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1. Tool help needed (score: 1)
Author: Unknown
Date: Sat, 01 Nov 2003 20:14:46 -0500
Where do people buy QUALITY tools these days. My brand new crapsman drill smoked while I was inserting a drill bit. Yes it never got to drill a hole, it smoked on start up. And my crapsman soldering
/html/spridgets/2003-11/msg00031.html (8,385 bytes)

2. Re: Tool help needed (score: 1)
Author: Unknown
Date: Sat, 1 Nov 2003 17:30:47 -0800
Man, Frank, I've been there too. Those pull the trigger soldering guns always trip on me just as they get hot. Buy one from Radio Shack that you plug in and wait to get hot. I bought a dual temp one
/html/spridgets/2003-11/msg00032.html (9,229 bytes)

3. Re: Tool help needed (score: 1)
Author: Unknown
Date: Sat, 1 Nov 2003 18:00:34 -0800
Hello Frank, don't know where to get 'em, i'll find the name brand on monday, but the nicest ones to use are the butane fired ones! no cord to fuss with, and heat FAST.. also the smallest point i've
/html/spridgets/2003-11/msg00034.html (7,841 bytes)

4. Re: Tool help needed (score: 1)
Author: Unknown
Date: Sat, 1 Nov 2003 21:06:09 -0500
Try an Ungar soldering iron, we use em' at work, I use one at home. Seems to be holding up nicely. Contact East is just one supplier, I'm sure there are others. http://www.contacteast.com/product/gr
/html/spridgets/2003-11/msg00035.html (8,239 bytes)

5. Re: Tool help needed (score: 1)
Author: Unknown
Date: Sat, 01 Nov 2003 21:18:14 -0500
Back when I had a job the brand we used was xytronics. They last a long time (never saw one break) and some of these units were used every day. Check out the following links: XYTRONIC AUTO-TEMP 136ES
/html/spridgets/2003-11/msg00036.html (9,070 bytes)

6. Re: Tool help needed (score: 1)
Author: Unknown
Date: Sun, 2 Nov 2003 09:25:52 -0500
a brace huh? must be doing yer bit? *grin* Can't help with the power tools - a brace has always worked
/html/spridgets/2003-11/msg00037.html (7,663 bytes)

7. RE: Tool help needed (score: 1)
Author: Unknown
Date: Sat, 1 Nov 2003 18:45:01 -0800 for spam.
The pull the trigger, gun type soldering irons work by putting a very large electric current through the tip. For this to work it is very important that the tip wires are clean where they go through
/html/spridgets/2003-11/msg00038.html (8,756 bytes)

8. Re: Tool help needed (score: 1)
Author: Unknown
Date: Sat, 1 Nov 2003 19:43:08 -0800 (PST)
Paisan, Harbor Freight has a great selection at low, low, low prices. Just kidding. I'll check at work and see if I can buy one for you, not sure of brand. Remember those rare Made in USA wire crimp-
/html/spridgets/2003-11/msg00039.html (8,849 bytes)

9. Re: Tool help needed (score: 1)
Author: Unknown
Date: Sat, 1 Nov 2003 23:35:45 +0000
When it comes to China imports, I think it all depends on what type of tool your are buying. I went to Harbor Frieght retail store for the first time last weekend in Allentown, PA. (I also hit Cabela
/html/spridgets/2003-11/msg00041.html (9,588 bytes)

10. Re: Tool help needed (score: 1)
Author: Unknown
Date: Sat, 1 Nov 2003 20:48:43 -0800
Garage sales? Kate
/html/spridgets/2003-11/msg00042.html (8,094 bytes)

11. Re: Tool help needed (score: 1)
Author: Unknown
Date: Sun, 02 Nov 2003 00:04:24 -0500
Flea markets, look for the aluminum case drills and the big ol' honkin' soldering iron from way back when the wire was braided cloth covered. My dad built cicruit boards and the iron he left me must
/html/spridgets/2003-11/msg00043.html (10,177 bytes)

12. Re: Tool help needed (score: 1)
Author: Unknown
Date: Sat, 01 Nov 2003 21:32:50 -0800
Try out this web site. Click on the product list link and you may find anything you have been complaining about. http://www.usstuff.com/index.htmMike MacLean 60 Sprite (not American made, but that's
/html/spridgets/2003-11/msg00044.html (10,068 bytes)

13. Re: Tool help needed (score: 1)
Author: Unknown
Date: Sun, 02 Nov 2003 01:02:58 -0500
Take off the MIKE at the end and it works
/html/spridgets/2003-11/msg00045.html (9,119 bytes)

14. Re: Tool help needed (score: 1)
Author: Unknown
Date: Sun, 2 Nov 2003 04:24:12 EST
You know me Frank, I always try and buy Snap-on (even if its made in Canada - They do the propone soldering iron though I don't have one. Peter Samaroo had one at Sprite Rush 98. Power tools I buy BO
/html/spridgets/2003-11/msg00046.html (8,691 bytes)

15. Re: Tool help needed (score: 1)
Author: Unknown
Date: Sun, 2 Nov 2003 09:30:09 -0500
I went to this site and found a link for another site called "Made in USA Info & Search Engine". I went there and then did a search for tools. The 5th item listed under the heading "Tools Made in USA
/html/spridgets/2003-11/msg00048.html (8,818 bytes)

16. RE: Tool help needed (score: 1)
Author: Unknown
Date: Sun, 2 Nov 2003 09:50:11 -0500
I love the 3/8" corded Dewalt drill I bought from Sears about 6 years ago. I've put it through a lot of abuse, including drilling through brick and concrete walls, and plenty of treated lumber when
/html/spridgets/2003-11/msg00051.html (11,393 bytes)

17. Re: Tool help needed (score: 1)
Author: Unknown
Date: Sun, 2 Nov 2003 09:15:55 -0600
Try the Tool-man Tim Taylor LOL, J/k There are so many links for tool sites. The time and cash spent on good tools is worth it. This did come up, ck it out for grins. http://www.toolman.com/ Good Luc
/html/spridgets/2003-11/msg00053.html (7,904 bytes)

18. Re: Tool help needed (score: 1)
Author: Unknown
Date: Sun, 2 Nov 2003 07:16:48 -0800 (PST)
I have adopted a method that seems to work on electrical tools. Garage sales! Battery chargers were the bane of my existance and 3 fo them bit the dust in 5 years. $3.00 at a Garage sale and $10.00
/html/spridgets/2003-11/msg00054.html (7,950 bytes)

19. Re: Tool help needed (score: 1)
Author: Unknown
Date: Sun, 2 Nov 2003 10:52:31 -0600
Guys I might have missed my favorite haunt for high quality tools at reasonable prices.... but I'm a Big Pawn shop searcher.... been buying anything with Snap-on on it for years now... The only thing
/html/spridgets/2003-11/msg00056.html (10,079 bytes)

20. Re: Tool help needed (score: 1)
Author: Unknown
Date: Sun, 02 Nov 2003 16:31:29 -0500
I had one of them, all the teeth came off on the first cut. Those blades won't cut a wet fart. -- Frank Clarici Toms River, NJ Down to just a few Sprites http://www.exit109.com/~spritenut
/html/spridgets/2003-11/msg00059.html (8,512 bytes)


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