>I've always maintained that when buying tools (or anything really) you buy
>a "good" one if it will receive lots of use , will receive hard use or is a
>precision tool (impact gun,
I have a different perspective. I bought a cheap impact wrench from
Menards. Treat it like dirt. If it ever craps out, I will buy another one.
I have abused it for about 7 years, and it is still taking it. For thirty
bucks, I can't complain.
>When it comes to other tools like Vice-grips
>...I'd rather pay the $3 for a knock-off that
>works 95% as well.
No way. Stanley or Vise-Grip. The cheapos are real pain to work with and I
regret every one that I have. I have fewer of them now, because once in a
while I fling one into the trash barrel. I often use a Vise-Grip where I
really need all the help I can get, and crummy adjuster screws and fall-out
levers and un-hardened jaws are too damned irritating to put up with.
>One more thing, you don't need to send me a personal copy of the mail when
>you send it to the list. I'm on this list and will get the one sent to the
>list. Don't need two copies.... :-)
If you want to send me two copies, I don't care. I know that many of you
are used to other lists that have digests, and I don't care if you don't
want to keep it straight.
Phil Ethier Saint Paul Minnesota USA
1970 Lotus Europa, 1992 Saturn SL2, 1986 Suburban, 1962 Triumph TR4 CT2846L
LOON, MAC pethier@isd.net http://www.mnautox.com/
"It makes a nice noise when it goes faster"
- 4-year-old Adam, upon seeing a bitmap of Grandma Susie's TR4.
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