-=+ What BARGAIN did you spot today +=-
People are posting about bargains, but I’m missing the individual threads until it’s too late and thereby missing out on the deals. In the hopes of creating a thread similar to ‘what tool did you buy today’, how about this thread for a running collection of bargains people find? One stop shop to find out where people have spotted good deals so that we all can maybe take advantage of the deal before it disappears.
Recent examples:
Jul-15
mike585: first to spot the Stabilia level bargain at Amazon (48″ + 16″ for $38.08) Several of us have taken advantage of that one.
July-25
JonBlakemore: Here is a pretty good deal from Amazon.com on a Makita AN942 3-1/2″ clipped head framing nailer. $143.45 with free shipping.
July-27
BryanSayer: Anderson’s on Brice Road in Columbus Ohio is having their tent sale of reconditioned and some new tools
Have you spotted a deal somewhere? Well give us the details!
jt8
“A tree is known by its fruit; a man by his deeds. A good deed is never lost; he who sows courtesy reaps friendship, and he who plants kindness gathers love.” — Saint Basil
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Posted this already on the Makita nailer thread...
Bostich round head framing nailer with 50' Pro-hose and nice bag - $142.00 at Detroit/Lansing Sams Club stores.
Also have a Bostich Twin-stack oil-lube compressor for $197.
JT
Aha! I knew you had one out there, but I couldn't remember which thread it was in.jt8
"A tree is known by its fruit; a man by his deeds. A good deed is never lost; he who sows courtesy reaps friendship, and he who plants kindness gathers love." -- Saint Basil
It's a helluva deal - all Bostich full head guns can be made to be a positive placement nailer with the addition of special tip.I've got a PC that I'm not too happy with, if the Bostich kit goes any lower at Sam's club I'll get it to replace or supplement mine.JT
This thread is a good idea.
Thanks!
bump
Anyone else?Maybe someday I'll know a little something.
Been looking at and wanting a Makita impact driver. Stumbled on a 14.4 Kit 6935FDWDEX (driver, + drill + florescent light) from amazon, $219 - $25 promo = $194 seems like a decent deal, my other Makita is biting the dust after 20 years.RIP
Check out http://www.heavydutytools.net. I got an email from them yesterday advertising that same kit for $170.View Image
It must'a been a good deal, out of stock now and same as amazon...thanks for the heads up!
I love deals and I love auctions.
A couple weeks ago I bought at auction an 18v Dewalt sawzall and drill combo kit new in box for $280.00. Not a bad price plus I needed both.
Auction last week:
8' Werner step ladder like new for $50.00. I was high bidder with a choice for more. I'm kicking myself for not taking more of them.
2003 5'x10' enclosed cargo trailer. It was kind of an impulse buy. I used it that weekend to go pickup another deal and now it's for sale. $1600.00
I used it to pick up my new lawnmower. A 2003 17 HP Cub Cadet with 42" cut for $1000.00
Amd just yesterday I bought a 20' aluminum scaffold plank for $100.00. Not at an auction though.
Just re-read the original post. I guess I missed the point. But hey I'll let you know when the next contractor going out of business has an auction.
Edited 8/2/2006 6:38 pm ET by EJCinc
Unless you have other 14.4 volt makita stuff, Might I suggest the 12 volt kit with drill and light around $219 at HD ( sometimes on sale for less) Has plenty of power.
I'll certianly consider it...most of the replacement stuff thus far has been yellow, but have to admit the Makita stuff has held up very well. Thanks.
Go 'Clones!
jt8
""The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese." --Dave Barry
Was in Lowes today around 2. They had 3 or 4 Hunter ceiling fans on clearance. Didn't know if your local Lowes would also or not, but figured I'd mention it.
Three that I can remember looking at:
54" Innova, webprice $204, clearance price $84 (bought one)
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52" Stanford webprice is $89, clearance was $45ish (only had brass, I would have bought it if it was the brushed nickel).
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54" Lancaster, webprice $155..don't remember clearance price $80-ish?.
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jt8
""The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese." --Dave Barry
Just spied this Milwaukee Bandsaw at local HD in closeout aisle for $180. I talked myself out of it, but if someone here needs one, I'd go snag it for ya. It'd cost you what it cost me (add 5% sales tax) plus shipping to whereever you are.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00004T9QM/sr=8-9/qid=1154724463/ref=sr_1_9/102-3986641-1633708?ie=UTF8
PJ
Everything will be okay in the end. If it's not okay, it's not the end.
Indeed! Fan?Rip
Stupid good deal on 7 1/4" framing blades. I usually buy whichever is on sale... either the Dewalt, Marathon, or Irwin. Try to aim for $9 a blade or less. But this deal is a killer. I know Dewalt's bigger blades aren't very popular, but we have great luck with these framing blades.... $4/blade for a 10 pack delivered.
http://www.heavydutytools.net/Scripts/prodView.asp?idproduct=462View Image
10 blades would last me ten years, but that's a great deal.Don't call me daughter.
Class of '92. Still paying on my loans :)
Haven't been to Ames in years. Does Hickory Park still have good ribs?
jt8
""The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese." --Dave Barry
Been there done that.HP is still here...expaned into the old Golden Corral bldg. And yes their ribs are still the ones to have in the area. So glad they're in town...if you get back, you'll have to stop!Rip
I've got to second the Hickory Park Ribs. Just watch to make sure you go there during the off-peak times. Nothing worse than smelling the food while you wait a hour to be seated.
Glad to see some other Iowans on the board.. Go Cyclones! Class of 98. :)
Erk
http://www.heavydutytools.net/Scripts/prodView.asp?idProduct=494
Milwaukee ROS... Not a bad price, but I own one I recieved for free after buying a Router. It's not a great sander, it's rough and get's warm with long use, but for 30 bucks it's not bad as a back up or something for abusive type work.
They also still have the 10 pack of 24T framing blades for 40 bucks last I looked, Thanks to Diesel for that.
Spotted a deal on Vulkem 116 in Menard's today. Price $3.50/TUBE, rebate coupon gets you $3.50 MERCHANDISE credit. Ultimate cost: free!DUM SPIRO SPERO: "While I breathe I hope"
yeah, how did it cost you to replace the clothes the stuff ruined?
great caulk but I hate it
"great caulk but I hate it"
Great line...might have to make it my tag line. Backhanded compliment if I ever heard one.
They'll send you free samples if you register-I got 4 tubes in the mail; now I'm afraid to open them up after all the horror stories here.Maybe someday I'll know a little something.
common sense rules with that caulk...
use it like you would poly..
Bt'ers are a rare breed...
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming<!----><!----><!---->
WOW!!! What a Ride!<!----><!---->
Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!
Hell, I get poly all over everything. I guess I am good to go then. Maybe someday I'll know a little something.
use mineral spirits to clean and as a tool wetter...
makes life easier...
Bt'ers are a rare breed...
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming<!----><!----><!---->
WOW!!! What a Ride!<!----><!---->
Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!
I kind of figured that the ol' spit-on-the-finger wouldn't work.
Thanks.Maybe someday I'll know a little something.
sure it does...
wait'll get that stuff stuck to yur tongue and teeth....
hehehehehehehehehehehehehe
Bt'ers are a rare breed...
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming<!----><!----><!---->
WOW!!! What a Ride!<!----><!---->
Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!
Ooh, good idea. I'll just use the white and save myself the trouble and expense of a bunch of whitening treatments for my teeth.
Yum yum. Maybe someday I'll know a little something.
I was building a porch and one day I had to go to the lumber yard before the job site, my helper thought he'd do us a favor and caulked everything with that damn stuff, I could have killed him, couldnt touch a damn thing without getting that goo all over yourself.
I made him take a putty knife and clean it all off, or all that he could get off!
Like CAG, I hate the stuff to, but it does work great.
Doug
that stuff is forever and then some...
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming<!----><!----><!---->
WOW!!! What a Ride!<!----><!---->
Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!
sure it does...
wait'll get that stuff stuck to yur tongue and teeth....
Got the makings of a 3 stooges skit. That must be the stuff I used around some windows last fall. It was beyond the "about to drive me nuts" point.
jt8
"You can say any fool thing to a dog, and the dog will give you this look that says, `My God, you're RIGHT! I NEVER would've thought of that!' " -- Dave Barry
Ya but it'll cost you $3.50 to mail in the tube with the UPC symbol on it unless you get real creative with the utility knife.
be but it was such a good deal
We can imagine something that only exists in our heads, in a form that has no measureable, tangible reality, and make it actually occur in the real world. Where there was nothing, now there is something.Forrest - makin' magic every day
good thread , bump.
Tim
10" Saw Blades
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000EB63SS/ref=pd_ts_hi_4/104-7573386-8858300?v=glance&s=hi&n=551236
I noticed tonight that Amazon is running a sale.$25 off $199 all tools and hardware.
Irwin Quick-Grips...four 6" bar clamps - 20.00 @ Lowes
rustbucket
Those things are great. Use them all the time. Thanks, will be picking up some more if this is a national sale.A great place for Information, Comraderie, and a sucker punch.
Remodeling Contractor just outside the Glass City.
Quittin' Time
I think it is national. I spotted them in a display in the lumber section. The ones I spotted were the mini 6's, not the full 6's.jt8
""The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese." --Dave Barry
Went by our other Lowes store tonight and they also had some Hunter ceiling fans on clearance. About 5-7 models.
Just missed getting a plain white one (reg $79) for $39. But I did pick up another one "Stanford"?(reg $89, clearanced $44) They had a couple of the $150+ for $80-ish. The second Lowes had 3 of the same models that the first lowes did and 3 or 4 that the other didn't.
jt8
""The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese." --Dave Barry
I suck at this. The only time I ever get a deal is when someone else tells me about it.Don't call me daughter.
This thread is bad news for me. I got a real problem with passing up on good deals on tools, whether I need them or not. I just got done selling off stuff that was pretty much brand new but I never really used. Now I'm gonna end up with more crap I don't need. Tools are like crack.View Image
One more amazon purchase and you're on the road to recovery man. We're with you. We'll even visit you if you have to go to rehab.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1400048737/104-8538881-0349527?v=glance&n=283155
"With every mistake we must surely be learning"
Well since I missed your sell-off the first go around, I'm eagerly awaiting the second! So get out there and buy more tools! "it's on SALE!" right?DUM SPIRO SPERO: "While I breathe I hope"
Geez... you're a big help. You're like the 'pusher'. :) FWIW, the two recip saws described in the original thread are still available if you're in need of one. The Hilti is a sweetie and it's literally brand spankin' new.
http://forums.taunton.com/n/mb/message.asp?webtag=tp-breaktime&msg=76402.1View Image
Happy to help (I mean...What are friends for? right?) LOL!
hey, that's an interesting recip saw that Hilti is...normally 239 and you're letting yours go for 175? hmmmm
she mulls...
hmmm
since she was looking for a cordless sawzall next go round... hmmm
what's the amps on that baby?DUM SPIRO SPERO: "While I breathe I hope"
Surprisingly, it's only 8.5 amps. But you can't really go by that with the Hilti. We've got one that I've had for two years now and it's always been the one the guys reach for most, since day one. It cuts much faster than the 13 amp Makitas and maybe even as fast as the new 15 amp Makita we have. I don't know why... could be the action or it could be the SmartPower electronics in it which send more or less power depending on the load.
No pressure... just thought I'd throw it out there. If it doesn't sell this week it'll be at Tipifest looking for a good home.View Image
Ck your email...DUM SPIRO SPERO: "While I breathe I hope"
I might be an idiot but I'd sell off the older one and keep the newer one. Especially if your gonna lose a few bucks on it.
Tipi fest 06. Let's roll.
The old one is so beat looking nobody would pay more than $75 for it. It just came out of the shop so it's as good as new, but looks like crap. I'm cool with it.View Image
Diesel, I know what you mean by tools are like crack. I have sold my shop that I build cabinets with and moving into my new shop at my house. (after 2years getting appprovals). I made a real big profit on the old property and I cant stop thinking about what I want to purchase. I may have to check into rehab when this is all over.
Know what ya mean,
Lou
From CPO Bosch:
10% off all Reconditioned Tools with Coupon Code BSH0407E (through April 23)
or
Buy a Bosch tool and get 20% off accessories with Coupon Code BA040720
http://bosch.cpotools.com/reconditioned_tools/?ref=nl20070416RECONjt8
"We ourselves feel that what we are doing is just a drop in the ocean. But the ocean would be less because of that missing drop."-- Mother Teresa
John: Thanks for the tip! CPO finally has the Bosch 4212L CMS reconditioned in stock, and with your 10% code, got it for $278 plus S&T!
They got me too! I ordered a 4410 slider without the laser. None with the laser in stock and guy I talked to said they were hard to get.John
J.R. Lazaro Builders, Inc.
Indianapolis, In.
Fwiw Redmond Machinery has recon Unisaws left tilt, 50" w/ Biesemeyer fence, free shipping for $1399.99. Also recon Delta 17-959L drill press for $419.95- free shipping ........... they usually run about $550 or so.
"The inherent vice of capitalism is the uneven division of blessings while the inherent virtue of socialism is the equal division of misery" Sir Winston Churchill
Stopped at a garage....er...yard...er... oh yeah, in New England they call'em 'Tag' sales and spent 12bucks on a tray of fishing lures.
If yer good I might post a pic of them.
be feeling the urge for the water
On this 95 degree day (feels like 212), driving over the lake bridge I was more envious of the speedboats zipping along than I was of the bassboats. Hate to say it, but it is tooooo hot to fish (or to pretend to fish while bobbing in the shady cove with the cooler of iced down beer next to you as you pretend to diligently watch the line of that pole that doesn't actually have bait or a lure on it).
But we'll still take a look at those lures, just to let you know whether you got a bargain or not :)
Years ago I had gotten ahold of some boxes that came from an out of business bait shop. The boxes had gobs of lures and such (still in packages or stapled to the boards still). I've since used up most of the lures..about all I've got left is 3 or 4 fly fishing reels (I've never fly fished).
jt8
""The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese." --Dave Barry
sheesh the things we do for BT. Fought skunk odor on the way to the truck for the lures. But nothing ever too great to do for BT.
No oldies but this way I won't cry when I lose them.
be a badass big bass
MMMMMM snacks.
If you take the propeller off the back of that Zarra spook and work it like a plug it's a good lure for top water bass.
None ah that shid even looks used . <G>
is it a collection er what ? <G>
Be new shiny fishin stuff
Tim
Edited 8/17/2006 8:11 pm by Mooney
Rez!
You paid ten bucks for that tray? Ya dun good! I saw three or four Fred Arbogasts and a coupla white spinner baits. Heck thats a nice box! Specially for ten bucks. Two of the Jitterbugs'll set ya back ten bucks! The others are all good too! Who ever filled it had good taste!
(I got this thing about fishin..... Sigh....)
Tight lines!
KD
Restraint in the face of tyranny is no virtue
ya, got them still sitting where I last put them.
be sigh, one of these days
A bird does not sing because it has an answer. A bird sings because it has a song.
Just bought a Kärcher 2500 psi Pressure washer with 5 hp Honda motor.
They are being discontinued was $350, got it for $200. Got it from Walmart.
Edited 8/7/2006 12:48 am ET by Sungod
Well, did my backhome celebration walkabout at the bigbox tour today and saw a $50 off coupon for an Paslode Impulse advertised in a Home Teacup aisle for anyone interested enough to pursue.
Then BeLows had just set out a hodgepodge of door/drawer hardware with a handwritten sign that said 10 for a dollar.
Went pawing around in there and there was a slew of unified heavy metal knobs and pulls rockin' the Filmore in the bottom of the box, so I had to play the stash man once again maybe just for the sake of a cheap thrill to get my yayas out.
be there's a lot worse ways to spend $7 on a bad habit:o)
or
be pennies on a dollar
We can imagine something that only exists in our heads, in a form that has no measureable, tangible reality, and make it actually occur in the real world. Where there was nothing, now there is something.
Forrest - makin' magic every day
Edited 8/11/2006 6:28 pm ET by rez
My tool salesman stopped by today and had 50 Porter Cable 6" grinders in his van. Selling them for $100 each. I am broke but he is going to save me one.
Amazon has the Hitachi KC14DVF 14.4V cordless drill, circular saw and lantern combo for $100 after $30 Mail in rebate. Hurry
Amazon has the Hitachi KC14DVF 14.4V cordless drill, circular saw and lantern combo for $100 after $30 Mail in rebate. Hurry
Is that the one I bought on Lowes clearance back in July?
http://forums.taunton.com/tp-breaktime/messages?msg=20001.5572
Add another $99 to your Amazon order and I think they're still running that $25 off $199 order deal.
jt8
"You can say any fool thing to a dog, and the dog will give you this look that says, `My God, you're RIGHT! I NEVER would've thought of that!' " -- Dave Barry
was in Lowes today with my 2yo he likes the racecar baskets....
alot of cleareance stuff....
rebuild kits for hudson sprayers was 8.99 for 38cents ea...
4ft t20? bulbs the ones with 2 pins on each end... 49cents ea
alot of light fixtures regular $38 - $64 pretty nice stuff $9.84ea
I purchased all they had of all the above.... and i do have some sprayers that won't pump up ... not sure if they are hudson brand...
they now have the 6pack of paslode red fuel cells $29 which is better than the 12.75 for 2 I've always paid
anyway a trip to compare online prices with lowes cost me $270.00 but the light fixtures i can use in the lofts...
BIG LOTS here had IRWIN tapcon drill & driver kits 3 drill bits & 4 different drivers & case for $4ea
P
At Menards, they've got these brown paper bags with info on this week's special, which began today:
load anything inside the bag (it allows items to extend out of the bag up to twice the bag's height, and all items in the bag are 17% off.
bags were mass mailed to consumers in their marketing area, but are also piled up at counter just inside the entrance doorways.DUM SPIRO SPERO: "While I breathe I hope"
Well,
be you going to hold us in suspense or tell us what you bought?
We can imagine something that only exists in our heads, in a form that has no measureable, tangible reality, and make it actually occur in the real world. Where there was nothing, now there is something.Forrest - makin' magic every day
Edited 8/14/2006 12:52 am ET by rez
I scored good today. Wife had mentioned recently, we really need a patio table. She said that two years ago too, but . . .
This wasnt something I wanted to spend a lot of dollars on. And it wasnt something I wanted to get at Wally world and have last two months either. Lose lose.
So I'm driving to the paint store, and almost next door my friend Doug has had this fireplace shop for years that also sold outdoor grills and patio furniture. Well they're going strictly into the fireplaces now. So the patio stuff that's left is outside marked clearance. Most of that stuff sold long ago, the only thing left is a couple of sets. And I'm here to tell you, he never stocked low end wares. This is nice, 15 year warranty stuff.
The very set I liked a couple of years ago is out there, but I remember it was like $2500 then. He's got it clearanced at $975. I talked a bit. $600 and I had it. So I got to pay the beer price and have champagne too. Gotta love it.
"Sometimes when I consider what tremendous consequences come from little things, I am tempted to think -- there are no little things" - Bruce Barton
Ridgid 18 Volt hand planer. Normal price 199., on clearence at least in some HD for 79.00If I'd known it was harmless I'd have killed it myself.
be you going to hold us in suspense or tell us what you bought?
White PVC (don't laugh...I KNOW! but there's a reason.l..) porch railing posts to complete materials needed for the original "install porch railings" task I came here to do a week ago...but local BB didn't have enuf in inventory and had to take a 2 hr RT drive to nxt closest sister BB store to get the balance...
I think I'm gonna start a thread in photo gallery folder (my very first) to show y'all what I've been doing here for the past week plus. Should be entertaining as all get out for the pros to see what kinda hack work I'm capable of doing. (sigh!) Is a true: this old house...start one thing, uncover 3 other dilemmas, 2 one step fwd, 3 steps back, kinda deal. Work's gonna love it when I call them today and say: forget about seeing me this week!
I gotta buy an orbital sander. Doan know when gonna find time to get that done too. Everything round here is another trip for this, trip for that. HATE having to set up work site every day and secure everything each time I gotta run off for "the next thing" and at the end of the day too. Talk about a time sucker. DUM SPIRO SPERO: "While I breathe I hope"
Talk about a time sucker. Funny how old houses can do that.
be heh heh
We can imagine something that only exists in our heads, in a form that has no measureable, tangible reality, and make it actually occur in the real world. Where there was nothing, now there is something.Forrest - makin' magic every day
Edited 8/15/2006 12:40 am ET by rez
I too was cruising lowes clearance table and spotted expert helper putting out a closeout dewalt dw071 hd rotary laser- regulary @250.00 on sale 199.00-I told him that was way too high and offered 100.00- after checking with management they said "oh no can only discount to 175.00" I passed but wanted it!-They then put out the matching construction tri pods 69.00 discounted to 19.95- that seemed too good to pass but I did- Few minutes later driving to building site remembered I need to buy a trash can for site- another lowes on the way -pulled in- same thing 40 minutes and @ 25 miles later - close out same laser- asked mgr how much for display unit -he said it was missing a knob and he'd take 100.00 I of course offered 50.00 and couldn't wipe the smile off my face as I drove back to the previous location to buy the 19.99 tripod to keep it company-1st mgr couldn't figure why I was buying tripod and not the laser- I kept that to myself-Didn't seem too bad a deal, what do you folks think?
(btw the missing knob cost me 2.70 at dewalt store 3 miles away)
So you got it for $50?
dang man,
proud of ya.
ROAR!
We can imagine something that only exists in our heads, in a form that has no measureable, tangible reality, and make it actually occur in the real world. Where there was nothing, now there is something.Forrest - makin' magic every day
yes 50.00 - If it wasn't a highjack I'd tell you about the Fischer & Paykyl dual drawer dishwasher I bought
Hey, the title of the thread is
-=+ What BARGAIN did you spot today +=-.
So just carry on.
be carryon, they'll be peace when you are do-ne
We can imagine something that only exists in our heads, in a form that has no measureable, tangible reality, and make it actually occur in the real world. Where there was nothing, now there is something.Forrest - makin' magic every day
Thanks, you know I wanted to tell the story- last week was again at bigbox and spotted the previously mentioned F&P dual drawer dishwasher- I was familiar with them cause wife wants to put one in house we are building for ourselves-anyway stumbled on this outside on sale for scratches and dents in bottom drawer- regular price 1499.00- on sale 900.00 too much for a darned dishwasher but decent deal- After further investigation i realize all the scratches are in the protective coating and not in the stainless steel door- nice discovery but still has a small golf ball looking dent in lower door- but not a deal buster- I again tell guy thats too high and offer $500.00 he says no way they will sell it for that- I convince him to at least go and try- While waiting on my expected no response curiosity gets the best of me and I see the owners manuals and call customer service and price a replacement SS door-to my surprise as the manager walks up and I am on my cell pricing the replacement -the guy tells me $42.00 for door skin as the mgr says "no way can he take $500.00 -$600 is the lowest possible deal- WOW ! not bad but got even better when at the check out I was given the rebates for free delivery plus free installation (which I didn't need) plus "were sorry but since the dishwasher was discounted you don't get the $150.00 gift card rebate but you do get the $50.00 one for a $600. appliance-Is that alright sir?"- I said Well I guess that will be alright this time. - To make the story even more unbelievable a guy behind me in the check out line says "man you beat me to that , I saw it this morning and came back to buy it-$900 is a great price" I pointed to the marked down negotiated 600 price and the poor guys mouth dropped- His reply was great he says "Do you want to make $300 profit" tempting but I had already called the wife and made sure she wanted one- oh well and as you can tell I am a much better shopper than punctuator
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be a blue-ribbon
We can imagine something that only exists in our heads, in a form that has no measureable, tangible reality, and make it actually occur in the real world. Where there was nothing, now there is something.Forrest - makin' magic every day
HD
Ridgid 18V cordless planer (model R848). Great for single door fixes etc.
PLaner, charger, 1 battery.
Orig $199.....HD online $99........In Store Clearance $79.
Bought 2......1 for SIL
Can I be your SIL?????????????
(be drooling here for that planer!) LOL!DUM SPIRO SPERO: "While I breathe I hope"
About two weeks ago I was walking around Home Depot in the wee minutes before closing and spotted signs pointing to a clearance in the door and window department. I go back there and spot an 32 inch Anderson Truview 3000 storm window, originally $279 but marked down as damaged to $71.99. I asked an employee about it and he didn't know what was damaged. The top half of the box was rewrapped in clear tape so it had been opened. I asked if I could buy it (I could always take it back) and come back in the morning with my truck to pick it up. Since it was almost closing time the employee said that it was unlikely anyone would come in and buy it and if I came the next morning when it opened it would still be there. So I came back the next morning really early and ran into the department head. I said I was there to pick up the door and he was like "aww man I was gonna buy it when I got off work theres nothing wrong with it's a good door but go ahead it just got marked down yesterday". Anyways I took it home, installed it in my garage apartment behind the house and it was indeed undamaged... but missing the handle/lockset. A quick phone call to Anderson and a fax of my receipt to them had a free limited lifetime warranty new lockset waiting for me on my doorstep three days later. I got a great deal on that door!Then a week later I go back because the department head said to check back in every once in a while for new stuff coming in. Apparently what happens is that people special order stuff and then decide to return it for whatever reason, wrong color, size, whatever. So they just clearance these returned special orders out to get rid of them. Well this time I saw a lady marking down the doors and windows, she was sitting on a little stool writing up clearance stickers and making SKUs for them. She got to talking to me and I pointed out "whats that?" It was a 30" Signamark PrimeAdavantage door with two full length mirrors on both sides. The lady said "Oh that would be perfect for a bathroom door, I just now marked it down. Every two weeks I go around and mark down everything that is left. First 25% and then 50% and then 75%. Take a look at those windows I just marked down!" Anyways I wanted the door because I haven't yet framed the wall opening to the bathroom and this fit the bill just perfect. It was originally $167 and marked down to $41.99. She held the door for me until I got a roll around. I looked at the windows but they had just been marked down 25%. I might go back in a few weeks and see if they are still there :)Handyman, painter, wood floor refinisher, property maintenance in Tulsa, OK
dang, more than one blue ribbon going out this week:o)
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be trophyized
We can imagine something that only exists in our heads, in a form that has no measureable, tangible reality, and make it actually occur in the real world. Where there was nothing, now there is something.Forrest - makin' magic every day
Can I be your SIL?????????????
SIL as in Son-In-Law...................
But what the heck.............Sure
BTW None of my sisters-in-law would know what the heck a cordless planer was.
Neat planer.......blades stop as soon as you take your finger off the trigger.......gotta find a door that sticks now.
Got plenty of doors that stick...
windows too...
here at my Mom's..!!!!!!
and tks for squaring away that SIL was meant as SONinlaw in yer post...when I've got so many SIL = Sisters in Law I forgot about the other meaning!
sounds like that planer's QUITE NICE and I sure hope your SIL enjoys his!
DUM SPIRO SPERO: "While I breathe I hope"
Got plenty of doors that stick...windows too...here at my Mom's..!!!!!!
Don't know where Mom's is......... but Iffin you were closer to joisey you could borrow it.
I gots lots of sisters-in-law too.....(but only one son-in-law so far), but unlike you, they don't know a cordless planer from a table saw.
Well WI and NJ are a bit..............far apart!
Tks for kind offer of a borrow when in your neck of the woods tho!!!!!!!!!! :-)DUM SPIRO SPERO: "While I breathe I hope"
Well WI and NJ are a bit..............far apart!
Only about as far as the distance across Texas.
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"It's always better to have regrets for things you've done than for things you wish you had done..........."ponytl
Makita LS1013FL 10" Dual Compound Slider With Fluorescent Light & Laser ! - $399 Shipped (Use Discount Code justsaynotoamazon1 In Your Cart) While Supplies Last Only
also:
Makita 6935FDWDEX 14.4 Volt Impact/Drill/Light Kit - $170 Shipped (Use Discount Code justsaynotoamazon In Your Cart) While Supplies Last Only
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"It's always better to have regrets for things you've done than for things you wish you had done..........."ponytl
Edited 8/31/2006 4:55 pm by intrepidcat
Are you sure of the link? Should it be .net? That looks more like one of Mark's jabs at Amazon but I could not find it on the site.
You're right.
http://www.heavydutytools.net
"It's always better to have regrets for things you've done than for things you wish you had done..........."ponytl
I have seen some cool discount codes, he has a devious mind (:-). Did that deal come from an e-mail? I could not find it on the site.
http://www.heavydutytools.net/Scripts/prodView.asp?idProduct=495Don't call me daughter.
I forgot to put it in cart to get the discount price shown. I just scanned the list and looked for price. You cannot advertise a price lower than one approved by manufacturer unless you do it with a coupon, etc. You can get your good deals tightened up if you do because the competetition watches you in many cases and narcs on you.
Yeah, you can sign up for e-mail notices on close outs.
The driver deal is already out of stock.
I think you have to put that code in to get the lower price.
"It's always better to have regrets for things you've done than for things you wish you had done..........."ponytl
Yeah, had a brain outgassing. Dustinf pointed me straight. Thanks.
anytime
"It's always better to have regrets for things you've done than for things you wish you had done..........."ponytl
Found a black Husky Pro 5 drawer tool box for $59.99, marked down from $199.99 at Home Depot. Bought one and took it home, liked it so much I went back this evening to get another one. But they were all gone! There were four more left when I got mine. Someone must have bought them all at once! Anyways, it was another 'blue ribbon' deal :)Handyman, painter, wood floor refinisher, property maintenance in Tulsa, OK
Not sure if this is a deal or not, never heard of GMC tools before?
Been looking for a small, light chop saw for cab installs.
It's cheap enough, $54.99 w/ free shipping from amazon.
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be heck of a tagline...
Edited 8/31/2006 11:41 pm by Heck
on clearence from Lowes... 39$
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming<!----><!----><!---->
WOW!!! What a Ride!<!----><!---->
Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!
Is it worth it, or will the real cab installers laugh at me?be heck of a tagline...
hand turning the blade and you hear a grinding... lots of bending and flexing everywhere...
They are being sold "as is" 'cause Lowes is tired of the corpses being returned... seems to have a high falure rate...
Jim offered to sell me one for 10 bucks if I promised not to bring it back...
got a better deal on a wet saw... 50 bucks less than that one you saw..
and it had a stand....
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming<!----><!----><!---->
WOW!!! What a Ride!<!----><!---->
Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!
That's what I thought.
$50 less than the last one? So you got a new wet saw and some money back??be heck of a tagline...
since the new one is a one model upgradesold the old one for 5 and a half...
so I'm doing alright...
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming<!----><!----><!---->
WOW!!! What a Ride!<!----><!---->
Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!
Local Lowes had these for $8.24. Got one even though I had recently bought whole rig on eBay.
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Had a rotary manual leveling laser for 34 something. Had pulse feature so guess it would work with receiver. It was the cheapie GMC brand.
what are ya doing buying more tools?
I thought you had retired.
fishing not keeping you busy enough?
It's the addiction properties of tools.
Almost as bad as BT.
be an addict
A bird does not sing because it has an answer. A bird sings because it has a song.
frockin' weather will not cooperate..
you don't play golf in T&L storms and I don't fish in 'em...
6 hours of fishing today and had to give in to mother nature...
bought a MK 101 pro new for 155$
did one job that paid (billed in) for it plus...
sold it for 550$
bought a replacement 101 pro24 for 105$...
see the process...
and yes I have the addiction / afliction....
for photography - fishing - tools - hunting - in that order....
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming<!----><!----><!---->
WOW!!! What a Ride!<!----><!---->
Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!
dang, I didn't know it was a 101.
you did good, leroy.
seeyou invented thrift
A bird does not sing because it has an answer. A bird sings because it has a song.
I direct emailed ya and asked if you were interested...
same for some other stuff I came across....
be payless than jobber..
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming<!----><!----><!---->
WOW!!! What a Ride!<!----><!---->
Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!
oh.
That's what I have, the 101.
be a silly millimeter longer
A bird does not sing because it has an answer. A bird sings because it has a song.
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"Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success." --Albert Schweitzer
whew! Almost bit the bullet on the reconditioned12"dewalt dual miter for $229 but couldn't find a bosch electric planer to break the $300 mark to get my $50 discount.
Almost went for the levels but don't need dupes that bad.
It was close but I managed to escape at the last second.
seeyou builds copper fire escapes
A bird does not sing because it has an answer. A bird sings because it has a song.
If they still have the really good deal on levels and you do the ordering, I'll buy the levels from you and you can have the discount.I screwed up when I had to order a replacement circular saw. Mine got stolen when my wife left the garage door open, and it had the EZ smart base on it. Anyway, I missed out on the discounts because I didn't think about needing a coupon code, and I didn't get to the $200 mark.
You contact dino about a replacement base yet?
A bird does not sing because it has an answer. A bird sings because it has a song.
Yup. Got it before I got the saw in fact. Hopefully I can do a better job attaching this one, and get my anti-splinter guides right. The stolen saw was very recalcitrant on height adjustment, and I ended up shoving it down real fast.
You've got till the end of the month to find something to break 300. Or just settle for $25 off.
Looks like the recon Bosch planer is from CPO Bosch via Amazon. $69 sounds like a good price, but since it is from CPO, it probably doesn't count towards your $300.
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Refurbished:
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jt8
"Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success." --Albert Schweitzer
You just had to do it, didn't ya?
seeyou invented the Temptrr
A bird does not sing because it has an answer. A bird sings because it has a song.
I don't know if this is a good deal or not. It certainly seems to be low priced. IMERC says it is 39$ at Lowes. Amazon will match it I am sure, thus saving you tax.It looks fine for trim cutting. Use a good blade?Handyman, painter, wood floor refinisher, property maintenance in Tulsa, OK
Tempting, indeed. Hate to buy junk at any price, tho. Don't know anything about GMC.be heck of a tagline...
Hmm it seems this is one deal that could be passed over. Kind of like the Harbor Freight SDS roto hammer versus a Bosch Bulldog rotohammer. The Bosch is four times as much but garners high praise. I haven't heard anything to make the Harbor Freight tool as reliable sounding. So... if I see a deal on a Bulldog I am gonna take it ;)Handyman, painter, wood floor refinisher, property maintenance in Tulsa, OK
Check here for recon;
http://bosch.cpotools.com/hammers_and_hammer_drills/Remodeling Contractor just on the other side of the Glass City
Hwck- Whatever you do, DON"T buy that GMC saw. BIL darn near lost a few fingers last summer using one to build his deck. Blade spindle collapsed and sent a rapidly spinning blade out of the saw. I was puckered for 20 minutes and I was 30' away when it happened. Someone already mentioned the saw corpses being returned. I saw it firsthand. The thing quite literally self destructed. The saw was bought specifically to build the deck- so it had little use.
Yikes! You can guess I won't look twice at any GMC stuff.be heck of a tagline...
Gives new meaning to blade drift.
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be starting to rival BT's oneliner king MrT
A bird does not sing because it has an answer. A bird sings because it has a song.
Hey were saving money here.
Bosch blue core 18volt 2.4 bat181 Amozon 85.5$ promo 10% off,free ship and getting 2 so another promo 25$ off over 150$ Now trying to find 25 gift promo rebate but order is hanging up on that last one? So trying to contact CS and well see how it goes.
If I can get the last coupon it brings it to 54.65 per.
Any body got better #$s then that?
Also if I went to 300$ there could be 50$ off so maybe we could split a order of batteries and get it lower. It does allow you to split and drop ship to different address.
Now for the 2 hours I figured that out I could have been working and made 100$
ya but you wouldn't have had as much fun.
A bird does not sing because it has an answer. A bird sings because it has a song.
And you wouldn't be "stickin' it to da man".
I know what you mean about harbor freight. Good luck finding a deal on the bulldog.be heck of a tagline...
tell me which bulldog you want... they are real common around here in the pawn shops... I'll look out for you one if you want... give me a mod # and a price range... seems the same shop will often have several and none priced the same
p
Let me check the pawn shops around here first. I had forgotten about going to those! I also need a good vacuum pump for evacuating car AC systems and last time I went there they had one for a hundred dollars. I am think around a 7/8"s or 1" Bulldog.Handyman, painter, wood floor refinisher, property maintenance in Tulsa, OK
Have you tried out your planer yet?
I bought one today at 79$ I couldn't resist now I want to find a deal on some other 18 volt so that I have 2 batteries.
Man the case for it is huge. I also like the idea of a dust bag so that I can plane right where I take the door off without making a mess.
ANDYSZ2WHY DO I HAVE TO EXPLAIN TO FRIENDS AND FAMILY THAT BEING A SOLE PROPRIETOR IS A REAL JOB?
REMODELER/PUNCHOUT SPECIALIST
Have you tried out your planer yet?
Have not done a door yet, but SIL and I played around w/ some scraps of 5/4" pine......worked great on that. He used it Sunday for some "built-up" crown he's doing at his house and said......it worked awsome.
I really like how quickly it stops after you let go of the trigger....great safety feature.
And.....you're right....that sure is one big-azz case.......about as big as my Milwaukee 7 1/4 saw case....but for a smaller tool.
Edited 8/21/2006 9:24 am ET by pickings
Thank you for the heads up. I stopped and bought one on Friday night. Haven't taken it out to try yet, but like you said the carrying case is huge.
I'm actually looking to buy the rigid 18v circular saw if its ever sold separate. Have you seen one?
Thanks,Barney
You'll like the planer. I would not have paid $199 for it ....but $79 is OK.
Sorry....have not seen any deals on the saw yet.
Saw both a 14.4v and an 18 v drill/driver each w/ 2 batteries, and a charger (in a canvas bag) on the clearance rack at local HD. However, I think they were floor models.....no price on them.
Last Christmas they had the 18v drill/driver for $99 with 2 batteries and the rapid charger. I have to say, it is quite a good drill. I have been very pleased with it.
unfortunately though it appears that the HD in South Jersey near me is slowly starting to phase out all the other brands and only going with the Rigid and some ryobid junk.
I doubt if you see the saw alone. they used to sell it that way and dumped the stock either last year or early this year for a fairly cheap price. You might be able to find some on ebay.
I have a Sears hardware store rather close to my house. They have a clearance section there in the back corner of the store where I've found a few good deals. Last month I picked up a Dewalt DW616 router for 59.99 (display model) with the 199.99 price tag still on it and a 14.4 volt Craftsman drill and flashlight combo for 29 bucks.
I also noticed that Lowes is thinning out there laser levels and laser plumb bobs, they started cutting the prices on the David white pls 5 (or what ever they call it, the 5 beam version) and the Dewalt laser plumb bob. After I thought about the Dewalt plumb bob for a few hours I went back over there and it was already gone....I'm watching the price on the David White laser now, they've whacked 30 bucks off the original price 221 down to 189) so far but I'm gonna wait and see just how low it will go :)Jeff
That's what I was afraid of. Who knows maybe I'll stumble on one in the dark reaches of the store.
the table saw is actually good also. I have been very please with it.
Y'all might want to check out the Jenn-Air's at Lowes. Looks like new models are coming out.
I'm not sure as to the wisdom of mixing the finishes, but I just COULDN'T pass up a deal and bought a stainless 5 burner cooktop and a white double oven.The cooktop:
Jenn-Air¯36-Inch Gas Cooktop (Color: Stainless Steel) Model: JGC8536ADS
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The wall oven:
Jenn-Air¯ 30" Double Electric Wall Oven White - $2,119JJW8230DDW
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Both were floor models that were now on clearance. So I got the cooktop for $300 and the wall oven for $598... or both with tax were like $967, but I also get a $75 gift card.
jt8
"Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success." --Albert Schweitzer
I haven't looked into your model double oven- but I bought a warming drawer at lowes it was white and I needed stainless steel- called company parts and they said I couldn't change door- after more investigating the drawer was originally 499- marked down to 199 closeout or special order return-bought repacement ss door panel and ss handle, spent @ 120.00 not a great deal- probably no "blue ribbon" but a decent deal-Any way you may be able to replace the door panels to match your finish
Yeah...old houses...surprises under dam near every board!!!!!!!!!
never boring tho...
DUM SPIRO SPERO: "While I breathe I hope"
Time ain't the only thing old houses suck..."That giant sucking sound you hear is my wallet."
be Tom Hanks in 'The Money Pit'.
We can imagine something that only exists in our heads, in a form that has no measureable, tangible reality, and make it actually occur in the real world. Where there was nothing, now there is something.Forrest - makin' magic every day
Cruised thru HD today, stopped in the tool section, and there for 25% off were the display kits of Milwaukee Lithium Ion, Makita LI, Ridgid LI, and a Ryobi who-gives-a-crap. I have been wanting (lusting) after a new Mak LI kit, but was waiting for a new promo to come along. Wait no more. Under $500 for the whole, complete kit. Patience finally pays off. Or was that procrastination?
"I am the master of my fate, I am the captain of my soul." Invictus, by Henley.
John,
I'm afraid.
Last wednesday walked thru Lowe's and saw a big pile of misc. u-nameit type lumber laying in the back room.
Guy said it'll be here when you get back as it's been sitting there for a long time as it is and being added to.
You know I have to go get it. Just have to, man, so I can put it with the others from before, and before.
Got to find a place for it. Maybe I can build a shed out of it to cover it. Got to keep it dry ya know. I can deal with spiders and woodchucks under the barn beam piles but wet lumber doesn't meet the specs.
Wonder why woodchucks like barn beams so much?
be a mobile manic maniac
We can imagine something that only exists in our heads, in a form that has no measureable, tangible reality, and make it actually occur in the real world. Where there was nothing, now there is something.
Forrest - makin' magic every day
Give 'em another day or so. Either they will ADD to the pile and you get that much more 'bargain', or someone else will come along and you can breath a sigh of relief at not having 'wasted' your $$. Win-win either way. Sounds like you need to build a new building to store the stuff in. You got a Morton dealer thereabouts? A bargain there might give you the space to store your other stuff. ;)
Hmm... speaking of which, I'm about due to do a walk through at one of the Lowes. And got a call today that the new Menards is open. Supposed to be a big mutha. Have to give that one a look too...hmm, and the new Menards is over by the other Lowes, so...
:)
Got to find a place for it. Maybe I can build a shed out of it to cover it. Got to keep it dry ya know. I can deal with spiders and woodchucks under the barn beam piles but wet lumber doesn't meet the specs.
Wonder why woodchucks like barn beams so much?
