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Topic: I love getting new tools...
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68F100
Gearhead Posts: 1711
From: Fort Madison, Iowa USA - United We Stand
Registered: Oct 99
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posted 09-23-2002 11:34 PM
   
but I don't like paying for them. Oh well, I guess the joy of owning tools outweighs the price tag. Along with my music shopping spree (explained in Sam's Place), I went and bought some new tools. Got some nice crescent wrenches, a nice sturdy torpedo level (as I seem to drop them from insane heights), another set of Klein screwdrivers...broke the tip off of one and then destroyed it using it as a chisel, and lost one in a machine(don't eat any hot dogs for about a month, trust me). Bought an awesome tape measure(broke two of them in the last month). It has a magnetic tip. Handy for measuring in my field. It even picks up tools that have been dropped. I tried it on a large allen wrench set which is pretty heavy and it picked it up! Just thought I'd share 
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Dave Witthoeft
Gearhead Posts: 1915
From: IL.
Registered: Dec 2000
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posted 09-24-2002 02:24 AM
Cool! What kind of Tape did you get? The magnet sounds slick. 
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beachbum
Journeyman Posts: 95
From: Florida
Registered: Oct 2001
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posted 09-24-2002 12:13 PM
Have a friend of mine who is a genuine millionaire and acts just like an everyday guy except with more nerve. He goes to garage sales and flea markets all the time and buys old Craftsman tools and then takes them back to Sears to exchange them for new ones. He has been doing this for years and has tool boxes and tools that look like a Craftsman display in a store. Just recently he bought a garage full of tools and is in the process of exchanging them. He is very generous with his tools though, will let you use anything, anytime you want.
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Ken
Gearhead Posts: 3158
From: Prospect, Ct. M&M Member No. 31 MCA Member 49299
Registered: Jun 99
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posted 09-24-2002 01:22 PM
quote:
Originally posted by beachbum:
He goes to garage sales and flea markets all the time and buys old Craftsman tools and then takes them back to Sears to exchange them for new ones.
Now theres an idea ------------------
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68F100
Gearhead Posts: 1711
From: Fort Madison, Iowa USA - United We Stand
Registered: Oct 99
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posted 09-24-2002 04:48 PM
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Originally posted by Dave Witthoeft:
Cool! What kind of Tape did you get? The magnet sounds slick.
It's a Maggrip by Komelon USA(which is misleading). Seems it's an American company, but the thing is made in Korea. 
It's still pretty handy though.
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SteveLaRiviere
Administrator Posts: 26410
From: Saco, Maine
Registered: May 99
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posted 09-25-2002 07:33 PM
quote:
Originally posted by beachbum:
Have a friend of mine who is a genuine millionaire and acts just like an everyday guy except with more nerve. He goes to garage sales and flea markets all the time and buys old Craftsman tools and then takes them back to Sears to exchange them for new ones.
He should keep the old stuff. A lot of it is a heck of a lot better than the new!
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beachbum
Journeyman Posts: 95
From: Florida
Registered: Oct 2001
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posted 09-25-2002 08:44 PM
[QUOTE]Originally posted by SteveLaRiviere:
[B] He should keep the old stuff. A lot of it is a heck of a lot better than the new! Yeah you are right, I have some old open end wrenches in my tool box that are older than I am [64] that my Father in law gave me years ago and they were old when he gave them to me. Really heavy duty thick metal, and I still use them today at times.
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Primetime
Journeyman Posts: 5
From: Greensboro, NC
Registered: Oct 2002
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posted 10-19-2002 09:21 AM
Yeah, I've been raiding yard sales for years.
Both sons have their own sets of toos that i've traded in from yard sales.
Best are the little old ladies who've husbands have passed......I know sounds kinda unfair. I've gotten some great deals and these ladies have picked up some extra cash.
BTW, Home Depot and Lowes now have a trade in policy, Any lifetime warranty is honored. You can take a Craftsman to HD and get a new Snap-On (Husky) for free. I like the Husky tools too, they have a thinner profile open end wrench that I love.
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SteveLaRiviere
Administrator Posts: 26410
From: Saco, Maine
Registered: May 99
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posted 10-19-2002 05:28 PM
Really? I'll see if they'll take my worn out pair of True-Craft vise grips.------------------
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beachbum
Journeyman Posts: 95
From: Florida
Registered: Oct 2001
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posted 11-14-2002 10:47 AM
BTW, Home Depot and Lowes now have a trade in policy, Any lifetime warranty is honored. You can take a Craftsman to HD and get a new Snap-On (Husky) for free. I like the Husky tools too, they have a thinner profile open end wrench that I love.[/B][/QUOTE] Thanks for the info, have a Lowes and Home Depot near by and am sure my friend will be glad to hear that also, as am sure the local Sears is getting kind of tired of him trading in tools all the time. Besides as you say Snap-On tools [Husky] are excellent and they feel good in the hands as I have a lot of those.
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beachbum
Journeyman Posts: 95
From: Florida
Registered: Oct 2001
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posted 11-14-2002 10:49 AM
Sorry, double posted[This message has been edited by beachbum (edited 11-14-2002).]
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