And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
For those looking for good tools cheap, check the thrift stores, flea markets etc- mixed among the Chinese and Indian crap there will be fine tools, US made, on their second, third, or fourth go around.
That is how I buy all my hand tools now. Thrift stores and pawn shops. I have that full set of *real* Channel Locks. All came from different stores for cheap.
Last week I bought a complete set of like new tiny craftsman combination wrenches, included both metric and US sizes from like 3MM to 10MM etc. $10 for the set.
For 40 years, I was pretty much a low-budget mechanic. Craftsman suited me well for most tools, but genuine Channellocks, Proto Allen sockets, genuine Milbar pliers, and definately Ridged aluminum handled pipe wrenches are all in my box. As far as Craftsman goes, the lifetime guarantee, the value and the fact they could be replaced at any of dozens of Sears stores in the So Cal area was also a bonus. If I broke a tool in the field, I would ask where the nearest Sears store was.
I'm not a cheap bastard, but the money I saved on hand tools allowed me buy things like a 3.5k Pocket PC based vibration spectrum analyzer and 7.5k LASER precision shaft alignement kit and other high value items.
Still US made, too. Amazing.
ReplyDeleteFor those looking for good tools cheap, check the thrift stores, flea markets etc- mixed among the Chinese and Indian crap there will be fine tools, US made, on their second, third, or fourth go around.
That is how I buy all my hand tools now. Thrift stores and pawn shops. I have that full set of *real* Channel Locks. All came from different stores for cheap.
DeleteLast week I bought a complete set of like new tiny craftsman combination wrenches, included both metric and US sizes from like 3MM to 10MM etc. $10 for the set.
For 40 years, I was pretty much a low-budget mechanic. Craftsman suited me
ReplyDeletewell for most tools, but genuine Channellocks, Proto Allen sockets, genuine
Milbar pliers, and definately Ridged aluminum handled pipe wrenches are
all in my box. As far as Craftsman goes, the lifetime guarantee, the value
and the fact they could be replaced at any of dozens of Sears stores in
the So Cal area was also a bonus. If I broke a tool in the field, I would
ask where the nearest Sears store was.
I'm not a cheap bastard, but the money I saved on hand tools allowed me buy
things like a 3.5k Pocket PC based vibration spectrum analyzer and 7.5k LASER
precision shaft alignement kit and other high value items.