Yeah, the little boogers like old buildings. Hate to corner one of the varmits away from his hole (with me away from my gun). It's enough to make you want to concrete all the floors in all the buildings. There was a couple paletes of crete on clearance at Lowes, but that was the ones that were under the broken sprinkler head.
jt8
"Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success." --Albert Schweitzer
Edited 8/22/2006 11:36 am by JohnT8
I miss the local concrete truck driver who'd dropped off the left over crete at my place one time since he didn't want to pour the leftovers down a hill someplace.
Made for a nice shed floor but had to stay ready for a pour as you didn't know when he might arrive.
He's working somewhere else now. It was a nice thought while it lasted thinking it could become a common thing.
be the bird in the tree going 'cheap cheap'.
We can imagine something that only exists in our heads, in a form that has no measureable, tangible reality, and make it actually occur in the real world. Where there was nothing, now there is something.Forrest - makin' magic every day
I miss the local concrete truck driver who'd dropped off the left over crete at my place one time since he didn't want to pour the leftovers down a hill someplace.
Made for a nice shed floor but had to stay ready for a pour as you didn't know when he might arrive.
Yeah, that would be a good deal. Maybe you should just talk to some of the other drivers. Might be kinda like that friend who told a tree trimmer that he needed firewood and would take it in whatever size. After about 2 weeks he had call him back to shut it off, cuz the trimmer had already dumped about 3 years worth. I can remember a weenie roast out at his place a few months later where the MASSIVE bonfire was made out of MASSIVE trunks/slabs. You know the fire is getting too big when you need a 20' stick for your weenie :)
jt8
"Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success." --Albert Schweitzer
Noticed about a dozen Kichler lights on clearance at Lowes about an hour ago.
Among the clearance were a couple of those Prairie/Mission style. I think this was one of them:
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Regular price is around $150, I think they had it clearanced for around $100. The other one was regular 140ish clearanced for 95ish.
The other 10 or so on clearance were other styles. The ones I keep waiting for are the Tiffany (non-Prairie/Mission) style. So far they've just had the portable lamps in that style on clearance. jt8
"Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success." --Albert Schweitzer
Spotted this over the weekend @ Amazon...DeWalt #DW716 (Reconditioned)...229.00 - 25.00 = 204.00 for a 12" Dual- Bevel CMS...
rustbucket
Smiths in SLC,Ut has buy 2 get one free of all 3M tapes, like the good blue. I do hate paying 4+ $ for tape.
Go to the HD and get 2 and one free and make them throw in the 10% discount to beat the smiths.
I've been waiting to tell you of the 50% off all stanley tools but it hasn't come up latley. Fat Max's for 10$ or do the HD Punishment ploicy and get the additional 10%.
6 pump jacks, 2-20"x12' pic 1-14"x20' pic
for $500 SOLD!
My wife just dont get it.
Fat Max 25' tapes, less than $15 shipped. Today only, seems like a decent deal.
http://www.atomicshopping.com/default2.aspx
The site is weird, but they're for real as far as I know.zak
"so it goes"
Heavy Duty Tools...Milwaukee 14.4 volt Combo Kit is Back!!!
Milwaukee #9081 1/4 Impact, #0612 Compact 1/2 Drill, light, duffle bag and 2 batteries...169.01 - 49.01 (Discount)...120.00!!!! Checking...to confirm batteries...2.4 amp/hr.
rustbucket
Recieved e-mail reply...HDT will check on battery type...2.4 or 1.7's.
Out of Stock...AGAIN!!!...What's with that????
I dunno...maybe it was just a software glitch.
rustbucket
Edited 9/13/2006 6:26 pm ET by rustbucket
If you're in the market for a vanity, mirror, medicine cabinet, or toilet topper cabinet, you might check your local Lowes.
They were clearancing out some items (probably new models/styles coming in). I picked up an RSI 36" Estate Premier Cinnamon Vanity, toilet topper cabinet, and mirror for 1/2 off.
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I'm not familiar with the brand, but it should suit my purposes.jt8
"Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success." --Albert Schweitzer
Just half?
be John, they saw ya coming:o)
A bird does not sing because it has an answer. A bird sings because it has a song.
i went around a block... stopped in rush hour traffic... and tied a 20ft piece of new 4" pvc to the roof of my lx450 (landcruiser)... cost... zero...
cept it was close to home so i'm sure someone i know saw me...
if they in fact knew me
they weren't surprised
p
heh heh
That percentage is a lot better. Roar!
A bird does not sing because it has an answer. A bird sings because it has a song.
Just half?
They said since it was a normal stock item and not a display item, 50% was as far as they would go down. I was in haggle mood, so I walked away and darn near lost the deal.
When I went back 2 hours later (nothing better to do on a Thurs night at 9:40 PM, right? especially when you get home and find a 10% off coupon in the mail) most of the vanities on clearance were sold. A friendly night stocker was able to locate another vanity for me and stuck my name on it. By the time I picked it up Friday (around 6PM), all but one toilet topper cabinet was gone (among that brand of stuff on clearance). There were still a few of the misc items (med cabinets, linen cabinets, mirrors).
I've got a price phister -sp- faucet that I'll use with the vanity. Picked it up last summer (or so) and hadn't done anything with it. $89 reg price clearanced for $14. Nice to know I hadn't just wasted the $14. Just need to find a bathtub faucet that matches (or close enough).
jt8
"Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success." --Albert Schweitzer
Edited 9/16/2006 1:05 am by JohnT8
OK, that is interesting. Just opened the mirror and toilet topper cabinet. Mirror was fine. TT cabinet box said cinnamon, but it wasn't the cinnamon cabinet inside. The left pic below is the cinnamon. Right pic is what I found in the box (burgundy). I'm not super savy when it comes to colors and finishes, but even to my ignorant eyes, those two finishes do NOT match.
I had to pop the staples to open it, so either the factory mis-packaged it or Lowes has the big staple gun and repackaged it with the wrong cabinet inside.
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Looks like I'm not done dealing with this bargain yet. Hmm... think the north Lowes was out of cinnamon cabinets, I might have to check the west Lowes.jt8
"Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success." --Albert Schweitzer
yer in the shid list now buddy, publicly letting everyone know you went to work a deal at the bigboxes. Roar! Don't you know you should always pay retail for everything!
be a lamb led to slaughter
I have a confession to make. Last week I did a beLowes run and saw a cart of whatnots sitting outside so of course I had to look.
There was a weathered cardboard box with a damaged white Fridgidare electric stovetop insert with like an inch line of paint missing off the side of a corner. Retailed at $163 and I figured $50.
Inquired about it and was told lowest was $80. Thing had been there a while and had been wet when someone didn't bring the cart in on time. I left.
Few days later I'm there again and mention it to the guy I normally deal with and go about my business.
Come to check out and the guy says he checked with the main man and the lowest they can go is $40. I told him looks like $25. Roar!
So I load the truck and go back to investigate further take it out of box, see if all components are there and the manual then at $40 begin to bring it to the cashier when I says to self 'What the fug are you doing?'
I'm always buying stuff like that. Knowing if I bought it I'd sit it in a shed thinking it'll be there when time comes and it's needed but where's the sobriety in that?
So I put the thing back and left.
be but if it's still there tomorrow I'm gonna offer $25.be oh gawd it's fun and a laugh and I'm a sick dog!
A bird does not sing because it has an answer. A bird sings because it has a song.
yer in the shid list now buddy, publicly letting everyone know you went to work a deal at the bigboxes.
Shoot, it was BT'ers that I learned you could haggle at Lowes! Who would have thought! (of course they were doing it for tools, not vanities...)
be but if it's still there tomorrow I'm gonna offer $25.
well?
be oh gawd it's fun and a laugh and I'm a sick dog!
I'm told that admitting you have a problem is the first step to recovery. I think they're full of it though.
I got my cabinet mix-up straightened out at the other Lowes. Turns out the cabinets I bought weren't on clearance there. Manager says the other store wasn't selling them, that is why they put them on clearance.
So the poor customer service guy ended up calling two different managers up there in order to get 'er exchanged. His first attempt was, "I'll just return the one you have and you can go check out with the new one." Don't think so, Skippy! Gonna let me get $70 back and then have me pay $150 for the next one?!
jt8
"Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success." --Albert Schweitzer
Edited 9/18/2006 9:50 am by JohnT8
Edited 9/18/2006 9:56 am by JohnT8
Lowes Clearance watch:
Saturday night when I wandered in to exchange that cabinet, I noticed they were sticking out a couple tables worth of Kichler lights on clearance. Anywhere from a couple bucks off to below half price.
Don't know if this is a store clearance or company clearance. Just a FYI to be on the lookout for it you're looking for light fixtures.
jt8
"Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success." --Albert Schweitzer
GArage sale yesterday.
2.5 HP Ingersol rand compressor. $40, used once, works fine. $4 for a 6 cu ft puenmatic tire wheelbarrow, same place. Probably have close to 35 WBs now, cannot pass them up when under $5.
$20 bucks 3 weeks ago for 16 foot Werner class 1A fiberglass ladder.
email I got" As an Amazon customer who has purchased tools, you might like to know how you can save up to $50 when you purchase items from Amazon.com Tools & Hardware. Simply use promotional code ALLTOOLS at checkout for your instant discount. Restrictions apply.""Through September 30 only, get an instant discount of $25 off any purchase of $150 to $299, or $50 off any purchase of $300 or more, when you purchase any items in our Tools & Hardware Store. Use promotional code ALLTOOLS at checkout. This offer applies only to Amazon.com purchases made between September 1, 2006, and September 30, 2006. Applies only to products sold by Amazon.com. Does not apply to products sold by third-party merchants and other sellers through the Amazon.com site.
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bobl Volo, non valeo
Baloney detecter WFR
I like junkhounds $5 and under wheelbarrows. All 35 of them. Roar!
Well, I went to pickup the rest of some shingles they'd been holding for me today at Lowes and the stovetop was still there. Hahaha, too funny.
There was a cart of culls there in the store with about 20 warped PT 2x2s(little thick but ok for stickering lumber), some misc. PT lumber and about 10 sticks of white drip edge which I don't know why.
So I ask the guy how much for the cart there and he asks the main man. $5. heh heh oh well, I'll find a place for it.
Then I told the guy 'Hey, you've still got that stovetop over there. Whatta ya got to have?'
"40 bucks is the lowest the main man said we could go."
So I'm at checkout buying the cart of culls and the main man comes over to give his override badge to the cashier and I ask him if he'll take $25 for the damaged stove insert out front. heh heh
He says "$30".
I say '$25.
"Come on"
"It's going to get wet again"
He says "C'mon" again while looking at the floor so I says alright.
I mean no need to embarass the guy and ruin my good rep as the guy who comes in to buy shid so they can kept their aisles uncluttered and the place fluid.
Actually I had stopped at HomoDepot on the way and they had a 'clearance' on the electrical stovetop heating component replacements for $24 and the outside trim rings for $6 so I figured it was worth a roll of the dice. be I hide my head in shame
Did notice a new pricing on 7/16 osb at $6.73 having been $6.99 for a month or so.
be ya I'm a sick puppy all right but sometimes eating yer own vomit is just so tempting
The bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten.
Edited 9/18/2006 2:15 pm ET by rez
Dude, for that price, you can't walk away from that cooktop. Shoot, if you had 'guy space' in the basement or something (with a bar), you could hook it up down there. Shoot, the wiring will cost more than the cooktop. Or just keep it for future use.
And I think I know the one you mean too. They've had one in a display unit for a while. I think it started out at $168, but last i saw they still had 'er marked over $100. But it is SS. Did you say yours was white?
I don't have any real storage, so I can't compete with you on the culls.
And the thought has entered my little brain: "I wonder if I bought one of these regular sales guy a gift certificate to a local restaurant if that would motivate him to give me a call whenever he sees something interesting on clearance?" I think fear that he might keeps me from doing it.
jt8
"Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success." --Albert Schweitzer
oh my my my my, you now tread on the dangerous waters of the unsaid of BT.
Nothing will silence the masses of Breaktime more than a remark about courting favortism with a bribe of somekind, be it the ol' money rule or a gift of that new set of quality golf clubs to sway the job 'your way'.
Tickets, paid for outings, "hey, you're connected to the innercircle, I've got a great backhoe I can sell the city."
be *sssshhh* You best go back and delete that thought.
The bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten.
Got this from CPO Bosch today.
Save 10% on ALL reconditioned tools, now through Sunday, September 24!* (Use Coupon Code BE91910 at checkout)
so what did you get...
all of 'em???
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming<!----><!----><!---->
WOW!!! What a Ride!<!----><!---->
Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!
http://www.amazon.com/Factory-Reconditioned-Hitachi-KC18DVFR-18-Volt-Cordless/dp/B000H7OAOI/ref=pd_ts_c_th_2/102-0271389-1653703?ie=UTF8
Don't know if they're any good, but at that price they don't really need to be..
I was looking at other Bosch tools on Amazon, and the 3/8 hammer drill was "hammered" by people for lack of durability. That one was $69. I notice that the main site has a 1/2 hammer drill for $79.Anybody had any good luck with the 1/2 drill?(Both were corded, incidentally.)
which models???
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming<!----><!----><!---->
WOW!!! What a Ride!<!----><!---->
Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!
Whoops! I was idly looking at things there, using the link and I inadvertently looked at the following:Hitachi FDV16VB2 5 Amp 5/8-Inch Hammer Drill.Sorry! I just had my #### birthday the other day (so many it is a swear word), and I guess my memory is slipping.
say that aqgain so we both understand it...
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming<!----><!----><!---->
WOW!!! What a Ride!<!----><!---->
Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!
Sorry about the confusion.First--I was helping my kid with homework at the same time. I had just looked up two postings, and saw the link to Bosch. Then I saw the link to Amazon, and while (obviously not) doing two things at once, I was "THINKING" Bosch the whole time I was looking at Hitachi.THEN, I went to the main part of Hitachi, and looked at other hammer drills, and there was one for $69 (FDV16VB2 5 Amp 5/8-Inch Hammer Drill).Then I helped my kid for a couple of seconds and then ripped off a quick reply to you folks--I firstly "remembered" that it was 3/8", and at the same time I "remembered" it was Bosch.(I hope I am never called as a witness in court. I would really mess up during cross examination even when telling the truth.)Sorry.
Edited 9/23/2006 1:56 pm ET by JohnD1
ROAR!
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming<!----><!----><!---->
WOW!!! What a Ride!<!----><!---->
Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!
At Home despot
Milwaukee 14.4 v combo (#0919-22)....
Drill, Impact Driver, Flashlight, two batteries, charger, and canvas bag
was $199 now $149
http://forums.taunton.com/tp-breaktime/messages?msg=79266.1jt8
"Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success." --Albert Schweitzer
10 days later and I'm still trying to fergit this should-be-famous Rez retort:
"be ya I'm a sick puppy all right but sometimes eating yer own vomit is just so tempting"
heckuva way to start a day with that vision for breakfast...!DUM SPIRO SPERO: "While I breathe I hope"
Roll over and go back to sleep. You're just having a dream.
jt8
'Grandpa used to say "know your role and shut your hole." ' --Stilletto
Good thru Sept 30 buy one get one free.
All Stanley Tools. That means you can get Fat Maxs for under 10$.
If they don't have what you want take it to HD and get it plus the 10% extra off.
It's at Smiths in SLC, Ut. All of their market place stores.
More like a NIGHTMARE! LOL!
DUM SPIRO SPERO: "While I breathe I hope"
Amazon has extended the $25/50 off deal through October:
Save up to $50 on All Tools, Lawn, and Home Improvement ProductsUse promotional code SAVEMORE to get $25 back instantly at checkout when you spend at least $150, or $50 back when you spend $300 or more, on any products sold by Amazon.com Tools & Hardware. Get the drills, saws, or other power tools you've been dreaming about from your favorite brands like Black & Decker, Delta, DEWALT, Porter-Cable, and more. Buy a new blower, chain saw, or pressure washer. Stock up on painting supplies and Home Improvement products. Plus, don't forget to shop our huge assortment of accessories for your tools and your Lawn & Garden equipment. Whatever you buy--whether it's 1 item or 30--if you spend at least $150 you'll get back $25. And if you spend $300 or more, you'll get $50. Here's how (restrictions apply). jt8
"Most of the shadows of this life are caused by our standing in our own sunshine." -- Ralph Waldo Emerson
yep, I saw that. Going to lay off the toy...er I mean tool purchases for a while as I had to cancel a bunch of work after this tennis elbow arrived on the scene.
"be I'll marry yer oldest daughter if you swing that job my way"
"When we build, let us think that we build forever. Let it not be for present delight nor for present use alone." --John RuskinAndrew Clifford of Clifford Renovations, who serves as a steward of our history for future generationsWe can imagine something that only exists in our heads, in a form that has no measurable, tangible reality, and make it actually occur in the real world. Where there was nothing, now there is something.Forrest - makin' magic every day
I've been doing good all week. Haven't been in Lowes/Menards once this week (have been to the lumberyard, but they have less impulse buy items).
I probably won't make it through the weekend :)
And I might have to order a Bowrench from Amazon. And might get the T&G adapter for it.
I don't have a problem, I can stop ANY TIME I want!
jt8
"Most of the shadows of this life are caused by our standing in our own sunshine." -- Ralph Waldo Emerson
Edited 10/6/2006 10:42 am by JohnT8
Well, I successfully walked by a cart of culled lumber the other day without inquiring about it.
I'm getting better.
"When we build, let us think that we build forever. Let it not be for present delight nor for present use alone." --John RuskinAndrew Clifford of Clifford Renovations, who serves as a steward of our history for future generationsWe can imagine something that only exists in our heads, in a form that has no measurable, tangible reality, and make it actually occur in the real world. Where there was nothing, now there is something.Forrest - makin' magic every day
I received a batch of culled lumber Monday from the lumberyard. Unfortunately, it was regular price, so I called them to haul it back. Bad wane, bark, splits, pitch pockets, chunks out of it. I'm not paying $2.29 for a crappy 2x4 when I can get a semi-crappy one at Lowes for $1.97.
jt8
"Most of the shadows of this life are caused by our standing in our own sunshine." -- Ralph Waldo Emerson
Small time remodeler here, was still using personal HD card for shoping at the big box. Noticed their sign today "Free 6ft FG stepladder if you open a commercial account". Took their offer, never have enough ladders (or saws, or clamps, or sanders, or routers...)
Did I say it was free?
Did I say it was free?
Free is almost always good.
jt8
"All the knowledge I possess everyone else can acquire, but my heart is all my own." -- Goethe
>>> Free is almost always good.
My kind of price :>)
Only depends on how much "free" costs.
See the post prior to yours I'm replying to.
"It's always better to have regrets for things you've done than for things you wish you had done..........."
Only depends on how much "free" costs.
Reminds me of 2 stories:
1. A friend who mentioned that her and soon to be hubby will be honeymooning in Cancun. They won a 'free' trip. Only had to pay the "tax" on the trip...to the tune $6 or 700. For a 4 day 3 night 'free' trip. Airfare not included. Meals not included. Booze not included (I sure hope the hotel was included).
Meanwhile dude at work is heading down to the islands next week. 6 nights. Airfare, hotel, meals, and booze included as well as a pub crawl one night, and a couple tours. He paid $900 for him and his gf.
Or story #2:
At the demo auction of a car dealer (point at anything you want and offer them a bid). They were having trouble selling an outbuilding (basically a pole barn...maybe 30x40 or 50). Codger #1 says to Codger #2, "hey how about I buy this shed for you. Then you'd have a free shed!" Codger #2 looks around and replies, "the amount of work it would take to move it...it wouldn't be a FREE shed. And I don't buy work."
And at this point I will end my rambling.jt8
"All the knowledge I possess everyone else can acquire, but my heart is all my own." -- Goethe
good stories!
"get more free stuff"
"It's always better to have regrets for things you've done than for things you wish you had done..........."
Noticed Amazon has the BoWrench on sale for $35. Of course this is a couple days after I ordered it for $44.
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jt8
"All the knowledge I possess everyone else can acquire, but my heart is all my own." -- Goethe
Edited 10/14/2006 12:07 pm by JohnT8
call them back and get a price match...
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming<!----><!----><!---->
WOW!!! What a Ride!<!----><!---->
Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!
call them back and get a price match...
I'd emailed them prior to posting, and holy smoke, looks like they're gonna give me the $9. I know Menards and Lowes will usually do that when an item goes on sale a couple weeks after you bought it, but was surprised that an online store would.
jt8
"All the knowledge I possess everyone else can acquire, but my heart is all my own." -- Goethe
What the hey are they building here?
View ImageThat has got to be the strangest configuration of decking boards I've ever seen.
PT decking on pine 2x4s with another layer of decking going on underneath. A headscratcher.
be wondering if those are stainless nails.
Reminds me of an old FHB photo ad for the Paslode Impulse gun with the guy standing way up in the air, gun in hand nailing redwood 4x4s at various angles.
What was he building toenailing angled 4x4s like that I'll never know.
"When we build, let us think that we build forever. Let it not be for present delight nor for present use alone." --John Ruskin Laminate is just a picture of hardwood printed on countertop for your floor.We can imagine something that only exists in our heads, in a form that has no measurable, tangible reality, and make it actually occur in the real world. Where there was nothing, now there is something.Forrest - makin' magic every day
Looks like it might be a fence section.
Actually I was thinking the pine was for pic clarity.
Pretty serious fence with two sides of decking.
be approaching sound control:o)
"When we build, let us think that we build forever. Let it not be for present delight nor for present use alone." --John Ruskin Laminate is just a picture of hardwood printed on countertop for your floor.We can imagine something that only exists in our heads, in a form that has no measurable, tangible reality, and make it actually occur in the real world. Where there was nothing, now there is something.Forrest - makin' magic every day
You mean you don't build your own pallets? I'm never happy with the pallets I find behind stores, so whenever I need to buy a bunch of roofing, or MREs for the next decade, I bring my own pallet. ; )zak
"When we build, let us think that we build forever. Let it not be for present delight nor for present use alone." --John Ruskin
"so it goes"
re Bargains...
anybody need a new chest?
http://www.americanvan.com/catalog/standard_huge_split.cfm?FamilyID=349DUM SPIRO SPERO: "While I breathe I hope"
thought ya meant a place to hang medals..
still a bit high for them..
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming<!----><!----><!---->
WOW!!! What a Ride!<!----><!---->
Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!
Edited 10/14/2006 9:32 pm by IMERC
is that the style you have in mind for your truck...
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming<!----><!----><!---->
WOW!!! What a Ride!<!----><!---->
Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!
Right now I'm evaluating ALL the styles. Each has their own pros/cons y'know...DUM SPIRO SPERO: "While I breathe I hope"
I was kinda wondering about it, but I think Bill might be on to something. The pine might be a jig for making pt fence sections. They get 'er cranked into position, nailed/screwed, and then lift it off the pine jig. But I haven't fathomed what the 1x6 or so piece of pt is for.
Either that, or it is just a demo type thing they'd set up at a trade show.
Don't think they're gonna get the darn thing here before I need it. Hasn't even shipped yet and I ordered it 6 days ago.
jt8
"All the knowledge I possess everyone else can acquire, but my heart is all my own." -- Goethe
Edited 10/16/2006 2:36 am by JohnT8
Well I ate it again tonight. Did the bigbox tour and mistakenly asked the guy if they had anything they needed to clear out.
That's like saying sic 'um to a polijiver.
So he points to a cart they'd just cleared and I ask how much. He says "I don't know....70% off. Whatever it is."
I've been low on 1x6s for a while and there were like 18 10fters of them, some odds&ends and a couple dozen 10ft 2x4s. $67, so I bit. Don't know why some of those boards were culled out tho'.
Bought a pile of PT like this once that had mud drops on the side like a car had driven by and splashed them.
Oh well, got my jollies out. Cheap entertainment. At least ya have something when it's over.
bwaa!
be a sick puppywhen in doubt add garlic
I thought you were gonna give up trolling the big boxes, no?
I can see the Big Box Overspenders Anonymous meeting now, "Hi, my name is Rez and I'm a spendaholic."
"I am the master of my fate, I am the captain of my soul." Invictus, by Henley.
It's a weakness. I think I use it to let myself think I actually accomplished something that day if I got off to a slow start.
be do you have the name of a good psychologist?when in doubt add garlic
Not sure if anybody's posted this info yet???
But Home Depot has an offer of 10% off ANYTHING ordered at their online site - from now til 21October06.
Promo code to use at checkout, is: 4GFDUM SPIRO SPERO: "While I breathe I hope"
heh
Last night I went into HomeTeacup and signed up for their card. 10% off your first purchase stopping out at $200 savings.
Now I always payoff my cards as soon as due so them suckers ain't getting none of my cash for interest but this Homer card says up to a year to pay.
So I get to thinkin'. Ever get to thinkin'?
I can't see osb getting much cheaper and I think it's time to buy a couple bunks.
So at $5.78 a sheet how much will I have to buy to hit the $200 stop point?
be thinkin'when in doubt add garlic
$2,000 dollars worth... haha
or 346.020761245ths sheets.... hope you got a shed.
holy shid...er ...I mean shed.
So iffin they were all 7/16" thick then that would be a stack of 152inches or like 12 1/2 ft.
be Ok, so maybe I won't then. Roar!when in doubt add garlic
I don't know the sales tax rate at your location so can't compute that into the equation...
but I love the math "problem"!
$200.00/(0.9 x $5.78) = 38.45 sheets
You should be able to get 38 sheets at $5.78/sheet less the 10% discount and still come out under $200.00 for transaction total, BEFORE TAX.DUM SPIRO SPERO: "While I breathe I hope"
I meant they put a stop on the discounted savings at $200 and not the purchase price.
12 ft stack, dang but that's a lot of board.
be bored of osb
when in doubt add garlic
Edited 10/18/2006 7:54 pm ET by rez
That Advantech at Lowes keeps getting rained on. I've been fighting off the urge to ask them if they'd clearance it. I'm only gonna need maybe 5-10 more sheets, not 5-6 bunks.
Saaaaaay, I could redo the roof with 23/32 Advantech! Be solid enough for my considerable butt to be up there.jt8
"All the knowledge I possess everyone else can acquire, but my heart is all my own." -- Goethe
get a couple of bunks of upgraded rafters with that while yur there..
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming<!----><!----><!---->
WOW!!! What a Ride!<!----><!---->
Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!
I was looking at the display shelf for the icewater shield products and they have them all laying down on their sides, the box end with the words 'Store On End' facing out.
Maybe the worker thought it meant to be stored at the end of the aisle as that is where they got placed.
be heh heh too funnywhen in doubt add garlic
more ammo in yer fight to get clearence prices..
go buy 'em out and solve the problem..
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming<!----><!----><!---->
WOW!!! What a Ride!<!----><!---->
Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!
You're assuming they can read. Go back and look for boxes with pictures showing which side is up. See if they ain't got those set correctly ;)
jt8
"All the knowledge I possess everyone else can acquire, but my heart is all my own." -- Goethe
Tajima chalkrite, $18 - just went down, and I knew I was paying high when I bought it for $33 at the local industrial supply 2 days ago - doh! I think I should order it and take it there for a refund - "Hey - you guys got competition!".http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0000AMK5H/ref=pd_luc_14_lc_a3398411x1_r1c1_a1_i/002-8915825-0380869?ie=UTF8
WOWWWWW...I'm pizzed now,,,,grrrrrrrrrCreation arises, is sustained for awhile, and then things change. That’s the dance.
http://CLIFFORDRENOVATIONS.COM
They also have the plastic shaft on the rewind know. Nobody has a metal shaft?
If you have a Menards in your area I saw that they have the Bostitch 15 gauge angled finish nailer on sale for $149.
For those of you who live in Marin County, CA, Jacksons Hardware in San Rafael is having a storewide sale...15% off any stocked item. May want to call them before going to find out when the last day of the sale is.
Cruising the Bosch gear web site and found the long sleeve shirts on sale for. $8.90. That's a heck of a price.
http://www1.storehost.com/stores/xq/xfm/store_id.542/page_id.23/Item_ID.135185/parent_ids.0,10/qx/store.htm
Pardon my fat fingers.
http://www.hay98.com/
That is a good price. I likes me some Bosch tools.
I thank god for the Big Foot attachment for their wormdrive. I have it seatbelted in the front of my truck. It's my new little buddy.
Yea Dieselpig taught me about trolling manufactures web sites for bargains on promotional clothing. I cruise it every once in awhile. Their prices are usualy lower on clothing anyway because it's promotional. So when they have a sale it's usualy pretty good.
Pardon my fat fingers.
http://www.hay98.com/
I am going to keep that in mind. Thanks for the info.
I am goinng to order a few of those shirts. I wonder if they have my size, extra goony. :)
Smiths market in Utah for Friday. All Stanley tools buy one get one of same or less$ free. Get your fat maxs for the best price ever.
$75 at heavydutytools.net; everywhere else they are going for $160 - $195. Thanks to Gunner for the tip! Couldn't have been very many - they sold out in the first 10 minutes.
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I needed a little more red in the collection :-)
No problem. Glad to help a brother out.
Pardon my fat fingers.
http://www.hay98.com/
So you got it! Congrats. That was one of four items I was going after.
Ended up with a impact driver/ drill package. Was going to get a hammer drill as well but it sold out as well before I could confirm we could really buy more than one item today.
Thanks again Gunner for the heads up.TFB (Bill)
Yea, I'm stoked. It was a Black Friday thing for me since I'm left coast (5:30 am). I don't do that normally, but for a good tool... I was really tempted by the Makita CS as well, but my yellow POS hypoid drive ain't dead yet, and I do have a 3hp Delta cabinet saw, so I didn't really need it. Congrats on the drill / impact driver - sweet!
Can you teach us?I couldn't get on that site without your link. And what about other companies?Teach me, Yoda.
They all seem to do it. The links don't stand out for some reason. You have to look for them. On Bosch's main page down on the bottom they have a link that says. Bosch gear. Click on it and it will take you to the store. Others label it a little different but it seems that they all have them. Milwaukee has a pretty good one too.
Pardon my fat fingers.
http://www.hay98.com/
Edited 11/24/2006 6:25 pm ET by Gunner
Dewalt and Caterpillar are pretty good too.... they use Cyrk as their supplier. Pretty decent stuff.
It's hit or miss. Sometimes you can find good stuff cheap. I was getting nice thick grey Milwaukee t-shirts for about $5 a couple years ago. I think those sweet Bosch baseball hats were only about $5 too.... and those were really nice hats. Best deal I got were Bosch knit winter hats. They fit me perfect and were the kind I like.... no 'cuff' or whatever at the bottom. I bought a 10 pack of them two years ago for about $12 and I still have a bunch of them. You work in them and sweat and the elastic or whatever goes in them and they get all stretched out. I hate looking like Mushmouth, so I just toss them after a month or so.
You're right.... sometimes you gotta dig around the site a bit for the link. Usually it's just "xxxxx gear", like you said.
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Your the original Yoda on that stuff.LOL
Pardon my fat fingers.
http://www.hay98.com/
Nope. Don't see it.I must be an idiot.Yeah, there's a news flash.Oooooooooooooo,Bosch AUTO PARTS!Nevermind.
Edited 11/25/2006 6:10 pm ET by Tashler
They ain't big enough.
jt8
"Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree." -- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
s/h jumps the price considerably too.
jt8
"Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree." -- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
there are some sales at home depot starting today. ridgid sawsall and drill for $137
can't find a link but they have a 16g and 18g nailer with a 9volt driver for $118.
They also have the milwaukee 28v combo for $397
by the way i have a couple of 20% off coupons if anyone is interested.
Edited 12/15/2006 7:59 pm ET by qtsam2
Ooops...
(kinda sux they put a limit on the "savings" one could rack up...!)DUM SPIRO SPERO: "While I breathe I hope"
If you need to get more discount just get another family member a card in their name, it works not suxs. Wife, brother sister etc..
I'll keep that in mind...DUM SPIRO SPERO: "While I breathe I hope"
You know how it goes-- If they want us to play their game we will.
But we do like to win a little.
Besides I must have some fish genes, something shiny in the water(a sale) and I must take a bite.
something shiny in the water(a sale) and I must take a bite
Hmmm, visions of... a barracuda?!?
<g>DUM SPIRO SPERO: "While I breathe I hope"
I get 10% off in home depot every time I buy on commercial card I have to check out at Pro desk. (Group discount through local landlords group.) The lowes right next door will match 10% on any card any check out.
"Hi, my name is Rez and I'm a spendaholic.">>you meant Speedoholic...oh yeh, thats Dino...sorry : )Creation arises, is sustained for awhile, and then things change. That’s the dance.
http://CLIFFORDRENOVATIONS.COM
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Went through one of the Lowes 15 mins before they closed, but all I got was a $14 light fixture on clearance. Which matches the 3 light fixtures I'd bought for $20 on clearance a few weeks ago.
Although the PC palm nailer arrived Monday... oh, wrong thread.
jt8
"All the knowledge I possess everyone else can acquire, but my heart is all my own." -- Goethe
I just picked up a gas charged framer by powers fastening systems.Comes with gun two batteries charger case case of fuel cells(16) and a box of 31/4 framers all for a $100 bucks.Damn good if you ask me the cells are worth more than that. Has anyone ever used the Trak It framer from Powers. Maybe let me know your thoughts about it thanks .The Jamar Hammer
$169 minus $25 promo special and free shipping is enough to make that mil special look pretty attractive.
Milwaukee 0919-22 14.4-Volt Ni-Cad Cordless 2-Tool Combo Kit
$169.00
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at Lowes here in wonderful downtown Fairlawn Va.
bought 3 wooden jet twist clamps 12" size, 4 samoleans
apiece org. 15.00 apiece, 9" hatachi grinder 75.00 org. 150.00
might pick that up tomorrow they have about half a dozen of them.
also picked up a 10.00 cordura tool bag org. 49.00, Man gotta get
my shop built.
Aw, rub it in, why dontcha?...that's not a mistake, it's rustic
Hey rez, I bought one of those in June and I have not used it yet...still in the box......it might be for sale soon...
Maybe someday I'll know a little something.
heh heh
Good to know I'm not the only person that does that.
4rth year running on a little campbellhausfeld powerwasher still in the box. I did open it tho' and would have used it a couple times but couldn't find it when I needed it.
well, let's play it again then, sam.
Weekend sale at Amazon.
Bostitch palm nailers for $36 w/ free shipping. Just ordered two of 'em.
http://www.amazon.com
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I just bought one a few weeks back and don't recall what I paid. I'm thinking $39.oh beloved garlic live forever
We gotta get that palm nailer together with my PC one and see what the heck the difference is. Did I pay three times as much for the 2 or 3 extra heads?
That thing has saved me a lot of tedious tapping. Just ZIIIIIIIIIIIIIP and in she goes.
Oh, by the by, this isn't quite on topic, but do you use a filter/oiler on the compressor with your Hitachi framers, and if so, which is your critter of choice (if you have one).jt8
"Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree." -- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Yeah, I don't know what the deal is with palm nailers either John. Years ago I had a couple Senco A9's that I paid somewhere around $100 each for. I got about 6 months to a year out of them before the seals started leaking. I could take them apart, clean them, and reset the seals and gaskets and get another couple weeks or so out of them before they'd start leaking again. It was all downhill from there.
When those died, I bought a couple of cheapie ($30ish) Campbell Hausfield palmnailers and had just about the exact same experience with them.
So I just gave up buying expensive palm nailers. In fact I haven't even had any operable ones (until now of course) for a year or more now.
I don't use an oiler/filter on my compressor at all John. A few drops of oil directly into the guns each morning is all we do. I get about 18 months to 2 years out of a set of rings in a framing nailer with full time use, so I just clean the guts of the gun when it's time to change the rings.View Image
I don't use an oiler/filter on my compressor at all John. A few drops of oil directly into the guns each morning is all we do.
That's what I've been doing. Just wanted to make sure I was using it and not abusing it.jt8
"Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree." -- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
But it's so easy to put that little oiler bulb on the end of the line, with a quick connect to connect the air tool into that...
Get over it....... The angry going eat you up. ~Brownbagg '06
You're right Luka, but I've got enough stuff to trip over and break as it is. Remember we're usually running between four and five 100' hoses off of the 50' lead hose and splitter. We used to have a cage set up similar to an oiler set up but instead it was a line dryer with a bulb that caught the excess water. It was supposed to keep our lines from freezing in the winter.... it didn't. Regardless, it lasted about two weeks before something inevitably smashed it flat. I was happy to see it go because it was always in the way anyway.
Couple drops right up the gun's wazoo. Easy and it works. It's essential that the KISS philosophy be adhered to as much as possible with a bunch of framing knuckleheads. That and 'if it ain't broke don't fix it'. View Image
Self-discipline is not one of my strong suits.
Maybe someday I'll know a little something.
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Picked up a new looking Bostitch 1 1/2" narrow crown stapler at half price at Home Depot the other day on a clearance table. Great timing, cause the old ones I was using that were bought at rummage sales were getting cranky. $53 + tax.Also picked up the Metabo made original Ridgid 4 1/2" grinder that HD is clearing out to make way for a newer made in China version. Originally $89.99 - it rung up for $54 - with a nice case - made in Germany.Although I generally stay away from the Ridgid stuff - found their laminate trimmer kit on clearance for $50 - it has got to be one of the best designed laminate trimmers I've seen. Tiny, soft start, variable speed, great edge guide and really nice ball-bearing guide and long cord and good case. Also has a round base which my PC doesn't have. For $50 - it'll be good to have. Plus, cause it's small and variable speed - should be able to use it for hand-held buffing wheels that would fall apart at 28,000 rpms.Picked up a couple motorcycle batteries at Sams club on clearance for $7 each - normally $35 each.A month or so ago, picked up a Bostitch framing nailer combo with gun, nice bag and the 50' Bostitch Poly braided pro-hose for $115 + tax. hellava deal there!Got a nice 6" click-lock multi-angle folding square at Lowes (made in switzerland) - it will lock the blade at all of the major angles - was marked $24 rang up for $7.50.Doesn't hurt that I'm always on the lookout...Julian
What, no bargain expenditures from you lately?
I've been suffering. Seems like there hasn't been any new clearance items for a couple weeks. If this keeps up, I might have to pay full price for something just to get a fix.
jt8
"Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree." -- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Well, bought a bunch of archy shingles a while back with a special buy $400 worth and we'll send you a $100 gift card. It came in the mail the other day, week, hey, is this Friday? so I'll use that on something when the opportunity presents itself.
Wednesday last week I was wondering if last week's thursday which was that day's tomorrow was Thanksgiving and decided it must not have been as not much hoopla was in the air about town.
Then I discovered the next day that that Wednesday wasn't Wednesday but was Thursday and that made that day Friday. Friggin' winter anyhow.
Haven't been out roaming the isles much lately as I've been discovering maple and all the woodworking skills I don't have. Been looking at this old house and wondering if I'll ever make it livable before I die.
OSB is still $5.78 and I'm getting more tempted to go buy a hundred sheets or so but then ya gotta store it.
Oh, I know, I'll build a shed to store it in. Remind me to tell you about the next shed project.
be a nutty squirrel
Edited 11/20/2006 12:22 pm ET by rez
You know you have a problem when you're buying materials to build a shed to store materials you're using to build the shed to store materials in.
Just went by one of the Lowes. Absolutely NOTHING on clearance. Don't know if they're busy preparing for black Friday or what. I went ahead and bought another speed square just to get my tool fix ($9) and a case of nails. That let me spend that $10 off coupon they had sent me in the mail.
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"Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree." -- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
That's a pretty sad effort John.
Joe H
Actually I was kinda thinking I needed a big bag of Klein tools, but didn't see anything, so it was like FATE that I only spent $9 on tools today!
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"Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree." -- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
ok ok I did go out roaming today and wouldn't ya know it some damaged sheetgoods on a cart out front. Realizing I got to quit this shid I merely inquired and let myself talk myself out of it.
After successfully putting back my $6.97 for a three pack of Bosch Titanium gold colored #2 bits and opting for the common dewalt $4.97 sixpack instead since a lowly Grip-Rite screw had actually broke one of my earlier Bosch Titanium bits, I decided in some cases quantity can make a difference.
Then remembering they always sell me dented rolls of mineral roofing at half price and remembered seeing some wearing on a couple sheds I bought out the trusty Lowes gift card.
dang I can have such an exciting life.
Some of those guys must still be laying those rolls down as there is always plenty of oblongs in the stash.
Must be they can't read either as they lay the boxes of Grace and the cheaper ice&water shield rolls down flat even tho' the words facing out on the end of the boxes all say to store on end. Bwaa! too funny.
be singing 'If I were a Rich Man...'
A loss to the Cowboys is like a pimple on your butt. Sure its annoying but it does'nt matter in the bigger scheme of things. -maverick
they lay those rolls down with you in mind..
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming<!----><!----><!---->
WOW!!! What a Ride!<!----><!---->
Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!
Got an email today about this from Gempler's:
Veto Pro Pac XL - $100
the local Woodcraft store is selling the Porter Cable 690LR router for 98.99 on Sat, Dec 9th.
Anyone know where I can get something like this set of raised panel router bit sets at a bit more affordable pricing.
I'm cutting MDF and a lot of it so the blades will dull faster than cutting into wood.
This seems real good but kinda expensive.
http://www.infinitytools.com/departments.asp?dept=1256Thanks
andy...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yV460jyubzII have dreamt of an open world, borderless and wide... where the people move from place to place, and nobody's taking sides.. http://www.yusufislam.com
http://WWW.CLIFFORDRENOVATIONS.COM
Andy,
Try these. Not a bad bit and a Warranty to boot. I BELIEVE that if they dull, they will replace. I bought some last year at the Woodworking Show. Decent bit at a good price.
http://www.woodline.com/default.asp
John
J.R. Lazaro Builders, Inc.
Indianapolis, In.
Thanks John...I just wrote them. I doubt the warrantee is for blades that "dull" quickly. Says its waranteed but I'm guessing thats for breaks.
The prices do look good though so I've bookmarked them for future reference.
That Infinity set really sparked my interest but it does seem a bit pricey. The cutters are replaceable but it takes two cutters at $30 each so....that's not great...interesting though. Something to mull over I guess.And I can save about $30 plus free shipping if I order tomorrow...hmmm.
Fein Mutimaster, raised panel set? Fein Mutimaster, raised panel set?
