it must feel especially good to be laughed at when your HF or NT grinders are paid for while the suckers at the job site may sit on $10,000 owed for tools that they'll never be able to repay, I bet.
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fj40charles
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What makes you think that because one has 10K worth of tools, it is not paid for? Do you assume we're all in debt and owe money?
i only laugh at the people who buy expensive tools to impress others . I buy them because i don't like using cheap crap that breaks all the time , I am hard on tools the cheap crap doesn't last . i buy tools for me to use not to show off .
personally i try and hide most of my tools , i don't want to show them off thats a good way to get them stolen .
not all of us are in 10k debt for our tools. personally i have never bougten any tool that wasn't payed for with cash .
good for you!
seems pretty clear that if one is using tools for a living, one's better off with the top quality stuff. Not so obvious for backyard mechanics, though.
FWIW, one guy I know who was doing construction work had another strategy to avoid having his tools be stolen. He painted them all pink...! Not so much that he could recover them better, I think, although that would help, but more that he thought no other self-respecting construction guy would ever want to steal pink tools
FWIW, one guy I know who was doing construction work had another strategy to avoid having his tools be stolen. He painted them all pink...! Not so much that he could recover them better, I think, although that would help, but more that he thought no other self-respecting construction guy would ever want to steal pink tools
If the guy had any self-respect, he would not steal others' tools, would he?
Back to the subject, I just bought two Milwaukee grinders from Amazon (Amazon has Milwaukee grinders on sale for ~50% off, in addition, Milwaukee also has a buy-two-get-the-third-free rebate. So you will get three grinders for a price of one. Can't beat that!). I have not really get chance to compare the Milwaukee with my $15 HF. But I only use them every once a while, I suppose for the amount of my usage, I probably will never tell the difference.
I'm with Trollhole I have 3 Northern grinders 1 $40 and 2 $20 I am very hard on my tools and I work in a tarp carport that the roof rips off every year from the UV rays. I don't feel a $100 grinder getting soaked with water is a good investment. I do have Milwaukee 24V and 18V drills, sawzall, and impact wrech, and IR air tools. as much as I use my Grinder I feal I would still where it out just as quick.
Chris
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I saw those too. Made in China. Probably the same factory as Harbor Freight.
I would pass.
I have a DeWalt hammer drill (Model D25600K) that is marked "made in Indonesia", so I wouldn't say everything DeWalt is made in the US of A (Note: No one said that, just making an observation). Heck, Vice Grips are now made in China. More and more is being moved there.
I have had NO problems with my Hitachi hand drill or grinder, and they've both been abused for 2 years now. Made in China but they've held up well. In the shop, we use the brand names. Are they better? Maybe, but I seen the brand names break down too.
I will add that I'm not a professional and I don't make a living with my tools... But I did stay in a Holiday Inn Express a few months ago.
I have had NO problems with my Hitachi hand drill or grinder, and they've both been abused for 2 years now. Made in China but they've held up well. In the shop, we use the brand names. Are they better? Maybe, but I seen the brand names break down too.
I will add that I'm not a professional and I don't make a living with my tools... But I did stay in a Holiday Inn Express a few months ago.
saw these at costco for 29 bucks. I may consider it as I have a cheap harbor freight that gave me a nice gouge out of my finger because I could not turn it off.
I also have a dewalt from HD. I really like it but it does get hot.
I also have a dewalt from HD. I really like it but it does get hot.
good for you!
seems pretty clear that if one is using tools for a living, one's better off with the top quality stuff. Not so obvious for backyard mechanics, though.
FWIW, one guy I know who was doing construction work had another strategy to avoid having his tools be stolen. He painted them all pink...! Not so much that he could recover them better, I think, although that would help, but more that he thought no other self-respecting construction guy would ever want to steal pink tools
my buddy painted his 400$ makita drill and impact gun metalic gold and it still got stolen at a construction site with only 6 people there .
if i worked construction all my tools would be painted a color as a mechanic its tacky . and i have yet had a tool stolen as a mechanic that wasn't simply borrowed and i new who borrowed it and put it in there box . he wasn't taking it home , hes just dumb . i generally lock my box when not in use . definitely at night , its also all insured .
if i wasn't in a trade , i wouldn't own snap-on tools or walter grinders . its simply stupid to spend that kind of money on tools for your hobby .
even as a mechanic you don't need those super expensive tools , but i mostly do field work that can be 3 hours in each direction to a store that sells tools .. or anything else for that matter . so i generally have one really good one and 3-4 cheap ones as spares .
again for the hobbyist a 100$ grinder is probably just about overkill .
even as a mechanic you don't need those super expensive tools , but i mostly do field work that can be 3 hours in each direction to a store that sells tools .. or anything else for that matter . so i generally have one really good one and 3-4 cheap ones as spares .
again for the hobbyist a 100$ grinder is probably just about overkill .
i had my 3/8" hitachi drill to hot to hold with a mig glove a couple weeks ago with a 4" hole saw . it still works fine , i finally gave up and got out the 1/2 makita d handle . it didn't even get warm drilling the other hole .
my test of a tool is generally to get it to hot to hold with a glove them throw it in a bucket of water . pull it out let it dry and see if it still works .
i have never had a makita that wasn't water proof
One thing about MIlwaukee is they make some great band saws. Much better parts then the Dewalt bandsaw. (better bearings and overall better internals)
You know we should make a thread about the best particular tool in every category, but then again there so many variables. are you cutting aluminum, steel, is it 40 gauge pipe, or do you work with wood, etc..
I haven't used the metabo grinder, if the makita grinder breaks i'm gonna try the metabo grinder. So far I do prefer the dewalt over the makita though
I haven't used the metabo grinder, if the makita grinder breaks i'm gonna try the metabo grinder. So far I do prefer the dewalt over the makita though
fj40charles
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Probably need to have 2 categories. One for the cheap bastards and one for guys that want to buy the best.
Grinder safety
THought you might read this about grinders, I think the safe ones are the trigger grinders with a non-locking switch. I am sure I will get flamed for operator error being part of it....
http://www.offroadfabnet.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5013[/ url]
THought you might read this about grinders, I think the safe ones are the trigger grinders with a non-locking switch. I am sure I will get flamed for operator error being part of it....
http://www.offroadfabnet.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5013[/ url]
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