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Re:Why you can’t buy a thermapen on Amazon (2016) by geoduck14 on Tuesday May 11, 2021 @08:59AM (#27117524)
Serious question:

Do professionals use those brands? I'm sure passionate amateurs will use those brands (I have a drill from that list) - but pros?

I ask because I know a professional mechanic and I asked his favorite wrench brand, and he went off about various brands I didn't recognize.

Also, regarding your list, have you accounted for variability in quality within a product run?

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Re:Why you can’t buy a thermapen on Amazon (2016) by kevinmchugh on Tuesday May 11, 2021 @11:46AM (#27119541)
I suspect consistency of product is part of the reason thermapen have their reputation and other brands mostly don't. You can often get cheap products that are good, but there might be a lot more variability.

Binning is a related topic.

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