Hmmmmm...or nothing....lol. ugh.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yV460jyubzII have dreamt of an open world, borderless and wide... where the people move from place to place, and nobody's taking sides.. http://www.yusufislam.com
http://WWW.CLIFFORDRENOVATIONS.COM
Fein multimaster....raised panel set....both....Merry Xmas to me!John
J.R. Lazaro Builders, Inc.
Indianapolis, In.
MLCS is another ource of cheap, but reasonably decent router bits:http://tinyurl.com/y7qv7wBut these will not stay sharp for long production runs. However, I recently did a one-time run of some odd-ball molding, and I bought two of these -- which was still cheaper than a single good bit from CMT, Whiteside, et al.On this same site, MLCS also sells a better quality line of bits, which will include panel raisers. Look on the header bar at the top of the site for "Katana".However andy, if you think you will use this bit again down the road, you might want to spend the money for a really good bit like the Sommerfield bits from CMT:http://www.woodcraft.com/depts.aspx?DeptID=5032********************************************************
"It is what we learn after we think we know it all, that counts."
John Wooden 1910-
Thanks Nikki
Yeh, I've bought from Whitehead before and they are good bits and I've written to Woodcraft asking about any specials on "Sets" w/ stile and rails cutters included as well as the panel raisers w/ back cutters.
I'm hoping to hear back from them tomorrow w/something I don't see see in their site...ya never know.
This Infinity product does interest me. What do you think?
http://www.infinitytools.com/departments.asp?dept=1256
Seems a bit pricey like I said. I'd get about $30 bucks off if I order tomorrow but still....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yV460jyubzII have dreamt of an open world, borderless and wide... where the people move from place to place, and nobody's taking sides.. http://www.yusufislam.com
http://WWW.CLIFFORDRENOVATIONS.COM
Do you remember the old Jessada router bit outfit? I don't know all the details, but they went belly-up -- maybe in part because a test that FWW ran on bits some years ago gave them an F.Anyway, that guy's son started his own company, and that's what this is-- Infinity. I haven't yet bought anything from them, but there was a discussion at Knots recently, and my take was these fall in the middle range.That is, I've always thought of router bits as being available in three levels of quality: low (MLCS), middle (e.g. Eagle), and high (e.g. Bosch, Whiteside, CMT, Amana, etc.).I wouldn't hesitate to buy a bit from Infinity if they have something you like. The worst that could happen is that they might dull faster than the top end bits, but so what? -- just means you'll have to do some hand sanding. Also, since the guy is just starting out, I would be real pushy with him if you have any problem at all with the bit. I'm sure he is very interested in building good word-of-mouth these days, especially when he finds out you spend a lot of time around the Taunton forums.You would be surprised how cooperative they become when you mention all the wwing forums in which you participate.********************************************************
"It is what we learn after we think we know it all, that counts."
John Wooden 1910-
Very good points. I have been sort of price shopping with a bunch of these companies by letting them know I'm comparing companies...which I am.
Over three hundred bucks for that set of bits from Infinity ain't nuttin'. Thats kind of expensive in comparrison to the others. At least it seems so to me. But its caught my attention, Maybe in part because of their "claims" and in part to its gimmicky nature. I'm a sucka for gimmicky things.
I'm not aboutto shell out that kinda dough being I could but from CMT for about half of what Infinities sells for....course unless they let me do a review to post around : )
Might just have to send my website to them which shows my attachment to this forum.
Be well
a...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7wEctHyuc0&mode=related&search=
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yV460jyubzII have dreamt of an open world, borderless and wide... where the people move from place to place, and nobody's taking sides.. http://www.yusufislam.com
http://WWW.CLIFFORDRENOVATIONS.COM
Andy,I went back and looked at the Infinity link more carefully. In my earlier comments, I was talking about general levels of "quality" among manufacturers. But this kind of insert bit is something I have never seen before. Maybe it exists, but not among the run of router bit outfits I know about. A couple of comments: First, I would be hesitant about any of the "combination" cope/stick bits. These require you to set the bit up for one half the run, and then reconfigure it, and set it up for the other half of the run. These cope/stick cuts require great precision, and it is way easy to have two separate bits, and two separate router set-ups. This would allow you to fiddle with the two until you get the fit just right. Second, the insert idea is interesting, but I just can't say how well it would work -- not having tried it myself. But here's my suggestion: Call the guy who owns Infinity -- I know his last name is Venditto, but I don't know his first name. Tell him who you are, that you're getting set up for a run of cabinet doors, that you are frequent contributor around here, and ask him if he would be wiling to send you a set of bits to try out. Be sure NOT to let him think you are in any way representing Taunton, but do tell him router bits are discussed all the time in these forums, and you willing to use the bit and report on it when the topic comes up. You could also promise to start a thread to relate your experience with the bit. All he can do is say no; but most likely, he will send you the bit -- free; it is customary to return it when you're finished (at the end of your project). However, more often than not, they just tell you to keep it, since after all, what are they going to do with a used bit?This is a new and innovative approach to router bits, and I am guessing he will welcome the opportunity for the kind of publicity you could offer.********************************************************
"It is what we learn after we think we know it all, that counts."
John Wooden 1910-
nikki
I was thinking exactlyyyyyyy the same thing (everything you said).
As a matter of fact here's one answer I got today from an email I sent out yesterday evening...>>>Mr Clifford,Thank you for your interest in MLCS products.Our woodworkers advise that both the MLCS and KATANA bits are good choices
for cutting MDF. Keep in mind, though, that MDF is a tough material and
will cause the blades to dull quicker than wood. If you are doing a
one-time job, you may wish to consider our less expensive MLCS 6 Piece
Cabinetmaker Set, item #8387 (standard) or #8389 (undercutter). If you plan
on using these bits more and want the best bits money can buy, then choose
KATANA sets #14509-#14534 (3 pc. with Undercutter) or #14510-#14524 (5 pc.)Please see the following webpages:http://mlcswoodworking.com/shopsite_sc/store/html/smarthtml/pages/set6cab.htmhttp://mlcswoodworking.com/shopsite_sc/store/html/smarthtml/pages/katset1.htmI hope this is helpful.Thank you for doing business with MLCS. Please let us know if we can be of
further assistance.Sincerely,Chris
MLCS Ltd.
http://www.mlcswoodworking.com <<<<<<<Not sure if these links will work here in my copy and paste but the prices seem real "reasonable" comparitivly speaking.
I think its become a mission with me at this point...lol.
Waiting on two other responses then I'm going to call Infinity or at least write them. Actually I'll write first and set up a phone appt if they're into that.
This house has become somewhat a series of "tests" for me that maybe I should write about one day. I've tried numerous things on this house out of curiosity and because of my love of building such as for example....
USing two different wide plank flooring companies and using three separate techniques with basically the same product...in the same house over the same amt of time.
1- the intsallation
2-the finishing
3-the results after about two years.
and we're talking a LOT of flooring.I've done this with a lot of products here. I trust it more than in what I've read because this is real life not a lab test so to speak like FHB or Consumer Reports does with all due respect.
I've been very "conscious" about it all and I've been paying close attention.At this point I'm up to some new projects here one of which now will be these raised panels in my bonus room which should be a TOTAL bonus for me that I'm pretty excited about. the room above amy shop that's attached to my master bedroom that looks out to the woods just beyond my tipi.
I want to do an entire 4' high wall with raised panels that will include several hidden doors. Its in the low part of the roof line (attic sort of)that I'm framing a wall across for storage space. the wall will be painted which is why I'm using MDF. It'll be on shoestring budget. I want it to look incredable though! Even considering different painting techneques after all its a circa:1680 house. I'm thinking about a rubbed off milk paint finish and possibly in areas a crackle finish.
With that said...this is why I'm looking for some more of these interesting products and why those bits caught my curiosity. the price however...as I said...is kinda off the deep end for me at this point and who even knows if they're worth it??? I could buy two sets from another company for what one of Infinities sets cost.
I'll let you know how it goes bro.
BE well
andy...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7wEctHyuc0&mode=related&search=
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yV460jyubzII have dreamt of an open world, borderless and wide... where the people move from place to place, and nobody's taking sides.. http://www.yusufislam.com
http://WWW.CLIFFORDRENOVATIONS.COM
If you play your cards right, I'm pretty sure they would ship you some "loaner" bits to try. I looked on your profile, and I see your post total is above 13M!! -- so if I were David Venditto (I looked up his name today), I'd send you the bits. be thinkin' crafty..........********************************************************
"It is what we learn after we think we know it all, that counts."
John Wooden 1910-
be thinkin' crafty..........<<<<<<<ahhhh, my son...so you recognized the originator I see...lol.
I create...pass it on...then I let it go...loloh and BTW...I've already copy and pasted this thread and sent it off to Mr V and to MLCS..tee heeBe well ; )~~
avi yama dass
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2sCbO4Uvlg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7wEctHyuc0&mode=related&search=
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yV460jyubzII have dreamt of an open world, borderless and wide... where the people move from place to place, and nobody's taking sides.. http://www.yusufislam.com
http://WWW.CLIFFORDRENOVATIONS.COM
>>> I've already copy and pasted this thread and sent it off to Mr V
Did you ask permission and receive release notes from the contibutors?
Just nikki and me...don't worry, you're safe from scrutiny...lol
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2sCbO4Uvlg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7wEctHyuc0&mode=related&search=
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yV460jyubzII have dreamt of an open world, borderless and wide... where the people move from place to place, and nobody's taking sides.. http://www.yusufislam.com
http://WWW.CLIFFORDRENOVATIONS.COM
Noticed Cabelas had several kinds of boots on sale and in the bargain cave.
My last pair of boots (that I didn't like anyway) was falling apart, so I went ahead and bought a pair of Brownings they had on clearance. Good price and hard to find locally size 14's.
Couple examples:
Wolverine Boots Sale: $74.95 (two styles, limited sizes)
http://www.cabelas.com
Hunting boots:
http://www.cabelas.com
jt8
"Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree." -- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
And the browning boots arrived yesterday. Will try to find some snow to walk in today.
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Now I'm fighting off the urge to go buy a severe cold parka... it ain't THAT cold around here!
jt8
"When one door closes another door opens; but we so often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door, that we do not see the ones which open for us." -- Alexander Graham Bell
sorry charlie.
if there's snow it's THAT cold anywhere.
friggin' snow
Took advantage of the Lowes coupon that came in the mail for commercial accounts appreciation days and picked up a Porter Cable 1/2 inch chuck 19.2 volt driver/drill at $99 (regular $199) and a PC compressor at $99 (regular $159.) Along with the free donuts that made it a worthwhile trip.
The lowes contractor sale has the 4 piece Bosch blucore with the jig saw and the radio thrown in for 414$ plus tax.
Thats a killer deal but I can't see buying it as I have a complete dewalt set already.
ANDYSZ2WHY DO I HAVE TO EXPLAIN TO FRIENDS AND FAMILY THAT BEING A SOLE PROPRIETOR IS A REAL JOB?
REMODELER/PUNCHOUT SPECIALIST
Lowes had 4" Bessey clamps on clearance for $1.25....had to pick up a doz. They also had 2 24" Columbia clamps for $5 each.. reg $22. I got them too.
I didn't spot this one. I jumped in it.
Need a new dishwasher for the tenant that's moving in. My buddy says he's going to come over and do the electric, maybe plumb it too. So after holding out forever, I go to the local appliance place, and make sure to go to the one store with the scratch and dent collection.
Old Guy gets me (and the DW) at the door and wants to help. I tell him later. We walk through and look at everything from new Miehles (Sure!) to a $49.00 special. I get down to 3 units and we call over Mr. Personality. We dance a little - he tells me one of the 3 is a used unit, the second one is for handicapped and needs to be built up. My counter's are in and not coming out. He doesn't rtry to upsell me and I like this. Down to the last unit - $269.00 Frigidare, on sale for $199.
I asked him - You haggle? He says how much you want to haggle? I said there's a unit over there for $49.00. Let's start there. He looks at me funny for a couple seconds and says $79.00. No more haggle for me. SOLD! (I was ready to pay the $199.) Best day I had shopping in a long time.
Don K.
EJG Homes Renovations - New Construction - Rentals
Don-
You the man.
damn, am I fat!
The Lowes by me (Charlottesville, VA) has the Dewalt miter saw stands for $150. Kinda sucks that I just bought one.Live by the sword, die by the sword....choose your sword wisely.
local hardware store has Mikita recip saws for $50, there was a 3000 in the model number.
bobl Volo, non valeo
Baloney detecter WFR
"But when you're a kibbutzer and have no responsibility to decide the facts and apply the law, you can reach any conclusion you want because it doesn't matter." SHG
Lowes has avantech in the minneapolis area for $19 a sheet...complain a little and they will give you 10% off.
In the last couple of days, I've driven by two Lowes that will be open next month. Looks like they are poised to flood the area -- but so far they are all in the outer suburbs.Next year or two should be interesting -- with HD and Menards already fighting for business.********************************************************
"It is what we learn after we think we know it all, that counts."
John Wooden 1910-
Amazon has Hitachi NV45AB2 7/8-Inch to 1-3/4-Inch Roofing Nailer on clearance for $269
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http://www.amazon.com/Hitachi-NV45AB2-8-Inch-4-Inch-Roofing/dp/B00007ISWW/ref=br_lf_m__1_25_ttl/103-4741917-1859041?%5Fencoding=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&s=hijt8
"When one door closes another door opens; but we so often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door, that we do not see the ones which open for us." -- Alexander Graham Bell
gotta make a run to the bigboxes one of these days.
Hope I do see anything tempting.
http://www.quittintime.com/
damn, am I fat!
Lowe's is currently selling the DeWalt miter stand for $150 with a $50 off coupon.
Lowes had a Porter-Cable 7336 6" Variable Speed Random Orbit Sander which was originally $119 on Clearance at $77.35--but only the display model was left and they couldn't locate the box or manual. After I suggested to a manager he might take another $20 off for missing manual and box, I walked out with a new and only slightly soiled sander for $57.35. A little Simple Green restored its show-room shine.
ok i know its a ryobi but bought a 5" ro at hd today for 5.16. it's one they cut the cord on so nobody would steal it-give me a break ,who's going to steal ryobi. anyway i've bought other stuff of theres with the cord cut short,i just put a plug on it and have 3" cord! larry
hand me the chainsaw, i need to trim the casing just a hair.
http://www.toolking.com/productinfo.aspx?productid=3338&e_id=online_email_01182007
http://atlanta.craigslist.org/tls/264526888.html
I think the profile sander is a better bargain at 35 bucks lol
Sadly I owned the profile sander, never did purhasea bammer though.
the sander is by far a better tool...
WTB he's selling...Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming<!----><!----><!---->
WOW!!! What a Ride!Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!
I will admit to having owned the profile sander...the funny thng about the Bammer ad is that seller has been listing it for close to a year. It started out at about $250 then after awhile it will drop $5 then months later another $5....They'll start getting offers around 2012 at this rate.
I'm not up on my Panasonic prices, but Amazon has one on sale: $94.95.
Panasonic EY6405FQKW 12-Volt Ni-Cad 3/8-Inch Cordless Drill/Driver Kit
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http://www.amazon.com/Panasonic-EY6405FQKW-12-Volt-Ni-Cad-Cordless/dp/B00006IIO9/ref=br_lf_m__1_22_ttl/102-0188501-7905714?%5Fencoding=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&s=hi
jt8
"Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one getting burned."-- Buddha
John-
The battery system on that model isn't, well, let's just say isn't the best in the world as Gunner might be reading this and I don't want to offend his sensibilities.
Those drills were special bargain priced on Amazon last year at like $55 dollars.
be -=+
Edited 1/19/2007 2:45 pm ET by rez
I bought one of those back then. It's been a good little extra to have around.
You had trouble with the battery?
"Being a cowboy aint all ridin and shootin" - Tim Mooney
Just the hold times when not in use.
For a daily driller they are alright but if you leave them set a week between use it's a curtain call on the batts.
For the money at $55 minus $25 first Amazon purchase on their card it is well worth having just for pilot holes, saving a walk around the shop on a hunt or save messing with the changing of bits.
But if I was springing a hundred there are a lot better drills out there for just a little more money.
be IMHO of course:o)
I never had a problem with the batteries until you jinxed em. You jinxed both my Panasonics. LOL I had to take my 15.6 to work while my Milwaukee was in the shop. It holds a charge just fine. But the stupid batteries keep falling out of the drill. Every time it happens I imagine you standing there smiling.
Think ya used enough dynamite there, Butch?
That drill is different lookng then the ones we bought.
Think ya used enough dynamite there, Butch?
harbor freight has a nice motorcylce lift on sale
hey, Im thinking spring, and I got most of the tools I need for pounding nails
oh. So what we bought were the ' Fire the guys in the thinktank that developed these things and go unload them at Amazon.com so we at least regroup some of the cost and don't you guys ever do that again' models, aye?
be see I knew you'd find yer way here sooner or later.
I only bought the 12 volt at Amazon. The other one I bought at the tool store. I don't know how that one got out of wack.
Think ya used enough dynamite there, Butch?
I haven't had any problems with the 14v Hitachi 3-pack that I got on clearance for $60ish. Batteries charge in about 30 mins. Don't fall out. And as long as you aren't using a 1" spade bit to drill through studs, the charge lasts fairly well.
jt8
"Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one getting burned."-- Buddha
I've got a couple Hitachis and they are really good drills. The 12v Panasonic is a pretty good drill. It loses it's charge sitting in the case. That's the only quirk. It's an excellent light weight drill though. The 15.6V battery falling out is something that just started.
Think ya used enough dynamite there, Butch?
Strangest thing my Bammer still works fine! The only problem I have with it is the compression action to use it is a work out!
Amazon has a 15% off sale on BenchDog stuff. Not sure how long it lasts though:
15% Off Bench Dog For a limited time, use claim code BENCHOFF at checkout to take 15% off your total purchase of award-winning, professional-grade Bench Dog router and saw accessories sold by Amazon.com. See details (restrictions apply). jt8
"Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one getting burned."-- Buddha
Well, did a Lowes tour today after holding off a while.
I was talked into buying these little $12 seasponge texture rollers things for a dime apiece after I got to wondering how they might work with drywall paste.
Thought the kind of thing Tim might get into. Roar!
Then a 30ft tape with a magnet tip for 3 something. You could see it was one that got used for instore measurements since the plastic package was beat up on the back. Maybe that'll make a nice surprise Christmas gift for you next year.
Then I decided to get some osb sheets for the back of the truck seeing the snows hit pretty good here yesterday. Ferget the sandbag deal, $5 a sheet and you still can haul stuff around without fighting for space.
But I had to pass on the deal of deals tho'.
No, it wasn't the pile of beatup 2x8s and 2x4s out front tho' I may have dreams of getting them if I eat some pizza tonight but it was the buy of the century in the paint dept.
New metal one gallon paint containers WITH the lid for a mere $4.23 each.
Man, almost bought out the plastic on that one.
"being human is a complicated proposition"-DavidxDoud---Never show a fool a half finished job---GrampsyI feel like a bunny in a hillbilly meadow at noon..........jjwalters
Lowes clearance has been depressing lately. All I've gotten is a $34 oil filled radiator for $17. I keep trying, but they're not putting the stuff out.
jt8
"Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one getting burned."-- Buddha
Lowes clearance has been depressing lately.
ain't that the truth...Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming<!----><!----><!---->
WOW!!! What a Ride!Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!
I didn't mention the pile of 1" long length pvc window blinds they were discontinuing and wanting out of the place.
Probably 40 or 50 of 'em but I was trying not to pay too much antention lest I get to thinkin'.
Ever get to thinkin'?
Looking back I can see she had hint around how bad she wanted to just get the cartfull out of her area.
Dang, I hate when that happens. Last time I spent $500 dollars on $6000 retail of ceramic tile trim works which is still sitting in my basement awaiting the day.
See how it is? Now I'm pondering.
Maybe if it's there tomorrow I'll...
be 'elp 'elp I'm dwowning!
Nothing like sweating the dirt from the inside out, and then jumping in the cold lake and slamming those pores shut thighter than a bulls but at the height of fly season.-gdcarpenter
"being human is a complicated proposition"-DavidxDoud---Never show a fool a half finished job---GrampsyI feel like a bunny in a hillbilly meadow at noon..........jjwalters
Just gotta use some of the stuff. There is nothing like a formerly-occupied-by-a-bargain-purchase empty space to justify a future purchase. And who is to say that the replacement isn't twice as tall of a stack..
jt8
Wishing I could be like Forrest
And who is to say that the replacement isn't twice as tall of a stack..
be the size of the building? Roar!
Nothing like sweating the dirt from the inside out, and then jumping in the cold lake and slamming those pores shut thighter than a bulls but at the height of fly season.-gdcarpenter
"being human is a complicated proposition"-DavidxDoud---Never show a fool a half finished job---GrampsyI feel like a bunny in a hillbilly meadow at noon..........jjwalters
Picked up a 300' Kobalt tape measure on clearance at Lowes. $5.98, normally $20 or $30.
jt8
"One of the fondest expressions around is that we can't be the world's policeman. But guess who gets called when suddenly someone needs a cop." -- Colin Powell
You did good, leroy.
be I am not going back to Lowes. I am not going back to Lowes. I am not going back to Lowes...
be I am not going back to Lowes. I am not going back to Lowes. I am not going back to Lowes...
they still had 3 or 4 of 'em on the cart...
jt8
"One of the fondest expressions around is that we can't be the world's policeman. But guess who gets called when suddenly someone needs a cop." -- Colin Powell
I was thinking of the cart of culled 2x4 and 2x8s I saw the other day.
Getting low on the 8s.
NORTH CAROLINA... Buxton, NC: A man died on a beach when an 8-foot-deep hole he had dug into the sand caved in as he sat inside it.
Beach-goers said Daniel Jones, 21, dug the hole for fun, or protection from the wind, and had been sitting in a beach chair at the bottom Thursday afternoon when it collapsed, burying him beneath 5 feet of sand. People on the beach on the outer banks, used their hands and shovels, trying to claw their way to Jones, a resident of Woodbridge, VA, but could not reach him.It took rescue workers using heavy equipment almost an hour to free him while about 200 people looked on. Jones was pronounced dead at a hospital.
I may have just gotten a good deal on an axe. I'd already looked at them at Lowes, so walked by while at Menards today at lunch. Unlike the chopping axe at Lowes, Menards had a splitting Fiskars axe, which is what I'd rather have. The handle still seemed a bit short, but I was looking to see how much it was.
The tag on the shelf said, "$19.99", but the description on that tag said "red maul". The Fiskars was orange and black, not red. So I hauled it over to the self-scan, price check station...only to discover that it didn't have a barcode. So I went back to the shelf, but there weren't any barcodes on the other two either.
So I headed to the checkout and asked the cashier. I told her the shelf said $19, but the description said 'red', not 'orange', so she sent a runner back to check. He called her back and said $19. So I said, "OK, I'll take it." But I'm thinking it should have been $40 or $50, but I ain't gonna argue.
I'll have to figure out if I've got the 'splitting axe 23" handle', the 'pro splitting axe 28" handle', or the 'super splitting axe 28" handle 4-1/4# head'.
Buxton, NC: A man died on a beach when an 8-foot-deep hole he had dug into the sand caved in as he sat inside it.
Darwinism alive and well, thank God!
jt8
"One of the fondest expressions around is that we can't be the world's policeman. But guess who gets called when suddenly someone needs a cop." -- Colin Powell
hey, anything is better than Kerosene! Roar!
MICHIGAN...In Detroit, a 41-year-old man got stuck and drowned in two feet of water after squeezing head first through an 18-inch-wide sewer grate to retrieve his car keys.
hey, anything is better than Kerosene! Roar!
$3.50 a gallon adds up when those heaters are burning 1.5 gal every 8 hours...so keep 'em running 24 and you're looking at $31/day for those two heaters that can't even keep the space heated. I'm much more impressed by $70 worth of firewood rather than $70 worth of kerosene.
In Detroit, a 41-year-old man got stuck and drowned in two feet of water after squeezing head first through an 18-inch-wide sewer grate to retrieve his car keys.
Reminds me of a short story... IIRC, it was called "contents of a dead man's pockets."
Holy smokes! The things you find online!
http://www.is.wayne.edu/mnissani/2030/Deadman.htm
There's the story!
Oh and by the by, I managed to walk BY a cartload of foamboard culls. Probably $200-300 worth of various foamboards they wanted $60 for. I might have been tempted if there wasn't some fiberboard mixed in.
jt8
"One of the fondest expressions around is that we can't be the world's policeman. But guess who gets called when suddenly someone needs a cop." -- Colin Powell
Went to the local HD yesterday, and discovered the new Milwaukee circular saw in stock and on sale - $139.00 or so.
I got 2 so no deal.
But I sure was tempted.Quality repairs for your home.
AaronR ConstructionVancouver, Canada
Wow, great story, John. Sort of reminds me of the writing of James Agee. Check out A Death in the Family. This tale is oddly reminiscent.
Greg
I've got maybe that same ax - Fiskars wedge-head axe. That thing rocks!A while back, HD had all of the Fiskars on clearance for $10 for the hatchets and $20 for the axes.You'll be amazed at how cool that axe makes you look as you split log after log with it.Not for the super large stuff, but for 9" and less diameter logs - great for camping.Plus - cause it has the indestructible handle and a good warranty - it makes for a cool throwing ax.I'ver had mine for a couple years now.JT
Got this the other day. I resisted, but I think I strained something in the process!
We have a lot of 10 SGS-1 Eurekazone Ez Smart 100" Guides Systems with Makita 5007FK's. These will be a limit 1 to our non-reseller customers only please (I know who the resellers are ). I know this is not many to go around , but these 10 are all we have and the price is right - $200 and $9.75 shipping via UPS Ground. There will be no backorders or rainchecks. These should be in stock around 10:30 am eastern time - this is when the UPS man will be here with the 5007 saws.
Thank you !Mark Strickland HDT
I saw that and they sold out like really quick.
Gotta tell you tho' a cutting guide system is nice to have.
"Gotta tell you tho' a cutting guide system is nice to have."
I know, I know, stop reminding me already :-)
A couple of good deals at Amazon this weekend
25' Fat Max tapes for around $17
Bostich Palm Nailer for around $35
I pulled out the plastic as soon as I got that message. All gone by the time I got to the site though. Too bad, I'm hankering for an EZ guide and a decent right blade circ saw.
Maybe next time.zak
"When we build, let us think that we build forever. Let it not be for present delight nor for present use alone." --John Ruskin
"so it goes"
I managed to snag the Milwaukee 15ga nailer from their Black Friday sale, but only by hitting refresh a bunch of times, right as the starting gun went off. I can't imaging the hits they get when they throw their sales.
http://www.propertyroom.com/just found out about this, haven't spent anytime there. site auctions property from police .
bobl Volo, non valeo
Baloney detecter WFR
"But when you're a kibbutzer and have no responsibility to decide the facts and apply the law, you can reach any conclusion you want because it doesn't matter." SHG
Been there and tried itNo guarantees, sometimes just junk.Some diamonds in the rough, but know your prices. At the last hour, some idiot comes in and jacks everything up over retail.At least that was my experience.
http://www.heavydutytools.net/Scripts/prodView.asp?idProduct=530
10 pack Makita framing blades for 33
CPO Bosch has a couple worm drives on clearance for $159. Here is one of 'em:
http://bosch.cpotools.com/clearance_center/1677mdt.html
View ImageBosch 7-1/4" Worm Drive Construction Saw with Twist Lock Direct Connect™Model 1677MDTSPECS MANUAL PARTS WARRANTY The Bosch DifferencePlug extension cord directly into the saw, includes Twist Lock plug 50° bevel capacity ProVantage 3-year Protection PlanFeaturesWorm drive gear train 15 Amps, 4,400 RPM Left side blade design Saw hook For easy storage between cuts Anti-snag lower guard To minimize snagging in wood Die cast magnesium footplate For greater strength 50° bevel capacity With positive stop at 45° Magnesium housing Easy servicable brushes Large adjustment levers Unmatched line of sight & blade visibility Spindle Lock Texture soft grip Soft grip handle Double insulated, UL listed, complies to OSHAIncludes7-1/4" Worm Drive Construction Saw with Twist Lock Direct Connect™ - 1677MDT 24-Tooth Carbide Blade - WD724B Built-in Saw Hook Twist Lock Plug (Cord not included)
Bosch 7-1/4" Worm Drive Construction Saw with Twist Lock Direct Connectâ„¢
Model 1677MDT
SPECS MANUAL PARTS WARRANTY
The Bosch Difference
Plug extension cord directly into the saw, includes Twist Lock plug
50° bevel capacity
ProVantage 3-year Protection Plan
Features
Worm drive gear train
15 Amps, 4,400 RPM
Left side blade design
Saw hook For easy storage between cuts
Anti-snag lower guard To minimize snagging in wood
Die cast magnesium footplate For greater strength
50° bevel capacity With positive stop at 45°
Magnesium housing
Easy servicable brushes
Large adjustment levers
Unmatched line of sight & blade visibility
Spindle Lock
Texture soft grip
Soft grip handle
Double insulated, UL listed, complies to OSHA
Includes
7-1/4" Worm Drive Construction Saw with Twist Lock Direct Connectâ„¢ - 1677MDT
24-Tooth Carbide Blade - WD724B
Built-in Saw Hook
Twist Lock Plug (Cord not included)jt8
"The flower that follows the sun does so even on cloudy days."--Robert Leighton
Just got back from a late night run to Wal-Mart for some motor oil and toothpaste. Came home with toothpaste and 2 Karcher 2500 LH pressure washers. The pressure washers were clearance priced for $165 each. Their website has them listed at $328. I think that's what they were selling for when I looked at them before in the store.
AT HD, a promo: TWO BOSCH 4.5" angle grinders with two segmented diamond blades: $79 for the pair.
Single speed, and made in China, but you can never have too many grinders.
"I am the master of my fate, I am the captain of my soul." Invictus, by Henley.
Slapping myself. I walked into Lowes last week and saw they'd started stocking Wobblelights. The 120w flourescent was like $65. This was pretty low, so I just figured they had a cheaper model and thought I'd go home and check prices online. Didn't get around to it for a day or two, but found out $65 was a good price.
Went back today to buy one. they had them marked at $125.
jt8
"The flower that follows the sun does so even on cloudy days."--Robert Leighton
HD has had some wobblelights for about $69 for a while now.I also figured they must be cheaply made versions of the spendier models - and also, not sure if I like the super low light angle...JT
I'm pretty sure these are the smaller fluorescent versions, which are equivalent to 425 watt incandescent, supposed range of 20 feet. They make a metal halide version with lots more power but take a 2 min warmup, and a series of taller ones that are about 36" high and can put out way more light. I haven't tried them yet, but the price is okay for what they are selling which may be okay for small work areas.
Hope this helps. Rich.
IIRC, the ones I saw at lowes were 123 or 125 watts. So if around 23w = 100w incandescent, those would put out the equiv of 500w.
jt8
"The flower that follows the sun does so even on cloudy days."--Robert Leighton
Costco here in Winston-Salem, NC has 30' Fat Max tapes for $12.97 down from $19.99.
Costco's in MI have the same deal going.JT
Costco had the 30' Fat Max tapes marked down to $9.99 today so I picked up a couple more. I'll probably never break another tape measure now that I have spares.
Pretty sweet.
http://homedepot.shoplocal.com/homedepot/Default.aspx?action=browsepageflash&storeid=2398669&rapid=379980&pagenumber=1&prvid=HD-070329-T032907&promotioncode=HD-070329-T032907
HD and Lowes 15% off many tools to April 11th. HD is not exactly 15% off, it varies from 12-17% or thereabouts. For example, buy a $199 Hitachi nailer NT65MA2, and get $35 off (17.5%). The $164 final price beats everything I have found even on the internet. My local Lowes sale is 15% off most all tools. So, the Bosch 4000-09 was marked down from $549, to $466, and with my 10% off coupon, rang up at $420. Lowes would take my 10% off coupon, HD would not. I assume the sale is nationwide, but my purchases were in Sacramento. HD employees also said that nails for the nail guns were 15% off, too.
Edited 3/30/2007 5:38 pm by Qian
Was in Lowes today and the DW 518 was now $566 with an additional 15% off for $481 net. Still agonizing, still can't justify it, darn it.
we have a swap and sell mag that comes out on Thursdays called " Uncle Henrys". In this last issue a former roofer had listed a Hitachi button gun with 22 cases of 1 1/4" nails for $500.
I had just ordered 3 cases of nails last week-were back ordered- at a price of $59 per case. I called back today to cancel my 3 cases order!!
Just went to Lowes with a local chain 'BusyBeaver' mailer to match for the cheap GripRite coated screws at $1.99 a lb. box.
Interesting that the smaller store BB was normally $5.79 a lb. box and Lowes was $6.87 for the same thing.
be 60 lbs.
Parolee # 53804
I was in catfish mode yesterday evening. Trying to bottom feed at both Lowes and the farm store, but didn't find anything at either.jt8
"We ourselves feel that what we are doing is just a drop in the ocean. But the ocean would be less because of that missing drop."-- Mother Teresa
catfish mode. That's pretty good.
I buy most of my stuff from the local Lowes since half the people in there know me now. Helps too.
When I bought the flyer in for the screws the cashier took it into one of the managers cause I had 60 boxes of the screws and she needed an override.
Manager'd ok'd it but the cashier later told me they didn't have to as the BusyBeaver flyer was considered a store promo and it supposedly takes a card to get their discount.
That means you signed up years ago when they first opened and now your name is in their computer to get the specials by smiling big and spelling yer name.
Parolee # 53804
Well this should be in my mail tomorrow
http://www.clccustomleathercraft.com/products/detail001.asp?partNo=21452
Never heard a review of it but I liked the looks of it better than the Oxy's and I found a deal at http:toolup.com for $215 included shipping. Best price on the net I could find.
Hope I like it.
http://WWW.CLIFFORDRENOVATIONS.COM
Looks like a sweet setup but I stay as far away from belts as I can and only use them as a last resort. Like when sobriety tells me I'd be a fool trying to do it any other way.
be a tool table
.An average house in this neighborhood costs perhaps eight hundred dollars, and to lay up this sum will take from ten to fifteen years of the laborer's life, even if he is not encumbered with a family — estimating the pecuniary value of every man's labor at one dollar a day, for if some receive more, others receive less; — so that he must have spent more than half his life commonly before his wigwam will be earned. Parolee # 53804
For Mozart fans out there, Amazon's deal of the day (Thurs May 3) is the COMPLETE works of Mozart... 170 CD set. For $80.
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http://www.amazon.com/Wolfgang-Amadeus-Mozart-Complete-Works/dp/B000BLI3K2/ref=cm_lmf_tit_17_rgssss0/002-7566451-6277644jt8
"The lowest ebb is the turn of the tide."-- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Looks nice. They look like the leather is broke in already too.
Who dares, wins.
http://thewoodwhisperer.com/
Yeh, it kinda does.. I like that saddle bag kinda look. Don't care for the hammer hook but thats no biggie..I'll find some other hook. Got an Email that it'll be here Tuesday. Can't wait...I'm sick of the bags I've had for the past five billion years. One was a "lite" bag and one a leather Sears which really isn't a bad bag...I'm just sick of em' already and its something I wear alot. Don't want the Oxy's cause they just seem too stiff...I wanta more broken in kinda bag with some unique styling.
I'll let ya know how I like em'. If I hate them when they arrive I can always ship them back for a full refund minus the shipping.
http://WWW.CLIFFORDRENOVATIONS.COM
Why do they show the belt with 2 hammers?
I never use more than one at a time.
If you weren't so slow youd understand. :)
Who dares, wins.
http://thewoodwhisperer.com/
Its been a while since I posted because of work. The site looks diferent. Just thought I would share some interesting info. I hope you all find it useful.
I know a lot of people on here love to get a good discount or savings on something you buy. I recently discovered a website called shopzilla.com. Its one of those websites that helps you find competitive prices on stuff. Within the last 2 weeks I have save a few hundred dollars playing Lowes off HD and vice versa, as well as other websites. Just print out the websites and bring them into the big box guys.
Got the Bosch radio with battery charges, cd, etc. for $109 at HD ($180) after the meet and beat by 10% promise.
Just got the Stanley 25 ft. Fatmax extreme at Lowes last night for $15.00 after the meet and beat by 10% promise.
Got the Stanley angeled finish nailer for $140 at Lowes ($169) after the meet and beat by 10%.
Got to love when the big guys canibalize themselves.
-Barney
Thanks for the info. I tried doing that in purchasing a bosch palm router listed in Amazon, but both home depot and Lowe's told me they don't use internet prices in their match and 10% off.
It must depend on the store. I know the ones near me in South Jersey do it all the time. It might be different because it was amazon.
I have used print outs from Toolcrib.com at both and have always gotten the discount as long as the printout had that days date listed on it.
Thanks. I will try that.
I'm half fast as the guy who can use 2 hammers at once
Yea and only half as cool looking.
Who dares, wins.
http://thewoodwhisperer.com/
i'm going to try that 2 hammer deal, my thumbs would thank me ! maybe i could get 2 0f those hammers that you load the nail in and swing,were talking production now.larryhand me the chainsaw, i need to trim the casing just a hair.
My tool rep stopped by the job site today and told me that if you have 3 dead Dewalt batteries Milwaukee will take those and give you $100 off one of their drills.
There were other details in the promotion that I can't remember, but I figured some of you might be interested in it.
Maybe someone can find details on it and post it here.
"If you can dodge a wrench you can dodge a ball." Patches O'Hoolihan
That's a pretty smart play by Milwaukee. Increases their opportunity to swing customer loyalty to their own ranks by playing off the dewalt battery snafus. I think that in the railroad car we are inclined to spend more on luxury than on safety and convenience, and it threatens without attaining these to become no better than a modern drawing-room, with its divans, and ottomans, and sun-shades, and a hundred other oriental things, which we are taking west with us, invented for the ladies of the harem and the effeminate natives of the Celestial Empire, which Jonathan should be ashamed to know the names of.-Thoreau's Walden
2 deals - Milwaukee V18 deal - see seperate post.Flex-eel style airhose at Home Depot deal100' hose looks and feels exactly like my FlexEel hose - regular $49.97 - now $19.99 for a 3/8" 100 footer.Picked one up even though I don't really need it - I'm a sucker for good deals.JT
JT,
Is that sale hose like the blue tough ones made of Polyurethane?
Thats what I thought too. Dewalt can't make a battery to save it's life, Milwaukee is playing off it.
"If you can dodge a wrench you can dodge a ball." Patches O'Hoolihan
Amazon's deal of the day (Thurs, May 10)
Black & Decker ATM100 25 Auto Tape Measure $9.99
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http://www.amazon.com/Black-Decker-ATM100-Auto-Measure/dp/B0002TG1GG/ref=xs_gb_wi_sl_uk_rw_uk_15059/103-6381057-0178243?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=right-1&pf_rd_r=0QE95FX3KKDTKFDDYTJ8&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=288330001&pf_rd_i=760330
jt8
"One of the true tests of leadership is the ability to recognize a problem before it becomes an emergency." -- Arnold H. Glasgow
Edited 5/10/2007 9:58 am by JohnT8
Starrett 12" Angle finder/protractor gadget--$26.24Also get a free torpedo level.
I dunno about DeWalt batteries, but my Milwaukee 18-v. batteries don't last all that long. A couple of years at best.
I'm going to upgrade to the Milwaukee 18-v. LiIon next time a battery dies. At least I can just buy the batteries and charger, and not the whole set-up.
I don't have an experience with Milwaukee batteries, but I do with Dewalts. So the deal sounds reasonable to me.
I am not sure but I think my tool rep said that it was the LI-ON set that you get a $100 off with the exchange of three spent dewalt batteries. I'll check with him today and report back.
I've been wanting to talk about DeWalt batteries for years. I have had four that went dead in less than a year - 3 18's and one 7.2. The rest of the fleet has not been holding a charge very well.
I'm just trying to use them up as I attempt to wear out my tools with use. Unfortunately, I bought enough DeWalt 18V tools to keep me buying their batteries for a few more years.
I bought one new battery with charger, and melted them together within one week. Almost caught my house on fire. Luckily, I got home on time and smelled the plastic melting in my garage.
I am very happy with the Ridgid batteries for charge, power, and longevity.
Makita was good for about 8 months, but has lost stamina.
Bosch has been impressive, if you don't mind a long charge time. It just scares me that they get so hot in the radio/charger, after my scare with the DeWalt melting problem.
Don't these hi-tech companies all have access to the same battery science? Evidently the battery department is subordinate to the flashy tool department.
I don't know what your circumstances are but I have been getting very reliable service out of my dewalt XRP 18 volts.I have 5 xrps that I use everyday in rotation so that one is constantly on the charger.
On a busy day I may have 3 chargers going at one time.I have never had a battery/charger incident and I get a solid 2 years of life out of them.
I rip fence boards and bottom cuts all day and I drill and impact drive routinely also have the 16 trim gun in use heavily.
ANDYSZ2WHY DO I HAVE TO EXPLAIN TO FRIENDS AND FAMILY THAT BEING A SOLE PROPRIETOR IS A REAL JOB?
REMODELER/PUNCHOUT SPECIALIST
How about a Makita LS1013F 10-Inch Dual Slide Compound Miter saw with Light for $288.37Seems like a good deal, to bad I have one already, I payed $CAN 780 for it 7 years agohttp://www.amazon.com/o/ASIN/B000078...pf_rd_i=507846Martin
Edited 5/18/2007 4:44 pm ET by myhomereno
Here is another good Amazon buy:Hitachi H45FRV Round Hex Demolition Hammer for $244.11http://www.amazon.com/Hitachi-H45FRV...d_i=1000086631I payed $211 for a used Bosch 11241 on ebay.Martin
Edited 5/18/2007 4:51 pm ET by myhomereno
http://www.heavydutytools.net/Scripts/prodView.asp?idProduct=532Makita 18volt LIion 4pc kit for $383 shipped.Can't beat that with a stick - might be worth checking to see if Makita has any rebate deals where you could get a free radio or battery maybe.JT
Didn't see any promotions, but that's a screamin' deal. Less than I paid for my Milwaukee NiCd kit.
