Speaking of tool addictions...is there a 12-step program
for that? scritch, scritch, scritch
I wouldn't know. I still enjoy my addiction too much to think about curing
it. :-D
Cheap tools are great fun.
I can't afford the good stuff so I've learned to enjoy the challenge of
doing good work with the cheap tools.
Oh yes you will! You'll be taking the second one out of the box
because the first one had died and then where will you be? Get
that second one out and put the first one away. Then you'll KNOW
you have two good (?) grinders.
Good point. I did at least pull it out and make sure it worked while the
company was still in town though. I learned that one the hard way.
There was a junk truck like that coming around here earlier
this year, but most of the stuff wouldn't have made Harbor
Fright grade. Real Chiwanese trash. Wannabemetal pliers,
annealed drill bits of the same "metal". Hah!
That's probably Cummins. Homier isn't too far behind Harbor Freight on most
things but the stuff Cummins had when they came to town was pure garbage. I
bought one of their 6-inch bench grinders and it wouldn't hardly sharpen a
1/4" drill bit without bogging down. :-(
Best Regards,
Keith Marshall
"The universe is full of magical things,
patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper."
-Eden Phillpotts, A Shadow Passes, 1934
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On Sat, 19 Jul 2003 05:01:04 GMT, "Keith Marshall"
pixelated:
Speaking of tool addictions...is there a 12-step program
for that? scritch, scritch, scritch
The least expensive angle grinder was a 4.5 " unit for $39.95. They
didn't
seem to know anything about $14.95 units. Where do you find them?
Nearly any "house brand" item from Harbor Freight will occasionally be
put
on sale for 1/2 price. Currently I don't see any on sale but there are
two
on sale for Inside Track Club members. Item # 43471 is currently $15.97,
usually $29.99 and item # 42203 is $12.97, normally $27.99.
I make it down to Medford every month or two for those HFT
half price sales. What a selection! And some stuff is so cheap
that it's great to use merely as a pattern for a real tool.
Cheap tools are great fun.
But the best deal I've found is from Homier Mobile Merchants,
http://www.homier.com. They have a traveling truckload tool sale that
comes
through the area a couple of times a year and the last two times they
were
here they had them for $5.99! I bought two about a year ago and I'm
still
on the first one. Of course the 2nd one may fall apart as soon as I take
it
out of the box but for that price I won't complain too much. :-)
Oh yes you will! You'll be taking the second one out of the box
because the first one had died and then where will you be? Get
that second one out and put the first one away. Then you'll KNOW
you have two good (?) grinders. I picked up a Makita 4-1/2 for $35
and it has been a good little machine. Well, the little I use it.
On their Web site there is a link to sign up for notification of when
they
will be in your area. Since the Harbor Freight store opened here in
Charlotte they haven't actually come to Charlotte but they've been to
nearly
every city around me, usually within 20-30 miles or so. A month ago they
were in the area and had autodark welding helmets for $39.99!
There was a junk truck like that coming around here earlier
this year, but most of the stuff wouldn't have made Harbor
Fright grade. Real Chiwanese trash. Wannabemetal pliers,
annealed drill bits of the same "metal". Hah!
Jeff (Who confesses to being a loyal HF customer for his "hobby
grade"
equipment.)
Ditto here. Most stuff is just OK, some is real trash, some
real treasures.
"I before E except after C"....(The height of insufficient weird
ancient science...)
or...
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