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  • buckeye95
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    • May 2003
    • 267
    • Columbus, Ohio.
    • Ridgid TS2400
    #1

    Tools On New Yankee Workshop

    All,

    Had a quick question about the tools on NYW (this is not a technical question, or I would have posted it in Tool Talk). At the beginning of NYW, there are ads for both Delta and Porter Cable tools (longer ads, not just a quick screen flash). On today's episode (which covered wall bead-boarding, etc.), every Porter Cable tool he used (and I noted a BN125A and BN200A brad nailers, a PC pin nailer, as well as what looked like a 6" Saw Boss), the Porter Cable name was covered up with black tape. Does anyone know why that is ? Does it have something to do with the fact that it is on PBS (non-profit) ?

    Just Curious.

    Pete
    Buckeye95
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    • LCHIEN
      Super Moderator
      • Dec 2002
      • 21984
      • Katy, TX, USA.
      • BT3000 vintage 1999
      #2
      probably so.
      Loring in Katy, TX USA
      If your only tool is a hammer, you tend to treat all problems as if they were nails.
      BT3 FAQ - https://www.sawdustzone.org/forum/di...sked-questions

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        • Jamb
          Forum Newbie
          • Apr 2006
          • 26
          • Toronto, Canada
          • BT3100-1
          #3
          Do you want to have all the tools he has? Check this out!

          http://www.woodworkersjournal.com/sw...kes/index.html

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            • onedash
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              • Mar 2005
              • 1013
              • Maryland
              • Craftsman 22124
              #4
              Yes he mentioned that in the interview a while ago. I guess they only get the advertising they pay for but you can pretty much tell who makes every tool he uses. But he did say he wont use a tool on the show if it doesn't work. Even though they get most of them free.
              YOU DONT HAVE TO TRAIN TO BE MISERABLE. YOU HAVE TO TRAIN TO ENDURE MISERY.

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                • mater
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                  • Jan 2004
                  • 4197
                  • SC, USA.
                  #5
                  Originally posted by onedash
                  Even though they get most of them free.
                  It must be nice.
                  Ken aka "mater"

                  " People may doubt what you say but they will never doubt what you do "

                  Ken's Den

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                    • buckeye95
                      Established Member
                      • May 2003
                      • 267
                      • Columbus, Ohio.
                      • Ridgid TS2400
                      #6
                      It's strange that I don't see this in the "This Old House" series. I was watching one the other day where the cabinet installers were using GREX brad nailers that were clearly marked as such. Maybe there's some legal mumbo-jumbo about if one of the hosts of the show actually use the tool it is considered "advertising", but if it one of the contractors they have on site they maybe do not have to follow these rules.

                      Pete

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                        • LinuxRandal
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                          • Feb 2005
                          • 4890
                          • Independence, MO, USA.
                          • bt3100
                          #7
                          Seems to me, that part of the reason Bob Villa got fired was due to advertising for tools!
                          She couldn't tell the difference between the escape pod, and the bathroom. We had to go back for her.........................Twice.

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                            • Jim Boyd
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                              • Dec 2002
                              • 1766
                              • Montgomery, Texas, USA.
                              • Delta Unisaw
                              #8
                              Looks to me This Old House is no longer a PBS show. The site is retired and the new one is definately somewhat commercialized.
                              Jim in Texas and Sicko Ryobi Cult Member ©

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                                • Ken Massingale
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                                  • Dec 2002
                                  • 3862
                                  • Liberty, SC, USA.
                                  • Ridgid TS3650
                                  #9
                                  Originally posted by LinuxRandal
                                  Seems to me, that part of the reason Bob Villa got fired was due to advertising for tools!
                                  Should have been due to his level of expertise, or lack of!

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                                    • DaveW
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                                      • Jul 2004
                                      • 415
                                      • So Cal.
                                      #10
                                      Originally posted by buckeye95
                                      It's strange that I don't see this in the "This Old House" series. I was watching one the other day where the cabinet installers were using GREX brad nailers that were clearly marked as such.
                                      This applies to the "stars" of the show as well, not just the no-name installers... I've seen Tom Silva using his fancy Festool (?) saw with the straight-edge guide that the saw runs on... IIRC, that's not covered in any way.

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                                        • sacherjj
                                          Senior Member
                                          • Dec 2005
                                          • 813
                                          • Indianapolis, IN, USA.
                                          • BT3100-1
                                          #11
                                          The TiVo picked up a Bob Villa show called "Bob Villa". It was sort of a This Old House by morons. Very funny. Looked like what would happen if a old known host, hired some college students as camera a tech people to shoot a show.
                                          Joe Sacher

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                                            • Stick
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                                              • Sep 2003
                                              • 872
                                              • Grand Rapids, MB, Canada.
                                              • BT3100
                                              #12
                                              Originally posted by Jamb
                                              Do you want to have all the tools he has? Check this out!

                                              http://www.woodworkersjournal.com/sw...kes/index.html
                                              "open to residents of the US only." as usual!

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                                                • JimD
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                                                  • Feb 2003
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                                                  • Lexington, SC.
                                                  #13
                                                  Tom Silva also uses a Festool cordless drill which has been used by the plumber too. Festools look nice but the prices.....

                                                  Jim

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                                                    • AZ Tom
                                                      Forum Newbie
                                                      • Sep 2005
                                                      • 28
                                                      • Murrieta, CA, USA.
                                                      • Ryobi BT3000
                                                      #14
                                                      First of all, forgive me if this is old news, I ran across this web site some time ago. For those interested in Norm's tools, this site has a complete episode guide, and identifies most every tool used in each episode... I found it interesting.

                                                      http://www.woodbutcher.net/norm.htm

                                                      Tom

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                                                        • onedash
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                                                          • Mar 2005
                                                          • 1013
                                                          • Maryland
                                                          • Craftsman 22124
                                                          #15
                                                          All the new episodes are on PBS. The reruns are on several channels though.
                                                          YOU DONT HAVE TO TRAIN TO BE MISERABLE. YOU HAVE TO TRAIN TO ENDURE MISERY.

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