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I"ve got an Craftsman bench grinder I bought over 30+ years ago. Needs
a replacement for one of the eyeshelds. When I go to the searsparts website and look up the model number it finds it but they no longer carry that part. So I looked at some of their current bench grinders and it looked like maybe the eye shields on them might fit. So I copied the model number of the ones they are SELLING NOW and plugged it into the parts site and it doesn't find anything for that model number - like the grinder doesn't even exist. Does that mean sears is no longer going to provide parts for their stuff? |
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many new items are sold with no parts available
I bought a brand new Sears 8 HP chipper around 800 bucks and wore out the tree chiiping blade in a month, it was a severe service event nearly trimmed forest. i was unable to get chipper blade parts and after it being at their service depot for perhaps 6 months my complaints finally got me a whole new chipper, they sent the old one to the trash compactor.. i offered them a 100 bucks for it but they refused. both chippers were the same exact model i tried ordering a extra chipper blade set but was unable to buy the part. if you ask me this is stupid.... |
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On 8/6/2013 8:18 PM, bob haller wrote:
many new items are sold with no parts available I bought a brand new Sears 8 HP chipper around 800 bucks and wore out the tree chiiping blade in a month, it was a severe service event nearly trimmed forest. i was unable to get chipper blade parts and after it being at their service depot for perhaps 6 months my complaints finally got me a whole new chipper, they sent the old one to the trash compactor.. i offered them a 100 bucks for it but they refused. both chippers were the same exact model i tried ordering a extra chipper blade set but was unable to buy the part. if you ask me this is stupid.... I wonder if a machine shop could make one for you? I know guys with CNC machines that can take a hunk of any metal and through the use of magic, can turn out anything. ^_^ TDD |
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On Tue, 6 Aug 2013 18:18:06 -0700 (PDT), bob haller
wrote: many new items are sold with no parts available I bought a brand new Sears 8 HP chipper around 800 bucks and wore out the tree chiiping blade in a month, it was a severe service event nearly trimmed forest. i was unable to get chipper blade parts and after it being at their service depot for perhaps 6 months my complaints finally got me a whole new chipper, they sent the old one to the trash compactor.. i offered them a 100 bucks for it but they refused. both chippers were the same exact model i tried ordering a extra chipper blade set but was unable to buy the part. if you ask me this is stupid.... That's what I suspected. Their new stuff has the old Craftsman name and paint colors but looks a lot like it was made by the same company(s) that make stuff for harbor Freight. I tried getting some extra blades for something at harbor freight once and I must have been the only person who ever asked. |
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Ashton Crusher wrote in
: On Tue, 6 Aug 2013 18:18:06 -0700 (PDT), bob haller wrote: many new items are sold with no parts available I bought a brand new Sears 8 HP chipper around 800 bucks and wore out the tree chiiping blade in a month, it was a severe service event nearly trimmed forest. i was unable to get chipper blade parts and after it being at their service depot for perhaps 6 months my complaints finally got me a whole new chipper, they sent the old one to the trash compactor.. i offered them a 100 bucks for it but they refused. both chippers were the same exact model i tried ordering a extra chipper blade set but was unable to buy the part. if you ask me this is stupid.... That's what I suspected. Their new stuff has the old Craftsman name and paint colors but looks a lot like it was made by the same company(s) that make stuff for harbor Freight. I tried getting some extra blades for something at harbor freight once and I must have been the only person who ever asked. Actually not. There was ONE other person. Came in where I worked and wanted a blade for a Chicago something or other. Some retarded arbor size. Told him it was a HF tool. He'd have to contact HF online because there are none in this state. |
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I've seen exploded parts diagrams for HF tools, and Craftsman is good
about the online data. But, to not have parts (like chipper blades) available? Sounds like a bad corporate decision some where up the line. Old folks like me, we desire to have replacement parts available. .. Christopher A. Young Learn about Jesus www.lds.org .. On 8/7/2013 4:02 AM, Ashton Crusher wrote: That's what I suspected. Their new stuff has the old Craftsman name and paint colors but looks a lot like it was made by the same company(s) that make stuff for harbor Freight. I tried getting some extra blades for something at harbor freight once and I must have been the only person who ever asked. |