Shoot Julian, no sense in cherry pickin' the deals and leaving one out...:o)
Makita LXT 18 Volt Lithium Ion 4 Piece Cordless Combo Kit - $268 Shipped One day, when my axe had come off and I had cut a green hickory for a wedge, driving it with a stone, and had placed the whole to soak in a pond-hole in order to swell the wood, I saw a striped snake run into the water, and he lay on the bottom, apparently without inconvenience, as long as I stayed there, or more than a quarter of an hour; perhaps because he had not yet fairly come out of the torpid state. It appeared to me that for a like reason men remain in their present low and primitive condition; but if they should feel the influence of the spring of springs arousing them, they would of necessity rise to a higher and more ethereal life. -Thoreau's Walden
That one was out of stock - the 4pc was in stock - HDT is worth signing up for their deal emails - they have deals there that no one can touch sometimes.JT
I know. I've bought some slick deals thru them.
But I've got to cut it out. Starting to turn into a tool whore.
be ain't that a nasty sounding term? One day, when my axe had come off and I had cut a green hickory for a wedge, driving it with a stone, and had placed the whole to soak in a pond-hole in order to swell the wood, I saw a striped snake run into the water, and he lay on the bottom, apparently without inconvenience, as long as I stayed there, or more than a quarter of an hour; perhaps because he had not yet fairly come out of the torpid state. It appeared to me that for a like reason men remain in their present low and primitive condition; but if they should feel the influence of the spring of springs arousing them, they would of necessity rise to a higher and more ethereal life. -Thoreau's Walden
Just posted this in What Tools Did You Buy Today thread but thought I should put it here too...
How does this deal seem for the Bosch table saw?
Comes included for free with the rear and left side out feed supports and a $50 instant rebate which basically wipes out the shipping cost.
Considering it for a job I'm starting in a cpl of weeks...but was wondering how much the new and improved Bosch table saw would cost when it comes out.
http://www.internationaltool.com/woodworking/tools/bos400009.html
"Revolution is not something fixed in ideology, nor is it something fashioned to a particular decade. It is a perpetual process embedded in the human spirit." Abbie Hoffman
http://WWW.CLIFFORDRENOVATIONS.COM
nice score..Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming<!----><!----><!---->
WOW!!! What a Ride!Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!
think your boys would throw in the dust bag and dado blade insert..
I'll throw out your name to them...oh yeh, its not from Bosch directly...lol
"Revolution is not something fixed in ideology, nor is it something fashioned to a particular decade. It is a perpetual process embedded in the human spirit." Abbie Hoffman
http://WWW.CLIFFORDRENOVATIONS.COM
the dust bag is a major loser...the insert... they made me go buy my own..Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming<!----><!----><!---->
WOW!!! What a Ride!Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!
If yer a bosch man then this is worth the read. 90291.1So I went on for some days cutting and hewing timber, and also studs and rafters, all with my narrow axe, not having many communicable or scholar-like thoughts, singing to myself, —
-Thoreau's Walden
I'm more of a breast man : )~ ^^
"Revolution is not something fixed in ideology, nor is it something fashioned to a particular decade. It is a perpetual process embedded in the human spirit." Abbie Hoffman
http://WWW.CLIFFORDRENOVATIONS.COM
Saw this posted somewhere else, but thought it might get buried...http://www.amazon.com/Porter-Cable-9118-Porta-Plane-32-Inch-Planer/dp/B00004U0SZ/ref=sr_1_19/104-4291279-7432754?ie=UTF8&s=hi&qid=1180136329&sr=1-19I've got one, and wouldn't want to plane a door without it...I paid 75 bucks for mine, but this is a danged good deal I ain't gonna work for Maggie's ma no more.
No, I ain't gonna work for Maggie's ma no more.
Well, she talks to all the servants
About man and God and law.
Everybody says
She's the brains behind pa.
She's sixty-eight, but she says she's twenty-four.
I ain't gonna work for Maggie's ma no more.
ok ok snort, what tool don't you have that you should?My days in the woods were not very long ones; yet I usually carried my dinner of bread and butter, and read the newspaper in which it was wrapped, at noon, sitting amid the green pine boughs which I had cut off, and to my bread was imparted some of their fragrance, for my hands were covered with a thick coat of pitch.
-Thoreau's Walden
I don't have that one Van the Man sings about, Domino...yet<G> I ain't gonna work for Maggie's ma no more.
No, I ain't gonna work for Maggie's ma no more.
Well, she talks to all the servants
About man and God and law.
Everybody says
She's the brains behind pa.
She's sixty-eight, but she says she's twenty-four.
I ain't gonna work for Maggie's ma no more.
Found this and thought it looked pretty good.
http://www.coolshopping.com/tools.php/Mode/product/browse/468240/AsinSearch/B00067IX1A/name/Bosch%25204000-09%2520Worksite%252015%2520Amp%252010-Inch%2520Benchtop%2520Table%2520Saw%2520with%2520Gravity%2520Rise%2520Wheeled%2520Stand
I've been hunting around waiting on the release of the bosch gravity mitre saw stand. Got a email in to them also asking when it's gonna get out. waiting.
And as I just checked I got the news on the stand from bosch.
Thank you for writing Bosch Power Tools. Unfortunately, we do not have a release date on that item yet. All we know is that it is suppose to be released sometime this year. If you have any further questions, please write back.Thank you
Edited 5/30/2007 12:25 pm by ClaysWorld
Scored this ..great deal!!
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0002SQ0A4/105-0508973-4107613
"Revolution is not something fixed in ideology, nor is it something fashioned to a particular decade. It is a perpetual process embedded in the human spirit." Abbie Hoffman
http://WWW.CLIFFORDRENOVATIONS.COM
Did you get it gift wrapped?When I called to see it he was not at home. I walked about the outside, at first unobserved from within, the window was so deep and high. It was of small dimensions, with a peaked cottage roof, and not much else to be seen, the dirt being raised five feet all around as if it were a compost heap. -Thoreau's Walden
WOW...I paid $22 for those speakers not $32 like it says today. I signed up in Amazon for
"DEAL OF THE DAY"
that they send me every day in my Email...I didn't know it meant deal for JUST ONE DAY. Pretty cool...
"Revolution is not something fixed in ideology, nor is it something fashioned to a particular decade. It is a perpetual process embedded in the human spirit." Abbie Hoffman
http://WWW.CLIFFORDRENOVATIONS.COM
and today I just got in my email
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000NHRXUK/ref=xs_gb_email_DealOfTheDay_15196
"Revolution is not something fixed in ideology, nor is it something fashioned to a particular decade. It is a perpetual process embedded in the human spirit." Abbie Hoffman
http://WWW.CLIFFORDRENOVATIONS.COM
Did you get the free drill holster too? The roof was the soundest part, though a good deal warped and made brittle by the sun. -Thoreau's Walden
Cruising through craigslist in hopes for a drill press and/or a Bosch radio. Found:PLS 360 laser with hard case, wall bracket, and instructions $250 cash price firm. Think it's worth it? I hate to pass up a deal, even if I don't really need it. Also found the PLS5 for $195. Bosch Roto-hammer for $150.First time on craigslist, and I think I'm in love. I'm going to have to lose my checkbook so I don't get tempted.Course, I never actually found what I was looking for.Edit: Found another PLS360 for $120. Why am I seeing so much PLS stuff for sale?
Edited 5/31/2007 12:57 am by SBerruezo
Coastaltool.com
Free Sawzall Offer
For any combination of 6 Lenox Recip Saw Blade Bulk Packs purchased receive a Free Milwaukee 6519-22 Sawzall Kit – A $139.00 Value!
I thought you were looking for the bosch table saw and lift?
The link showed Logitech x-230 2.1 2-Piece Dual Drive Speakers with Ported Subwoofer but it would go good with the bosch radio and sirris reciever.
Actually I "was" looking for the saw but I think I'm gonna wait it out for the new one...
btw...how do you use the Sirius receiver on a shop radio???
Those lil' speakers I bought for my puter but you peaked my interest with that sirius reciever thing. Didn't you mention it once before?
What I REALLYYYYY want is the Stiletto!!! But I ain't payin' $200
They have a 1/2 price sale now but you need to get a half price for a 2nd subscription which I don't need being my new Jeep came with another Sirius radio built in.
"Revolution is not something fixed in ideology, nor is it something fashioned to a particular decade. It is a perpetual process embedded in the human spirit." Abbie Hoffman
http://WWW.CLIFFORDRENOVATIONS.COM
I had the ? d-50 or something like that ,the fancy one with all the ? junk that is after one year warranty wellllllllllll- high priced junk.
So any way I have the cheapest? sportster or? 50$ cause I still had the subscription/ 2nd year. I did miss the remote control on fancy one but I'm over it now. They did swap the serial # from the Fd unit to the new one.
The unit plugs into the cigarette lighter/accessory jack in the truck, but the Bosch bang box has a cig 12v tap on that back so it can be used inside.
I tried to paste a picture of the back of it from a doc but it wouldn't paste. But you get the idea.
Or you can go here and look at the owners manual and it shows the jacks http://www.boschtools.com/tools/tools-detail.htm?H=175970&G=54934&I=54975 looks like pdf page 5.
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Yeh...I know what you mean..someone in BT a little ways back actually figured out how to wire it to any boom box but doesn't much matter cuz I bought the radio shack original Sirius boom box and receiver. Then they discontinued that model and I found them selling on Ebay so I watched and waited and now I have two that I paid $20 each for that I swap the receiver around the house/job with. the sound is really good actually,,,much better than I expected when i saw the radio. Thing is I really wish I had the Stiletto cuz you can keep that in your pocket and I think it works just about anywhere with no antenna,,,oh well. The biggest pain with satillite is the antenna
"Revolution is not something fixed in ideology, nor is it something fashioned to a particular decade. It is a perpetual process embedded in the human spirit." Abbie Hoffman
http://WWW.CLIFFORDRENOVATIONS.COM
Just got back from HD after lunch.
They are blowing out a lot of their 18V Rigid stuff.
Just picked up a combo kit with the following: 1/2 inch hammer drill, recip saw, 2 batteries, charge, carrying bag all for $108.00 out the door.
Confirmed that this was at other HD not just the one I was in.
ThanksBarney
Amazon has the V28 rt angle drill (tool only) for $155--Way less than I've seen it for previously. I grabbed one for my electrician buddy, who will be getting the V28 kit next week. hopefully he'll give me his V18 batteries.Edit: http://amazon.com/Milwaukee-0721-20-Lithium-2-Inch-Cordless/dp/B000FBO1HW/ref=pd_ybh_5/102-7293834-2014545?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=1NH2ZFCJ70XJMDQWW3J0&pf_rd_t=1501&pf_rd_p=280800601&pf_rd_i=ybh
Edited 6/3/2007 1:47 am by SBerruezo
Unbelievable deal. Stolen from JLC's forums.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00023SDJA/bretsreviews4-20
I paid $400 a piece for both of mine, less than 3 years again.Glamorous
I bought THREE of those for me and my guys to use when I did the walls and roof of this house. GREAT gun. I sold one to a Breaktimer.
They're unbelieveably light weight yet still heavy duty. I think I paid about $350 each
http://www.john-lennon.com/imagine-neilyoung.ra
http://WWW.CLIFFORDRENOVATIONS.COM
I am thinking about buying one of those guns, do you know what nails it shoots? Wire coilated? Plastic? Or Both?
I had a Max gun for sheathing that just shot wire coilated nails it was a great gun.
I can get 15 degree wire nails easily here and thats what my other coil framers use so I wanted to make sure that I didn't buy a gun that I had to mail order nails for.
According to Max's website, the CN 80F takes 15 degree flat wire welded nails.
http://www.maxusacorp.com/
When I looked at Amazon this morning there were only three guns left.
Edited 6/16/2007 8:21 am ET by rvieceli
Wire nails.
I run the same nails in it as my Hitachi.Glamorous
Thanks, the amazon description was very vague. Guess I could have checked Max's own site like someone did for me.
Gotta buy this in either LA or MS before June 30th...but is an interesting deal and the BASIS for the deal being offered by Bosch is pretty good to see IMO, too:
http://www.boschtools.com/GulfCoast
I'll be in NOLA again next weekend so I'm trying to NOT be tempted. We'll see!!!
Only dead fish swim with the stream. Author Unknown
Edited 6/17/2007 11:42 am by mizshredder2
They must be getting ready to unveil the new Bosch table saw cuz they keep dropping the price on the existing one. $386 now plus shipping as usual with amazon of $99
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00067IX1A/bretsreviews3-20
"What people will notice and remember is the broad brush of how how we act.We can aspire to reach our high ideals, or we can slide down the slippery slope towards the despicable." rjw
http://www.john-lennon.com/imagine-neilyoung.ra
http://WWW.CLIFFORDRENOVATIONS.COM
How much was that link I had sent you? That was a month or so ago.
I found it but it links in to your price, I can't remember but it was some thing like ?$
Have you heard anything about the gravity rise miter saw stand lately?
I've seen all kinda different prices on the saw w/stand. The one you gave was a good price but then I saw some that included the side and rear supports and free shipping. I think this price is about the lowest.
I think its about the same or a little less than the one you found.
I get emails from amazon on things I'm watching when the price drops.Haven't seen the miter saw stand around.
"What people will notice and remember is the broad brush of how how we act.We can aspire to reach our high ideals, or we can slide down the slippery slope towards the despicable." rjw
http://www.john-lennon.com/imagine-neilyoung.ra
http://WWW.CLIFFORDRENOVATIONS.COM
Good today only.. Saturday June 30th..One day sale.
$99 and free shipping for a reconditioned Millw-sawzall
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000F0GI9W/ref=xs_gb_email_DealOfTheDay_15410?ie=UTF8&pf%5Frd%5Fm=ATVPDKIKX0DER
"What people will notice and remember is the broad brush of how how we act.We can aspire to reach our high ideals, or we can slide down the slippery slope towards the despicable." rjw
http://www.john-lennon.com/imagine-neilyoung.ra
http://WWW.CLIFFORDRENOVATIONS.COM
Hey, I already ordered one this morning and was going to post the same link! Also got the 12 pack of demo blades for 19.99, but used a code for 25% off all milwaukee accessories (MILTOUGH). And got free shipping to boot.
Speaking of the devil...Mark...I was just looking at a pic of you a few minutes ago..lol..I was finishing up some painting this morning in the room next to the kitchen by the back porch where I had that big TipiFest board with everyones photos on it...Had to move it to my shop this morning to get ready to sell this place...don't wanna scare anyone when they come to look.
"What people will notice and remember is the broad brush of how how we act.We can aspire to reach our high ideals, or we can slide down the slippery slope towards the despicable." rjw
http://www.john-lennon.com/imagine-neilyoung.ra
http://WWW.CLIFFORDRENOVATIONS.COM
That is a scary bunch.
The Lowes store by me (Schererville, IN) is offering $25 gift cards for $99 purchases of Werner ladders or $50 gift cards on $199 purchases of Werner ladders. Both deals are via mail in rebate.
Just tell any prospective purchaser that if they don't buy, they'll be getting a visit real soon from that bunch
Lowes got me again.
Been trying to stay away on purpose lest at a weak moment I succumb to the wiles of sudden inspiration planning for the future.
So I needed some dripedge and a pve coupler and head to the neighbor Lowes.
Of course as long as yer there you have to rubberneck for deals and walk the tool aisles by force of habit.
So back in roofing I see the telltale yellow discount stickers stuck on the signage.
There were 17 green steel corner covers for metal buildings sitting in a bin. $30.57 a 10ft piece marked down to $1.54.
$1.54.
So I get ta thinkin'. You ever get to thinking?... dang but that's cheap.
be been two days and still have them in the bed of the truck. What has my life turned in to? snorK*
I intend to build me a house which will surpass any on the main street in Concord in grandeur and luxury, as soon as it pleases me as much and will cost me no more than my present one.If I seem to boast more than is becoming, my excuse is that I brag for humanity rather than for myself; and my shortcomings and inconsistencies do not affect the truth of my statement.-Thoreau's Walden
Now you gotta find 17 corners to put them on. jt8
"If you can't sleep, then get up and do something instead of lying there and worrying. It's the worry that gets you, not the loss of sleep." -- Dale Carnegie
nah, just raw stock to have on hand for cutting or whatever.
be a dripedge for a timberframe :o)I intend to build me a house which will surpass any on the main street in Concord in grandeur and luxury, as soon as it pleases me as much and will cost me no more than my present one.If I seem to boast more than is becoming, my excuse is that I brag for humanity rather than for myself; and my shortcomings and inconsistencies do not affect the truth of my statement.-Thoreau's Walden
Well, if they weren't 10' long, you could sell 'em on eBay. Get 'em bid back up to $30 and you'd clear over $400. That would then fund some other bargain purchases.
jt8
"If you can't sleep, then get up and do something instead of lying there and worrying. It's the worry that gets you, not the loss of sleep." -- Dale Carnegie
Picked this up yesterday at the Big Blue Box on clearance for $65
http://www.a-1wholesaletool.com/prod_details.asp?id=AP100-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
"If you come to a fork in the road, take it"
Bought a jr wobble light clearanced atHD for 28 bucks had a couple left on the racks going to go back and buy the rest.
85 watt florescent has the equivalent of 450 watts of light can be daisy chained very cool lights.
ANDYSZ2
WHY DO I HAVE TO EXPLAIN TO FRIENDS AND FAMILY THAT BEING A SOLE PROPRIETOR IS A REAL JOB?
REMODELER/PUNCHOUT SPECIALIST
OK, you might need to check the fine print, but I think I've found a deal on the Kreg pocket-hole jig system:
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Amazon has an offer where you buy the K3 for $139
http://www.amazon.com/o/ASIN/B0009VD03Y/ref=s9_asin_title_3/105-8472323-9674827?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-1&pf_rd_r=1WC23P85AN62DD4X6AHT&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=288448401&pf_rd_i=507846
And get the pocket screw kit for free ($25 value)
http://www.amazon.com/Kreg-SKO2-Pocket-Hole-Screw/dp/B0000T4UES/ref=bxgy_cc_hi_text_b/105-8472323-9674827
PLUS, Kreg itself is offering a $20 rebate on the K3:
http://www.kregtool.com/k3rebate/
(also linked from the Amazon page)jt8
"If you can't sleep, then get up and do something instead of lying there and worrying. It's the worry that gets you, not the loss of sleep." -- Dale Carnegie
Picked up an Adrian Steel workvan storage module from Craigslist the other day for $52. Turns out they retail for about $575.Perfect fit for the front end of my 5x10 work trailer. Gonna help tons every single minute of every day to be able to find some of the smaller odd items that were lost in the milkcrate and bucket boss.Also picked up a Porter Cable 4 hinge door template kit in the steel case for $100 - also from Craigslist.Gotta love those bargains.Julian
i'm jealous,i have tried to find shelves and drawers like that for years,no luck yet . but if you give me your address and leave your trailer unlocked,they sure would work well in my van.:0) larryhand me the chainsaw, i need to trim the casing just a hair.
Thank you John for the information on the Kreg jig. I ordered one. I am a new comer, love tools and read this post on a regular basis.
Caught the same deal last week but hadn't posted it yet. Also they had the irwin fluorescent droplight for only 10 bucks, which I think was a good deal.
Hope this helps. Rich
Rich
I went back and bought another one at the same price the last one they had.
Another thing I like about this light is I can plug an inverter up and use this light off the car battery and light up a large area.
ANDYSZ2WHY DO I HAVE TO EXPLAIN TO FRIENDS AND FAMILY THAT BEING A SOLE PROPRIETOR IS A REAL JOB?
REMODELER/PUNCHOUT SPECIALIST
Some pretty good deals on Makita products at Acme Tools thru the 28th.
Buy one, get one free on several items.
A few examples:
Two 4.5" paddle switch grinders with cases - $85 model 9557PBX
Two 12" dual slide coupound miter saws with light - $625 - model LS1214F
Two Recip saws for $99 - model JR3050T
Two 18V Lithium Ion Compact Impact drivers - $220 - model BTD142HW
Well, you get the idea. Seems like a decent deal if you need two of these items
Do they have an online store? The impact driver deal looks great. Someone's got it in for me, they're planting stories in the press
Whoever it is I wish they'd cut it out but when they will I can only guess.
They say I shot a man named Gray and took his wife to Italy,
She inherited a million bucks and when she died it came to me.
I can't help it if I'm lucky.
Their website is http://www.acmetools.com
When I checked, I didn't see a store per say. On the front of the flyer I got in the mail it says
"Can't make it to our store? Call toll free and get same day FREE shipping."
The toll Free number for the store near me is 866-681-8665
Just want to let you know that the Impact drive deal is the "compact" driver. It is white and black in color and the batteries are only 1.5 amp hour. Also, the free driver is tool only. Still a good deal if that is what you are looking for. I thought the Miter Saw deal was great.
Good luck,
Shoe
I have that very Makita - impact driver, drill, flashlight combo kit that is on the Acme site. It is an awesome kit. Got it for <$200 at Home Depot about 1.5 years ago. It was a bargain even by today's nimh tool prices.
Mucho thanks...my old,old 12v Hitachis have been way overused<G> Someone's got it in for me, they're planting stories in the press
Whoever it is I wish they'd cut it out but when they will I can only guess.
They say I shot a man named Gray and took his wife to Italy,
She inherited a million bucks and when she died it came to me.
I can't help it if I'm lucky.
Glad it was useful information to someone. I thought they were some very good deals, just not on anything I could justify - already have 3 impact drivers.
If you don't need the lithium ion batties, they have the 14.4volt 2.6 amp hour Nickle Metal Hydride kit for $240 on the buy one get one free deal as well.
Model 6935FDWDEX
includes
two 14.4 volt impact drivers
two fluorescent lights
two 14.4 volt 1/2" drill drivers
two 2.6 Ah NiMH batteries
battery charger
case
Hadn't thought of that one. I'll have to try it out.
Thanks for the tip. Rich.
Lowes called. They said they had a whole truck load of stuff ready for you to pick up.
:)
jt8
"If you can't sleep, then get up and do something instead of lying there and worrying. It's the worry that gets you, not the loss of sleep." -- Dale Carnegie
dang went and blew my mad money,
Went and plum forgot to pay my creditcard bill as it got buried under some others and I'm sure the penalty fees aren't going to be pretty.
be friggin' HATE when that happens.Hate Hate Hate Hate Hate
"Hope and the future for me are not in lawns and cultivated fields, not in towns and cities, but in the impervious and quaking swamps." -Thoreau
Give then a call and if you have good payment history they can drop one time late.
Was it on the bottom of the pile or was it late getting to you cause it's snail mail. I didn't say it, I'm just thinking it. But I guess I have said it.
Clay- Thanks, but it turned out it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be.
jlowe is the king lurker. Long live jlowe !
> Went and plum forgot to pay my creditcard bill as it got buried
> under some others and I'm sure the penalty fees aren't going to
> be pretty.I found a way to cut that down. Go to the web site for the credit card and pay off the entire balance in full on the web (direct transfer from a checking account). The finance charges will stop immediately instead of running all the way until the next billing date. Now, you have to pay the entire balance; not just the amount on your last statement.George Patterson
ya, I was in the other day for a bag of mortar and to roam when I saw a bunch of windows.
Friggin' hate seeing windows. Got enough window, or so I thought. snorK* helpme helpme
Needed a shorter doublehung window to replace a too large doublehung and there one was, a 36x32" undamaged and unopened return that had been sitting too long the clerk said. Pella vinyl.
Priced at $202 marked down to $151 marked down to $101 marked down to $50 so I pulled the trigger.
Did manage to get outta there with just the one and leave the other two there.
Got to thinking about the other two but escaped into the sunset once again.
be bang-a single shot
jlowe is the king lurker. Long live jlowe !
Of course if you had THREE of 'em, you could repeat their use and really tie the design together. :)
jt8
"If you can't sleep, then get up and do something instead of lying there and worrying. It's the worry that gets you, not the loss of sleep." -- Dale Carnegie
ya, but function preceeds design, or should, especially on an old house.
be making room in a storey and a half.
jlowe is the king lurker. Long live jlowe !
Ya gotta love "closeout inventory pricing"... might be time to stock up on clamps for XMAS stocking stuffers? waddya think - got this alert yesterday: http://www.woodpeck.com/pc2clamps.html
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First let me apologize to those who feel two eCLUB broadcasts in one week is too many. It might be but we wanted to let all of you in a deal that's hard to pass up. First a little background.
Bessey recently purchased the clamping business of Gross Stabil. Not sure of all the details but both of these companies make some awesome, high quality clamps. Although Bessey's K-Body Parallel Jaw Clamps have an outstanding reputation for performance, Gross Stabil engineered what may have been the only truly competitive clamp of the same or higher caliber than the K-Body. In fact, some would argue the German made PC-2, with 1,100 pounds of clamping force, is a better clamp.
I don't know enough about the technical differences to give an opinion; I just know that the PC-2 clamps are of unbelievably high quality, at least in my book.
So here's the deal, Bessey will no longer be manufacturing the Gross Stabil PC-2 clamp and are in the process of unloading their inventory. That's where the good deals come in. From what we understand, their inventory is limited and is being sold off on a first come first served basis. That's the reason for annoying you with another broadcast.
So if you want a top notch, German made clamp, here's your chance. One more thing, we haven't previously carried the PC-2 clamps, so the regular price listed below is what we found on various web sites. Suggested retail is probably higher.
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CLOSE OUT SALE GROSS STABIL PC-2 PARALLEL CLAMPS
PRODUCT NUMBER
CAPACITY*
REG PRICE
eCLUB
SAVE
COUPON CODE
13B-PC2.12S
12â€
$45.95
$19.95
$26
PC26
13B-PC2.18S
18â€
$46.95
$21.95
$25
PC25
13B-PC2.24S
24â€
$48.95
$23.95
$25
PC25
13B-PC2.32S
32â€
$51.95
$26.95
$25
PC25
13B-PC2.40S
40â€
$55.95
$28.95
$27
PC27
13B-PC2.48S
48â€
$59.95
$29.95
$30
PC30
13B-PC2.60S
60â€
$64.95
$31.95
$33
PC33
*All PC-2 Clamps have a 3-1/2†throat. As you may have noticed, you're paying less than 50% of the current street price.
http://www.woodpeck.com/pc2clamps.html
PC-2 Clamps will ship beginning Tuesday August 7th, 2007.
Only dead fish swim with the stream. Author Unknown
Edited 7/27/2007 6:14 pm by mizshredder2
Edited 7/27/2007 6:15 pm by mizshredder2
I hate opening posts here...it does however stenghten my will power.
Thanks : )
Whewwwwwwwwwwww...that was a hard one...ugh.
how it sounds^-->http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2shskL0AYuE
http://WWW.CLIFFORDRENOVATIONS.COM
13B-PC2.60S
60â€
$64.95
$31.95
$33
PC33C'mon man, just think about it.
"As you may have noticed, you're paying less than 50% of the current street price."
That's exactly the kinda thing I notice...DAM them!
Only dead fish swim with the stream. Author Unknown
Picked this up yesterday on clearance.
I had been eyeing the Bosch 10" slider, but this was too sweet a deal
Hitachi C12LSH 12" compound slider.
$195. (I shoulda bought all 3)
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"If you come to a fork in the road, take it"
sweet
was that an amazon deal or a local purchase (for you)?
Only dead fish swim with the stream. Author Unknown
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Bought two of these for less then $600, sold one to a guy at work.
Promo from local tool company. I didnt need another chop saw(already have the 10" version) but for this money I can have one at home and one in the truck for work.
Doug
Hell if they have any left I'll give you an extra 100 and pay shipping ;)
Where was that sweet deal at?
.
You can't judge me man! You've never even kissed me!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPONTneuaF4
Where was that sweet deal at?<<Man..yer on a role son..one good tag after the next...LOL
how it sounds^-->http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2shskL0AYuE
http://WWW.CLIFFORDRENOVATIONS.COM
Lowes.
They put them on clearance 70% off!!
They sold out in 10 minutes.
Some of the features are not exactly what I was looking at, but hey....
I'm still waiting for a planer to go on clearance.-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
"If you come to a fork in the road, take it"
I've got to check out my local lowes. You never know. I've had my eye on that saw for awhile. It would be perfect on a bench.
.
You can't judge me man! You've never even kissed me!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPONTneuaF4
Each store is different, but from what I understand corporate inventory folks send out the memo to all stores on what is for clearance/markdown.
Each store can determine what the markdown % will be.
Ours goes on markdown on Friday nights.
Yellow clearance sticker; And then it is X % off that price.
My BIL wanted one so went to another Lowes nearby Sunday to try and get the same deal, and the manager said:
"No!"
We were sort of shocked at his response and "only" $100 off retail wasn't worth it so we left.-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
"If you come to a fork in the road, take it"
I suspected that was the case. I called the Lowes in the area and they didn't know what I was talking about. Glad ya got a killer deal.
.
You can't judge me man! You've never even kissed me!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPONTneuaF4
My BIL wanted one so went to another Lowes nearby Sunday to try and get the same deal, and the manager said:
"No!"
I've run into that several times. One Lowes has something on clearance, but the other store won't honor the clearance price. Or even when both stores have the same item on clearance, they have it for different prices.
One of the items I've been watching to go on clearance is a Tiffany style 1-bulb pendant. Regular price was $50-60ish. Store1 clearanced it for $26. Store2 clearanced it for $31. Store1 sold out of them. A couple weeks later Store2 set their price at $22 (and I bought one). They might go even lower, but you've gotta worry about someone else buying 'em before then. Like on the matching 2-bulb semi-flush fixtures. When those $50-60 lights clearanced down to $13, I bought the remaining 5 of 'em.
jt8
"Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree." -- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Isn't that like a $600 saw?! Nice catch!
As far as I know, Lowes will let you return clearance items (unlike some places), so I've come to the conclusion that "if in doubt", BUY IT! You can always haul it back later. Too many times in the last few months, I waited to verify that it was a good price and BLAM! it was gone before I could get back there.jt8
"Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree." -- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
yeah 649
They had 2 stain grade 2-0 pine prehung all the trim, slat interior doors. Perfect for what I was looking for.
and $29 a pop! And I needed one. they were there for 2 weeks. First 50% off then $44, then $29. I went back Sat night and they were already gone #!@#&#&!@-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
"If you come to a fork in the road, take it"
You probably mentioned it, but my brain isn't turned on today, so tell me again... where are those price listed or how do you get those prices? On that page is just the regular price.
http://www.woodpeck.com/pc2clamps.html
Parallel Clamp 3-1/2†Throat 12†Cap$45.95 13B-PC2.12S [Order]
Parallel Clamp 3-1/2†Throat 18†Cap$46.95 13B-PC2.18S [Order]
Parallel Clamp 3-1/2†Throat 24†Cap$48.95 13B-PC2.24S [Order]
Parallel Clamp 3-1/2†Throat 32†Cap$51.95 13B-PC2.32S [Order]
Parallel Clamp 3-1/2†Throat 40†Cap$55.95 13B-PC2.40S [Order]
Parallel Clamp 3-1/2†Throat 48†Cap$59.95 13B-PC2.48S [Order]
Parallel Clamp 3-1/2†Throat 60†Cap$64.95 13B-PC2.60S
jt8
"Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree." -- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Ya need to enter the appropriate COUPON CODE (see far right column):
GROSS STABIL PC-2 PARALLEL CLAMPS
PRODUCT NUMBER
CAPACITY*
REG PRICE
eCLUB
SAVE
COUPON CODE
13B-PC2.12S
12â€
$45.95
$19.95
$26
PC26
13B-PC2.18S
18â€
$46.95
$21.95
$25
PC25
13B-PC2.24S
24â€
$48.95
$23.95
$25
PC25
13B-PC2.32S
32â€
$51.95
$26.95
$25
PC25
13B-PC2.40S
40â€
$55.95
$28.95
$27
PC27
13B-PC2.48S
48â€
$59.95
$29.95
$30
PC30
13B-PC2.60S
60â€
$64.95
$31.95
$33
PC33
Only dead fish swim with the stream. Author Unknown
I know there'll be regrets from ignoring some of those but I've sworn to develop limitations this year.
be doing something different on yer birthday like throwing sand in the toilet.
I know there'll be regrets from ignoring some of those but I've sworn to develop limitations this year<<<Datz zackly wut I said...been workin' on my will power from tool buyin' for a spell. Passed up some good deals but hey....I lived! lol..
Pretty much saving my spending sprees for the bigger purchases like the Bosch TS....sure would be nice to have the Fein vac not to mention the MM...but hey...I lived..lol.I figure if I don't go to Japan I can save thousands...so I'm not goin'.
I'll live : )~
how it sounds^-->http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2shskL0AYuE
http://WWW.CLIFFORDRENOVATIONS.COM
Japan?
Man, once I saw a guy using some Japanese chisels that were to die for.
be Iwannasetor2
> Man, once I saw a guy using some Japanese chisels that were to
> die for.Yeah! Grizzly put a set of Japanese chisels on sale once, and I snapped 'em up. I'm finally getting to the point where I have to figure out how to sharpen them.George Patterson
I've sworn to develop...
restraint!
but I'm gonna try to implement that in 2008.
Only dead fish swim with the stream. Author Unknown
Best go get yer Fein Multitasker now then.
I will, one of these days
The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. What is called resignation is confirmed desperation. From the desperate city you go into the desperate country, and have to console yourself with the bravery of minks and muskrats. A stereotyped but unconscious despair is concealed even under what are called the games and amusements of mankind. There is no play in them, for this comes after work. But it is a characteristic of wisdom not to do desperate things.
now that is a sore spot
Santa was informed; and yet, I didn't get the right tool under my tree skirt
sigh
Only dead fish swim with the stream. Author Unknown
heh heh
Oh what a line I could lay there but I ain't gonna do it.
Nope. not going to!
nanna nope!
be o' but I should
The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. What is called resignation is confirmed desperation. From the desperate city you go into the desperate country, and have to console yourself with the bravery of minks and muskrats. A stereotyped but unconscious despair is concealed even under what are called the games and amusements of mankind. There is no play in them, for this comes after work. But it is a characteristic of wisdom not to do desperate things.
Best go get yer Fein Multitasker now then.<<
Or use your Fine Multibater...(means using two hands..lol)
how it sounds^-->http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2shskL0AYuE
http://WWW.CLIFFORDRENOVATIONS.COM
Roar! If BT was ever going to use a line to build a oneliner contest over Mizshredder's there would be the one.
B1. U can B 1 2.
The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. What is called resignation is confirmed desperation. From the desperate city you go into the desperate country, and have to console yourself with the bravery of minks and muskrats. A stereotyped but unconscious despair is concealed even under what are called the games and amusements of mankind. There is no play in them, for this comes after work. But it is a characteristic of wisdom not to do desperate things.
no...that would be the Fine Mzshtubator
how it sounds^-->http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2shskL0AYuE
http://WWW.CLIFFORDRENOVATIONS.COM
Keep it up!
That one puts you in the running.
be the Supreme MrT/brownbagg OneLiner Award Contest.
The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. What is called resignation is confirmed desperation. From the desperate city you go into the desperate country, and have to console yourself with the bravery of minks and muskrats. A stereotyped but unconscious despair is concealed even under what are called the games and amusements of mankind. There is no play in them, for this comes after work. But it is a characteristic of wisdom not to do desperate things.
Had to move it to my shop this morning to get ready to sell this place...don't wanna scare anyone when they come to look.
dw is telling buyers that is WHY you're selling. This strange group of people just show up out of the blue, "here, we took a picture of them the last time they showed up."jt8
"If you can't sleep, then get up and do something instead of lying there and worrying. It's the worry that gets you, not the loss of sleep." -- Dale Carnegie
DW just got back from NO last Fri.
She said the people there are so grateful for the tourists and their $. They still need a lot of help rebuilding.
HD also has the 1/2 hammer drill with the following combo packs:
1/2 hammer drill with 18V circular saw1/2 hammer drill with 18V jig saw
Now they are selling their 24V Rigid cordless tools without the batteries. They are sold separate. But the 24V will also work with the 18V batteries.
I complained with a bad rating in amazon. A techy from DW contacted me and replaced my batteries and some other tools and sent me directions that you can find on the DW site as to how to deal with their batteries.
The one thing that's REALLY helped my batteries now is using the "Tune Up Mode" button on the charger. I never bothered with that much in the past. You hit that button approx every 10th charge or so. It REALLY HAS helped.
Also not keeping my batteries in a hot van or in the freezing cold like my unheated garage in the winter really helps..
Also DONT wait till the battery is 100% dead to charge it. I never knew that. I thought you were supposed to wait for it to die to recharge em'. That kills the battery life. Not sure if thats the same for all batteries.
Also you can get a two pac of DW 18V for about $100. Check Amazon and Ebay too for good deals.
"Revolution is not something fixed in ideology, nor is it something fashioned to a particular decade. It is a perpetual process embedded in the human spirit." Abbie Hoffman
http://WWW.CLIFFORDRENOVATIONS.COM
I bought a two-pack about a year ago. They worked well for about six months and then started to weaken. I bought another xrp 18 on e-bay three years ago, and it works better than the two new ones. I am still not confident enough to leave batteries in the charger long enough for tune-up mode unless I am home. Having a battery and charger fuse together into one lump of hot plastic scared me. They did replace both battery and charger at HD. Now I won't even leave any of my batteries, even ones from the other manufacturers, in the chargers when I am not there to monitor them.
I must say that I am completely satisfied with the tools themselves.
My favorite drill is the 12V Ridgid for power, durability, ergonomics, and the fast 20 minute charge.
I went with my wife yardsaling today and am glad I did. We stopped at a woman's house whose husband had divorced her for a younger woman. He got his stuff out of the house quite a while back but left several things. I got a Makita 3 piece carbide tipped cabinet door router bit set for 50 cents! It was brand new and still in the package. The woman had no idea what it was.
A freind of mine called me yesterday and told me he was going to hang it up and go to work in a factory because the work is steady and they have insurance. He said he was going to sell everything and for me to come over and look to see if there was anything I wanted. I got a 18 volt DeWalt cordless finish nailer, two batteries, and a charger for $75. He said he had only used it on about 5 jobs and it looks almost new. He didn't have the case and I had to break down and order one for $30 but I still only have $105 in everything.Elections belong to the people. It is their decision. If they decide to turn their back on the fire and burn their behinds, then they will just have to sit on their blisters. ~ Abraham Lincoln
MY lowes is getting rid of in stock pre finished alder kitchen cabinets at about 40% off. these would be good for a shop, garage or rental (PB boxes)Wallyo
HD has rigid miter saw roll-around stand getup for 99$"Research is what I'm doing when I don't know what I'm doing..."
HomeDespot has 18v lithion screwgun+cordless circular saw
for $169.00. I didn't need them, but that's a deal.
is that the millwaukee 18v?i saw that and it caught my attention, it's not lithum batt,hard to beat at that price though. i thought about buying ti and a impact on ebay for90 and have 275 in the full kit. larry.if a man speaks in the forest,and there's not a woman to hear him,is he still wrong?
I thought it was Lith ?
The Lowes by me has the Hitachi 15g trim guns on sale for $130. Dont know the exact model but Im assuming/ hoping its not a cheapened down version.
Also had Hitachi round head framing gun for $200.
Live by the sword, die by the sword....choose your sword wisely.
The Lowe's here has the same offer through 6/2 I believe.
My Home Depot was closing out their Milwaukee Hatchet reciprocating saws. This was the corded model. They had them marked for $59, normally $149.
It's this one:
http://www.milwaukeetool.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_27_40028_-1_684476_192213_192137
One of our Lowes had Samsung 6k BTU window AC units on clearance for $69. Nice size, about the size of my rotiserie oven. The other Lowes had the same unit for $124.
Another item... I picked up a water heater at SEARS (of all places!) on clearance. New model coming out. Electric 55gal 12-year for $230.jt8
"If we don't put effort into creating what we want, we must then put effort into coping with what we have." --EPNIA
Freud laminate trimmer, today deal $43.22 free shipping.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00004RJZP/ref=xs_gb_bd_BSBeOBFAall-?pf_rd_p=305207201&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_t=701&pf_rd_i=20&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=1BA6BEZKRHW5R1BG9Q5G
Doing a walkthru at Lowes the other day and came across an open box of 6 ceiling cans with an extra 2 sitting on top. Asked if the price on the box was for the 6 or all 8.
Seems someone had found the box back in storage and wasn't listed in the system so they just stuck it out there with an $11.67 sticker on the side of box.
Clerk said 'yep, that's for all of them'.
be well, ok.
won't say anything about the 3 lumber piles with the cedar or it might cause billjustbill to make another trip to his Lowes.
Couldn't have been Hunters. I won't buy a ceiling fan that isn't a Hunter (anymore).jt8
"If we don't put effort into creating what we want, we must then put effort into coping with what we have." --EPNIA
umm...I'm thinking the 'ceiling cans' are lighting fixtures, not ceiling fans - I need/want 2 small hunters - 36"ers - I like the original, heavy, cast units - having a hard time finding a source - oh, ya - I need a 'BARGAIN' price on 'em...."there's enough for everyone"
Serves me right for not having my glasses on.
Can...fan...
:)
jt8
"If we don't put effort into creating what we want, we must then put effort into coping with what we have." --EPNIA
Other day I was in a Lowes in Erie and it's a good thing I don't trip there too often or I'd have to build another shed.
Had a pretty nice row of returns and seconds in a plumbing aisle and got to looking.
Had a $25 price tag on a special order return frameless glass showerdoor still in box. Had a retail price of $526 on it. Was with a friend in a Prius so no go on talking her into transporting the thing without hearing about it forever.
So I got to thinking. Ever get to thinking?
Anyhow, thinking one can build to fit if components are cheap enough I called the next day and somebody had already bought it.
Kind of glad.
be glad
You saved $25 plus the $4/gal gas getting there. There's the bargain!
jt8
"A little 'enthusiasm' and all problems seems small!"
Rez the answer is yes and no. You can get all the goodies through CR Laurence
I use these hinges they are notchless, but they sell all the goodies, you need an account which as long as you are a contractor (of any type) you can buy from them no problem.The problem is the glass I used a source in Ca the closest I could find, I am in Idaho we were down there so I picked it up on the trip tempered, bored, cut, polished edges. A lot of glass fabracators will sell only to the industry, that is the problem, so finding one to sell wholesale to you direct is tough. If interested contact me I have a CRL account will order parts at my cost for you http://www.crlaurence.com/ProductPages/showLine.asp?GroupID=17517&Path=::8121::8122::17517here is one company that sells kits
http://www.eshowerdoor.com/But man you missed out and with one of those $10.00 off $25.00 or more cards it would of cost $15.oo I would of paid and picked up latter then found a use for it.Wallyo
ya, it was one of those spur of the moment decisions you have to make.
