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Wahl 9757-200 KM-2 Equine Clipper
$139.99
I got two pair of these clippers and both could not even cut paper, My short hair dog could not stand a chance of being cut best to not buy these go to petsmart spend the extra money at least they will work.

Mvrdv: Km3: Excursions on Capacity
$80.00
"Three-dimensionality can be seen as architecture's fundamental existence, the profession's acclaimed domain. In times of globalizations and scale enlargement, an update of this definition seems needed: meters turn into kilometers, M3 becomes KM3."

KM3 is the newest tome brought to us by the group at MVRDV. Similar to FARMAX and its explorations of densities, this publication is loaded with ideas and projects, the large majority of which remain unbuilt, or even unbuildable. This agglomeration gives the reader a brick of over 1400 pages of type, photographs, renderings and sketches that will literally stand on its own on any shelf. Apparently, MVRDV first wished to publish each chapter (ten in all) as a series of smaller volumes, but concede that the cost of doing so was not feasible.

Throughout the bulk of pages, many extravagant ideas are presented. Most of these are simply unresolved sketch exercises reminiscent of the broad range of concepts found in any progressive architecture school. But, there is also documentation of elegant built work interspersed throughout, such as the Frosilo apartments in Copenhagen and the Patio 2 residences in The Hague. A sometimes surprising amount of effort is devoted to topics of research, the hypotheses of which reap interesting conclusions, such as in the study of stacked pig farming in the Netherlands.

KM3 does not break from common criticism of books of this nature - there is an abundance of flair, yet a distinct lack of rigor; perhaps another excursion on capacity could have shortened this book to one third its size. The progressively experimental nature of the publication can be commended, however, and readers should be surprised with the built work that is presented in KM3, as much of it has scantily been published.

K & M TRUMPET STAND KC
$32.50
This is a very nice, stable trumpet stand. It's compact and can fit in a trumpet case. Another nice thing about it is that it's made in Germany.

Hitachi KM12VC 11 Amp 2-1/4-Horsepower Plunge and Fixed Base Variable Speed Router Kit with 1/4-Inch and 1/2-Inch Collets
$327.07
This is my first router but I checked out alot of other ones before deciding on this one. After doing a speaker building project with it I'm extremely pleased. The motor and plunge/fixed bases performed flawlessly for everything I needed to do and it has a great feel in my hand. As others have mentioned, the collet does require 2 wrenches to be turned counter to each other to tighten the bit down but its really no big deal. After finger tightening the collect most the way it only takes 2 seconds to tighten/untighten it the last bit using the wrenches and isn't awkward at all. It actually lets you get a nice, tight grip on the bit that other collets don't allow for. The slow-start feature really helps keep the tool from wanting to fly out of your hand when you hit the power switch. After working with MDF for a few days using this, I do wish it had some sort of dust collection system but nothing else I saw in this price range does so I don't count that against it.

If you're looking at less expensive routers and wondering if the extra money is worth for this one I'd say ABSOLUTELY. This tool has a great 5 yr warranty and it seems well-built enough that it will easily outlast most tools I have in my garage. It also comes with the plunge and fixed bases which comes in handy and will save you some money down the road if you need to switch bases.