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On Tuesday, August 6, 2013 5:18:12 PM UTC-7, Ashton Crusher wrote:
I"ve got an Craftsman bench grinder I bought over 30+ years ago. Needs a replacement for one of the eyeshelds. When I go to the searsparts website and look up the model number it finds it but they no longer carry that part. So I looked at some of their current bench grinders and it looked like maybe the eye shields on them might fit. So I copied the model number of the ones they are SELLING NOW and plugged it into the parts site and it doesn't find anything for that model number - like the grinder doesn't even exist. Does that mean sears is no longer going to provide parts for their stuff? Sears didn’t even have the magnetron for one of their microwaves. We’re all going to have to learn Chinese if we want any parts. |
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I am predicting a long thread of mock Chinese names,
to follow. There is an old Chinese man who runs a shop. Can't remember his phone number, but you should be able to find him in the phone book. His name is Nofu Kin Wei. On a more serious note, sometimes other brand of item can be made to work. Hoover attachments for a Bissel carpet cleaner, for example. I've been looking for a new tip for my 1994 Kenmore carpet cleaner, that I think was made by Bissel. Just impossible to find. A friend of mine borrowed it, and stepped on the ancient, brittle plastic tip and broke it beyond repair. I did find part of such a tip on Ebay, and bought it. .. Christopher A. Young Learn about Jesus www.lds.org .. On 8/7/2013 6:37 AM, wrote: and it looked like maybe the eye shields on them might fit. So I copied the model number of the ones they are SELLING NOW and plugged it into the parts site and it doesn't find anything for that model number - like the grinder doesn't even exist. Does that mean sears is no longer going to provide parts for their stuff? Sears didn’t even have the magnetron for one of their microwaves. We’re all going to have to learn Chinese if we want any parts. |
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On Tuesday, August 6, 2013 7:18:12 PM UTC-5, Ashton Crusher wrote:
I"ve got an Craftsman bench grinder I bought over 30+ years ago. Needs a replacement for one of the eyeshelds. When I go to the searsparts website and look up the model number it finds it but they no longer carry that part. So I looked at some of their current bench grinders and it looked like maybe the eye shields on them might fit. So I copied the model number of the ones they are SELLING NOW and plugged it into the parts site and it doesn't find anything for that model number - like the grinder doesn't even exist. Does that mean sears is no longer going to provide parts for their stuff? What is the thickness? Could you cut plexi and glass? Glass on the bottom of the sandwich. |
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I wonder if a machine shop could make one for you? I know guys with CNC
machines that can take a hunk of any metal and through the use of magic, can turn out anything. ^_^ Yes, a good shop could make such a part. Starting from scratch, with no jigs, and no plans, it shouldn't cost over $1000. Dave M. |
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I am extremely fortunate My best friend has a machine shop in his basement, with a foundry, he can melt and pour alunimum and brass, south bend lathe, welding if its metal he can do it...
right now he is building a 18 horse power scooter in his basement...... the only trouble he is 81...... |
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On Wednesday, August 7, 2013 7:09:40 AM UTC-5, bob haller wrote:
I am extremely fortunate My best friend has a machine shop in his basement, with a foundry, he can melt and pour alunimum and brass, south bend lathe, welding if its metal he can do it... right now he is building a 18 horse power scooter in his basement...... the only trouble he is 81...... Not sure how that is a problem...you don't think he's going to last? Count your blessings! |
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On 8/7/2013 6:59 AM, David L. Martel wrote:
I wonder if a machine shop could make one for you? I know guys with CNC machines that can take a hunk of any metal and through the use of magic, can turn out anything. ^_^ Yes, a good shop could make such a part. Starting from scratch, with no jigs, and no plans, it shouldn't cost over $1000. Dave M. I admit having no idea of the cost without asking one of the guys at the machine shops I'm familiar with. I have had many parts made at machine shops that weren't outrageously expensive but necessary because there was no source for an OEM part. If a shop wants too much money for a job, I'd try a school and speak to an instructor there and see if the students would make the part as a project for their learning practical machining. Trade schools in my area have had students repair vehicles for low income folks referred to them by charitable organizations. It's been many years since I had any contact with anyone involved so I don't know if it's still done because of liability concerns due to the litigious nature of modern society. o_O TDD |