Could have paid for it right there with the idea of driving the roundtrip with the truck the next day.
Which means I'd have had to open the package to inspect for what might be broke, as no return would be made for $25,
while I was with someone else influencing their time yada yada so I declined on the first thought of the buy until later after I'd got to thinkin'.
Just the predrilled holes in the tempered glass was enough to warrant having it around in storage until the time.
be time and time again
You reminded me I have a card on my desk for ten off putting it in my wallet now< who knows what bargian lies ahead.Wallyo
Be careful on those Lowe's single use coupons or coupon cards. Most of them don't work with clearance mechandise. But if the cashier scans it, even if it can't be applied to your stuff, it won't work again.
Hitachi 1/4 stapler (recon) $40
http://www.amazon.com/Factory-Reconditioned-Hitachi-N3804AB2R-Gauge-Stapler/dp/B0016KWG0U/ref=xs_gb_bd_DSCcLEFAall-?pf_rd_p=305207201&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_t=701&pf_rd_i=20&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=0975HGE332H2800Q2EHJ
Thanks, just ordered one.
jt8
"A little 'enthusiasm' and all problems seems small!"
Welcome, always glad to share!!
I am considering it. I do not have all that much use for one and have a DeVilbis one that came in a set from Sam's with a seperate brad nailer and bag. It has never failed me but will not shoot ones that long. Had considered getting a cheapie combo stapler from HF (13.99 with coupon) just to put in the shop so I do not have to get the other one from the van.
Then again everyone speaks highly of the Hitachi guns. I like all of their stuff I have, CMS, sander, router.Well I went ahead and pulled the trigger, I had a few Amazon credits to use up anyway. Thanks for pushing me over the edge, I will refer the wife to you. She does not know about the ebay Bosch batteries and charger.
Edited 6/18/2008 2:09 pm ET by rasconc
Edited 6/18/2008 2:17 pm ET by rasconc
Well I went ahead and pulled the trigger, I had a few Amazon credits to use up anyway. Thanks for pushing me over the edge, I will refer the wife to you. She does not know about the ebay Bosch batteries and charger.
Well, depending on where you're looking, that was a $60-138 stapler. What a deal for $39!!! Tell her you saved $100 ;)
My Hitachi coil framer has worked flawlessly for the last 2-3 years, so it wasn't hard for me to decide.
[edit to add] Holy cow! It has already shipped! How is THAT for service!
jt8
"A little 'enthusiasm' and all problems seems small!"
Edited 6/18/2008 3:34 pm by JohnT8
Edited 6/18/2008 6:08 pm by JohnT8
I just posted to Andyfew about this but figured I'd drop a line in here too.I got some casters off Ebay and found them to be far above my expectations for the price.3" 'total lock' swivel plate casters for $5 each. After shipping, ends up being about $7 each. These aren't Homedepot or Harborfreight junk casters these are poly-wheel, double locking casters. He has all kinds and sizes but those are the ones I got and am very happy with them.Here's his Ebay store:
http://stores.ebay.com/SES-Castersgk
Lowes is having some Bosch rebate program sending out Lowes Gift Cards to those who buy certain Bosch products.
Saw an 18v 2battery Bluecore Bosch Brute drill/driver kit marked down to $155 with an $80 Lowes GiftCard to be sent out which means $75 spent on the drill kit.
That was alright.
be alright now
I went to both of the Lowes stores in my area checking for blowout deals on discontinued Milwaukee stuff. Tool guy said they have been selling off the MW stuff for the last 2 weeks, hardly anything to be found, not like I really want to own the newer generation of Chinese Milwaukee anyway. I DID buy a couple of 5-paks of 9" MW Sawzall blades for $4.50/pak.
Also while at Lowes, I noticed a coupon for free Bosch 10.8v Litheon pocket driver when you buy either the Impactor or I-Driver.
Hadn't thought about checking on the Milw blades. Thanks
Happy to assist in your Lowes lurking. 8o)
Did buy some 12ft cedar 1x8s there today also.
Had them marked down from like $22 to $12 something and I inquired of a manager what was the reason for the price slash.
He said they were not going to handle the 12ft lengths anymore so I asked what could he do on the rest of the remaining 10 boards.
He whipped out his calculator and said $5 a board and that was close enough.
76592.1207 in reply to 76592.1206
Lowes is having some Bosch rebate program sending out Lowes Gift Cards to those who buy certain Bosch products.
Saw an 18v 2battery Bluecore Bosch Brute drill/driver kit marked down to $155 with an $80 Lowes GiftCard to be sent out which means $75 spent on the drill kit.
That was alright.
Well, today I was driving a few hardibacker screws and my impact was starting to wane so I says 'hey, I'll use my new Brute 18v!' First time use for it.
So there I am amazed at the power of the thing. Cool! Then I decide to adjust the clutch down so I won't bury the heads and twist it down a few notches.
So I go to drive another screw and 'click. click, click.' hmmm, turn that back up a notch or two, kind of strange having only twisted it down a few notches.
'click click click' hmmmm, turn it back to full tilt where it first was and...
'click, click, click'
motherfudder$#&^!
Got a dozen screws in with my brand new Bosch 18v Bute drill/driver and the thing shids the bed on me after 3 minutes.
Now the whole hassle of phonecalls, sending it in, yada yada.
Ever since gunner did his 12v Panasonic drill thing I've been under the drill curse. All I want is a friggin' reliable drill. How hard can it be.
Trying not to be
"How hard can it be. "Makita - "there's enough for everyone"
DEWALT IMPACT
ANDYSZ2WHY DO I HAVE TO EXPLAIN TO FRIENDS AND FAMILY THAT BEING A SOLE PROPRIETOR IS A REAL JOB?
REMODELER/PUNCHOUT SPECIALIST
I've got 2 brutes that are champs... check the speed selector, make sure it's not in the middle? Now you see this one-eyed midget
Shouting the word "NOW"
And you say, "For what reason?"
And he says, "How?"
And you say, "What does this mean?"
And he screams back, "You're a cow
Give me some milk
Or else go home"
Congratulations!
rez receives yet another
Prize Bonehead Award.
Saaalute!View Image View Image
Edited 6/27/2008 9:28 am ET by rez
Amazon Friday deal (June 27) is a
Stabila 34530 16-Inch Hammer Head Masons Level
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$29.95
But it isn't actually being sold by Amazon, so you'll have to pay s/h.jt8
"A little 'enthusiasm' and all problems seems small!"
I have a brand new 18v Milwakee hammer drill (0629-24) that I will sell for $50, plus shipping. NO BATTERY! I bought a kit to get the saws, but I use a 14.4 drill and driver. I don't need this one.http://www.heavydutytools.net/Scripts/prodView.asp?idproduct=566Let me know if you are interested.
Snort reminded me how easy it is to slide that speed indicator.
Put it in low and lock it to hammer drill mode and it's like a fake impact.
control the depth with the trigger/slow down
Byran
I'll take that Milwuakee off your hands.
Let me know what you need for shiping + the $50 for the tool and I'll send it out ASAP.
I bought a used set of 18v tools to get the reciprical saw and the drill, gave away the circular saw, dont like blade left! I too use 14.4's but for the occasional use of a hammer drill in 18v would be nice.
Doug
can you use 18v tools with the 14.4 batts? i never really thought it would work,do you just lose some power or does the batts go dead quicker?if a man speaks in the forest,and there's not a woman to hear him,is he still wrong?
I'm not sure about your question, but I don't think the 14.4 will work in the 18. Not sure really. I think I read that the 28 Li will work in the 18.
http://forums.taunton.com/tp-breaktime/messages?msg=107296.1jt8
"A little 'enthusiasm' and all problems seems small!"
Got mine today, only thing I could find from new was small etched "R". I am happy!!
It is a kick #### stapler, love it.
Edited 6/21/2008 11:02 pm ET by rasconc
Bought a Neuton battery powered electric mower used a few times for $100. My son and wife love it. The best hunert dollars I ever spent!! I've been mowing the lawn for almost six thousand years and I have been praying for the day my son gets old enough to do it. Haleeluuyaaaaaaa!!I'm free, I'm free, Thank God almighty, I'm free at last!!! He even washed my truck for 5 bucks, the greedy son of a me!!!Constructing in metric...
every inch of the way.
Your son has got to be younger than 12. Just wait dad, his teen years are upon you before you know it.
They can't get your Goat if you don't tell them where it is hidden.
Bought a Neuton battery powered electric mower used a few times for $100.
That was probably a good buy. Those battery powered jobbies are usually expensive.
jt8
"A little 'enthusiasm' and all problems seems small!"
Mine arrived Friday... but since I thought it would be here until next week I had them ship it to work. And I didn't go to work Friday, so won't get to play with it until Monday.
jt8
"A little 'enthusiasm' and all problems seems small!"
I have Amazon Prime so I get free (if you do not count the annual fee) second day shipping.
Saw this in an Ace email sounds like a good deal except I have 5 cordless drills already so just passing it on.
Ace Rewards
members earn
1599 points!
$79.99
A $149.99 retail value!Makita¯ 1/2" 18 Volt
Hammer Drill Kit with
Bonus Flashlight
? 2 speed drilling: 0-350/0-1200 rpm
? Includes 2 batteries, charger, flashlight and case
also @ acehardware.com
2134237
Edited 6/25/2008 4:32 pm ET by wallyo
the selection of 36"ers is small, could you cut down a 52"
that's a thought - cast iron 36" ones had a smaller motor - real cute - can't find them anywhere - original 52" cast iron fans are available, tho not readily - $250+ - and I need two...ouch - "there's enough for everyone"
Tile spacers and tools on clearance at HD picked up some spacers at a 1.00 a bag down from 3.00.Wallyo
Edited 7/4/2008 1:11 am ET by wallyo
I used to think that way too but like HD's Hampton Bay quick install ones a lot better now. Light kit and blade irons pre-installed, keyhole slip-on blades, spring clips to hold globes. Almost never have to track or balance blades.
Hunter has put their name on some pure junk IMHO, way too many screws and parts and sometimes have to remove the light kit to tighten screws later (realizing you should not have to tighten later).
I have four 48" Hunters here that I got 10 yrs ago for the paltry sum of $38ea with light kit and lifetime warranty that have given more than they ever should for the price. Hunters I installed years ago were great. I guess if you go for the really high end ones they are fine but still seem labor intensive to install.
I've had more problems with Hunter fans than any other.Miss-aligned thread, broken parts, FCCKED up instructions, you name it.Don't have a high impression of them.Julian
I have a customer that picked up two beautiful ones that I installed for her. The trim ring that covers up the screws on the ceiling mount kept falling off the cheesy piece of plastic that had a couple of clips to snap over the housing. It was held on with two or three small pieces of double faced tape.
I finally put some adhesive caulk to fix that. Then she had a complete redo of the house (unfortunately too big of a job for me) and they relocated them to the great room. She pleaded for me to come fix one that was falling down again. Someone had broken off one of the two clips that hold it up. I ended up putting a screw in that side.
I am not impressed anymore.
DW and I attended the Mesopotamia Volunteer Fire Department Ox Roast and Flea Market event today. Mostly the typical Chinese made junk and worn-out Stanley handtools. At least they were worn-out through use - this is in the center of a large Amish community. The Amish get lots of mileage out of tools. One of the fleamarket vendors had little bags of American made, industrial quality drill bits (twist). Nine bits from 1.0mm to 10.0mm. Each bag had either a 7.0mm, a 8.00mm, 9.0mm or a 10.0mm missing. Each of those bits retail for $1.00 to $10.00 each. I got nine bits for one dollar! Well, actually I got 90 bits for $10.00 because I bought 10 bags.
In another lifetime I was a machinist and I still have a good eye for good tooling. One happy camper! BTW, the Ox sandwiches were great.
Woohoo! Stopped by Lowe's today to see if the Milwaukee Li-Ion 18v batteries had come down some more...(normally $99/ea, reduced to $85/each weeks ago...not low enough for me yet). They had 2 that were opened and repackaged, so I took them up to the service counter to see if I could get a bigger discount...and I find a guy I used to work with is now their sales manager. He says "No problem Mike, how's $40 a peice?".
I bought the last 3 they had, $40 each.
Was at Lowes today and noticed one of their carts outside with a shower door and three large cabinets (wardrobe/pantry size white particle bd). The paper on top listed them and had a price of $27 with tax. I went to cs and asked a young lady who had helped me before. She said go check the project desk. Had a guy go out and he said yes that was it. A cull pack.
If I do not put them together I have about 400# of part. bd and a bucket full of hardware. Gave the unopened shower door to a buddy. It was listed at $0.54. Sterling hammered glass.
wait till rez finds out about this...
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming<!----><!----><!---->
WOW!!! What a Ride!Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!
I'll probably have to go into the witness protection program. I don't have a place to put it right now, more trouble than it was worth transporting and cleaning out a hole I am afraid. It was just calling to me.
ya, you know times are rough when you start passing up deals like that because you just don't want to haul and find a place to store it.
But then again it can be a cheap thrill.
be Help! I'm swamped!!!
Pays to watch for deals on CL.... one of my better deals, I'd have to say!Picked up a brand new (had been sitting in the box for 14 years!), never used Rol-Air D1500HPV5 oil-lubed portable air compresor with a 50' new (usa made) air hose for $75!Shiny as day one!This is their pancake style, but it' a vertical pancake style with a bit of a rollcage.4.3CFM at 100psi, 2HP, Italian made pump/cast iron cylinder/62lbs.This little blower sells new for $400 everywhere. $75 out the door.JulianPrevious CL finds:24" Hegner var. speed scrollsaw $65 (1450 new)
$2000 worth of Festool items new for $800
Ryobi BT3000 saw setup with ton of accessories $65
Honda XR80 mint 1984 dirtbike $220
Milwaukee LN 2 1/4HP handgrip router with case $50
higher quality import lathe/mill/drill with xtended bed $350 (close to $900 new)
....not bragging - just pays to keep a daily eye on this stuff...
You and your ilk that rave about using CL to find good deals had me go find that website...
what I learned is that for the nearby "bigger city" of Little Rock, AR - CL hasn't got squat in their classified "For sale" or service areas.
I am envious that you're obviously in a better market area. For now, I'll keep scanning Ebay and Amazon etc.
Got an email alert that http://www.Allprotools.com is currently having a dewalt overstock blowout sale. Have purchased from them in the past and have had no problems. But I really don't need to be buying anything else right now - I've added 3 new pneumatic nailers to my collection since I last was a BT regular, and a host of other items that make my next tool purchase confessional a painful thought. And yet I find myself here in the "bargain" tool thread. SIGH!
Am I hopeless or hopeful or what?
;-)
If you planted hope today, in any hopeless heart
If someone' s burden was lighter, because you did your part
If you caused a laugh, that chased a tear away
If tonight your name is mentioned, when someone kneels to pray
Then my friend, your day was well spent.
— Unknown author
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But was it a bargain?
jt8
50 bucks for an unused 80 year old slate hammer by the best maker of all time.
Naw , I prolly pay too much !!!
We were worried that you might run out of hammers. What does that make, like 150 of 'em you have now?
;)
jt8
I'm not sure. Someday I'll count them to get an accurate count.
Some might see it as a sickness !!!
Recent addition (from CL) yesterdayMakita 2HP D handle router (older) with full PC template set $40Gonna make it the dedicated dovetail router I think...Also recently answered an ad for a Dewalt scrollsaw and went over there and this older guy used to be a prototype/upholstry guy for the auto companies.He had so much cool stuff - like Bosch foam saws, powermatic drill press, Festool 680 table setup with saw, Jet air filtration unit, dovetail jig, Mitu 6" digital caliper, and much more...I ended up spending about $1350 I think, but probably came home with $4000 worth of stuff.Some, I'll sell off, most I'll keep.Lot of nice Starret trammels, and other precision tools just got thrown in the mix...Got the Jet airfiltration unit for $115 - came with a washable filter - whole setup would cost me $250 new.By the end, he just started saying - here, take this...Didn't get the Festool setup as he's not sure whether he's keeping it, but he knows I'll take it in a second, so I imagine I'll get a call bout that sometime soon..JTJulian
ok, NOW you're just braggin' (and I'm green w/envy! LOL!)!!!
I love my power tools and this year I broke down and bought a Fein MM too. And yet the one tool I bought due to learning about them here on BT - my Stiletto hammer - is THE ONE THING I cannot ever imagine doing without ever EVER again.
Something 'bout getting older makes me love that dang thing all the more every time I put her to use. Sad thing is, she's been whining lately that she wants a big brother to join us...
<g>
If you planted hope today, in any hopeless heart
If someone' s burden was lighter, because you did your part
If you caused a laugh, that chased a tear away
If tonight your name is mentioned, when someone kneels to pray
Then my friend, your day was well spent.
— Unknown author
Just saw at HD sitting in a display about 4 aisles away from the power tools, the new Makita 10.8v combo pack. Impactor and 2 speed drill with 2 batteries and a charger, $180. The impactor, back in the tool aisle, was $149 alone. If I hadn't already dropped the cash on the Bosch 10.8V line, this would be on the top of my list.Z
" I really don't need to be buying anything else right now"
That's never stopped me from buying tools before. And with that attitude, we're gonna have to revoke yer Man card. <G>
Uh.....she doesn't really qualify for a man card anyway.....now maybe an honorary man card but not full fledged.John
J.R. Lazaro Builders, Inc.
Indianapolis, In.
Shredder's had an honorary man card for a number of years. I think its been revoked a couple of times, but few have been man enough to tell HER that. LOL
Pssst - tks buddy. We don't have to tell him I'm also already a member of the 1 strike/2 strike get tossed from the Tav club also...!
If you planted hope today, in any hopeless heart
If someone' s burden was lighter, because you did your part
If you caused a laugh, that chased a tear away
If tonight your name is mentioned, when someone kneels to pray
Then my friend, your day was well spent.
— Unknown author
HEY now!
I had to earn 10,000 mancard points to get that mancard issued to me. Don't you go starting no petition based on gender semantics, talkin' bout yanking it from me.
Nossirreeeeeeeeeeeeeee
(and did ya know I got a bro down the street from you there in Avon? so watchyerback!)
LOL!
If you planted hope today, in any hopeless heart
If someone' s burden was lighter, because you did your part
If you caused a laugh, that chased a tear away
If tonight your name is mentioned, when someone kneels to pray
Then my friend, your day was well spent.
— Unknown author
I did assume an honorary man card.....it is a gender thing. Sometimes I feel like I got my man card revoked already!
So you got a bro in Avon....what's his name? I might know him. And don't tell me Mr. Shredder.
John
J.R. Lazaro Builders, Inc.
Indianapolis, In.
Ck your email...
If you planted hope today, in any hopeless heart
If someone' s burden was lighter, because you did your part
If you caused a laugh, that chased a tear away
If tonight your name is mentioned, when someone kneels to pray
Then my friend, your day was well spent.
— Unknown author
Well truth be told, it didn't stop me neither.
I gotta confess I bought a Bessey strap clamp (SWEET!) and sent it off with my bro to my Mom's to fix one of her tables that I didn't get to in July after I put new flooring in her bath and fixed the frame on her fav chair and installed casters on it for her....yada yada yada!
If you planted hope today, in any hopeless heart
If someone' s burden was lighter, because you did your part
If you caused a laugh, that chased a tear away
If tonight your name is mentioned, when someone kneels to pray
Then my friend, your day was well spent.
— Unknown author
Unfortunately, the reason the CL is so good in Detroit is because the economy is so horrible. It is no surprise that I find the best deals on CL at the end/beginning of the month.BTW: my last purchase was a 1940's Duro 10" Bandsaw in near mint condition.............$55.00 cash
Got a nephew graduating college in Flint in early December. Guess I should take a look at CL while there then...
and I just bought some more Klein's for my tool box. Got the afternoon off and having WAY too much joy about it! LOL!
If you planted hope today, in any hopeless heart
If someone' s burden was lighter, because you did your part
If you caused a laugh, that chased a tear away
If tonight your name is mentioned, when someone kneels to pray
Then my friend, your day was well spent.
— Unknown author
Amazon has a deal going... if you buy a CarveWright Woodworking system and a bit set you can receive a free $299 scanning probe. I don't know if it is a good deal or not. That is some of that stuff that is over my toy budget.
http://www.amazon.com/CarveWright-Carvewright-N01-Woodworking-System/dp/B000WA7FTC/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=hi&qid=1219671132&sr=8-1
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C'mon John,
loosen up and spend some of that bread. You only live once.
I take it you have two of them? :) I never even see my $$. If I'm really quick, I can wave to it as it flies by. Electronically deposited and electronically withdrawn.
Had the data cabling guys out to look at my 'project' today. These guys do real good work and they do it fast, but I'm dreading opening that bid.
jt8
Went out on a Lowes pilgrimage today after laying low for the past couple weeks with the Fest and being down with a bad back, bug, or something.
Bought 12 split bundles of archy shingles at my normal $4.50 to help them keep their aisles clear and saw a cart outside with a bunch of white downspouts and some large profile brown drip edge.
The tag only listed the white downspouts so I asked a clerk back in roofing what the story was on the drip edge
and found out it was just an item being discontinued.
So I have to inquire to a manager about the pricing on the dripedge and he said he didn't know but seeing the reason they are out there is to get rid of them
so he said how's fifty cents apiece sound.
Well, I said that sounds about right and he wrote me up for the 39 of them.
It was fun.
be getting back in the saddle again
Can't wait to see the barn you roof with 70 different bundles of shingles. :)jt8
Rural america away from the road will never care.
be and if you do it often enough you'll end up with a bunch of squares with the same color.
Bostitch Pinner $69.99 from Amazon today:
http://www.amazon.com/Bostitch-HP118K-2-Inch-16-Inch-Nailer/dp/B000EX71F0For those who have fought for it Freedom has a flavor the protected will never know.
isn't that a heck of a deal with the nails for another 10.00?i'm going to have to grab one of those and see what the hoopla is about with pinners.
my framing nailer sets the nails real well in my trim work.i hate how they stick out of the back on face frames though. larry
whoops i miss read the ad i thought you got that whole box that they are showing,nope just 1 packet.
if a man speaks in the forest,and there's not a woman to hear him,is he still wrong?
Edited 8/26/2008 7:14 pm by alwaysoverbudget
Edited 8/26/2008 7:14 pm by alwaysoverbudget
Atttention: Palm Coast Florida - worth a look
http://cgi.ebay.com/10-Item-Lot-of-Tools-Porter-Cable-Makita-DeWalt-Used_W0QQitemZ160277032712QQihZ006QQcategoryZ46772QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
I think the ghost of Rez past must have been whispering in my ear. Went into Lowes for my free insulation blower rental. Came out with 4 gallons of $4/gal paint. 15 yr interior satin Olympic. Looks like I'm going to be painting something dark green in the near future.
Oh and Lowes is giving out those $10 off coupons with $50 purchase (prints out with your receipt). I've already used one and have 3 more.
jt8
Funny thing about paint.
You can't store it outside in the shade like you can PT wood.
And you can't store it in an unheated shed like regular 1x&2x stock.
And if for some reason you don't use it up quicklike you'll have it sitting around inside what will seem as forever kinda like Calvin having to climb over 'the thing' for a whole year before he can get rid of it.
nah, I don't do paint too much anymore unless it's an industrial oil. Sometimes paint bargains are only good if you have an immediate use for them or it can end up costing ya in the future and biting you in theazz.
Remind me to tell you of a paint story sometime.
So I'm guessing you're truck is fixed?
And how's that bathroom job going? You get the shower installed with the cement OK?
Yep, iffin a frod can ever be fixed.
two speeds slow and slower and being an inside job in the fading rays of summer I'm in no hurry and neither is he so all is well.
He did decide to spring for shower doors. I'm thinking he's eyeballing this place as a home away from home as much as he's changing things all the time. Now a hole in the wall into the next room for the shower alcove. Actually that was a good move on his part.
Cement might not be necessary unless the floor isn't level.
Interesting in that the directions specifically designate cement and emphasize that plaster or drywall compound etc. is not to be used.
Also interesting is that the directions specify the placement of a 'pad' beneath the shower base. Instructed not to use roofing felt but to use the pad supplied. Well, no pad anywhere so I call Kohler and talk to a rep.
He says he's never heard of anything like that being supplied so I read him the paragraph and he's amazed.
Come to find out all the pad does is provide a slip joint for the showerbase and the subfloor so there are no squeaks. Roar! If they'd just said that in the directions I'd have known what they were talking about and saved a phone call.
Said to use felt, tyvex, typar, etc., anything but roofing felt as the oils can affect the plastic showerbase longterm.
be Rocket science.Where's junkhound?
Just picked up another 18v Bosch 5pc set- Lowes $170. Somebody returned it. Circ saw, sawzall, drill, impactor, flashlight.
Missing the charger, but I already have a couple of them.Greg
http://www.wernerbuilding.net
Home Depot has a value pack of Stanley heavy duty utility blades- a two pack of 100 blade dispensers for $9.99. Total of 200 blades, that is half price (or better in some markets).
Edited 8/31/2008 4:33 pm by kenhill3
HEy Ken..ona slightly different note...speaking of utility blades.
I just noticed last week that those newish heavy duty Lenox blades REALLY are heavier duty. While I was bearing down on a blade a bit too hard the thing actually just bent...rather then snapped off like a Stanley blade does. I took a pliers and bent it back straight again. I was impressed!
Although at the price you got the Stanleys for..........
just sayin'...
http://WWW.CLIFFORDRENOVATIONS.COM
http://www.ramdass.org
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muhvpNuVN4Y
Edited 8/31/2008 4:55 pm ET by andybuildz
Andy i think Staney makes 2 different blades.
One day I really don't wanna think about it....probably the day I'm whittling the wooden pins to my coffin...lol
Oh geezzz...gotta run...Obama and whats his name is on 60 minutes in 5 minutes....lol : )~
http://WWW.CLIFFORDRENOVATIONS.COM
http://www.ramdass.org
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muhvpNuVN4Y
Edited 8/31/2008 6:56 pm ET by andybuildz
I like those Lenox blades, too. They seem to stay sharp longer than the Stanleys.
Plus using something with the Lenox name makes me feel very swank. <G>
and they're made in the USA...
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming<!----><!----><!---->
WOW!!! What a Ride!Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!
Another plus.
Store them some place they won't rust.
"Store them some place they won't rust."Good idea. Although, can't say as I have ever had this issue with 'em. Also, packed with an oil film. I do keep most of my supplies in a warm, dry van.
Edited 9/1/2008 1:09 am by kenhill3
HD was clearing out their stock of the Pro Foam (window, normal and the gun cleaner), bought 48 cans of it at $1.25 for the foam and $.50 for the cleaner. Bought the Hilti gun to spray it, which I really like.
An oldtimer down the street put out at the curb two old heavy duty house jacks...perfect condition and free!!
I think part of the problem I had may be that I stored them in a metal tool box. I think maybe a plastic storage container, and perhaps through a desiccant pack in too.
Reckon there's anything wrong with this?
http://cgi.ebay.com/Square-D-QO-200-Amp-40-Circuit-Indoor-Breaker-Panel-Box_W0QQitemZ330266579211QQihZ014QQcategoryZ20596QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Kinda seems too good to be true ... could also be that I just started pricing these.
Do you know the suggested retail on this thing is $747, per the SquareD online catalog. My fear is that I'll get ripped on the price or maybe a clone product one way or the other. Oh well, the seller has good ratings, guess I'll give it a shot.
I know that not everyone has Orchard Supply Hardware stores around, but they are owned by sears, so maybe they'll have it too? I picked this upMakita LCT200W Compact Lithium 2-Tool Combo Kit (Drill/Driver and Impact Wrench) for $199.0The problem, I'm not in the market for this. But an impact wrench would be cool!
Yeah, I know about that inside job blues. I just spent a week and 1/2 on a master closet remodel, during the best 2 weeks of the summer weatherwise.
I did make sure to eat lunch outside, just to remember what the sun looks like LOL
Your absence has been detected. There is a Tavern thread wondering if you've fallen off the edge of the world.
jt8
Funny thing about paint.
My bargain 4 gallons are a bit darker green than I really want, but I got to thinking... What if I dumped them into a 5 gallon bucket along with a gallon of white?! Wouldn't that give me a much more acceptable color while still preserving much of my bargain?
jt8
That will work. We did the same thing last year on a house we sold. Just make sure you use a real white. Needed to lighten up the yellow we had for the kitchen and grabbed a can of "white" to mix in, unfortunately it had a slight bluish tint to it that I did not notice until the entire thing turned green. Fortunately that color worked fine as well.
Danger! Danger! Will Robinson!
Iffin yer going that route find a paint guy that can advise on the mixing before experimenting on your own if the paint is going on your place.
A paint guy can give you a pretty good idear on the final look and may squirt some desired color in for you at a nominal fee.
If not then I'd try mixing proportional pints to see the exact color tone before dedicating all 4 gallons or you might end up painting a fence
or kicking around a 5gal bucket for a year or so before you decide to give it to someone or throw it away.
I've been off BT all week after getting sick of the polijivers and the apathy of the mod squad to address the issue. Was getting where it wasn't fun to sign in anymore so a break was in order.
Cheers
Maybe I can experiment. Cuz my 4 gallons of green aren't exactly all the same color. but they ARE the same brand paint and finish, don't I get any points for that?!
jt8
If no immediate use for one of the green tones then it's all in the bucket and stir. At least you have enough room for that which is to be added.
be a pale shade
TEANECK, NJ AREA ALERT - TABLE SAW
This saw may be beyond your needs, but the thread title says bargain and this looks like one.
That's a lot of saw.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:VRI&item=360088545108
That guy has some good stuff for sale. The table saw doesnt interest me but this mortising machine does!
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It's a little troubling that these are also in his EBAY storefront....
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http://cgi.ebay.com/Go-Max-Black-and-Green-Suede-Pumps_W0QQitemZ360088544034QQihZ023QQcategoryZ63889QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1742.m153.l1262"Listen, strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government."Jon
maybe they're steel toed
jt8
I wish they were size 15...AitchKay
maybe they're steel toed
That'd certainly help sell them!
Doug
Aren't you one of those stick people? Anyone with a 28" waist can get a heck of a deal on Charhartt shorts. $3. The 'normal' price says $10, but I suspect that is the previous clearance price. Probably started around $25.
(no way I'd get into them... think my left leg is probably 28" around)
http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/product/standard-item.jsp?_DARGS=/cabelas/en/common/catalog/item-link.jsp_A&_DAV=MainCatcat21404-cat210001-cat150006&id=0014488901153a&navCount=2&podId=0014488&parentId=cat150006&masterpathid=&navAction=push&catalogCode=OG&rid=&parentType=index&indexId=cat150006&hasJS=true
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jt8
Not quite still a 28"..LOL
32", but I have steered away from Carhartt pants, teh Duluth firehose type have been good to me..A little short, but better pockets and ware.
Thanks tho' for the heads up..Spheramid Enterprises Architectural Woodworks
Repairs, Remodeling, Restorations
They kill Prophets, for Profits.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dj_oEx4-Mc4
The world of people goes up and
down and people go up and down with
their world; warriors have no business
following the ups and downs of their
fellow men.
Festool ?
Of course you spotted that, Shoeman. Festool slippers for gliding around the shop!
Everything will be okay in the end. If it's not okay, it's not the end.
i could fill up a trailer with his stuff.the only thing i don't like is in the ad it says"contact me before paying" if anything didn't seem right i'd run. there are so many scams out there it's unreal.the guy might not even no it's on his site. larryif a man speaks in the forest,and there's not a woman to hear him,is he still wrong?
re: hollow mortiser
I went back to look critically at the listing and under payment details it does say PayPal. You are also right, it says contact me, would need to get that cleared up.
Also, if you look a the the actual transactions in his feedback people are happy with items that sold for much more.
Not an endorsement of the seller by me and as always buyer beware.
Hey REZ,
Hope you're feeling better. A break from even the best of things is a good thing....
Went to Lowes last week and found an unopened 5 gallon drum of oil based primer for $20. I'm using it on all the hail-beat fascia I'm repairing with dry pressure treated lumber and getting it ready to be wrapped with painted metal. Then at Home Depot, I saw several gallons of both latex and oil based paints. The paint dept. fellow said he could sell the latex paint, but the opened cans of remaining oil base paint used on some store projects had to picked up by a company that disposes of paints like that...?????
Yesterday, I went to Lowes to pick up four 2x8-10' pressure treated boards for repairing my hip-gables. They sell for $10.50 each and with tax would cost nearly $45. I rounded the corner and found a cull cart with NINE dry and returned 2x12-16' pressure treated boards. Got all nine for $23... Having one "cull cart 2x8" already here, I cut and ripped-out three clear and straight 2x8's for what I needed, and stacked the rest inside the lumber storage... It's been a good thing this past week...
What's up with your bargain finds?
Bill
Edited 9/18/2008 11:12 am ET by BilljustBill
...had to picked up by a company that disposes of paints like that...
heh heh Time to find out the addy of that company and make a visitation. oww oww It only hurts when I laugh
Not too much on the suplus trail 'cepting a pallet of 28 concrete decking piers for 2x's that had a top of one of the corner slots cracked off but Hey, they even included the broken corners to put back on.
Even the retail unbroken piers are built so cheap it looks like they are ready to come off so I offered $20 for the pallet. Little PL and good or better than new. Be dang but I embarrass myself sometimes.
And Saturday a school in a neighboring community is selling off all the goods as the building is to be razed.
Thing is there will later be seven more auctions of the various elementry schools as they become consolidated into one new campus.
No, I am not going. I am not going. I will not go. I will not go. I will not go. I will not go.
polijiver's are azzholes
REZ,
Go to those schools AFTER the buildings are gone...and go back with a metal detector. I'll bet there will be some great treasures found around and under those old wooden floors... Plus, many schools were built on old homesteads. On one elementary campus, I've found an Indian head penny, Buffalo nickel, brass windmill parts, a gold ring with half a shattered Ruby, and a sterling silver sewing thimble.
When the local high school was re-roofing, they took off 1-1/2"-4'x8' sheets of foam sheeting. For awhile, they tried to stomp them into pieces, but those huge debris haulers filled quickly. So, they stacked them in the parking lot, only to have them blow everywhere until they had to be tarped down. With those big 4" square tin washers and 7" long Tapcon head screws scattered everywhere, finally they gave the sheets away. I rented a trailer and hauled 90 sheets home. I put them on the West and North walls of my shop and then put 6" foil faced fiberglass batts from another campus remodel on top of the foam... R-50+
Treasure comes in all Types...;>)
Bill
And Saturday a school in a neighboring community is selling off all the goods as the building is to be razed.
Remember Slateman's pool room with the chalkboard wainscottin? Hmm, and schools would probably have nice, heavy doors and heavy duty furniture. Might be all kinds of neat stuff there. :)jt8
Workbenches in my shop came from a high school shop. About 3' x 6' x 1.5" thick, solid maple. Metal cabinets under them will eventually get replaced, but the benchtops are great. Just have to scrape off the gum.
-Nate
No, I am not going. I am not going. I will not go. I will not go. I will not go. I will not go.
Maybe you could just run by to see what they've got. That wouldn't be the same as buying.
jt8
Well, luckily there was no slate. snorK*
And as for just stopping by to rubberneck you might as well just bring a trailer 'cause despite the best intentions if yer there you have to buy something just on the matter of principle
which is how I talked myself into buying three overhead projectors. Maybe I can use the lens for a mini solar collector to fry eggs.
The trouble started near the end of the auction when the masses had started to clear out and the auctioneer had neglected to finish up one hallway of stuff while the bulk of the bidders were still at the auction and instead had moved to the gym which housed the bulk of the small stuffcrap.
In that last hallway there were these seven cabinets which were said to have been built with the school 104 years ago.
Earlier I had told a buddy these will go high as I've see similar neighbor out around 4 or 5 hundred.
The custodians had labored to remove them from there somewhat built-in status from how things grow as decades progress. These monsters weren't oak but of a pine or fir which still made them really heavy suckers at 40inches wide, prob a foot and a half deep and 8foot high. Glass doors up top and wood below. Like a 3/4 quarter inch tongue and groove beadboard on doors, sides and back.
If I recall correctly a teacher bought the first two at $160 each and a teacher bought the third one for nostalgia at $65 because it had been in her classroom.
When the handful of people that were left wouldn't bid on the fourth I said $20 just to get it started and ended up buying it at $50 and then said what the hey on the fifth one at $60 and said two is enough.
Where you going to put 8foot high cabinets when you can't lean them up in an 8ft high room?
Some stuff started going so obscenely low that I quit going into the rooms in fear I'd buy something else.
Then I had haul them out of there
along with the other stuff.
And speaking of stuff, I didn't bid on it but there was a floor drill press there from the bus garage that was from way back there in museum piece caliber times.
I kid you not, as I looked that monster over I saw there on the nameplate the words Delta Milwaukee.
I never knew the two where ever the same unless it was some kind of strange teamup adventure for body and motor.
But ya know what, along with the other people there, I had a ball. It was fun. Kinda cheap entertainment.
be entertained
polijivers suck
Williams and Hussey on CL today, although it was just listed as a molder/planer, $50.
Runs fine, crappy stand, a couple of profile sets plus planer knives.
I didn't even haggle the price.
I'll toss stand, and store for a while till I get garage finished, then rebuild.
Woo Hoo!
Everything will be okay in the end. If it's not okay, it's not the end.
salute! - nice score - a few cents on the dollar - "there's enough for everyone"
Rez,Delta Milwaukee was an earlier incarnation of what we call Delta today. We have some of their old stuff at the school where I teach. It is good stuff.Bill
And as for just stopping by to rubberneck you might as well just bring a trailer 'cause despite the best intentions if yer there you have to buy something just on the matter of principle
If you're going to bring the trailer, then you might as well bring the appliace cart and furniture dollies as well :)
When the handful of people that were left wouldn't bid on the fourth I said $20 just to get it started and ended up buying it at $50 and then said what the hey on the fifth one at $60 and said two is enough.
Where are our pics?
jt8
Can't stand them up so I have them laying down in an empty rental until I figger out where they are going to go.
be going going ...
got some good buys on cl today.
i picked up a old wards powercraft 10"cabinet table saw,yeah i know not a unisaw.this saw is probably early 40's and with some cleanup should be a heck of a saw. paid a whole 25.oo for it. hell it would scrap for almost that as it weighs about 250lbs.
so while i'm there the guy ask do you need a drill press? rockwell floor drill press 50.00. no i don't need it but lets load it. ask me how about a compressor? 25.00
come home, saw and drill press work great ,compressor may be a no go,we'll see.
that makes 3 stationary 10" table saws,1 ryobi portable,and 2 other portables for hardi and such. swmbo,says no more. but if i hadn't missed a powermatic the other day for 350,there would be another one................. larryif a man speaks in the forest,and there's not a woman to hear him,is he still wrong?
Do you still have room in your workshop to actually WORK with the tools?
;)
jt8
oh,are you suppose to actually use them?i just like using them to throw stuff on,almost as handy as a treadmill.
perfect timing though,i just come home and need to get my van in the shop,looked at how much straighten up i have to do before i even get started. larry
if a man speaks in the forest,and there's not a woman to hear him,is he still wrong?
HD has a packaged combo of Stanley tapes: FatMax 25ft. plus Powerlock 16ft. for $19.95. (for those of us who like the fatties)
Might have ended last Sunday, but Menards had the 4-pack of Irwin quick clamps for $14.99.
jt8
Basket full of closeout odds and ends at local Western Tool. Several original style Bessey K-Body clamps. I ask what's the deal if I buy them all? Waiting, waiting and more waiting while he noses through his computer....comes back with $325 for 9 clamps, I offer $225.
Back in again a week later, all still there. Hmmm, not getting 'em sold, huh, you really oughta consider my offer. Guy says he'll see what he can do and call me.
Another week goes by and I get a call...still interested? Sure, what's your deal? $210 for all nine they had, never sold one in the mean time. Not sure if they forgot my original offer or what.
Sold!
3-12"
2- 24"
2- 40"
2- 50"
Woohoo!
Everything will be okay in the end. If it's not okay, it's not the end.
Scored a trip to the local Woodcraft Store today. Ok, so local isn't the term then you're making a 2 hour drive but I really needed to replace a 3/8" mortising chisel. While I was there I just had to pick up a few things like a really cool sock for my block plane. a new stainless steel ruler and a 50" guide clamp.
I also bit the bullet and picked up some over priced PSA micron sandpaper. God I need to find a better scoure(ok read that cheaper)for upper limit paper for sharpening.
Try Lee Valley. They have sheets, PSA and plain. About $2.50 a sheet? buic
Lowes 18 volt Rotozip $79.00 grabed it.HD Senco 3 pack finish combo $199.00.
Rez,Remember, it's not about you, it's about your friends.How many sheets of slate do you think you could fit in the back of Shep's mustang? What kind of delivery charge is there to VA from there?:)'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
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Before you buy the Carve Wright, you might want to do a little research.
I don't have any personal experience, but have read quite a few negatives about the machine.
Has anyone bought a makita 14.4 inpact driver? I found this awesome deal and could use my 2 batteries and extra charger with the kit sence my drill died, would be an awesome set up. Untill I noticed that the impact driver looks differnt than the normal 14.4 they sell on the site. Is this a genaric extra cheepy or is this impact driver the real deal.
http://www.tylertool.com/ma6914coimdr1.html
Yeah, I've got that impact driver, it's great. It doesn't look like a real hot deal though- amazon is cheaper (http://www.amazon.com/Makita-6935FDWDEX).zak
"When we build, let us think that we build forever. Let it not be for present delight nor for present use alone." --John Ruskin
"so it goes"
How is amozon cheeper? Look at it again you get the drill, the impact driver, and the florecent work light for 219$ plus a 10 $ off copon.
Second are you sure you have the same model number impact.
Thanks for the info it will help me make my decision
I thought the link I posted was for $198?
