I no longer do PC repair full time so I've gone back to a regular magnetic screwdriver. For the majority of my tools I usually go to Harbor Freight because it's cheap, or Home Depot because it's close. I don't expect much out of the HF tools, but I've been surprised by some too. Cheap and they've lasted longer than I expected. I picked up a gimicky wobble headed ratchet from them a few years ago. It didn't look very sturdy but it was cheap so I gave it a try. That's the first one I reach for each time and it's still going strong after several hours of wrenching on the cars and bikes. I traded in the old weed eater and bought an Echo. Straight shaft and it starts on 3rd pull. I picked up spare heads for it at the time I bought it so I'm not worried about it anymore. The lawnmower I've still got but I've torn it down a couple of times and rebuilt it. Underneath that Craftsman badging was a cheap tecumseh engine which isn't very stock anymore. I keep threatening to buy a toro or honda mower but instead I keep rebuilding this one...
-Kyle On Sun, Jul 25, 2010 at 9:17 PM, stanley/ Randolph <[email protected]>wrote: > Being as I buy commercial line trimmers, I don't have that problem. I go > to one of the local shops to replace or repair what I can not do myself. I > can get a new head for my Shindaiwa trimmer for around $40 and replace it > myself. I have two heads now, one which feeds the line automatically > without the bump thing; and the other, a bump head, which is the original > and is starting to exhibit an imbalance, which means time for a new one. > My Shindaiwa is like over 20years old and still starts on the third pull, > and I have used it for doing lawns commercially. I have an Ariens 30" hedge > clipper that I bought in 1988 and it still starts the third pull. Of > course, I use Amsoil two stroke oil for lawn equipment... > Other things, I usually buy commercial grade because I know that almost all > of the merchandise they sell today is made mostly for the homeowner to use > on a single job or two around the house and then sit and collect dust, until > out of warranty, and then you use it maybe a year or two down the line and > it gives up. > WallyWorld does sell Stanley hand tools, which are good and reasonably > priced, but the warranty thing is still the problem. I do not wear out > tools like I used to, so the best bet for the money is the Stanley sets at > WW or Pittsburg at Harbor Frgt. > If you want a good small driver for working on computers all day I would > get a Makita, Bosch, or Rigid, the latter which you can get guaranteed for > life free online after purchase. Bosch makes some of their stuff in China > now, but it must meet the German specs or gets rejected. A friend of mine > who ownd a fastener business sell mostly US made, but deals with suppliers > who buy Chinese, but to their specs. They have to inspect every shipment > and if it doesn't pass muster they reject iot and send it back. Their > Chinese suppliers have learned not to try to pass something off on them. In > those cases, Chinese is grudgingly acceptable to my friend. > I have broken off or rounded out many screws or screwheads from Lowe's or > home Depot, or WallyWorld until I found out he sells sheetrock, wood, and > sheet metal screws: no more broken screws or rounded out heads.. And > that's not mentioning the poor quality and ridiculous price for bits at > those places... > > Stanley > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Kyle Munz <[email protected]> > > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Sun, July 25, 2010 5:33:30 PM > > *Subject:* Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] tool theft > > Bad customer service is usually the first sign that a nat'l chain is about > to go under. They used to sell a small electric screwdriver. I've never seen > another one that small and handy. Not much power, but perfect amount of > torque for working on PCs. I was using one 8hours a day but they would only > last around 4-5 mos. I'd take it back and swap it out. The third one they > decided not to replace for me. They decided I was being too rough on it. I > guess I wasn't supposed to use it to turn screws. > I also had a Craftsman brand lawnmower that essentially was crap. Again > same customer service problems, trying to get them to own up to their own > faulty products. > My favorite is that you can no longer get parts through their retail > stores. You have to find one of their warehouses or repair centers which are > always inconveniently placed. Why the !#$% can't I order another head for my > weed eater where I bought it? Would it kill them to have it at the store the > next day for me to pick up? Really? > > -Kyle > > > On Sun, Jul 25, 2010 at 4:34 PM, stanley/ Randolph <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Was it Sears or was it K-Mart? Or did they just do a mutual merger? >> I never heard the whole story. But you're right, it's not the same, and >> they outsource their appliance repair now, and have sold off their fleet of >> trucks and vans. >> I see now that you still have a choice between made here or made in China, >> mostly in self-defense. But the China goods don't have the lifetime >> warranty. >> >> Stanley >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> *From:* "[email protected]" <[email protected]> >> >> *To:* [email protected] >> *Sent:* Sun, July 25, 2010 8:43:16 AM >> *Subject:* Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] tool theft >> >> Sears is not what it once was. 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