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On 8/7/2013 5:37 AM, Stormin Mormon wrote:
I've seen exploded parts diagrams for HF tools, and Craftsman is good about the online data. But, to not have parts (like chipper blades) available? Sounds like a bad corporate decision some where up the line. Old folks like me, we desire to have replacement parts available. Old folks don't believe in disposable tools for some odd reason but I did work for an electrical supplier 4 decades ago that was a Black & Decker industrial power tool supplier. The B&D rep explained to us that they were making two different 1/4" drills. One drill cost $100.00 and the other was priced at $10.00. The reason was contractors had too many $100.00 drills broken or stolen so they would buy a bunch of $10.00 drills and throw them away at the end of a job because the things were worn out or broken. The contractors were pleased with the cost saving afforded by the inexpensive tools which got the job done. I would assume that contractors are now buying the equivalent of the $10.00 drill at Harbor Freight instead of an industrial supply house. ^_^ TDD |
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He gets senior discount, while riding his 18 HP scooter in and out of
the malls? .. Christopher A. Young Learn about Jesus www.lds.org .. On 8/7/2013 8:09 AM, bob haller wrote: I am extremely fortunate My best friend has a machine shop in his basement, with a foundry, he can melt and pour alunimum and brass, south bend lathe, welding if its metal he can do it... right now he is building a 18 horse power scooter in his basement...... the only trouble he is 81...... |
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On 8/6/13 7:18 PM, Ashton Crusher wrote:
I"ve got an Craftsman bench grinder I bought over 30+ years ago. Needs a replacement for one of the eyeshelds. When I go to the searsparts website and look up the model number it finds it but they no longer carry that part. So I looked at some of their current bench grinders and it looked like maybe the eye shields on them might fit. So I copied the model number of the ones they are SELLING NOW and plugged it into the parts site and it doesn't find anything for that model number - like the grinder doesn't even exist. Does that mean sears is no longer going to provide parts for their stuff? The local TruValue store used to get parts for tools. I got parts for my DeWalt drill and maybe a Makita drill also from them. I have no idea if they could get stuff that would fit Craftsman. It's an Ace Hardware now so who knows what they would or could do. |
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On Wednesday, August 7, 2013 7:13:55 PM UTC-5, Dean Hoffman wrote:
The local TruValue store used to get parts for tools. I got parts for my DeWalt drill and maybe a Makita drill also from them. I have no idea if they could get stuff that would fit Craftsman. It's an Ace Hardware now so who knows what they would or could do. If they know their "stuff" they may know who manufactured it for Sears and order the parts that way. |
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The Daring Dufas wrote:
On 8/6/2013 8:18 PM, bob haller wrote: many new items are sold with no parts available I bought a brand new Sears 8 HP chipper around 800 bucks and wore out the tree chiiping blade in a month, it was a severe service event nearly trimmed forest. i was unable to get chipper blade parts and after it being at their service depot for perhaps 6 months my complaints finally got me a whole new chipper, they sent the old one to the trash compactor.. i offered them a 100 bucks for it but they refused. both chippers were the same exact model i tried ordering a extra chipper blade set but was unable to buy the part. if you ask me this is stupid.... I wonder if a machine shop could make one for you? I know guys with CNC machines that can take a hunk of any metal and through the use of magic, can turn out anything. ^_^ TDD I need a part too. I have been using a wonderful light Sears battery weed wacker. Replacement plastic blades are not available. It's only 2-3 years old. I only have 1 1/2 left. I tried using wire, no good. A crimped piece of regular string might work, but I need a ferrule of some sort. Greg |
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gregz wrote:
The Daring Dufas wrote: On 8/6/2013 8:18 PM, bob haller wrote: many new items are sold with no parts available I bought a brand new Sears 8 HP chipper around 800 bucks and wore out the tree chiiping blade in a month, it was a severe service event nearly trimmed forest. i was unable to get chipper blade parts and after it being at their service depot for perhaps 6 months my complaints finally got me a whole new chipper, they sent the old one to the trash compactor.. i offered them a 100 bucks for it but they refused. both chippers were the same exact model i tried ordering a extra chipper blade set but was unable to buy the part. if you ask me this is stupid.... I wonder if a machine shop could make one for you? I know guys with CNC machines that can take a hunk of any metal and through the use of magic, can turn out anything. ^_^ TDD I need a part too. I have been using a wonderful light Sears battery weed wacker. Replacement plastic blades are not available. It's only 2-3 years old. I only have 1 1/2 left. I tried using wire, no good. A crimped piece of regular string might work, but I need a ferrule of some sort. Greg The blades have to be the right weight. www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4r3AJEJPxk Greg |
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gregz wrote:
gregz wrote: The Daring Dufas wrote: On 8/6/2013 8:18 PM, bob haller wrote: many new items are sold with no parts available I bought a brand new Sears 8 HP chipper around 800 bucks and wore out the tree chiiping blade in a month, it was a severe service event nearly trimmed forest. i was unable to get chipper blade parts and after it being at their service depot for perhaps 6 months my complaints finally got me a whole new chipper, they sent the old one to the trash compactor.. i offered them a 100 bucks for it but they refused. both chippers were the same exact model i tried ordering a extra chipper blade set but was unable to buy the part. if you ask me this is stupid.... I wonder if a machine shop could make one for you? I know guys with CNC machines that can take a hunk of any metal and through the use of magic, can turn out anything. ^_^ TDD I need a part too. I have been using a wonderful light Sears battery weed wacker. Replacement plastic blades are not available. It's only 2-3 years old. I only have 1 1/2 left. I tried using wire, no good. A crimped piece of regular string might work, but I need a ferrule of some sort. Greg The blades have to be the right weight. www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4r3AJEJPxk Greg See if this looks different. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4r3AJEJPxk Greg |
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In article ,
Bob_Villa wrote: On Wednesday, August 7, 2013 7:13:55 PM UTC-5, Dean Hoffman wrote: The local TruValue store used to get parts for tools. I got parts for my DeWalt drill and maybe a Makita drill also from them. I have no idea if they could get stuff that would fit Craftsman. It's an Ace Hardware now so who knows what they would or could do. If they know their "stuff" they may know who manufactured it for Sears and order the parts that way. Sears products often have a model number in the form of 123.45678. The first digits represent the source or manufacturer. See http://sears.pammar.net/maker.html or http://vintagemachinery.org/craftsman/manufacturers.aspx. If you can find a part number at the Sears PartsDirect website, it is usually the manufacturer's part number. It is possible a part discontinued by Sears, is still available from other sources. http://www.searspartsdirect.com/partsdirect/index.action Fred |
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On Wed, 07 Aug 2013 08:34:19 -0500, The Daring Dufas
wrote: On 8/7/2013 5:37 AM, Stormin Mormon wrote: I've seen exploded parts diagrams for HF tools, and Craftsman is good about the online data. But, to not have parts (like chipper blades) available? Sounds like a bad corporate decision some where up the line. Old folks like me, we desire to have replacement parts available. Old folks don't believe in disposable tools for some odd reason but I did work for an electrical supplier 4 decades ago that was a Black & Decker industrial power tool supplier. The B&D rep explained to us that they were making two different 1/4" drills. One drill cost $100.00 and the other was priced at $10.00. The reason was contractors had too many $100.00 drills broken or stolen so they would buy a bunch of $10.00 drills and throw them away at the end of a job because the things were worn out or broken. The contractors were pleased with the cost saving afforded by the inexpensive tools which got the job done. I would assume that contractors are now buying the equivalent of the $10.00 drill at Harbor Freight instead of an industrial supply house. ^_^ TDD My dad worked construction all his life and that was exactly what he concluded after getting some of his very expensive tools stolen. He'd buy a new skilsaw, for example, at the start of a job and throw it away at the end. Next job would start with a new saw with a nice new blade. He as just telling me last week about a $600 planner that got stolen out of his truck years ago. He's moved it into the cab and covered it up and they still came looking for it, didn't even damage the truck jimmying the door. |
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On Wed, 7 Aug 2013 04:02:12 -0700 (PDT), Bob_Villa