Anyway, either of those is a decent price for a good impact driver (6935D).zak
"When we build, let us think that we build forever. Let it not be for present delight nor for present use alone." --John Ruskin
"so it goes"
That's their latest model in the NiMH 14.4 version. I have the one before that, maybe the 6932? - anyways, the model shown in the above links is not some cheapo model - it's tried and true kick-butt Makita.If mine ever dies, I'll feel like I owe it some cause it's been such a good workhorse.That, + the 14.4 blower and flourescent light is what keeps me using the Makita 14.4 stuff.JT
if you want just the impact check ebay. new and recons bring about 50. with no batts. larryhand me the chainsaw, i need to trim the casing just a hair.
It looks like ones I've seen around, I have a 12V and can't complain...
I will sugget looking into the LI line though, I realize they are quite a bit more expensive for sure. One of our guys just got the Makita 18V set and it sure is sweet. His 18V impact driver weighs less then my 12V
See the new 32V Bosch? Nice!!!!
Greek poet Archilochus said: "The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing"! From The Hedgehog & The Fox ~~~~ An essay on Tolstoy's view of history ~~ by Isaiah Berlin
http://WWW.CLIFFORDRENOVATIONS.COM
Haven't seen it yet, that's a lot of battery though.
Wonder how bulky it is, I liked the Mak's because they were smaller
Here ya go 4...you can "see" it in their site.Choice of Battery
At this point, everyone knows the advantages of lithium ion rechargeable batteries: They're lighter and have longer runtimes than both nicad and niMH batteries. Bosch has taken a unique approach to the new technology. The company's new 36-volt lithium ion tools work with two different battery packs. The FatPack, the larger option, offers a longer runtime for demanding applications; the SlimPack weighs about the same as a 14.4-volt nicad pack, for greater portability and less user fatigue. The companion drill, Model 38636-01, provides up to 600 inch-pounds of torque and features a metal ratcheting chuck and a 15-position clutch. You can find it on the Web with two SlimPack batteries and a case for $400. An optional FatPack battery costs about $160.
Bosch Tools, 877/267-2499, http://www.boschtools.com
Greek poet Archilochus said: "The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing"! From The Hedgehog & The Fox ~~~~ An essay on Tolstoy's view of history ~~ by Isaiah Berlin
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Have any idea what this would be? There was no pic.
Reply to: [email protected]Date: 2007-01-15, 2:05PM CST82 Gunning machine ; refract all modes 4 cylinder 22 HP 2" ball coupler I have to get rid of it asking only 7000.00 please only serious calls 512-266-4093 [email protected]
"Being a cowboy aint all ridin and shootin" - Tim Mooney
Concrete type sprayer? I enjoy a daily look at the CL real estate listings by might we say the "less seasoned" investors. There was one awhile back with an extremely high priced home in a very questionable neighborhood with pics. Nothing spectacular but they included one shot of the HVAC pump enclosed in a custom thief proof roll cage.
You can also get a dust collection kit for the PC 7336 for $30. It even includes the hose, might not be a Festool but it is certainly an improvement. If you really wanted a 5" sander you can get a conversion kit for that too.
Thanks for the info--and the links. The Vac hose especially looks interesting.Bob
Frogg Toggs Rainsuit $30.00 I think they are normally $70.00
I got them at this place when I was passing by today. I don't know if they have online ordering but if they do they are worth looking into. Great place for outdoor gear.
http://www.unclelees.com/home/
Think ya used enough dynamite there, Butch?
Amazon weekend sale, you can get your very own Bosch football!
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"One of the fondest expressions around is that we can't be the world's policeman. But guess who gets called when suddenly someone needs a cop." -- Colin Powell
Hitachi C10FCE 15 Amp 10-Inch Compound Miter saw is
Amazon's deal of the day for $69.
That's the display that they had up in the retail outlets, the long-gone Woodworker's Warehouse had one, the kids loved to play with it.
At my local Sam's Club - Bostitch full head framing nailer with Bostitch 50' poly Pro-hose and with kick butt tool bag to hold the nailer and hose for $125!They originally were $249 - a pretty good deal considering the bag and the $35 hose - then they clearanced out at $142 and then they went down to $125.They go any lower and I'll buy them all...Goes good with the Bostitch 3200 twin stack oil lube compressor I got on clearance a few months ago for $78. (they sell at Amazon for $299)Gotta go thru Sam's every week or so cause they throw some stuff out.JT
I broke down and ordered a bowrench and PC palm nailer. Had to add the $119 nailer to break the $150 to get $25 off :) Also had a $25 gift certificate.
Did your palm nailer arrive?
jt8
"All the knowledge I possess everyone else can acquire, but my heart is all my own." -- Goethe
oh ya, about two days after ordered.
But check this out from HeavyDutyTools for $95 delivered to your door tax and title....
They only have 26 er 25 now so better hurry is you need one.
And to top it of 7/16osb at the bigboxes last was $5.78. It's a miracle I tell ya.
be I'm thinking I'll never be disappointed in my little panasonic 12v again
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"When we build, let us think that we build forever. Let it not be for present delight nor for present use alone." --John Ruskin Laminate is just a picture of hardwood printed on countertop for your floor.We can imagine something that only exists in our heads, in a form that has no measurable, tangible reality, and make it actually occur in the real world. Where there was nothing, now there is something.Forrest - makin' magic every day
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"When we build, let us think that we build forever. Let it not be for present delight nor for present use alone." --John Ruskin Laminate is just a picture of hardwood printed on countertop for your floor.We can imagine something that only exists in our heads, in a form that has no measurable, tangible reality, and make it actually occur in the real world. Where there was nothing, now there is something.Forrest - makin' magic every day
You beat me to it. I put out a warning the other day that this was coming. Stopped by today to get a few plumbing items and Mark's brother Wes said "Hey Bob, Marks got the stuff in that you were talking about". I got the stick version. It is neat with a soft start. Have not worked it yet but charged the batteries.
I told Mark he could sell all he could get at that price. Lowes $129 for pocket, $149 for stick. I would have priced them a little higher, but Mark is a softie.(;-)
the Advantech flooring was still $19 at Lowes. Somewhere in the back of my head I've got this secret desire that they won't get the 6 bunkers of it sold and will put it all on clearance :)
jt8
"All the knowledge I possess everyone else can acquire, but my heart is all my own." -- Goethe
FYI if it's not to late, AND you don't mind ordering a Bostich, amazon has the Bostich nailer by it self for 40 and the kit for 75
Toolking.com has $60 for a reconditioned Bostitch palm impact nailer kit - giving my money to the smaller guy as much as possible.
As I was driving away I felt that sinking feeling that I'd done it again. ROAR!
Went to beLowes today just to get a couple copper fittings and a quick connect tapered drill set.
Hundred bucks later I'm out of there wondering what happened.
They just cleaned house of discontinued items they wanted out of there that day. Worker saw be pawing threw the stuff and came over to work me.
Boxes of these retail $3.97 heavy drawer pulls 5 fer a buck. Suckers got me. Then 4 of the heavier duty quick release clamp/spreaders $19.97. He said 'it's all gotta go today so $5 bucks apiece. So I start thinking Christmas. ya right they're mine...all mine!
$5 stud/electrical/density finder. Half price on diamond mansonry blades, yada yada.
Glad someone else got the culled lumber pile.
be one sick puppy
when in doubt add garlic
man, you don't need the caffeine
you get jazzed just from a few bargains
He's still on a high cuz the Packers won
be a secret Packer backer, that one is!DUM SPIRO SPERO: "While I breathe I hope"
He's still on a high cuz the Packers won
As a Packer fan I can tell you that those highs are going to be very infrequent for a while!
Doug
As a Packer fan I can tell you that ya gotta celebrate the sweet while ya can...<g>
Now how bout JohnT8's fixtures...running an avg of $16.80 apeice and scarfed up 5 so far!? Dang, youse guys are better bargain shoppers than many wimmens I know...DUM SPIRO SPERO: "While I breathe I hope"
Have been wanting a small pneumatic stapler for a while now, didn't need an excuse but just the right trigger. Well I got it yesterday at Cheapo Depot, they had a Porter Cable promotion, up to $50 mail refund on any PC pneumatic product. Bought their 18g crown stapler for ~$90. Used it today on my porch renovation, already paid for itself, well worth the $40.
Haven't checked prices elsewhere, but on first glance this seemed like a reasonable deal. With the additional $25 off, you're looking at around $154:
http://www.amazon.com
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"Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree." -- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Starrett
Heres a good deal on some Starrett levels. I dont need any and I dont own any Starrett levels but if there half as good as the rest of their stuff then you can get these two levels for the price of one Stanley wood level at the big box stores.
Doug
While wandering through Lowes last week, I found two tools that I never would have purchased had they not be absurdly cheap. Near the wire rack, they had Carlon Romex/AC feeder-holder, marked down to $15 or so (i think the orginal price was near $50). I used for about 1000ft of Romex and can't beleave I have been without one for so long.The other tool, also made by Carlon, is a wire spool cart that ran me a whopping $7 marked down from $69. I truly didn't need this thing but I couldn't resist (definitely an addict).Tool junkies in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area should frequently check out Lowes for there clearances. They have only been in the area for the last year or so and they are still trying to find out what products will sell. As a result they are basically giving the 'dusty' stuff away. Additionally, as much as there service here is dreadful, they pretty much universally are beating Menards and HD on price.
Man, I am so jealous of you folks that have real stuff to look at at the clearance shelves at HD/Lowes. The stores near me have overstock on antenna adapters and broken Disney Princess lamps....that's not a mistake, it's rustic
I frickin hear you my brother. Same here.
Pardon my fat fingers.
http://www.hay98.com/
Man, I am so jealous of you folks that have real stuff to look at at the clearance shelves at HD/Lowes. The stores near me have overstock on antenna adapters and broken Disney Princess lamps.
Well, the west Lowes did have a rack of clearance 'cheerleader' room make-overs and GI Joe type room make overs. Basically a bit of trim across the top of the wall, and some stickers. Somehow i was able to get out of there without buying one.
jt8
"Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree." -- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
This past weekend got a Bosch 1617EVSPK Router kit with accessory kit (edge guide and dust collection shrouds) for $195. Western Tool had a woodworking show in Manchester NH. No sales tx and no shipping charges. You might check to see if they have similar shows near you.
I took advantage of that Stabilia 2-pack for $30ish a couple months back. I'm up to about 8 spirit levels..more than I need.
jt8
"Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree." -- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
I'm getting the shakes. Gonna have to go over there at lunch today before I start seeing spiders and such.
jt8
"Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree." -- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
aaaahhhh.... got my fix. Picked up another one of those Kichler lights on clearance. I'm up to 5 of these now. First 3 were clearanced for $20. 4th was clearanced for $14. This one was clearanced for $10. If my MBA was a little larger, I would have been tempted by a 60" vanity they had on clearance.
Worst part was that I decided I needed another 50' extension cord and dropped $44 on that. <sigh>
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jt8
"Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree." -- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Must of missed something in translation...but where did you pick up those lights again?
Thanks!
Must of missed something in translation...but where did you pick up those lights again?
The 5 Kichler lights came from two different Lowes.jt8
"Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree." -- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
* Fein Multimaster XL kit with 8 tool attachments and metal case.
* Extra saw blade.
* Dust free sanding kit.
* Turbo I dust extractor (that's a shop vac to us peons) with 16' hose and auto on/off switch.
* Wet/dry vac accessory kit.
* $25 Woodcraft gift card.
$513.24 including freight from Woodcraft.
Good while supplies last through December 31.
http://www.woodcraft.com
Metal case to replace the pathetic plastic one that came with my Milwaukee RT angle drill-$25.00 on E-bay
http://www.woodcraft.com//family.aspx?familyid=5889&HomePageDeal=True
Woodcraft has a Fien Vac for sale with a shop vac and various blades for 500
Woodcraft also has a promo. deal on 1/2" shank Carbide Anti-Kickback Router Bits for $5.
Lowes in New Haven has the Veto knockoff bags for $30, from $50 original price. Worked out to be a good christmas present.
Hope this helps. Rich.
$397 at HD- Milwaukee v28
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I think I should've bought it. I mentioned it to the wife though, who is out shopping tonight...
How do we dance while our world keeps turning?
How do we sleep while our beds are burning?
Local chain, Busy Beaver, with GripRite drywall screws at $1.50 a lb.
http://www.quittintime.com/
damn, am I fat!
Lowes has Dewalt 18v impact driver. If you buy it you get "rebate" for a free 18v XRP hammer drill / driver.
Seattle area Home Despots seem to be clearancing Ridgid 18V combos. You get a tote bag, two batteries & chargers, and a 18V hammer drill with either a recip. saw, circ. saw, or jig saw for $137.
Lowes is letting me down. Wasn't any real clearance over there Thursday.
jt8
"When one door closes another door opens; but we so often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door, that we do not see the ones which open for us." -- Alexander Graham Bell
dang man, it was Christmas time at the local Lowes here today.
Went in to pick up some electrical stuff and was walking back down a front aisle and saw the clearence table loaded with some Schlage door latches.
Either I just missed it first time by or they had just put them out while I was there mulling around looking how I was going to total $50 bucks to get my 20%discount thing in the mail.
Anyway, I of course had to take a gander and holyshid! normally $23.97 hall/closet and $30.97bedroom lock latches with the curved handles were friggin' marked at $1.35 and $1.55. No lie!
Stood there looking and thinking this ain't right so asked the worker nearby what the story on the things were.
He said they'd been found stuck way up out of the way somewhere so they just wanted them out of the store.
Well, ok.
I left the same style $.70 dummy handles they had there tho' but later got to thinking I shoulda got those too.
Then I took a competitors sales brochure in and loaded up on the $4.19 a lb. box coarse drywall screws for $1.50.
When I started totalling up what the final cost of an 18volt Bosch 4 piece kit with the added flashlight deal after the sale price and rebate and some other discount things they were offering I got concerned that I might reach for the plastic so I got out of there quick.
be escaping by the skin of yer fingernails
http://www.quittintime.com/
damn, am I fat!
HOME DEPOT - HUSKY TWO-FER TOOL BAG OFFER -
$18 for a 14" and a 16" bag
I think I bought four sets of these over the holiday. Have the feeling that this was the last one. No longer stacked in piles. Had to look. One lonely box on the shelf. Mine. All mine!
Since these bags normally go for around $18 each, it's a good TwoFer.
I now have eight pieces of matched tool luggage - and colored formica sample tags with labels to make sure that I grab the Li-On Drill, Driver, not my laundry or the Bosch Colt router.
I got POed at the hardshell case for the Bosch driver when, for the umpteenth time, all the bits fell into a jumble at the bottom. That and the 1/2 drill are now in one bag with all sorts of bits and drills and such for doing whatever.
Amazing how much space I save in the van. Gone to the attic: Two large cases for Senco drywall guns. Bosch cases, etc. All in bags.
The ToolBear
"Never met a man who couldn't teach me something." Anon.
"...not my laundry or the Bosch Colt router"So you bought one of those Colts, did you? That's why it's dangerous to borrow someone's nifty new toy - 'cause then you gots to have one too.I found a 1/4" shank x 1/2" carbide hinge mortise router bit at Rockler. Comes with 1/2" bearing for Templaco templates or you can replace with 5/8" bearing for PC or Rockwell templates.BruceT
So you bought one of those Colts, did you? That's why it's dangerous to borrow someone's nifty new toy - 'cause then you gots to have one too.
It came recommended <g>. Now I got to save up and buy a bit for it.The ToolBear
"Never met a man who couldn't teach me something." Anon.
don't know if it's worth a $hiZ but Lowes had a black & decker one hand electric (battery) c-clamp on clearance for $9 was $29... looked just cool enough that i got one... one handed self screw'n c-clamp... have no clue if they work at all.... but consider'n i give $10 to crackheads i figured i could buy it and find out...
OH YEAH... and they are blow'n out all their winter stuff... purchased some $47 space heaters for $4.99 and looked at the electric fireplaces with the mantle... ok looking... and put out some ok heat... marked down from $400 to $149... manager told me $100ea if i got 3 of em... I passed...
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I was in Lowes yestrday and saw that if you bought one 18v Dewalt impact driver you get a drill or driver free.
Porter Cable 6" ROS was $60.
And it looked like most Black and Decker Cordless stuff was on sale.
I was in Lowes last night and noticed that all compressor combo kits are 20% off thru this coming sunday (1/28).
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30 PC Bessey Tradesmen Clamp Set With Mobile Frame We had a big sale on this item a few weeks ago. Most are gone, a few left. If you want a complete collection of Tradesman Clamps, this might be a good idea. Set includes mobile steel frame that you can wheel around your shop to where your project assembly takes place. This price is a real deal. Check around and you'll see prices substantially higher or without the mobile rack.
Part #
Sale Price
eCLUB Price
SAVE
Coupon Code
13btb30a
$379.95
$319.95
$60
TS60
http://www.woodpeck.com/besseytradesmanbarclamps.html
Dang good thing I'm about to leave on vacation soon...so I'm not tempted to buy this.
Really. I'm not tempted at all. I'm NOT gonna buy this. I won't be here to receive this sooooooooooooo...I'm NOT gonna order this. Honestly
I'm not. I'm NOT, I'm NOT!!!! Really. But man oh man...
I am drooling.
Only dead fish swim with the stream. Author Unknown
Get it shipped to the neighbors and they can hold it for you or put it in your garage until you get back. {B,S,E,G}
Just trying to help
Think ya used enough dynamite there, Butch?
I have THE most wonderful neighbors and they've done just that for me in the past...but I hate to overdo it.
Still. I look at that price break and I just think: ME WANTS 'EM!!!!!!!!!!
and then think: BUT BUT...WHO KNOWS what I'm gonna run into in NZ and gonna wanna buy????
Dilemmas I tell ya.
Only dead fish swim with the stream. Author Unknown
I picked up the Task Force brand 10 inch sliding compound miter saw at Lowes for $179.99 and after looking at the craftsman saw, I can tell you it is the EXACT SAME SAW as the Craftsman brand for 70 dollars less. I know it aint no Dewalt or Hitachi, but it is better than a Chicago Electric. Saw has a laser, 40 tooth carbide blade, electronic brake, table extensions, a workpiece clamp, and stops.
Before I get burned on the flaming I know is coming on this tool, keep in mind that I don't use this every day, and I am not a contractor, Just your average homeowner who does alot of DIY and an occassional side job.
Sears did see some of my money as I found a 50 dollar Gardner Bender electrical tester for just 17.99. A non contact tester was reg 12.99 I paid 6.99.
flaming... naw...
yur name bubba has ya covered...
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WOW!!! What a Ride!<!----><!---->
Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!
Man don't ever let anyone mess with you about the tools you own. You'd be surprised at how many of them are on auto response. They're conditioned to respond a ceratain way because they don't want to buck the trend.
Whatever works for you is a good enough tool.
Expert since 10 a.m.
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thanks, Gunner.
No problem kiddo. Anybody picks on you come get me. I'll protect you. :)
Expert since 10 a.m.
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I see the cork is out.
you need a gun to protect an empty bottle?
Nice. That would have looked good on a limited edition pubcrawler T Shirt.
Expert since 10 a.m.
http://www.hay98.com/
Its not too late to get them made
I think Alias should get 'em- penance for abandoning us
andy,see what you did?
http://www.quittintime.com/
OK...I just scrolled back a buncha posts....lol
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HAPPY HOLIDAYS:)http://http://www.woodstockanddeadseascrolls.net/files/track09c.mp3<
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Well it looked like a whole lot better of a deal about 2 days ago. That's OK, not only do I NOT need a Bobcat, but I don't have any place to put one and this one is waaay too far away.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Bobcat-753-Skid-Steer-Runs-excellent-NO-RESERVE_W0QQitemZ330069421187QQihZ014QQcategoryZ6737QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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"The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese." --Dave Barry
JohnT8 has got the dream gears churning.
be churnin' and yearnin'
http://www.quittintime.com/
but nobody.. and I mean nobody, can hold a candle to you in the dream department...
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming<!----><!----><!---->
WOW!!! What a Ride!<!----><!---->
Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!
Only thing better than having a Bobcat is having a buddy that has one, and he has a trailer and a roll-back also!!!! My son's is about three hours away darn it.
Edited 1/2/2007 8:07 pm ET by rasconc
Well as long as we're dreaming, how about:
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"Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one getting burned."-- Buddha
The one that got away. A beautiful Ridgid 6" jointer marked down from $420 to $199, the floor model, it just wasn't selling. I really had the thing apart right in the store, and it seemed pretty nice. I asked for the specs on it and was told that the guy who has all that went on break but "He'll be right back". 45 minutes later he still wasn't there, I had to go, figuring it would still be there in the mornig first thing.
Gone. I could kick HD and then myself, in whatever order it doesn't matter.
Been there...I saw a couple of planers there, one Dewalt, one Ridgid, both significantly reduced in price. Came back the next day, gone. I thought that was going to happen last week too with a Makita Li-Ion Impact, but I was fortunate and got back early enough.
Sometimes it's hard to know when to pull the trigger.
been there and done that
http://www.quittintime.com/
When something like that comes up I go ahead and get it with a clear understanding that if they can't produce the required 'whatever' when so-and-so returns that they will take it back at my option.
They've never refused.
I bough a small safe without the combination on the condition that they could get the combination they next day like they said - $25 for a small fireproof safe, normally about $120. Next day, no combo, found out it would cost me $30-40 for the lock shop to get it so --- return for full refund.
"Being a cowboy aint all ridin and shootin" - Tim Mooney
Whatever works for you is a good enough tool.
NO SHID!
I've seen some pretty damn fine work done with Harbor Freight tools, seen some pretty shiddy work done with some fine tools.
Its that damn Ford/Chevy thing!
Doug
Columbian 12-Piece Clamp Kit for $17 shipped
Amazon.com cut its price on the Columbian 27200 12-Piece Clamp Kit for $17.44 with free shipping. You can view at http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0000AQK7W/ref=nosim/?tag=dealnewscom427-20&linkCode=as1
Harbor Freight has a 15% off any one item (including sales items) coupon. The coupon expires on January 23rd.
http://www.harborfreightusa.com/usa/emails/display.do?fname=3_retailC.html
I found the Thomas compressor I've been looking for priced way lower here than anywhere else. I tried to get Tool Barn to match the price since they have $.01 shipping for this item, but they refused-saying that this price was lower than their cost. Even with $16 shipping to GA, it is about fifty bucks less than I could find it anywhere else.
http://www.godwintool.com/store/xcart/customer/product.php?productid=1422&cat=9&page=3&PHPSESSID=347d3cb2bcacff647ffb85021c72c269
I used this compressor today for the first time and am bowled over by how quiet and light it is compared to my old twin stack Hitachi-which just got relegated to stationary garage duty.
Thanks for the tip! I've been watching Froogle for months now looking for a good deal on the Thomas ... Followed your link and bought one, too. Now if I could just do as well on the Bosch 4000-09 saw, Hitachi NT 65MA2 trim nailer, Delta 36-422L miter saw ... I was able to get my Graco ES190 for about 1/2 price last week from Craigslist.
A Death in the Family is a . . . well, a longish short story. You'll enjoy it.
Greg
Ever read the Batman story?
are you 'simple but elegeant'?
" A Death in the Family"?
Sure, hasn't everyone?
You see the storyline over the past year or so where DC brought Jason Todd back as a bad guy?
Why can't they leave dead people dead ?
Lowes called, they said your pile of culls is ready for you to come by and pick up :)
jt8
"One of the fondest expressions around is that we can't be the world's policeman. But guess who gets called when suddenly someone needs a cop." -- Colin Powell
Well I got two gift cards due the 17th so I'd gladly do another stack of 2x's.
be the pressure-treated pile is getting pretty big. Might be time for a deck around the dome this year:o)
PMP
only life affirming platitudes allowed - Doud '07
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CPO Bosh is running a special on routers, sanders, and planers.
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"One of the fondest expressions around is that we can't be the world's policeman. But guess who gets called when suddenly someone needs a cop." -- Colin Powell
breaker breaker...JT8...you got yer ears on...over...
Another pilgrimage to the bigbox with trusty $10 Lowes card in hand.
Amidst the whirling drifts of snow I trudge on in search of the the elusive deal of the year.
2 minutes later I spy one that will work for the week and get my yayas out in the process.
'Course replacing my 'might as well toss it' 16ft tape with the ripped kink will suffice with the half price 'we now have a new model, folks' Komelon or whatever spelling it is.
But a Dewalt Miter Saw Material Clamp DW7052 is over in the bargain shelf in that pretty bright yellow box.
hmmm, never saw one of these. Hey, it's suppose to fit a 704 and 705. Must be they quit production of them seeing there are none in the normal priced tool aisles.
$38.97 marked down to $12.65. Ought to investigate this. Could I use this? Will I use this? I don't know. Might be fun trying. Price is right...yeah ok. Oh, so that's what those holes in the sawbase are for.
Fill out the rest of the needed $25 with a couple more sheets of osb finally down to the $4.98 pricing and I'm out the door to the next great adventure.
Dang but it feels good to operating in the realms of the big leagues.
be the thrill of the hunt
is today Saturday?
I think mine is a 706.
jt8
"One of the fondest expressions around is that we can't be the world's policeman. But guess who gets called when suddenly someone needs a cop." -- Colin Powell
sometimes dats da breaks
be shooting for 20% of $4.98:o)snork
I saw the DW 744S at Lowes for $246, and bought the last two. They also have the PC 9750 TigerClaw recip saws for $85, marked down from $210.
How do we dance while our world keeps turning? How do we sleep while our beds are burning?
Edited 2/19/2007 8:40 pm ET by FLA Mike
Last week, same store, I picked up a David White Mark2 self-leveling cross level for $30.00
How do we dance while our world keeps turning? How do we sleep while our beds are burning?
I got a brand new Bostitch SX-150K narrow crown stapler on eBay for $40 plus $8.95 shipping. These are $107 plus tax at Lowes. I also got a Milwaukee 6232-6 deep cut portable band saw brand new in the box for $219.99 plus $19.99 shipping. These are $299 plus tax at Lowes. Unless I have to have a particular tool right away, I always check out eBay first.
Hitachi 12" dual bevel SCMS at amazon $439 shipped, and a $50 gift card with it. Good deal for a shop saw if you want the 12". Way too heavy for a site saw, IMHO.
Hitachi
zak
"When we build, let us think that we build forever. Let it not be for present delight nor for present use alone." --John Ruskin
"so it goes"
Sears essentials was selling ideal 125 ft steel fishtapes for 9.99, I picked up 2! Knipex pliers 5.99-got 2 of them as well!(both showed up as 75 percent off) Sears hardware stores around here do not seem to fare well, we have lost 2, and the one I pass going to work doesn't seem to be doing all that great...
Was in a Lowes today and found both almond and white 20amp GIFC's and matching wall plate marked down to $1.00 each.
These will help with my wall plugs in the workshop. Sure makes the workshop budget stretch....
Bill
That's a heck of a deal on GFI's. I'd buy a bunch.
So what's your job? Sit on a fence post and crow like a Rooster when the Sheriff shows up?
http://thewoodwhisperer.com/
Can't figure out Lowes.
Walked in there one day and they had a box of a halfdozen or so Schallage passageway locks sets normally $28 something marked down to $1.55.
Nothing wrong with them and unopened.
Parolee # 53804
When it comes to big business I don't do math. It never adds up.
So what's your job? Sit on a fence post and crow like a Rooster when the Sheriff shows up?
http://thewoodwhisperer.com/
Maybe I need to move over there, cuz they ain't had crap on clearance around here lately.
jt8
"We ourselves feel that what we are doing is just a drop in the ocean. But the ocean would be less because of that missing drop."-- Mother Teresa
Not too often I find great clearance deals around these parts at Lowes either... although I did pick up 3-4 Greenleen Pro wire strippers - regular $14.77 each - for $2.33 a pop.That was a great deal.JT
Rez,
Big business is hard to understand... Lowes lives by a computer program that tracks sales.... If it hasn't sold in a certain time, the computer kicks it into a printout for "Clearance" or "Non-Stock"(meaning no longer carried by the store). It's up to the Dept. Managers to oversee the printout, keep the amount under $20,000 per department, and mark down the price until the items are cleared out and sold. The Dept. Manager knows the inventory and can see some of the items on the list are low on sales just because they are seasonal items like metal ridge vent or Locktite's spray that neturalizes rust and when it warms up, both items would sell on a weekly basis....
Not too long back, Lowes' cleared out their $250, at $125, Delta 12" dual laser mitersaws, some stores did their 12" Hitachi mitersaws too, as their sales for that blade size wasn't as strong as carrying more brands of 10" miter saws...Somebody in the Corporate Headquarters forgot to check that before March ended, Lowe's also gave a $35 gift card with the purchase of Delta equipment.......I know of 5 new mitersaws that cost the buyer only $95....
They live and breath by that computer sales program, today they are closing out Cooper brand "Sure Lites". These are wall mounted, emergency backup lights that sold for $50, orginially, but were sold for $12, new in the box... Great for the workshop or place in the house when the power goes off..
Bill
How do you learn of the closeout data?
What doesn't sell goes in the dumpster.
Parolee # 53804
Rez,
After living in a town for 36 years, and having them, their kids, or their grandkids in public school, they remember.... and talk about their work when I see them in the store.
Usually, I just walk the isles and watch for Yellow tags marked "Clearance". As long as the item isn't damaged, they will sell it rather than toss it.... Tossing inventory into a dumpster at HD or Lowes is usually because it's defective or damaged beyond safe limits.
I guess the "Real Secret" to knowing what's going on, or going out the door, is just being kind to them and ALWAYS tell them "THANK YOU" for their time and helpful information. I did just that on another occasion by taking a jobsite superintendent several small Styrofoam coolers filled with ice and Mountain Dew soda pop over several summer months of a public building remodel... I ended up with over $3,000 in 1-1/2" thick, 4X8' foam insulation sheets and 3 U-Haul trailers filled with 6" thick, foil-faced fiberglass insulation.... not to mention air conditioning metal grills, solid core doors, as well as lumber and rebar..... ALL FREE.
Bill
dang man, wait till JohnT8 hears about that.
Parolee # 53804
Who do I give the ice & mt dew to?!
jt8
"We ourselves feel that what we are doing is just a drop in the ocean. But the ocean would be less because of that missing drop."-- Mother Teresa
I think the days of them tossing markdowns in the dumpster have been long gone. There is a local salvage guy here who proclaims that he "buys junk". I find many Lowes SOS (special order) and clearance items in his massive warehouse. My roof is Celotex three tabs that he bought a trainload of when Lowes switched vendors ($12.50/sq).
Around here they usually try to hawk them off a markdown table but sometimes will let someone like him buy all the stuff to "get-er-done".
lowes today had a 7" dewalt grinder with a bag and five disks 40.00. i didn't need it but just couldn't let it lay. one more good buy and i'm broke! larryhand me the chainsaw, i need to trim the casing just a hair.
Bosch Ship Auger 1 by 17-Inch, 5 Pack
About $21 after 20% off
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000EH2S7C/ref=ord_cart_shr/102-7285206-3280908?%5Fencoding=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&v=glance
Oops, this was supposed to be addressed to all.
Edited 4/18/2007 9:04 pm ET by knudln
Holy Cow! That's a buy!
Parolee # 53804
Not really a good buy.They give a cheap price and the ships augers and then jack up the price of the ships..
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A-holes. Hey every group has to have one. And I have been elected to be the one. I should make that my tagline.
Went to HD here in Blue Ridge, snagged a Ridgid Jobsite or Workshop Air Purification Unit for $100. For another $40 I could have gotten the hoses for a shop, but since my shop is basically where I keep my tools at night, I didn't bother with. Wierd prduct though, it works great, but you can't find it on Ridgid's website or the HD site. All I now is no more renting air cleaners for drywall demos.
Wait til you see the cost of the filters.
Eurekazone had 20% sale on items and 10% on systems. Site says through 4/20, but I'll bet Dino will still honor the sale price if you ask. Discount does not show up until Dino credits you back a rebate.
http://eurekazone.com/index.html
Really? About how much do they run?
So now you're wanting to auger with me?
Parolee # 53804
http://www.amazon.com/Queen-Therapeutic-Memory-Foam-Mattress/dp/B0007KITT2/ref=pd_bbs_2/102-2539687-1698553?ie=UTF8&s=home-garden&qid=1176951279&sr=8-2
after "mucho" research I scored this mattress. I checked Bob's Furnature..Overstock..Cosco...and a slew of others till hit hit the "Buy" button on this one.
So far so good!!! Seems like a steal to ME. Was at my door in less than a week...had no odor. shrunk wrapped so it was pretty easy to get upstairs.No tax and free delivary!!!
(95 lbs.)
Feels GREAT!!! and ya can't beat the price.
Forget Tempurpedic at their prices.
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/17/magazine/17BUSH.html?ex=1255665600en=890a96189e162076ei=5090
http://WWW.CLIFFORDRENOVATIONS.COM
i clicked on the link and now just two days later the price is up to $95.36 before 20% discount.
if i missed the deal i am bummed, are you sure it was that cheap a coupla days ago?
Yup, sometimes those deals come and go pretty quickly. I got that deal about two months ago; at the time it was only about $17 for five of them. Goofy pricing on Amazon at times. I look at this site occasionally for price drops -
http://www.frozenwarrior.com/~pricewatch/top_drop.php?type=1&sort=price&duration=24&deal=0
That's a heck of a deal on GFI's. I'd buy a bunch.<<<<
Yeh but the sign over them said "not to be used in wet areas"...lol
You know, not to generalize, but the 29% of people who still support President Bush are the ones who love to pronounce themselves more patriotic than the rest of us. But just saying you're patriotic is like saying you have a big one. If you have to say it, chances are it's not true.
http://WWW.CLIFFORDRENOVATIONS.COM
Har Har. Rim shot please.
So what's your job? Sit on a fence post and crow like a Rooster when the Sheriff shows up?
http://thewoodwhisperer.com/
Was at a Home and Leisure show on Fri. display of a 'new' product, Baleboard, made from recycled agricultural bale wrap and greenhouse plastic. comes in 2x4 , 2 x 6, 5/4 x 6 in 12 ft and 4 x 4 12' as wall as a 1 3/4 x 53/4 x 12'2 custom rounded edge. not load bearing but still impressive in the workability and looks, about a 1/3 more expensive than ACQ ( C standing for CR_P ) wood. 2 x 6 lists for $2.80cdn but Dist. says discounts available for me. May try out for my own outside steps. site is@ http://www.thinkplastics.ca
IF IT WAS EASY, EVERYONE COULD DO IT !
Lowes got me again the other day.
Was in there buying some stuff and saw this box of nickle plated cabinet pulls that had been sitting in the bargin bin for a month or so. These ones on the top like 6 inches long by Belwith.
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So I see the price is marked down to $3.50 a piece and I say to the hardware manager hey, you want to sell the whole box for a buck a piece?
He said sure. I figure they were probably a step away from the dumpster but I kinda like them cause they were large and had a heavy feel to them. 17 of them.
Don't ask me what I'm going to do with them or why I bought 'em. It was fun, ok? snork*
be a mule and his punny are soon farted
"I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived."
Parolee # 53804
Edited 4/21/2007 7:45 pm ET by rez
lowes should be required to have a 12 step program available for the croniclly ill bargain personality.
hi ,im larry, i'm addicted to a good buy even when i don't need a fix.
1st step: go out look in my barn at all the good buys i haven't used yet.hand me the chainsaw, i need to trim the casing just a hair.
1st step: go out look in my barn at all the good buys i haven't used yet. Now that's funny right there!
But you know, it's really cheap entertainment when you get right down to it,
as sooner or later you'er bound to use the stuff and it's nice to have easy access to it without the hassel of a drive across town to pick up something needed and paying retail.
be at least that's what I keep telling myself anyhow
"I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived."
Parolee # 53804
Amazon 'deal of the day' today (Friday, April 27)
http://www.amazon.com/Factory-Reconditioned-DEWALT-DW988K-2R-18-Volt-Hammerdrill/dp/B000063N4U/ref=xs_gb_wi_sl_uk_rw_uk_10456/002-7044443-7783222?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=right-1&pf_rd_r=00582574C4E3VXGNEHT2&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=269884901&pf_rd_i=909656
Factory-Reconditioned DEWALT DW988K-2R 18-Volt XRP 1/2-Inch Drill/Driver/Hammerdrill Kit
List Price:
$522.00
Price:
$129.99 & this item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping. Details
jt8
"The lowest ebb is the turn of the tide."-- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Nope. I gotta cut back and try working for a while. Do something different, you see.
I'm still trying to figger a way to use my heavy doorpulls as a ladder.
However, if one designs to construct a dwelling-house, it behooves him to exercise a little Yankee shrewdness, lest after all he find himself in a workhouse, a labyrinth without a clue, a museum, an almshouse, a prison, or a splendid mausoleum instead.
Parolee # 53804
Bought a Hitachi NR83A2 framing nailer ( display model) for $175 at Costco in Nashua NH. They have about a dozen in boxes for $249. They were $279 but are trying to clear them out.
I picked up a Hitachi NT65MA2 15 gauge finish nailer at Lowes for $99 new in the box! They had 2 sitting on a table marked down from $200 and now I'm kicking myself for not buying both of them.I love that gun, thank God its not the new look and style of Hitachi tools. I hate the way they look now. I like that classic pale green. ha haKeep your eyes open, maybe they're getting rid of the nice professional tools in favor of the new EXTREME Hitachi look...
Wow, that's a great deal - you should be kicked for leaving the other one there...Funny thing is, if you were to pick up the second one and try and offer it to your buddies or whatever, it's like you have to convince them what a deal it is - some folks don't know a good deal even if it's staring them in the face.I've got a buddy I used to pick things up for that were crazy steals that he really did need, but it's like pullng teeth trying to get this guy to commit to anything! Then, he'll end up needing it quick and pay 150% retail for the same thing I had gotten for 20% of retail.I agree on the newer Hitachi stuff - they are some fugly tools. I stay away from them just cause of how they look.Regards,Julian
The new Hitachi look bums me out because in general Hitachi makes great tools. It makes me wonder if they are trying to appeal more to DIY where people buy tools based on "hey that looks cool and extreme, I bet its really tough!"Maybe not though, maybe its just a change in form, not function.Man I hate to think about leaving that other one laying on the table... what was I thinking? I probably could've Ebayed it and made money if no one around me wanted it. oh well.
$99.00...you the boss!!! I payed 150.00 in March (Lowe's)...no case, no manual...just nailer. Recently bought a NT50AE(S) - 18 Ga brad from the local lumber yard...Hitachi rep pushing "new" tools. Old "pale" are harder to come by...Buy!!! While you can!!!
rustbucket
Don't ask me what I'm going to do with them or why I bought 'em.
Rez,
With the design of the handles you found, I'd say you can mount them with a slight spacer and use them horizonally to make a holder for displaying your hand planes.
By sliding the tail end of the hand plane behind the plane's handle and having the shelf tilted out at the bottom, assorted jack planes and larger should be held quite nicely.
By using a wooden block at the bottom of hand planes with no cast iron extending behind the tote/handle, like smoothing planes or low numbered Stanley planes, use the new handles you found to hold the hand plane just ahead of the front knob.
Bill
Yep, that sure looks like a better use than an attic ladder :o)
If it is asserted that civilization is a real advance in the condition of man — and I think that it is, though only the wise improve their advantages — it must be shown that it has produced better dwellings without making them more costly; and the cost of a thing is the amount of what I will call life which is required to be exchanged for it, immediately or in the long run. Parolee # 53804
This struck me as a low price on a ten pack of framing blades. The amazon page indicates it is eligible for a 20 percent discount but I couldn't get the discount to work.
I hope the link works.
Karl
http://www.amazon.com/dp/product/B000067O0G/?tag=bretsreviews4-20&linkCode=asn&creativeASIN=B000067O0G
edit to say the link is for a ten pack of 7 1/4" irwin marathons for $12.32. I got free two day shipping because I signed up for some amazon feature a while back.
Edited 6/10/2007 2:27 am ET by karl
Here's some great deals but not sure how long this sale will last.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/ref=xs_gb_email_BestDeals_15202?ie=UTF8&docId=1000092181
"What people will notice and remember is the broad brush of how how we act.We can aspire to reach our high ideals, or we can slide down the slippery slope towards the despicable." rjw
http://www.john-lennon.com/imagine-neilyoung.ra
http://WWW.CLIFFORDRENOVATIONS.COM
So that's what it was. Bostitch BIGBERTA160 Round Head 5-1/8-Inch to 6-1/4-Inch Timber Nailer
Our Price:
$798.60
I was in a place that sold demo stuff and seconds a while back and saw this box of huge azz long paperstripped nails.
I'd never seen nails so long for a gun and the salesguy didn't know anything about them either.
be now I know,the rest of the storyI began to occupy my house on the 4th of July, as soon as it was boarded and roofed, for the boards were carefully feather-edged and lapped, so that it was perfectly impervious to rain, but before boarding I laid the foundation of a chimney at one end, bringing two cartloads of stones up the hill from the pond in my arms. -Thoreau's Walden
Yeah, but the big berta takes plastic collated nails. Did you see the side handle on that thing. Hate to doulbe nail with that thing.Live by the sword, die by the sword....choose your sword wisely.
Come to think of it might have been plastic.
have to Be extra careful muscling that thing around.At length, in the beginning of May, with the help of some of my acquaintances, rather to improve so good an occasion for neighborliness than from any necessity, I set up the frame of my house. No man was ever more honored in the character of his raisers than I. They are destined, I trust, to assist at the raising of loftier structures one day. -Thoreau's Walden
did you see that bostich nailer on that page? shoots 6 1/4 friggin nails!!!! has a side handle to hold on to so when it kicks on ya it don't take your teeth out. i gotta have one to do some trim work with larryhand me the chainsaw, i need to trim the casing just a hair.
It was a gas up and roam the bigbox day today.
As I was driving away I thought 'dang, I didn't buy anything' so I turned around and went back. Sometimes it's the principle of the thing. snorK*
I was remembering that 7bundle pallet of Special Order return CertainTeed Landmark30year in HunterGreen sitting by the contractor doors marked down from $20.70 to $5 a bundle and got to wondering if the main man was working there today.
He wasn't but I sallied up to the counter anyway and asked the guy if he'd take 20 for the pallet.
He threw himself back from the counter and said no, then asked what they were marked at and went to look at them.
