.