wrote: On Tuesday, August 6, 2013 7:18:12 PM UTC-5, Ashton Crusher wrote: I"ve got an Craftsman bench grinder I bought over 30+ years ago. Needs a replacement for one of the eyeshelds. When I go to the searsparts website and look up the model number it finds it but they no longer carry that part. So I looked at some of their current bench grinders and it looked like maybe the eye shields on them might fit. So I copied the model number of the ones they are SELLING NOW and plugged it into the parts site and it doesn't find anything for that model number - like the grinder doesn't even exist. Does that mean sears is no longer going to provide parts for their stuff? What is the thickness? Could you cut plexi and glass? Glass on the bottom of the sandwich. I stopped by their store and it looks like the shields on the new ones will work (with a couple washers to shim it) IF the parts dept carries them - going to call them tomorrow. |
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On Thu, 08 Aug 2013 00:29:30 -0400, Fred McKenzie
wrote: In article , Bob_Villa wrote: On Wednesday, August 7, 2013 7:13:55 PM UTC-5, Dean Hoffman wrote: The local TruValue store used to get parts for tools. I got parts for my DeWalt drill and maybe a Makita drill also from them. I have no idea if they could get stuff that would fit Craftsman. It's an Ace Hardware now so who knows what they would or could do. If they know their "stuff" they may know who manufactured it for Sears and order the parts that way. Sears products often have a model number in the form of 123.45678. The first digits represent the source or manufacturer. See http://sears.pammar.net/maker.html or http://vintagemachinery.org/craftsman/manufacturers.aspx. If you can find a part number at the Sears PartsDirect website, it is usually the manufacturer's part number. It is possible a part discontinued by Sears, is still available from other sources. http://www.searspartsdirect.com/partsdirect/index.action Fred I got the part number right off the SALES side of the sears website. Plugged it into the Parts side and nothing found. The guy at the store claims the guys at the parts side have a different index and might be able to look it up. |
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On 8/8/2013 1:07 AM, Ashton Crusher wrote:
On Wed, 07 Aug 2013 08:34:19 -0500, The Daring Dufas wrote: On 8/7/2013 5:37 AM, Stormin Mormon wrote: I've seen exploded parts diagrams for HF tools, and Craftsman is good about the online data. But, to not have parts (like chipper blades) available? Sounds like a bad corporate decision some where up the line. Old folks like me, we desire to have replacement parts available. Old folks don't believe in disposable tools for some odd reason but I did work for an electrical supplier 4 decades ago that was a Black & Decker industrial power tool supplier. The B&D rep explained to us that they were making two different 1/4" drills. One drill cost $100.00 and the other was priced at $10.00. The reason was contractors had too many $100.00 drills broken or stolen so they would buy a bunch of $10.00 drills and throw them away at the end of a job because the things were worn out or broken. The contractors were pleased with the cost saving afforded by the inexpensive tools which got the job done. I would assume that contractors are now buying the equivalent of the $10.00 drill at Harbor Freight instead of an industrial supply house. ^_^ TDD My dad worked construction all his life and that was exactly what he concluded after getting some of his very expensive tools stolen. He'd buy a new skilsaw, for example, at the start of a job and throw it away at the end. Next job would start with a new saw with a nice new blade. He as just telling me last week about a $600 planner that got stolen out of his truck years ago. He's moved it into the cab and covered it up and they still came looking for it, didn't even damage the truck jimmying the door. JH my roommate wonders why I lock any vehicle after getting out of it no matter where I'm parked, even in front of the house. ^_^ TDD |
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"Ashton Crusher" wrote in message
... I"ve got an Craftsman bench grinder I bought over 30+ years ago. Needs a replacement for one of the eyeshelds. When I go to the searsparts website and look up the model number it finds it but they no longer carry that part. So I looked at some of their current bench grinders and it looked like maybe the eye shields on them might fit. So I copied the model number of the ones they are SELLING NOW and plugged it into the parts site and it doesn't find anything for that model number - like the grinder doesn't even exist. Does that mean sears is no longer going to provide parts for their stuff? Why look at sears parts website craftsman parts website @ http://www.craftsman.com/ Services & Info News Service Live http://www.servicelive.com/ Manage My Life Sears Home Services Product Registration Assistance View Virtual Catalog Parts & Accessories http://www.searspartsdirect.com/part...CraftSPDFooter Repairs Warranty Shipping Options Shopping Help Site Map Product Recalls |
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Inside job, maybe?