He came back and nodding toward the cashier said she'd take care of me. another snorK*
Oh well, it'll be a shedroof. Still got a trailerload of dome panels waiting for the arrival of gumption.
be what did one birdie say to the other?
cheap cheap
The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. What is called resignation is confirmed desperation. From the desperate city you go into the desperate country, and have to console yourself with the bravery of minks and muskrats. A stereotyped but unconscious despair is concealed even under what are called the games and amusements of mankind. There is no play in them, for this comes after work. But it is a characteristic of wisdom not to do desperate things.
http://forums.taunton.com/tp-breaktime/messages?msg=76592.655
jt8
"Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree." -- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
ya but...
but...
but...
too bad you live so far away dude...
tomorrow is the annual "trade days" in the little town of White Hall AR. Free garage sales (as in no PERMIT fees for those inside city limits) and will be major massive outdoor sales everywhere in the area.
be scouting them deals all day...
looking to see if a fine multi master comes my way
Only dead fish swim with the stream. Author Unknown
So normally you gotta pay for a permit to have a garage sale in yer burg, aye?
dang, tell me that a crime.
what is it that JohnT ate anyhow?
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Nope - I'm not "in their limits"
be limitless livin'; and liking it
(did drive past some new construction here in the county where no permits needed for nuttin...watching the brick facade on new mcmansion going up up up to 9' and more with nuthing on the sheathing of the house underneath. sadly typical when no bldg permit req'd...)
Only dead fish swim with the stream. Author Unknown
I thought that was the darndest thing too the first time I saw it in Paducah Ky. Then they explained that before they passed the ordinance everyone was running a junkyard in their front yard and calling them yard sales. Old stoves and fridges and crap sitting out all the time with for sale signs on them.
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You can't judge me man! You've never even kissed me, Man!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPONTneuaF4
ya, here they limit you to 3 2day sales a year to combat that but no costs involved for permits or the need of permits.
do you have a license to live?
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I think there they gave you two free a year, then they charged you.
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You can't judge me man! You've never even kissed me, Man!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPONTneuaF4
Amazon has some pretty decent speacials going now..
25 off this, 50 of that.
Best I saw was spend 300 on Dewalt products sold by amazon get a free 18V cordless drill...
Not a big dewalt fan, especially their cordless but it did have me looking
I'll have to keep an eye out.
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EARACHE MY EYE!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPONTneuaF4
Sierra Trading Post has a good deal on Dunham Industrial Sport Shoes $31.95. They look like black tennis shoes but have a steel toe.
http://www.sierratradingpost.com/p/343,96535_Dunham-Industrial-Sport-Trainer-Shoes-For-Men.html
It says in the catalog they run small so order a half a size larger.
28" Crapsman lopers, $7.
bobl Volo, non valeo
Baloney detecter WFR
"But when you're a kibbutzer and have no responsibility to decide the facts and apply the law, you can reach any conclusion you want because it doesn't matter." SHG
Dang.
now THAT is just irritating...seeing as I already got 2 pairs.
oh to be wondering, a la Rez style: "can I justify a 3rd... cuz of the price?!?!?!?"
Only dead fish swim with the stream. Author Unknown
only if it is a construction material and it'll get used.
be or should or might
be careful or I'll take a pic of my stash of brick!
ya know, IMERC has an unlimited acess to 2ft lengths of 2x4s. be a nice dome doghouse
Edited 8/10/2007 10:44 pm ET by rez
only if it is a construction material and it'll get used.
"...get used"...THIS DECADE??????????
G, D & be flying off on my broom now! <g>
Only dead fish swim with the stream. Author Unknown
Got it at the Christmas Tree Shop, not Sears
bobl Volo, non valeo
Baloney detecter WFR
"But when you're a kibbutzer and have no responsibility to decide the facts and apply the law, you can reach any conclusion you want because it doesn't matter." SHG
Your santa put interesting pokers under your XMAS tree skirt!
Only dead fish swim with the stream. Author Unknown
Now that Gunner's all laid up (and not with an Asian hooker), don't you think he ought to post at least ONE great bargain spotted for us all, every day???
be wondering - how could he possibly do anything finer...
Only dead fish swim with the stream. Author Unknown
I haven't gotten that bored yet. I'm focusing all my attention towards my builder right now. Poor Bastad. :)
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"Everything is under control. I'M gonna go make some pies now." Dinosaur 07
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPONTneuaF4
You Perco'lating and going over there to ride his poor butt daily, eh?
poor bastid indeed...
(A snippet from the Gunner homestead jobsite:
Act one, Scene 3
G.C. to Lead carp - "What'd that drugged-up cripple of a HO say? Could you make it out?"
Lead carp: "fug if I know...what with all that drool rolling down the left side of his mouth and his tottering over like a weebil, I thought it best we just said 'yessir' to hasten his departure from the site!"
G.C. "yeah, I hope he leaves us alone tomorrow! nothing like a sparky trying to tell ME what to do!"
Fade to black...)
Only dead fish swim with the stream. Author Unknown
LMAO! That's about the size of it. I'm just thankful I don't own any CLOGS! Now that would look ridicules. <GD&R>
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"Everything is under control. I'M gonna go make some pies now." Dinosaur 07
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPONTneuaF4
note to Santa:
Gunner wants clogs for XMAS...we know he does. Yup. He really REALLY does cuz they'll look good with his leather kilt.
Only dead fish swim with the stream. Author Unknown
I'll throw them off my back deck. Wanna see the view from my soon to be back deck? Well since you asked here. The flags have something to d with the septic tank and lateral lines.
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"Everything is under control. I'M gonna go make some pies now." Dinosaur 07
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPONTneuaF4
Edited 8/11/2007 1:09 am ET by Gunner
I do believe you could set up a hog pen for the Hannibel Lecter type breed...and they'd take care of problem neighbors lickety split... not to mention process a pair of clogs or two!
Only dead fish swim with the stream. Author Unknown
YUP.
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"Everything is under control. I'M gonna go make some pies now." Dinosaur 07
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPONTneuaF4
you're layed up? what happened?
Broke 4 ribs Tuesday morning. Don't you go to the tavern anymore?
http://forums.taunton.com/tp-breaktime/messages?msg=91104.288
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"Everything is under control. I'M gonna go make some pies now." Dinosaur 07
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPONTneuaF4
Don't you go to the tavern anymore?
Guess not enough...
Get well soon, smootches honey bear!
Those Asian hookers are looking more appealing every day. :)
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"Everything is under control. I'M gonna go make some pies now." Dinosaur 07
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPONTneuaF4
http://tinyurl.com/2fsuoj
Makita RH Framer ~190.00 at amazon
http://tinyurl.com/2fsuoj
Makita RH Framer ~190.00 at amazon
It's coming up as ~172 on my screen.
The same nailer sells on ebay for $250, online store charge $320.Martin
I don't think I've ever heard a carp use the phrase, "to hasten his departure from the site", but funny nonetheless.
jt8
"Democracy is two wolves and a lamb deciding what to have for dinner, liberty is a well armed lamb protesting the vote." -- Benjamin Franklin
Amazon 'deal of the day' (Thursday):
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000NHXAGG/ref=xs_gb_wi_sl_uk_rw_uk_15804/103-7654631-9987057?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=right-1&pf_rd_r=0HKTGK4WN9CATVDFR7ZP&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=269884901&pf_rd_i=909656
Factory-Reconditioned DEWALT DC920KAR Heavy-Duty XRP 18-Volt Cordless Drill/Driver Kit
Price:
$139.99
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"Democracy is two wolves and a lamb deciding what to have for dinner, liberty is a well armed lamb protesting the vote." -- Benjamin Franklin
Can't beat the price, individual batteries and charger is more than the complete set. And it comes with the best batteries DeWalt makes at this time (until the Li ion come out in the fall 2007)Martin
I got an ad in the mail from Ace Hardware today. Makita 18V 1/2" cordless drill (Not Li-Ion) for $179.99 minus $80 mail in rebate. You might have to have their rewards card for that deal to be valid though. The ad was a little vague. Can't find it on their website.
At the HD yesterday....2 pack of Ridgid drywall screw guns...$90.
Don't see deals like this every day....
http://boise.craigslist.org/tls/408138449.htmlPJ
Everything will be okay in the end. If it's not okay, it's not the end.
Don't know if they are good prices or not, but Amazon has the Fein Multimaster as the deal of the day. Two different ones:
Fein MSXE-636-2RS MultiMaster Variable Speed Tool with 9 Accessory Attachments $180
http://www.amazon.com/Fein-MSXE-636-2VSXL-MultiMaster-Variable-Accessory/dp/B00063RSIS/ref=br_lf_m_1000127341_1_2_s_o_p/104-6614904-9527137?%5Fencoding=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=101EC2CE7B213GSD7F42&pf_rd_t=1401&pf_rd_p=306082101&pf_rd_i=1000127341View Image
And,
Fein MSXE-636-2VSXL MultiMaster Variable Speed Tool with Accessory Package $240
http://www.amazon.com/Fein-MSXE-636-2VSXL-MultiMaster-Variable-Accessory/dp/B00063RSIS/ref=br_lf_m_1000127341_1_2_s_o_p/104-6614904-9527137?%5Fencoding=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=101EC2CE7B213GSD7F42&pf_rd_t=1401&pf_rd_p=306082101&pf_rd_i=1000127341
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jt8
"Democracy is two wolves and a lamb deciding what to have for dinner, liberty is a well armed lamb protesting the vote." -- Benjamin Franklin
The package deal isn't bad, usually around $300 IIRC. Bet they're clearing stock for the newer model.
I don't hold much faith in amazon anymore since they wouldn't make the seller make good on his $30 jack-hammer deal ;)
picked up a 6' tape for $1.99, on sale from $5.99
bobl Volo, non valeo
Baloney detecter WFR
"But when you're a kibbutzer and have no responsibility to decide the facts and apply the law, you can reach any conclusion you want because it doesn't matter." SHG
That bottom Fein package deal at $240 on Amazon is at about $219 or so at HD tools.net and in stock as of Yesterday.JT
As loyal as I am to HDT the Amazon 240 was for the steel case upper version, 180 for the plastic box without profile sander.
HDT had the steel case version for $219 with all of the stuff. Never seen them so low.Out of stock now.JT
Makita 2703 15 Amp 10-Inch Benchtop Table Saw for $129.89http://www.amazon.com/Makita-2703-10-Inch-Benchtop-Table/dp/B0000223IK/ref=sr_1_16/?tag=slickdeals&ie=UTF8&s=home-garden&qid=1188369312&sr=1-16Martin
I did not realize Mark had lowered it, that was the old RS price. I bought it and then took it back for the xl. Really like the looks of the new tool-less change one. It earned it's keep on my last job. Replacing a trashed out kitchen floor down to the joists.
Guy needs some chromie fenders on that trailer.
Price would go up, though :-)PJ
Everything will be okay in the end. If it's not okay, it's not the end.
Paslode Framing "Cordless" gun takes gas cartridges. Lowes' is "non-stocking" the box of 6 red colored refills and will no longer carry this 6-pack box in favor of the card that only has 2 cartridges selling for $12. Normally, the box of 6 sells for $30. Now, here in Texas, the same box of 6 is marked down to $10.50....
Even though it is a "Corporate Decision" to discontinue this box, each store is different on Non-stock items and may for may not match other Lowes' stores "Non-Stock" prices.... Saving 65% is worth asking for the store manager....
Bill
Gotta make a pilgrimage to the city that holds the bigbox land. Hope I don't buy anything.
Wish me luck.
be over and out
luck.
Was that luck to find a great deal or NOT to find a great deal?
jt8
"I was gratified to be able to answer promptly.
I said 'I don't know.'"
-- Mark Twain
Whatcha get? Come on, I know you found something.
Luck meaning come to my senses and drive on by without stopping but I need a construction adhesive for relagging a PT 4x4 to the side of a concrete stoop that the guy must of yanked something fierce on to cause two 7/16 lag bolts to pull out of the concrete. You think placing adhesive in the would work?
Didn't meet the take off point on time so the launch got postponed till tomorrow 'cause the bank closes early on Wednesdays.
But there I am tooling away from my house and the summer camp leader of the neighboring church camp had just put a plastic kayak out by the road for sale. Used only a few times as most kids use the canoes and he decided to sell it instead of it hanging around. Really cheap price.
Well, always wanted a kayak. snorK* There goes the bigbox mad money
What are those long narrow plastic blow up pillow thingamajigs with the hoses for? For blowing up inside the body of the kayak to help it float?
be a novice but it's still summer dangit
The pillows are flotation bladders.
I've been broke for weeks, but had to get a fix today at Lowes. Got a triangular file for $.59, and a chainsaw file for $.89, both Nicholson. I gotta improve my finances.
Anyway, I would opt for some epoxy putty to fix the lag bolts myself, because it is pretty rigid, and the construction adhesive may have some flex. It would probably hold though.
Being broke is better than being in debt.
Only thing worse than that is spending money you don't have on toys. At least with tools there is a valid excuse.
ya, Lowes got me again today but there's worse vices in the world. Got to roamin' around in there and ended up back in the tile/bath section of the store when I spotted the demo display already put together.
Jacuzzi Era Collection Metal Console Base. Chomie looking thing with a glass base shelf and adjustable legs for a sink.
List Price $219. Do I hear $219? $219---$123! Do I hear $123? $123. $123.----$52! Do I hear $52? $52. $52.---$13!
(Hey, that says $13 on the sticker. hmmm...oh what the hey, pull the trigger on $13, get a cart and wheel it out to the truck. Ya, that's what I'll do)
Get it home and look in a shed only to see and remember that last year I'd bought about the same thing still in the box for $15 only called by a different Collection model name.
Gee, now I can put one on each side of a bath. Hate when that happens.
Ok, what am I bid? List at $219 let's start the bidding at $123!~ Who'll give $123.....
be in a vise for advice
Orange box had 6packs of white gfi outlets on clearance, half price at $17.50. I got 3 6 packs.
Yeah, the good deals will get ya. Maybe you can trade one to Ponytl for something else.
I've been enlarging the shed that was the former chicken house. Using used lumber from work, nice huge crates and skids. City made me clear out the chickens, so I got some extra space for junk. Now I got cited for a crappy drive and some deteriorated siding. They will probably get me for having 2 sheds and make me take one down. I don't know what to do with my great deals. Oh well, I'm going to finish siding and put the 2 windows in that have been my garage for a good number of years. Lowes has hardi, and they have no payments for a year for over $300 purchase this weekend, I think I need over that in siding to finish the end.
Now I got cited for a crappy drive and some deteriorated siding. They will probably get me for having 2 sheds and make me take one down.
man, sucks to be you. snorK*
Edited 8/31/2007 10:27 am ET by rez
Occasionally it does.
You've got his & hers now. Assuming they either match or look like they could go in the same room. Otherwise you've equiped two different BA's!
Do I understand you correctly, that Lowes is a drive of some distance?jt8
"I was gratified to be able to answer promptly.
I said 'I don't know.'"
-- Mark Twain
Couple dozen miles round trip but it's kinda like com'n down off the mountain to see the lights of the big city.
Be uncitified or country-fried staked
From sitting on my butt at work, Menards would take me maybe 2-3 minutes to get to. Lowes is basically across the street. But if I want to drive over to the OTHER Menards and Lowes, it would take 15 from work (5 from home).
jt8
"I was gratified to be able to answer promptly.
I said 'I don't know.'"
-- Mark Twain
Amazon has the FacRecon Bosch PS10-2-RT Litheon 10.8 Volt Lithium-Ion I-Driver Kit on sale for $77
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jt8
"I was gratified to be able to answer promptly.
I said 'I don't know.'"
-- Mark Twain
"Amazon has the FacRecon Bosch PS10-2-RT Litheon 10.8 Volt Lithium-Ion I-Driver Kit"Thanks, John. Ordered it.I got the Amazon Visa card while I was at it, with a $30 rebate on first purchase. I'd say that $47 for this tool wasn't too shabby!
I like mine, it takes a little getting used to though. That and my 12Bosch impact are my reach for drivers.
Bosch CB724FB 7-1/4-Inch 24 Tooth ATB Saw Blade with 5/8-Inch and Diamond Knockout Arbor, 8 Pack with Free Football
Price: $24.43http://www.amazon.com/Bosch-CB724FB-Diamond-Knockout-Football/dp/B000HM057E/ref=pd_ts_hi_72/002-9841671-9537625?ie=UTF8&s=hi
I followed the link but the price is $59.99. When did you see the lower price?
It was up the other day at the lower price.
It will change with the day.
be sometimes ya gotta strike while the fires hot.
sobriety is the root cause of dementia.
Hi handy
You are 2 days late. As soon as you see a deal on Amazon you have to "pull the trigger" or its to late.Martin
THANKS, I AM LEARNING. WILL HAVE MY FINGER IN THE TRIGGER.
I had put it in my shopping cart but did not check out, it went back to 59.99, I did not really need them anyway so I really saved, at least 24.99. They are good blades. I think they are the ones I saw a Bosch rep saw through 1/4" lag bolts with. But they were probably China lags (;-).
Bostitch 50' yellow 1/4" poly Prozhose is on clearance at my Menards for $25 (normally $40).That is even better than $20.00 + $12.00 shipping on Ebay for the same thing.Wonder if the other stores are getting rid of this item too?
A buddy just got a 50' 1/4" flexeel at lowe's...20 beans Someone's got it in for me, they're planting stories in the press
Whoever it is I wish they'd cut it out but when they will I can only guess.
They say I shot a man named Gray and took his wife to Italy,
She inherited a million bucks and when she died it came to me.
I can't help it if I'm lucky.
Bosch 10.8 volt Impactor at Amazom, $180
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/customer-reviews/B000PI4896/ref=cm_cr_dp_all_top/105-5650737-4112427?ie=UTF8&n=228013&s=hi#customerReviewsPJ
Everything will be okay in the end. If it's not okay, it's not the end.
I'm wondering if the free battery brings the total number of batteries to three?Makita LXT700 7 Piece Lithium Ion 18 Volt Combo Kit - Only $539 !
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sobriety is the root cause of dementia.
I would say, yes, the free battery would bring it up to three.
Unfortunately, I just tried to order.
SOLD OUT
big surprise there - that was a great deal
Where there's smoke there's fire.
It'll come around again.
and maybe with a fourth battery added at manufacturer's cost to pry the plastic out of yer wallet and seal a deal.
be times are hard You're afraid to pay the fee So you find yourself somebody Who can do the job for free
sobriety is the root cause of dementia.
well, when it comes around again, you email me through here so I can get in on it
be still running the Bosch shid with weak batteries
http://www.toro.com/home/tractors/lx/420lx.htmlI just scored this as a reconditioned with full factory warrantee with 2.7 hours on it.For five hundred bucks!
Welcome to the Taunton University of Knowledge FHB Campus at Breaktime. where ... Excellence is its own reward!
Sign up for their mailing list, they send out those deals on an email every few weeks. They have very good shipping prices and some of the deals they have are amazing. I think they have had that or a very similar makita deal three or four times since the beginning of the year.Also, it seems that the real good deals from all the tool companies come from September to January.
Edited 9/9/2007 9:58 pm ET by DDay
Saw a deal at the bigbox the other day.
Had to pass 'er by tho'.
Had to come to my senses.
What I have left of them anyways.
snorK*
There they were. Not just one but two sets even.
13" Hatachi planer knives.
Was tempted to get 'em and find someone on BT that could use 'em to give 'em to.
I mean $3 for a pair of planer knives, ya know?
OK, maybe just buy one pair.
Nope, this has got to stop!
sobriety is the root cause of dementia.
Edited 10/10/2007 9:02 am ET by rez
You just need to start selling stuff on eBay. Even if you don't make much per item, it will make you feel like you're supporting your habit. :)
jt8
"I was gratified to be able to answer promptly.
I said 'I don't know.'"
-- Mark Twain
Multimaster at Amazon for $184 this weekend. And free shipping.
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The rat's loping gait slowed as it saw the broken medicine cabinet leaning against an aisle pole.
Sitting on the concrete slab that doubled as a floor, the Lowe's $10 off a $25 purchase card was burning a hole in his pocket.
$270 marked down again and again till a final $35 get it outta here price probably due to the complications that arise with green employees on forklifts as a chipped out piece of particleboard could be seen beneath the faux woodgrain on a bottom piece.
The mirrors and hardware still wrapped and unopened, the damage having occurred while still inside the non-existent cardboardbox.
Seeing the usual leadman on a neighboring corridor out of costume I inquire if he's off the clock and as he's says 'sure am' he adds a what can I do for ya.
After he grabs a nearby red aproned co-patriot we all stand looking at the sad excuse of merchandise cluttering the floor and the rat says I have $20 to give for it.
Either the guy is a comedian or somewhat hard of hearing as the silence of the three of us looking down at the cabinet is broken by his voice saying I can give it to you for $10.
Seeing a grin form on the off duty clerk I say I'll go get a cart.
The $5 dented gallon of $25 oilbase clear coat still isn't enough to kick in the card so I grab some osb to get the magic number only to find out at the checkout that the card isn't valid for another couple days. Sometimes it's rough being a rat.
As I wheel the cart out thu the parking lot the many views of rusty fenders permeate my thinking as they seem so balanced with all the old timers wading thru the place.
Suddenly struck with a serious bout of introspection, I wonder if this too will be my lot in life,
becoming one of the many rusty curmudgeons of the rustyfender rotted truck and van brigade.
The cooler soft wind's early warning of summer's end and thus the soon approach of winter threw a pallid feel across the parkinglot.
Intentionally having parked in the middle a ways away from other vehicles and the store's entry doors I look up to see that someone had pulled their car right up to the back of my truck prohibiting me from access to the tailgait without moving forward.
Another thing to wonder over, why people do that with dozens of empty parking spots all around?
A physical sign of subconcious insecurities one might guess.
Summer's fleeting.
sobriety is the root cause of dementia.
Edited 9/17/2007 7:37 pm ET by rez
poetry. pure poetry.
becoming one of the many rusty curmudgeons of the rustyfender rotted truck and van brigade.
Yeah, but just think... 40 years from now your family will have one heck of an estate sale from all the stuff you've accumulated. Hope you're keeping it out of the weather. And keep in mind you can pick up an old grain truck pretty cheap. Just think of the STUFF you could haul with that! And a dump bed to boot!
to kick in the card so I grab some osb to get the magic number
I've never been fond of OSB. Had someone give me a couple sheets of it Sunday. And I just kinda give 'em a dirty look every time I walk by them in the garage. Have NO idea what I'm going to do with them. If you weren't so far away, I'd give 'em to ya.
Intentionally having parked in the middle a ways away from other vehicles and the store's entry doors I look up to see that someone had pulled their car right up to the back of my truck prohibiting me from access to the tailgait without moving forward. Another thing to wonder over, why people do that with dozens of empty parking spots all around?
I've never figured that one out. A few years back when my car was new, I'd park in the vacant back 40 to keep from getting door dings. And come out to find 1 or 2 cars around me. They just kinda cluster I guess.
The cooler soft wind's early warning of summer's end and thus the soon approach of winter threw a pallid feel across the parkinglot.
Summer is holding on with a deathlike grip hereabouts. Personally I suspect I'm to blame. You see, I have this 'weather hex'. Have had it for years. No matter what weather I DON'T want... That is exactly the weather I'm gonna get. Like earlier this year when we'd gone 3 or 4 weeks without rain, but as soon as they tore the roof off my house, it rained for the next 6 of 7 days (and actually might have been 7 of 7)...and then stopped raining when they finished the roof.
In this case, I needed to run some wiring in the attic of the project house. Waited until the forcast was a reasonable 73-77 for the whole week. Took the whole week off. And it hasn't been below 90 all week. 94 today. Well over 100 up in the attic. Supposed to be in the mid to upper 90's by Friday.
I just need to discover some reason I DON'T need it to be 90 in December, and everyone will be amazed when it IS 90 in December!
Summer's fleeting.
Very introspective post. I don't get that way until about 2AM
jt8
"I was gratified to be able to answer promptly.
I said 'I don't know.'"
-- Mark Twain
OSB is like vinyl siding.
Good for cheap sheds and that's about it.
be it
sobriety is the root cause of dementia.
Just picked up this Swiss sandpaper for $15 per 100 disc roll, shipped.
Good sandpaper.
Free Shipping too.
That is a good buy. Thanks.
sobriety is the root cause of dementia.
how did this sandpaper deal work out? i was thinking about ordering a dozen rolls from them. give me a quick review,i just got scammed on ebay for 20.00 yesterday so if it happened again the dw would make me stay in the barn where theres no internet.... thanks larrywhy pay someone to screw it up,i can do it for free....
The paper was shipped very quickly. In quality I found the Sia paper to be the equal of the 3M gold discs, but below the 3M Imperial, which has a mylar backing and is only good for flat work. I'm pleased.
Talk to them and see what the inventory is and if you'd be able to order one roll and decide on the dozen. Shipping is free so there is no penalty in a single order.
It is good paper.
Because of another thread, I posted this.http://www.eurekazone.com/products/detail/sgs.htmlThe 100" system is $209"20% off All Items(excluding extended packages) until 10-28-07.
As always, the discount will come in the form of a refund, within one business day."
bobl Volo, non valeo
Baloney detecter WFR
"But when you're a kibbutzer and have no responsibility to decide the facts and apply the law, you can reach any conclusion you want because it doesn't matter." SHG
Great price on a reconditioned Hitachi round head cordless framer. I love mine, and if I needed another would get it myself.....
http://www.hughestoolsupply.com/proddetail.asp?prod=NR90GRA&cat=63"The nearest thing to eternal life we will ever see on this earth is a governmental program" -Ronald Reagan
Bought one on ebay three weeks ago. Paid $139.00 + $30.00 shipping. I have shot about a 1000 nail with no complaints. Really sinks the nails.
glad to hear it. I'm still on my 1st fuel cell and am over what they said it would run...I probably can't count!
As for ebay, I've been trying to win a bid on a Paslode 16 ga angled gas nail gun...no matter what I put, someone bumps up by 2.50. Guess I'm not used to the system. I lose interest easily."The nearest thing to eternal life we will ever see on this earth is a governmental program" -Ronald Reagan
The $139.00 Hitachi cordless was a "Buy Now" for that price. Last I looked they still had more of the factory reconditioned guns. It looks brand new, no complaints as stated before. I have trouble finding the Hitachi fuel cell, but the Paslode red cells work fine if you change the little cap on top.
Someone on breaktime helped me out with the deal and fuel cells about three weeks ago.
My Lowe's store is deep discounting all of their Hitachi drill accessories - got some wood boring bits, 3/8, 1/4, for about .50. Quick change drill guide, $ 1.99, various drill bits for .99 and sets of four for $ 1.39. Magnetic screw tip holders for .99 - the kind of thing I have 6 of but can't find one when I need it.
Worth a look.
Greg
Just saw Lowes here with a rack full of clearance 12volt batteries at $3.94 for their Taskforce housebrand cordless drill.
'Course I had to take a look at to see the price of the 12volt drill just for the hey of it and there wasn't any.
Getting picky anymore with choosing tools. Either they is or they ain't and there's little in between ground.
Hard to get too exited about that as they were about $169 last year or so...Speaking of which - anyone want to buy a complete EZ system with 4 rails, smart clamping system and the square and a rifle case to hold em?I've been using a Milwaukee tilt lock that's been modified for dust collection with it - they work very well together.Also have the smart repeaters, but I was never that happy with them and Dino said I could return for credit.Julian
How much?
Matt
How much are you interested in?The saw too?Where are you located - shipping could kill the deal cause it's kinof long and heavy.Julian
The whole kit, without the saw. I think I can mount a worm drive to it. Maybe
I can meet you half way to Detroit, 1 hour for you, 1 hour for me. I am located on I-94 between Climax and I-69 in Battle Creek.
Matt
Edited 10/17/2007 7:25 pm ET by Stilletto
Change your mind?
Matt- Woods favorite carpenter.
Edited 10/23/2007 5:32 pm ET by Stilletto
Sorry about that -I forgot about your posting...Turns out, a buddy of mine wanted the setup so it's gone.Thanks,Julian
No problem.
Matt- Woods favorite carpenter.
That does look like the old model, without the spline arbor. Still a good tool, but sometime I wish I had the spline.
Yeah, I didn't imagine that it might be the new version. Still, for all the praise that tool gets here it looks like a pretty good deal.I take it you've found the same 5,000 uses for yours?
Well, maybe only 4,999.It is useful, but I don't do this all the time. Still, we work on old houses, so it can be invaluable. But depending on the price difference, I would probably spring for the new now. I believe it may also have a tool less blade change, which would be nice. But at least the spline drive will keep the blade from spinning around.
I saw a framing hammer, 20 oz., fiberglass handle, waffle faced for $4.99 on Amazon. Off brand, close out, it looked like a good one to have in reserve.
This week my Lowe's is clearancing pc 15g finish guns for $129.00, it is the new model the da250bbn (I think I got the number right). You also get a free 1.25 inch brad nailer.
Chris Webb
Chris' Handyman Service
Edited 10/14/2007 9:36 pm ET by webby
Just got a Black & Decker 12volt 18ga finish nailer for $89.00 at my local tool/hardware store during the yearly tool show. Had them discounted from $189. Heard all the bad reports but, so far has worked just as advertised
Want to make God laugh? Tell Him you've got plans.
who is the vendor? The link doesn't work.
http://www.heavydutytools.net/Scripts/prodList.asp?special=Y
Amazon is selling random sizes of Bahco carbide tipped holesaws pretty cheap.
http://www.amazon.com/Bahco-3832-114-Carbide-Tipped-Hole-2-Inch/dp/B000MAT65S/ref=sr_1_9/103-6875824-4291008?ie=UTF8&s=hi&qid=1191126624&sr=1-9
I don't know how long the prices will last but I ordered a 3 1/2, 4, and 4 1/2" holesaw for 35 bucks, free shipping.
They also had bimetal holesaws marked way down in some random sizes. I use 1 3/8 holesaws a lot and I think they were $3.
Check it out,
Karl
Thanks just ordered 2 5/8 - 3 5/8 - 4 1/4 - 2 1/4.
$ 36Remodeling Contractor just on the other side of the Glass City
Amazon has a 'deal of the day' on Bucket Bosses. $9.95 for either one. I have no idea if that is a good price or not.
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http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=xs_gb_wi_sl_uk_rw_uk_16180/105-0334216-2998860?%5Fencoding=UTF8&node=228013&hidden-keywords=B000022439%7CB000037X0O&%5Fencoding=UTF8&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=right-1&pf_rd_r=1ZPVDAPW2EJ4TJE3Z6HR&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=269884901&pf_rd_i=909656
(if the link doesn't work, just search for 'bucket boss' and look for the $9.95 ones)jt8
"Those who wish to sing always find a song." -- Swedish Proverb
Thanks, John. I would never pay the regular price for the Bucket Boss, but at $10 a pop, I ordered 5. Great Christmas gifts for my brothers.
Greg
So that is a good price? I've thought about getting one, especially for those times when I'm crawling around and can't wear a toolbelt, but need to have a variety of tools with me.jt8
"Those who wish to sing always find a song." -- Swedish Proverb
if you want/need one, it's a good price....
"there's enough for everyone"
Yeah, regularly $30.
Greg
Just ordered one.
jt8
"Those who wish to sing always find a song." -- Swedish Proverb
Thanks John,Perfect timing. Got one of those last night.
Well, a new drugstore chain is being built in this little town and taking out a half dozen buildings in the process.
Did a driveby to see what was going on and one guy owned 4 of the buildings and was selling out whatever he could from the houses.
I intentionally stayed away 'cause I dont need to buy anything else.
But curiousity killed the cat so I stretched neck and ended up with this heavy old oak entrance door with beveled glass, hinges, keys ('cept no skeleton key) and door hardware. $60.
Freakin' literally hurt my back moving the thing.
Out of 4 buildings, all you found to buy was a door?
[edit to add]
ooooooh, post 777! must be a lucky post!
jt8
"Those who wish to sing always find a song." -- Swedish Proverb
Edited 10/11/2007 10:48 am by JohnT8
Ordered some router bits from Amazon for a door I'm building. The are having a "four-for-three" sale and also giving 10% off Freud. Not usually my first bit coice but the price was right and they are pretty nice bits.I saved about $40 on four bits.-KitTechnique is proof of your seriousness. - Wallace Stevens
Ya, I'm trying not to add to the stuff.
But sometimes ya know you just gotta.
Yesterday saw the door has brass knobs. Maybe that's what makes the thing so danged heavy.
Does it have iron spikes like the doors we saw on the Fest tour last year?
If not, you gonna add them? <G>
http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/tls/448099942.html
I will see that bid and offer one at $115.
LOL, had to take a look at the price to see why anybody would be offering anything for one of those things!
You have one for sale........you poor guy
Doug
Edited 10/14/2007 12:01 am ET by DougU
Might have to dream up a flat project just so I can use up the nails.
be ya gotta have rhythm yes you gotta have rhythm
I noticed the add said it was in Great Shape. Must not have been thrown accross the room.
Wasn't exactly today, but the other day I was at the "L' store and the bin of 1x10 had been filled. I looked at the top board and it was 12' long and CLEAR. I looked at the price, about $1.10/foot. Looked at the board behind it and it was just about as good (one 1/4" knot and one 1/8" knot in 12'). Grabbed a mini manager with a scan tool to double check the price and he said it was for real. Last time I got 1x12 pine clear (ok it was a little bigger), it was $5.00/foot. I didn't dare go thru the entire pile, after all I had no place to store the first two pieces...
Stayed on the current job a week, then I needed a piece for some trim. At least I know I didn't overpay for it.
Well, this is better than just a bargain, I think...Found a CL ad for Festool stuff, ended up getting the TS55 saw system with rails, the Trion D handled jigsaw, the 6" Rotex, and the CT22 vac along with a bunch of extra accesories for $800. All of the items had never been used and were new in the box. Looked it all up - wouldv'e cost me $1811 to buy new. Sad story, all of the items had been purchased by the family's brother to start a custom home building business - and he passed away unexpectedly. They were happy to see the tools would be used by someone who could appreciate them.Also picked up a Makita 16 5/8" circ saw for $250 new in the box.For those interested, see the classified section for a couple other 1/2 price tools they are selling (in Detroit, MI area) They have some timber working tools as well as a Bosch 10" dual bevel saw.
ya know, I've bought some clear 1xs at the L store before just because they were there and was glad when there came up a time they were needed,
but I don't ever recall getting a 12ft 1x10 before. That was a good deal.
now if I were able to get a Makita 16 5/8" circ saw for $250 new in a box...
Edited 10/14/2007 8:42 pm ET by rez
Took the cruise the other day but the deal sensor wasn't functioning at Lowes so I opted to stretch the neck a bit at the local mall where the Dillards store was closing down and had the wall to wall store fixture sellout going on: tables, shelves... yadayada.
So I just breeze thru and nothing grabs my attention till my eyes fall on...on...on...
the pile of mannequins. snorK*...and halloween is coming.
dang they had a pile of you name it. I was seeing buddies garage doors partly opened with the butt&legs mannequin stuck out from under there when they come driving in their driveway. heh heh
Or a full length torso with legs standing outside their front door since morning when they finally get back from being gone all day. Oh the neighbors will talk!
But alas, my momentary laspe of reasoning left as I pondering the proceeding and instead eyed the two remaining legs, out of the dozens, that had a dark knit stocking on one and a limegreen, yes I said limegreen, on the other.
As my mind shot back to the old reruns of 'The Christmas Story' and that lamp the dad had in his livingroom, I decidely made the purchase and had them placed in a large plastic storebag lest someone see me walking thru the parking lot with the things.
be Lowes eat yer heart out
But now I find myself tempted to return to the scene to see what else I might see, see? Anyone interested in buying a leglamp?
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Rez,
When I was in high school my older brother worked at a department store in Cleve. He picked up the upper torso of a female mannequin and a wig. Down to Rocky River Marina we all went. Launched the canoe, placed the mannequin with wig and nothing else covering it in the middle of the canoe , a beach towel across where the legs should be. Damn near caused a riot as the male boaters tried to catch a better peek at the goods going by them in the canoe. Thanks for the memory!
They can't get your Goat if you don't tell them where it is hidden.
OK, so now we know you're a leg man. We won't know if therapy is required until we find out what you did with them.
jt8
"God is a comedian playing to an audience too afraid to laugh." --Voltaire
Actually I'm thinking of going back and getting 4 more to make a table.
be for he's a jolly good fellow and maybe put it on a front porch
Or...
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jt8
"God is a comedian playing to an audience too afraid to laugh." --Voltaire
At Lowes in Lansing, MI. The clearance table had some emergency lights (with the lead-acid battery), regularly at $45, reduced to $22. Hmmm....I have been wanting one of these for the house to help exit in an emergency; price looks good enough.
I go to the counter; nice clerk rings it up: $2.24!!! I tell her I will be right back and grab all the rest. Anybody want an emergency light--only $10 plus shipping [grin!].
What's the run time on those, about 20 mins? Hmm, wonder if you could stagger them so that #2 kicks on when #1 burns out, etc. DW might not be happy about a whole row of them mounted on the wall though :)
jt8
"God is a comedian playing to an audience too afraid to laugh." --Voltaire
Had a funny deal go today with a going out of business sale at a bankrupt video store chain.
There were like 200 vhs tapes left on a shelf and a couple dozen store labeled dvds with a bunch of regular dvds on a bargain table. 6 days to go.
Told her I had $40 for the tapes, she thinks a while and says ok.
Wasn't expecting to buy anything and was kinda just looking around. Look in my wallet and have $20 left. Tell her she robbed me of all my money and all that's left is $20 for the dvds.
Now I'm just thinking of the 24 generic labeled movies on the bargain table. She said she'd have to call her super and when she couldn't get a hold of him she said she'd sell them.
So I start boxing up the tapes and look over to see she is boxing up all the dvds on the table and not just the 24.
Roar! She thought I was talking the whole table!
Too funny!
So now I have 6 large boxes of tapes and dvds in my truck.
be just a free story.
rez, Sounds like you need to find a source for popcorn and your set for a long winter.
They can't get your Goat if you don't tell them where it is hidden.
Costco in Livonia, MI has new Hitachi Stick Framing guns on Clearance for $197.97Julian
Hey Julian,
I grew up in Livonia, and built homes up on Farmington and 7 mile while an apprentice...not far from Stevenson HS. I went to Franklin, but haven't been back since my dad died in '04. Have you lived there long?"The nearest thing to eternal life we will ever see on this earth is a governmental program" -Ronald Reagan
I grew up in Lansing - moved to Detroit area 14 years ago - and now live in Redford near I96 and Telegraph.JT
got it. Just to show you how over the hill I am...I remember when they started putting in that I-96 in Livonia. Took many years and lots of grief. It's great now, though."The nearest thing to eternal life we will ever see on this earth is a governmental program" -Ronald Reagan
Duluth Trading Co. 20% off everything you want, $50 minimum. Good through Nov. 6th. Use catalog code T27WE44AP at checkout.PJ
Everything will be okay in the end. If it's not okay, it's not the end.
To the bigbox for some plumbing shutoffs and of course while I was there...
hmmmm, a special order return marked $132 knocked down to $10.
A wooden screendoor.
'excuse me, can I open this'...
'sure'.
35 1/2 in wide.
another hmmmm and thinking hey, bet I can make that fit the low cellar entry metal door I cut down and get some extra summer ventilation down there.
$10? Cheap bastards should have had copper screening on there for that price. But none the less...
be sold
snorK*
I was in the local Harbor Freight today ( for 0.49 shop brushes) and noticed that they are offering "third hand " knock offs.
They were on sale for $9.99.
They only extend to 9' - 6" and are only rated for 66 lbs.
But for visquine to make a dust barrier, more than adequate.
I bought 8.
I hate to do Chineese, but it would have cost me $320 or $80.
Take it for what it's worth.Remodeling Contractor just on the other side of the Glass City
Geeze, so you bought the entire store's adult video collection?! ;)
Sounds like you're gonna have to start selling on eBay. Unless you really like having 3 or 4 copies of a movie.
jt8
"God is a comedian playing to an audience too afraid to laugh." --Voltaire
Funny thing is outside of the extra dvds they threw in, everything is mostly single copies.
Watched an interesting one starring Sphere, Cloudhidden and I'm thinking blueeyeddevil titled 'The Ballad of Jack and Rose' about a guy and his daughter living in an old commune he'd built in the 70's.
Had a sod roofed house and an old geodesic dome meeting house on an island. A developer was involved in building new homes in the area and the fight between Cloud's ideals and the builders.
Worth the view.
or would it be VaTom?
Sod would be Tom, dome Cloud. Maybe they have a common relative.
jt8
"God is a comedian playing to an audience too afraid to laugh." --Voltaire
just so everyone can get a good laugh today.
i go to sherwin williams to buy a couple gallons of mismatch paint,they usally charge me 3-4 bucks a gallon. i get there ,no we don't have any we've got it all boxed up to get rid of, really!let me take a look.
so sitting on the top of this pallet is 2 boxes open with mismatch latex in it.i ask him how much for the pallet? 20 cents a gallon,great i'll take it. so i load it up and bring it home tonight. man this is going to be fun,yea i'll have some pinks and purples but what a buy.
i start un boxing it,out of 100 gallons 76 is their waste products,mainly stain with the words purge wrote on the cans.i got their friggin hazordous waste ####! in all that there was 1 gal of latex and 15 qts of latex.
yea go ahead and laugh you azz off,someones got to have a good laugh.
i have the trailer loaded and going back tommorrow and tell em i'm no hazordous dump site,i don't want my money back just all these cans of goo gone. if they give me any grief i'm going up the ladder . i may even mention how when you create waste no matter what your resposible for it and that the river is only 5 blocks away. man i'm p iz off.
so much for the good deal [oh did i mention my wife was with me going what are you going to do with all this paint]that makes it just a little bit more bitter larry
update, i loaded all the junk back up this am and took it back,told them if the needed me to get rid of there haz. waste i would but they would need to pay me not the other way around. left it on there pallet,20.00 poorer but glad i'm not spending 500.00 to dump it.
if a man speaks in the forest,and there's not a woman to hear him,is he still wrong?
Edited 11/8/2007 9:57 pm by alwaysoverbudget
Good to know that every once in awhile the Bargain gets the Hunter.