.. Christopher A. Young Learn about Jesus www.lds.org .. On 8/8/2013 2:07 AM, Ashton Crusher wrote: My dad worked construction all his life and that was exactly what he concluded after getting some of his very expensive tools stolen. He'd buy a new skilsaw, for example, at the start of a job and throw it away at the end. Next job would start with a new saw with a nice new blade. He as just telling me last week about a $600 planner that got stolen out of his truck years ago. He's moved it into the cab and covered it up and they still came looking for it, didn't even damage the truck jimmying the door. |
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On Thu, 08 Aug 2013 01:16:57 -0500, The Daring Dufas
wrote: On 8/8/2013 1:07 AM, Ashton Crusher wrote: On Wed, 07 Aug 2013 08:34:19 -0500, The Daring Dufas wrote: On 8/7/2013 5:37 AM, Stormin Mormon wrote: I've seen exploded parts diagrams for HF tools, and Craftsman is good about the online data. But, to not have parts (like chipper blades) available? Sounds like a bad corporate decision some where up the line. Old folks like me, we desire to have replacement parts available. Old folks don't believe in disposable tools for some odd reason but I did work for an electrical supplier 4 decades ago that was a Black & Decker industrial power tool supplier. The B&D rep explained to us that they were making two different 1/4" drills. One drill cost $100.00 and the other was priced at $10.00. The reason was contractors had too many $100.00 drills broken or stolen so they would buy a bunch of $10.00 drills and throw them away at the end of a job because the things were worn out or broken. The contractors were pleased with the cost saving afforded by the inexpensive tools which got the job done. I would assume that contractors are now buying the equivalent of the $10.00 drill at Harbor Freight instead of an industrial supply house. ^_^ TDD My dad worked construction all his life and that was exactly what he concluded after getting some of his very expensive tools stolen. He'd buy a new skilsaw, for example, at the start of a job and throw it away at the end. Next job would start with a new saw with a nice new blade. He as just telling me last week about a $600 planner that got stolen out of his truck years ago. He's moved it into the cab and covered it up and they still came looking for it, didn't even damage the truck jimmying the door. JH my roommate wonders why I lock any vehicle after getting out of it no matter where I'm parked, even in front of the house. ^_^ TDD I got so used to locking every vehicle that on the rare occasions when I leave it unlocked because I'm just going to be away for 45 seconds I always "unlock" it when I get back so not locking it is pointless. |
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On Thu, 08 Aug 2013 08:09:36 -0400, Stormin Mormon
wrote: Inside job, maybe? . Christopher A. Young Learn about Jesus www.lds.org . On 8/8/2013 2:07 AM, Ashton Crusher wrote: My dad worked construction all his life and that was exactly what he concluded after getting some of his very expensive tools stolen. He'd buy a new skilsaw, for example, at the start of a job and throw it away at the end. Next job would start with a new saw with a nice new blade. He as just telling me last week about a $600 planner that got stolen out of his truck years ago. He's moved it into the cab and covered it up and they still came looking for it, didn't even damage the truck jimmying the door. No, this was after he'd left the jobsite and headed over to the Horse Track by himself. |
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On Thu, 8 Aug 2013 03:48:43 -0600, "Hot-Text"
wrote: "Ashton Crusher" wrote in message .. . I"ve got an Craftsman bench grinder I bought over 30+ years ago. Needs a replacement for one of the eyeshelds. When I go to the searsparts website and look up the model number it finds it but they no longer carry that part. So I looked at some of their current bench grinders and it looked like maybe the eye shields on them might fit. So I copied the model number of the ones they are SELLING NOW and plugged it into the parts site and it doesn't find anything for that model number - like the grinder doesn't even exist. Does that mean sears is no longer going to provide parts for their stuff? Why look at sears parts website craftsman parts website @ http://www.craftsman.com/ That just redirects you to the same sears parts site when you click their parts link. Services & Info News Service Live http://www.servicelive.com/ Manage My Life Sears Home Services Product Registration Assistance View Virtual Catalog Parts & Accessories http://www.searspartsdirect.com/part...CraftSPDFooter Repairs Warranty Shipping Options Shopping Help Site Map Product Recalls |
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So, you conclude that none of his coworkers, employees,
or job site brother tradesmen observed the planer and made plans to steal it, because he had gone to the horse track by himself? I really don't follow your (curious) logic. .. Christopher A. Young Learn about Jesus www.lds.org .. On 8/8/2013 7:44 PM, Ashton Crusher wrote: On Thu, 08 Aug 2013 08:09:36 -0400, Stormin Mormon wrote: Inside job, maybe? No, this was after he'd left the jobsite and headed over to the Horse Track by himself. |
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On Fri, 09 Aug 2013 01:03:34 -0400, Stormin Mormon
wrote: So, you conclude that none of his coworkers, employees, or job site brother tradesmen observed the planer and made plans to steal it, because he had gone to the horse track by himself? I really don't follow your (curious) logic. No, I see what you are saying, I'm saying there was no reason in his mind to think his coworkers would have followed him to the track, not that it can't be ruled out. It still wouldn't change the basic point, easier to just buy disposable tools. |
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"David L. Martel" wrote in message
... I wonder if a machine shop could make one for you? I know guys with CNC machines that can take a hunk of any metal and through the use of magic, can turn out anything. ^_^ Yes, a good shop could make such a part. Starting from scratch, with no jigs, and no plans, it shouldn't cost over $1000. That's way out of line. It probably would only cost as much as a brand new chipper and a case of beer. (-: -- Bobby G. |
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