They can't get your Goat if you don't tell them where it is hidden.
" Good to know that every once and awhile the Bargain gets the Hunter."
This needs to go in the breaktime famous quotes. {:>)
ANDYSZ2WHY DO I HAVE TO EXPLAIN TO FRIENDS AND FAMILY THAT BEING A SOLE PROPRIETOR IS A REAL JOB?
REMODELER/PUNCHOUT SPECIALIST
It must have been thirty or more years ago my grandma was thrilled to get a hardware stores old inventory of pints and quarts of oil based paint. I don't know if she paid for it or got it for free. It sat in the shed all these years never got used for anything.Five years ago I loaded up my pickup to the top of the bed with an unknown amount of the paint (fifty or more gallons) and took it to the local household hazardous waste facility where they immediately assumed I was some amatuer hoping to dispose of commercial waste without paying the fees so they refused to take it and also told me that I could be fined for transporting more that 15 gallons without a special permit/certification (if the highway patrol stopped me).We ended up putting fifteen gallons in my wife's trunk, fifteen gallons in my laborers truck and 15 gallons in my truck and caravanned to the hazardous waste drop off site three weekends in a row.The guy took it grudgingly, seemed to still be convinced I was somehow making money for disposing of it for somebody. The story that my grandma had hoarded it for 30 years was too weird for him to believe.
I bought a refurbed laser printer for $50 from Buy.com the other day. It's a Samsung monochrome ML-2510.
I don't use printers often, had poor performance from the last two ink jets and I surely don't like to spend big$$ on color cartridges so this is just what I've been waiting for.
This printer is almost too good for home use. Very fast, excellent print quality and quiet too.
Set up went easily. Needed a USB printer cable but they're now cheap at the bigger electonic stores, $7 for a 10' (not so, Radio Shack).
Although the supplied software failed to load, both the drivers and the Owner's Manual were available as downloads on Samsung's website. Took less than five minutes to find and install.
I printed about twenty pages last night, some information on working with carbon fiber I've been wanting to read away from the computer. The printer worked flawlessly.
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My good deed for the day. That qualifies me to rip someone a new one now, doesn't it? ;-)
Go EZ now, we don't want to Fester too much ill will.
be a shill for sillynilly ill will
Nice way to guide the thread away from cutting remarks.
They can't get your Goat if you don't tell them where it is hidden.
Now what was the point of that remark...really?
Just word playing .
They can't get your Goat if you don't tell them where it is hidden.
OK. I don't get it but I'll accept it. Then again, I didn't get the Fester reference either.
Edit: Must be time for me to get away from this screen and go for a healthy bike ride.
Edited 11/10/2007 3:47 pm by Hudson Valley Carpenter
Bosch Bat 181 blue core batteries 4 at 51$ ea includes ship.
I got 2 yesterday for ?58$ ea shipped, didn't see there site with these till today.
http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQfrppZ25QQfrtsZ100QQsassZbuckeyetoolsupply
Scroll to about mid page.
I ended up getting them tru Amazon so you have to scroll harder at amazon to do it.
But I don't have a Ebay acc so that' why I used Ama.
Minor math fopa 14 shipping divide by 4 =s3.5 +50=s 53.50
Edited 11/13/2007 4:42 pm by ClaysWorld
Freud router 3 1/4 hp, shipping included, $129.
http://www.woodcraft.com/family.aspx?familyid=20403&refcode=75IN11NL
Freud router, $109.99 at Western Tool Supply for the month of December.
Home Depot: DeWalt 745 compact table saw for $299. Best price I've seen since these came out.
DavidW
Y'all might want to check out Cabela's site for various stuff on sale and in the bargain cave. Boots, work shirts, shoes, etc. Gotta poke around and look at both the regular listings and bargain cave listings. Some so-so deals and a few good ones.
http://www.cabelas.com/
They have a variety of Wolverine $15 tshirts on clearance for $4. For some reason they have different sizes listed on different pages. Includes regular sizes, big, and tall (multiple pages for each). If this link works, it should take you to the t-shirt main listing:
http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/index/index-display.jsp?id=cat601764&navAction=jump&navCount=1&cmCat=MainCatcat21082&parentType=category&parentId=cat21082
If it doesn't, just go to the t-shirt page and scroll down. I've never worn a Wolverine tshirt, but figured for $4 I could give 'em a try.jt8
"It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends on his not understanding it." --Upton Sinclair
I was at HD today and they have the 18 volt 6 tool set reduced from 629 to 473 with a free tool coupon.
I think I might try and get Lowes to match + 10% more off.
Now I have to figure which tool I want: The big torque Impact or the shears or the metal cutting saw
ANDYSZ2WHY DO I HAVE TO EXPLAIN TO FRIENDS AND FAMILY THAT BEING A SOLE PROPRIETOR IS A REAL JOB?
REMODELER/PUNCHOUT SPECIALIST
the 18 volt 6 tool set
What set might that be? Want to give a few more clues?
I was in HD this afternoon looking at their ridgid portable table saw and wishing I had bought one when they were $299 on Black Friday. When I asked the 2 guys working that dept., they said that HD was having a second Black Friday Sale this week. They thought it would be the same items as last time, but weren't 100%. You all know how mis-informed some of those guys in orange aprons can be, but I'm still going to check back this Friday.
Jamie
if i was you i'd stop tommorrow and buy one at 500. go back fri pm and have them price match it at 299.. if they don't put it on sale just get my 500 back and wait till next year.......larryif a man speaks in the forest,and there's not a woman to hear him,is he still wrong?
Dewalt.
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I don't know if it my local store only but I saw the Dewalt 745 Table Saw on sale this am for $299.00.
I paid just under that (before shipping) for a recon from Tool King.
I've never seen it under $369.00 anyplace.
It's a sweet little saw too.[email protected]
You just wanted to repeat so you'd get the 900th post!
you villian you
Be back in a hundred!
Milkbones?[email protected]
for the next 1.75 hours, Amazon has a Hitachi 14.4 lith-ion driver for $119/no shipping charge -
approaching a bargain, perhaps -
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000WHHGXU/ref=xs_gb_la_A2AJP7RLZF91RK
"there's enough for everyone"
Sounds like a good deal. Not to scare ya, but you might want to see what a toner cartridge runs for it. But they DO tend to last quite a while. Your price per page should be less than an injet.
jt8
"The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese." --Dave Barry
You here again?
I was in Lowes yesterday, Monday, Sunday, and Friday. Like nothing good on clearance anywhere. And I haven't found an Amazon deal in weeks.
I'm starting to get the shakes.
jt8
"The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese." --Dave Barry
And I haven't found an Amazon deal in weeks.
I have high hopes for friday -
"there's enough for everyone"
And I haven't found an Amazon deal in weeks.
I have high hopes for friday -
With Amazon, you might not want to wait until Friday. Last year they had Thanksgiving sales.
jt8
"It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends on his not understanding it." --Upton Sinclair
The HD black friday ad...8 pc 18v rigid kit, sawzall, circ saw, ham drill, jigsaw, flashlight, caulk gun, impact driver, 9.6 pivot driver, 1 9.6 battery, 2 18v battery, single port charger. $499.
have $400 gift card from my realtor in my wallet since august, just waiting for a deal like this
Made my decision easy, will be in line in a.m.
From the same HD add a rigid table saw and stand 299$
If your looking for a deal on a saw that's pretty hard to beat.
I picked up that saw Wednesday; it rang up for $299. OAG hands me a October/December Rigid mail in 10% rebate card and I used a 10% off coupon - final price - $240. To top it off, on the rebate coupon it has a free lifetime service agreement. Not such a bad deal.
Musicians: http://www.guitarcenter.com is having a black friday sale, 20% off their already low discounted prices for ONE item. In store or by phone; 866-498-7882
8AM-10AM only (maybe you can get in a phone order by 10AM pacific time)
This is a great opportunity to buy a big ticket item for an excellent price.
Sorry to post this so close to the sale time. I just opened their Email ad.
Nice score!!! Almost wish I needed a table saw, that Rigid is a good deal.Live by the sword, die by the sword....choose your sword wisely.
The big internet sales day is supposed to be tomorrow ( Monday).
At least that's what my wife tells me.
I've checked the usual places and haven't seen anything out of the ordinary yet -
I hope the 'What Bargain did you spot today' thread will become real active soon....
"there's enough for everyone"
I've been really disappointed with anything I've seen lately.
I did score a few Mag Light 4 cell flash lights for 10 bucks a piece at lowes on friday....
was a one day deal only.
ROAR!
Ya, I grabbed one and went on then got to thinking.
Went back got another.
Then finally ended up with 5 in the cart.
All the nephews need flashlights ya know.
Had to get something after missing the Hometeacups Gorilla ladder special by a few minutes.
Edited 11/25/2007 4:36 pm ET by rez
I dunno- I'm guessing there won't be any specials posted until tomorrow.
Or my wife was wrong. And I'm not going there.
The big internet sales day is supposed to be tomorrow ( Monday).
I haven't noticed any good sales today. Maybe it is a myth, like 'black friday' being the busiest shopping day is a myth.
jt8
"It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends on his not understanding it." --Upton Sinclair
Like I said in another post- my wife told me that, and I wasn't about to contradict her <G>
like 'black Friday' being the busiest shopping day is a myth.
Are you suggesting that that is a myth? Busiest might be an undefinable term here but in shear dollars I think it definitely is.
Doug
No hard data on it, but I've heard from a couple different places (radio being one) that it isn't the biggest shopping day. Last time I heard that (radio), they said that the Saturday prior to Xmas was typically the busiest. Don't remember what their criteria was though, so don't quote me on it.
Hereabouts, the people started camping out around Wednesday night for Fri stuff (idiots), and when I got to work at 8AM, the parking lots were packed...but when I went out at lunch around 1:30PM Friday, it wasn't all that busy. More busy than average, but not crazy.
jt8
"It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends on his not understanding it." --Upton Sinclair
Edited 11/27/2007 6:01 pm by JohnT8
John
My wife works retail, has for some 20 years now and I think she says that at least with womens clothing that black Friday is by far the biggest money day of the year.
I think when we lived in TX the store that she ran there did in the neighborhood of 1M for the weekend and Friday being the biggest of the three days. This from a store that did 13M for the year.
I'm sure not all store sales parrallel those of womens apparel though, dont know?
I just asked her what her experience was and she said that in her 20 years black Friday was always the largest selling day(cash wise) and second biggest is, as you already stated, the Sat. before Christmas!
Doug
You may be correct. I don't have any hard data on it. I'd rather do my shopping online.
jt8
"It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends on his not understanding it." --Upton Sinclair
I'd rather do my shopping online.
Believe me, I dont step foot into a mall or department store!
I give cash for gifts, much easier and the kids all seam to find something to do with it.
Doug
OK everyone, this is sale season, where are all the deals?
jt8
"It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends on his not understanding it." --Upton Sinclair
what deals?
I don't see no deals.
OK. Here's a great deal on a super-powerful factory recertified HP desktop tower. http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=206578791&adid=17654&dcaid=17653
So here's a good one. Local hardware selling bosch jigsaw and palm router together for 115$
I bought.
I placed the jigsaw on Ebay 89$ buy it now.
Sold next morning.
26$ 1hp palm router, thank you.
SWEET!
"You can't roller skate in a Buffalo herd." Roger Miller
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0x8B6C54ggY&feature=related
I did this a while back with DW 18v stuff. Got the Hammer/Driver drill recon, circular saw recon, two new batteries and charger for I don't remember what... like 179$
Then I sold my old batteries which still had some charges left in 'em, the charger and the new recon drill for 100$ on ebay.
So then got the circ saw, and two new batteries for less than the cost of the batteries.
Takes a little legwork to post and then ship, but when I see these things I can't pass up the horse-trading scheme...
I know some people don't like buying tools at Home Despot. Ya know, inferior quality and all. But...Makita 4 piece LI-ion set. Hammer drill/flashlight/circular/sawzall. They wanted $369. Down from $499.Milwaukee 4 piece LI-ion. Hammer drill/flashlight/impact gun/circular. Wanted $399 for that one.Bosch 10.8v Impactor was on sale for $149.I guess there's your sales for you.
Ya, Waters is cool!
I bought a Panasonic 12volt drill kit off Amazon. Haven't been back since.
Was in Lowes today, say they had the Dewalt miter saw stand at $220 with a $70 instant rebate for a final price of $150.
That aint bad! If I didnt have Stablemate stands for all my stuff, I would have picked one up.Live by the sword, die by the sword....choose your sword wisely.
I've been looking for a cheap 36" exterior door for a shed I'm building in the back yard. Needs to be a decent door cause my wife says the shed "has to be cute". Been checking sLowes, HD for a month or so--no luck.
Last week my local lumber yard checked out back for me and said they had one, but it wasn't pre-hung. Turns out I got a brand new 36" exterior, machined, 6 panel, fir door for $25. It just about kills me to put a door that nice on a shed... but it's cute!
Have you been checking Toolseeker.com?-they give the rebates, sales and coupons of many major tool sellers. Also, Amazon has the 4 for 3 deal where you buy 4 items and get the 4th of equal or lesser value, free. I just used it to get drill bits. I picked up a set of Irwin Turbomax bits, a set of Irwin Speedbore max bits, Milwaukee titinium bits, and Milwaukee Cobalts.
No one seemed to be interested when I said that Amazon was selling the old style 5.5 Amp Milwaukee Magnum drill for just 93 dollars....That ship has now sailed.
A while back they had the Bosch and Hitachi Jigsaws for under a hundred each.
It's all where you look...
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Free cordless to with purchase of combo kit
Up to $250 rebate on X5 Machinery
$100 rebate and free battery on cordless hammer drill
$40 to $100 rebate on select woodworking machines
Edited 12/1/2007 11:06 am ET by bubbajames
Edited 12/1/2007 11:08 am ET by bubbajames
Yeah, that's the stuff we're looking for. I've been keeping half an eye on Bosch jigsaws for a friend, but must have missed the sale.
jt8
"It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends on his not understanding it." --Upton Sinclair
Andy,Think I saw you looking for some finish guns on another thread.Special on some Dewalts -- The narrow crown gun is currently $50 at Amazon... http://tinyurl.com/2ql9svThe 1 1/4" brad gun is only $43 ...
http://tinyurl.com/2tkpjmThere's also a $15 rebate from Dewalt, so those guns are really only $35 and $28 http://www.toolking.com/Rebate_Forms/dewalt/DWIC00039.pdf
wow, thanks
Edited 12/3/2007 6:14 pm ET by andyfew322
Not sure if available to all but got email from Rockler, special was the small PC belt sander for $99, free shipping and a $20 gift card.
Started this as a seperate post in tools, but should have put it here, so once again...
Just bought my BIL a PC 690LR router at Amazon for Christmas.
Decent price at $95.99.
Then down the page I notice a PC tool offer. Tells you to type in "Free 343K" in the coupon area, and get a free 5" random orbit sander from porter cable.
So I got a 690 router, 5" sander, free shipping, $95.99 total.
Good deal if you lookin' for a router...buic
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BubbaJ,I'm not really seeing a bargain there. All seems to be pretty standard pricing.gk
CPO Bosch is having a free shipping deal on orders over $99. Use coupon BSH1207 at checkout. Offer ends 12/20/07.
http://bosch.cpotools.com/index.html
As someone already mentioned, they have the jig saw/palm router combo kit for $169.
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Barrel Bosch Jig saw kit with case for $159. Sale on some cordless items, plus the reconditioned section which often has a gem or two.
jt8
"It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends on his not understanding it." --Upton Sinclair
Better still is the same Bosch jigsaw and Colt for $135 here
http://www.internationaltool.com/woodworking/tools/boswwck2.htmlIt's listed at $149, but you get an automatic 10% off as soon as you add it to the cart.
perhaps, but the Amazon stuff, esp the 4 for 3 promo is really good!
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I been busy so lying low but still gotta go in there for purchases and can't resist the looksee. Can't, just can't.
Getting so bad I know what discounted pieces are sitting where and for how long so I know when they are ready to drop again without me even offering.
It's a sad thing I'm tellin' ya, a sad thing. Case in point...
those plastic porch rail things, the rails and bottoms with same plastic balusters
they've had a pair sitting with a chipped end for a freaking long time so they must have got tired of moving the dang thing around for months
and finally wrote $2 on them just to get it out of the door.
snorK* Now I get to have the fun of hauling it around. But it's all in the thrill of the hunt anyhow.
Someday I'll get to be a hero because I'll put up a rail for a little oldlady widow type somewhere for no charge but cookies.
be o' what a tangled web we weave
I'm going to go to all the pole-barn/steel-building websites and enter your name into any building giveaways.
Just a study in human behavior. Lets see what happens if suddenly you have a 40x100 building out back. I'm sure there's some law of nature about stuff expanding too fill a given space :)
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Amazon has the Milwaukee 1/2 inch magnum drill marked down to $97.
Office depot is having a pretty good clearance sale right now. I just picked up 2) "all in one" wireless printer, copier, fax, phone, and answering machine for $44.88(new model is $199). These were made by brother, but they had others also including Cannon and HP. They were the displays, but never used. They also had a $699 HP color laser jet for $288(office type)
Sales guy said that most other stores should be clearing out last years models
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Amazon has a PC 690LR Router for $87 right now, free shipping.
My gut says this is a phenommminnal deal, is my gut right?
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Need a sander too? This is a current Amazon deal.
Add to your tool set with a free Porter Cable 343K 5-inch random orbit sander kit with the purchase of select Porter Cable Routers. Enter code FREE343K at checkout. Here's how (restrictions apply) jt8
"It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends on his not understanding it." --Upton Sinclair
it would be if it was other than a PC.....
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Perhaps something in blue?
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"It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends on his not understanding it." --Upton Sinclair
that's a start...
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PC routers are generally great tools. I have Bosch routers too--one good one just OK (lousy spindle lock). I even have an old B&D router still kickin'
Taunton has an end of the year sale going on. Some of the prices are even less than Amazon:
http://store.taunton.com/onlinestore/catalog/homejt8
"It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends on his not understanding it." --Upton Sinclair
Made another pilgrimage to the beLoved beLowes today and there was a pile of ACQ sitting out there with a $75 ticket on it marked at like half price.
Realizing I needed to start filling the coffers again lest Bill start stockpiling more after using up a bunch on his shed that he never showed the finish of.
So not wanting to lag too far behind I offered $50 and suddenly the 16ft banded stack was sticking out the back of my cap with enough 8fters in the middle to keep it balanced in there as I roped 'er down for the cruise to my PT stockpile.
be Bill's not the only one who buys tweaked lumber
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Makita FRH framing nailer $179.99 at Amazon.
Hey there Rez,
Now don't be too hard on me...I'm still not finished with my cull cart shed.
In fact, I was back at Lowe's this evening getting some 3" ring-shank ACQ nails for the building's front porch... Not on sale, but Lowe's is giving a $10 off a Future Purchase when you spend $50 or more.
I shocked even myself today, when I began organizing all the Red Cedar that was "culled" and carried home with the other lumber over a period of a year. Some more Cedar with 12' lengths of 1x4's, and stacks of random lengths of 1x6's and 1x8's. One stack of Red Cedar is 12' long 1x12's and twenty-five boards high. Down here in Texas a single Red Cedar board that size sells for $36. I'm beginning to put this Cedar on a 45 degree angle on top of the 4x4 rafters, so it will be seen from underneath the porch. Then, I'll run 30lb roof felt and 2x4's screwed down over the Cedar so that sheets of roof decking can be added for the porch's O/C shingles.
So you see why I'm not finished with my shed; it's just takes time to work with this Culled Lumber. After decking the porch roof with this Cedar, I'll still have enough to wrap all the ACQ lumber framing with the Red Cedar. I don't have a shot of the 4x4 rafters and doubled 4x4's on the 10'x36' porch framing, but here's where I'm at with the tar paper and the 4x8' panels of Hardyboard siding.
Stay tuned, :>)
Bill
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well ya, dang man, that'll work!
I remember seeing a Lowes in Okie carrying cedar 4x4s as regular stock a few years back. That's unheard of up here.
In fact it wasn't too awful long ago that the 1x cedars first made their appearance.
Nice building.
Lowes just called me and said they've got a whole buttload of year end clearance stuff stacked up waiting for you.
:)
jt8
"It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends on his not understanding it." --Upton Sinclair
Some of that stuff they dare sell as merchandise does belong canned in their dumpster out back.
Pickings been a little slim of late as a new manager appeared on the horizon I think would rather toss the goods than sell them for whatever.
That's alright, got enough stuff sitting.
Auctions will start up again before long and maybe I'll start doing them again to get my yayas out.
be Sitting BullLet the thunder crack and the waves roar, we're going on.
Pickings been a little slim of late as a new manager appeared on the horizon I think would rather toss the goods than sell them for whatever.
Been slim pickings here for several months. Unless you want a USED fridge... And I don't mean clearance. The west side Lowes seems to have people bringing fridges back for some reason and west side store will put it out as 'clearance' for $100 off or some worthless amount (on a $2500 fridge). But you open the door and there's FOOD stains in it.
Some of that stuff they dare sell as merchandise does belong canned in their dumpster out back.
Like the broken fiberglass tub they had over the weekend. Whole end of the tub was busted off (and gone) and they were offering it at 50% off. What planet they living on?! jt8
"It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends on his not understanding it." --Upton Sinclair
Lucky they didn't expect a premium for the stains.
Patina you understand.
be faded jeansLet the thunder crack and the waves roar, we're going on.
Lucky they didn't expect a premium for the stains.
Patina you understand.
That must explain what happened to the 'scratch & dents' section. Now it is the 'distressed' section and they can charge 20% more for it instead of 40% off.
By the by, don't know if you'll see this in time, but TCM has a James Cagney bio coming on at 11:45 tonight (about3 hrs from now). Seems like I remember you saying you liked Cagney. They're also playing White Heat at 9:45, but that isn't one of my favorites of his.
jt8
"It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends on his not understanding it." --Upton Sinclair
well, Lowes did get me a bit today as when in buying some plumbing /electrical I meandered over to the roofing and someone had returned 3 bundles of special order Chateau Green archys for $4.18 a bundle.
Figured I could use a little more ballast in the truck bed.Let the thunder crack and the waves roar, we're going on.
My local Meijers store had some light fixtures on clearance. I bought one of the Hunter ceiling fans: 44" Auberville in brushed nickel finish was $45. they also had it in the dark finish
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I also picked up a variety of inexpensive light fixtures for use in closets, attic, crawlspace, etc. Probably $5-15/ea normally...they had 'em for $2.50-3.
It is probably in-store only clearance, but here's their website:
http://www.meijer.com/home.jspjt8
"It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends on his not understanding it." --Upton Sinclair
Just got this Dewalt SCMS at Lowes clearanced for $184.50
http://www.amazon.com/DEWALT-DW712-Single-Bevel-Sliding-Compound/dp/tech-data/B00008WFSZ/ref=de_a_smtd?ie=UTF8&qid=1199589077&sr=1-7
dang but that was one plain steal if I ever saw one!
Good buy!
Peace out.
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I know, I could not believe it when the manager said it was clearanced 50%. I snatched that dude up, paid and got out of there before they changed there minds.
Was that the last one or were there still others?Peace out.
Wandering through Lowe's for tile, I bumped into a 75% clearance table... two Hans Grohe Aquos faucets, down to 35 bucks apiece... I'm wishing I had bought the third in the open box... dang <G> Winterlude, Winterlude, my little daisy,
Winterlude by the telephone wire,
Winterlude, it's makin' me lazy,
Come on, sit by the logs in the fire.
The moonlight reflects from the window
Where the snowflakes, they cover the sand.
Come out tonight, ev'rything will be tight,
Winterlude, this dude thinks you're grand.
gotta watch that hindsight, it'll kill ya.Peace out.
Local auction every Saturday. Scored 24 rolls of Grace Vycor for $50. Just in time to flash windows and doors and I-don't-know-what on garage.PJ
Everything will be okay in the end. If it's not okay, it's not the end.
At Home Depot, they are clearing out a Skil Lithium Ion 1/4 ratchet.Not the heaviest duty tool, but if you do any assembly work - shelving and the like - very handy and will speed up the time considerabally.As it's LiIon, it can sit around for close to 12 months and keep the charge.They were $59, now down to $19.00.At Lowes, they are starting to clear out the Bosch router bits - YMMV, but worth a look next time you are in there.Julian
I need to pull apart a large section of a warehouse that is filled with shelving- about a two day job. I swung by my HD this morning, bought that little thing for $19 and charged it up. At that price if it lasts one day I'll still be pretty far ahead.Thanks for the heads up!=====Zippy=====
Wasn't someone looking for one of those for a shrine?
Made the tour today.
The bargain rack was full.
Hey, looky there... One of them 'turn the handle and the blinds encased between the glass panes move' insert for a full length opening in a door.
Saw it there last week and passed. This week I'm thinking they got tired of looking at it. Still in the box. $160 knocked down to $5.
Oh well, I'll roll the dice for a fiver.
be maybe it'll fit something someday.Peace out.
i'm so glad i don't shop at the same lowes as you. i just see 2 guys running up and down the isles trying to beat each other to the buy. lol
good for me that our lowes doesn't mark down near that much ever.
if they are really sick of looking at it they might knock it 60% larryif a man speaks in the forest,and there's not a woman to hear him,is he still wrong?
http://bosch.cpotools.com/reconditioned_tools/saws/table_saws/"The nearest thing to eternal life we will ever see on this earth is a governmental program" -Ronald Reagan
Yet another CL deal!Picked up a Milwaukee 2 1/4HP, variable speed "grip" router with case and mortising bit for $50.Nice router, clean. Got it home and it wouldn't work!!!? So I figured let me take a look and low and behold it was just a loose wire connection underneath the red cover - back in business baby!I've been tempted to get one for a long time now - seemed like a great design, but hard to justify when I already have a 3HP router in a table and a Bosch kit and two laminate trimmers.But for $50 - no question at all - only 5 minutes from my house too. He had it listed for $60 and told me he'd take $50 while I was on the phone with him - sold.JT
I just got a new powder acuated remington semi-auto model 496 27cal nail gun from http://www.tylertool.com for $175 that was 25-50 $ better then any other site
It was YOUR POST that had me take a look at Tylertool.com - and the next thing you know, I'm noticing they're offering the Fein MM for $258.95 that Amazon has on THEIR website right now for $350.95! (i.e. the Fein MSXE-636-2VSXL with accessory package & metal case)
then I noticed http://www.fein.usfactoryoutlet.com was also selling the MM XL for $258.95...
but, http://www.allprotools.com on the amazon "sponsored link" said they were selling them for $239 til you get to their website; and price was actually $249.90. But heck, allpro doesn't charge for shipping so there you go; I'm FEINALLY gonna be an MM owner.
amazing how these early morning tool purchases can evolve.
(Guess I can go take the MM off my amazon wish list now.)
LOL!
"We choose our joys and sorrows long before we experience them."
— Kahlil Gibran
Miz
Thanks for your post I ordered my MM yesterday they are holding it for shipment until I return from FL. nice people to work with.
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No problem!
"We choose our joys and sorrows long before we experience them."
— Kahlil Gibran
My OLD model MM is still available at $175. Has the detail sander and a bunch of blades, scrapers, rasps, etc.I'm lusting after a new one with the depth adjuster.
I have a friend who might be interested in your old MM. SHoot me an email via BT with its data (model number, year bought? maybe a pic of what ya got?) and I'll see if I can't broker a sale for ya.
"We choose our joys and sorrows long before we experience them."
— Kahlil Gibran
I found two rug display racks that a store was getting rid of...paid $42.50 each. Now they are in my shop for organizing trim and plywood rips:
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I never thought of looking at store fixtures for wood storage! What a great idea. I've got to look around now, I really need something, particularly sheet goods storage.
One place to keep an eye on is the big dumpster behind your local mall. I have a short little metal cabinet on casters I got that way...free, and it is nice for storing tools I don't use all the time. I took a pic of the little metal cabinet nested under another store fixture I paid $25.00 for when a Gander Mountain outfitter store moved to a new location and sold off a bunch of stuff.The best Carhartt workwear dispalys I bought from Gander Mountain are industiral heavy duty because of the image the company wants to portray (diamond plate gussets, heavy guage steel, heavily welded joints, etc.I still have not hung the slatwall fixture yet...soon.The "merch perch" fixtures are stackable and a single "perch" can be nice for keeping tools out of the way at a work table, but within easy reach too.Look for businesses going out of business or moving, etc.Cheers,Bass
Amazon's Deal of the Day today(friday feb 8) is a Freud FJ85K 6 Amp Top Handle Jig Saw for $69.99 while supplies last.
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Don't know if it is a good price or not, but Amazon has a Woodline USA 30-piece router bit set for $99.99.
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Keep your eyes out on the Woodline stuff - they had a 1/2" shank 66 piece set for $85 a while back. What a deal.The Woodline bits are generally thought of as among the better import bits and they offer a lifetime warranty on all of their bits - free exchange for any reason.I have a 12 pc set I bought years ago for $55 and have gotten good use out of them. JT
2hrs left on this deal at Amazon.com it doesn't include the circular saw but it makes for a good starter kit. I saw another 7pc. Makita kit at home depot recently that was the same but you got a circular saw instead of the impact driver. Makita 18-volt Lithium-Ion Cordless Combo Set
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Amazon's Price: $349.99
Gold Box Discount: - $50.00
Gold Box Price: $299.99 (64% off) >>>kicking myself because I can't buy it right now...gk
whats the gold box discount? i never buy from amazon because the pricing is always moving around and i always catch it at the high point.
been looking at cameras and a dewalt compressor,just haven't pulled the trigger. larryif a man speaks in the forest,and there's not a woman to hear him,is he still wrong?
the 'Gold Box' is special one day deals - usually limited quantities - only occasionally tools - there are also 'lightning' deals on the 'Gold Box' page that run for a couple of hours -yesterday the daily deal was the sabre saw, and there was a limited time deal on the on the Makita lith-ion set - today you can get a 'deal' on a dyson vacuum cleaner.....click the 'todays deal' button at the top of the Amazon page - "there's enough for everyone"
I hate to say it....forest or no forest, the man is unfortunately wrong regardless. It's a fact of life that we men must come to grips with.
One of these big toner cartridges is supposed to print thousands of pages so as long as this one doesn't dry up like the inkjet's did, I'll be using this copier for several years.
By then, the whole printer technology will have probably morphed off in another direction anyway.
A voice activated scan-copy-print-fax-espresso-microwave-robotic masseuse with blond hair and blue eyes. Other personal options available for the discrete and discerning executives among us.
Amazon has a really good deal on select tools/accessories 4 for 3 promotion- buy 3 get the 4th one free(this will be the lowest priced item) You could get 4 of the same item... They also have the old style Milwaukee Magnum 5.5 Amp 1/2 inch drill for 93 dollars.
Also recomend checking Toolseeker.com for rebates, sales, special offers, etc.
Brother in law snagged this one- Hitachi NR90AD clipped head framing nailer at Lowes-Floor model, with some scuffs and scratches for $120. No box or anything else, but hey, a great deal, no? The 34 degree tape collated nails were also marked down to 25 dollars for a box of 1000.
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Deal of the Day on Amazon 1587AVSK $70
Not their newest, but a dang good saw for the money!
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For Hitachi purchases - they now have a factory authorized refurb re-seller and they have some great deals with a 1 year warranty and free shipping.For instance, they have a Hitachi oi-lube portable aircompressor for $129-139 shipped. And they have the gas-powered framing guns either round or clip head for (i think) $167-179 shipped.Don't care for most of the new Hitachi stuff, but their saws and their guns are highly rated.I'll throw this out for MI readers, Costco in Livonia, MI has the 83 Framing guns new on clearance for $179 - had a stack of them last time I was there.JT
I just saw that Lowe's has a deal going on where if you buy the Hitachi NT65MA3 15 ga finish nailer, you get the Hitachi NT32AE2 1 1/4" 18 ga. brad nailer for free by mail.http://www.lowespromos.com/PDFs/1708-1.pdf
Just got a lead on an old timberframe that needs removed to make way for a new house on the lot. Went and looked at it yesterday.
City ordinance doesn't permit two large structures on the lot and being close to the state route the local fire dept. says it won't burn it for practice. The guy is stuck between a rock and a hard place needing it gone.My guess is he's planning to just knock it down and haul away. Cedar shakes under the vinylsiding. A painted black walnut staircase in the two story building with a neat old lighting arrestor up top the roof.
Almost wanting to bid on some parts but the labor and money involved might be better spent elsewhere than pursuing more new old stuff.
Nothing overly fancy on the stair. Straight balusters, curved rail up top and a nominal newelpost with just a spiggin of jazz on it. Still has the ball on the post.
Any idear a rough guesstimate on the value of a stair like that?
be yet I'm thinking that lightening rod would be cool atop my old place....
Peace full.
Where are our pics? I wouldn't throw out a teaser like that without pics. and you might have to start a new thread with it to get more folks attention.
jt8
"It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends on his not understanding it." --Upton Sinclair
It was just a quick walk thru after a phone call from a buddy repairing a machine at a shop the owner runs. Didn't have the cam with me. I hate to see old timberframes go down that way.
Tried to sway the guy to a deconstructionalist attitude seeking the Amish crews to come in and disassemble the frame to be transported and rebuilt in another location but he didn't seem too interested.
Saw a crew do that once and it was down and gone in a short length of time once the beehive arrived and set into motion.
Peace full.
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There was a picture posted here a few years ago of a large group of Amish men moving a building - carrying the large building down the road. Must have been 60 men, as I remember.Greg
That barn event took place just about 30 miles from here, TV crews were there to record the spectacle!
It was cool to see 75 guys carrying a barn down the road.
Doug
Was it Amish or the Amana colonies folks?
jt8
"It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends on his not understanding it." --Upton Sinclair
Amish, down in Kalona. There are Amish and Menonite in that area but the Menonite will use a tractor to do a job like that!
Doug
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Holy ####, I thought you meant they disassembled it and hauled it a piece at a time. I've never seen anything like that ! Sheeze! If they'd had a few more guys maybe they could have gotten the whole building. :)jt8
"It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends on his not understanding it." --Upton Sinclair
I think that's how McDesign is planning to move his Rainbow Bridge, no?:)'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
If you really want to save it, get some pics and start rooting around. If it has good beams in it, your Amish guys might be interested. And if you get them on board, it might be easier to get the property owner to go along. Of course that's assuming he doesn't want it gone by next Tuesday. Around here you usually don't find out about a building in peril until the NEXT day when you drive by the hole. Probably 8 out of 10 aren't any great loss, but the other 1 or 2...pity no one cared enough.
Someone refresh my memory, OSHA has no authority over the Amish, right? :)
jt8
"It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends on his not understanding it." --Upton Sinclair
C'mon, Rez, let's have a FEST ! All the Breaktimers can pick the timberframe up and tote it to your place, all in one piece ! We've got the instruction book now !Greg
Needed a remote for a Rega (British) CD transport plus I just put everything in a cabinet and would like to keep the doors closed. There are remote systems that use radio frequency (RF) that send commands to a base station in the cabinet and the base stations relays via thin cables to your equipment.
The program information is already coded into the system, 1000's they claim, or your remotes can teach the new master remote.
With these RF remotes you don't even need to aim at the equipment, or be in the same room.
Includes a CD tutorial.
Circuit City had this for $120, Amazon $80 shipped. List is $170.
A Rega replacement remote which would need a clear sight line is $90, and I'd have to go to a dealer to get it.
This brand has a great reputation.
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Thanks for that review and link. I'm working on an entertainment center, and that sounds like just the ticket for hiding the mess. Winterlude, Winterlude, my little daisy,
Winterlude by the telephone wire,
Winterlude, it's makin' me lazy,
Come on, sit by the logs in the fire.
The moonlight reflects from the window
Where the snowflakes, they cover the sand.
Come out tonight, ev'rything will be tight,
Winterlude, this dude thinks you're grand.
Just got word that the owner said I can get the stairs and lightening rod. No electric in the place but there shouldn't be much if any cutting involved.
Warming trend coming up so looks like good to go.
Maybe before this is all over I'll be able to add to my stack of beams.
be beaming )
Peaceful,easy feelin'.
For any of you So-Cal folks looking for a compressor:http://sandiego.craigslist.org/csd/tls/561442646.htmlNot mine...- KitTechnique is proof of your seriousness. - Wallace Stevens
Used Festool Domino DF 500 Q - $600on Craigslist Seattlehttp://seattle.craigslist.org/oly/tls/569633758.htmlMartin
I was at Big Lots getting painters' tape and stopped to check out the clearance shelf.I am now set for LIFE on drywall sandpaper and screen for a buck a box...and i left half of what was there for the next lucky woman.Oh, yeah...oh, yeah....
20 mins remaining on an Amazon Lightning deal for a 2-1/4hp Hitachi variable speed router. Got it for $89, but HURRY
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I got that one a while back with the extra plunge base and free pad sander, love it.
I am curious about how one finds these limited (very) time super specials.
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two deWalt sanders - good price
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Edited 2/13/2008 5:44 pm ET by cynwyd
If you go to the Amazon main page and hit the pulldown next to 'today deals' and choose 'gold box' it takes you to the deal of the day (they also have Friday sales).
If I think of it, I check the Amazon deal of the day in the morning. Sometimes they have lightning deals to the right of the DOTD. Just so happened to be a tool this time. I think it is good for 2-3 hours (or until they run out), but when I checked it there was only 20 mins left. If it had been the Bosch router with two bases, I probably would have pulled the trigger on it.
[edit to add] Just looked at it. They have another 'home improvement' lightning deal coming up in just under 3 hours. Don't know what it is though. Sometimes they're a deal and sometimes they are NOT a deal.
jt8
"The unfortunate thing about this world is that good habits are so much easier to give up than bad ones." -- Somerset Maugham
Edited 2/13/2008 6:02 pm by JohnT8
Thanks for that information.[email protected]
just so you know, the collets are junk (IMOH)
Had much slippage on both the 1/4 and 1/2 hitachi collets
I had to replace both with much higher quality PC collets.Good luckgk
Today's Amazon deal of the day is
Hitachi DB3DL 3.6-Volt Lithium-Ion Cordless Driver Drill $49.99
http://www.amazon.com/Hitachi-DB3DL-3-6-Volt-Lithium-Ion-Cordless/dp/B000H2P05Q/ref=xs_gb_20_center-2_rw_uk_18037?%5Fencoding=UTF8&qid=1202503794&sr=11-1&pf_rd_p=305207801&pf_rd_s=right-1&pf_rd_t=701&pf_rd_i=20&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=0AZ744VBNFFFKRN33MAP
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"The unfortunate thing about this world is that good habits are so much easier to give up than bad ones." -- Somerset Maugham
John,
oh well.
Go and be in peace.
Peach full,easy feelin'.
I found this deal at amazon for a 11' drywall lift; $59.99 plus $101.59 shipping. Does this seem like a good deal? I don't drywall alot, but seems like for $160 it would be handy for when I do.Has anyone even heard of this brand? http://www.amazon.com/Platinum-Tool-Professional-Drywall-Panel/dp/B000ICB824/ref=pd_rhf_p_t_1thanks
gk
Amazon lightning deal for the next 3 hours (go to Amazon home page, then "Today's Deals" --> Gold Box and off to the right should be the lightning deal):
Bostitch N62FNK-2 1-Inch to 2-1/2-Inch 15-Gauge Angled Finish Nailer $129.
jt8
"The unfortunate thing about this world is that good habits are so much easier to give up than bad ones." -- Somerset Maugham
Edited 2/15/2008 9:40 am by JohnT8
Menards is discontinuing the Makita biscuit joiner. It sells for around $170-$200 typically.They clearance priced it at $109 and I got them to sell the display without the case for $90.00, so check a Menards near you.http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0000223JG/ref=nosim/galidoo5-20They also have discontinued the white Makita radio that has an iPod input, so I grabbed one of those too.
Today's Amazon deal of the day is a 12 pack of 13W (60W equivalent) CFL's for $19. Good price, but wish they were the 100w equivalent ones (20-26w).
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000Z7AIDM/ref=xs_gb_20_center-2_rw_uk_18108?pf_rd_p=305207801&pf_rd_s=right-1&pf_rd_t=701&pf_rd_i=20&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=066PP2TX4P7D8QM3JA5Y
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"The unfortunate thing about this world is that good habits are so much easier to give up than bad ones." -- Somerset Maugham
Makita 9558NB 5" 7.5 Amp Industrial Grinder (9558NB)$37.50 at Heavy Duty Tools .nethttp://www.heavydutytools.net/Scripts/prodView.asp?idproduct=585
TFB (Bill)
Senco 8oz bottles of Air tool oil - reg $3.29 - rings up at $.01.Picked up 6 of them just because.Metro Detroit area.JT
My local yard has a woodworking tool event today featuring fein and festool.
New Multimaster select with tooless blade change, sanding kit and 3 blades for for 249$ after 100$ rebate.
I'm fairly certain that's this one: http://www.amazon.com/Fein-FMM-250Q-Select-MultiMaster/dp/B000U8W4VU
I'm thinkin to upgrade mine if somebody wants my old one for cheap? "Research is what I'm doing when I don't know what I'm doing..."
That is a good deal. I have the old MM...that star arbor and the tool free blade changes would be nice.
Define "for cheap". I've been wanting one for years. I'd take that $250 deal on the new one if I could get it. I don't need one every day like alot of you guys so I can't justify the tool......yet. Also the down economy doesn't help. But we've been doing alot more remodeling of late and it might be nice.
I might be interested in the old one if you buy the new one.John
J.R. Lazaro Builders, Inc.
Indianapolis, In.
I dunno, 100$
I'll see if I buy the new one tomorrow and get back to you with a 'package deal!'
I / we can look on ebay to see what used ones are actually selling for (closed auctions) to get a better idea of price.
Mine's in fine functional shape and with several good cutters, scrapers and the carbide rasp.
Cheers,
Pat
"Research is what I'm doing when I don't know what I'm doing..."
I fyou can get to a Sears store - they are clearing out some router kits.They have the 693 PC dual base kit for $120 or so, the 616 1 /34HP Dewalt dual base kit for $100, and the single base Dewalt 616 for $75.Also clearing out the Milwaukee handgrip 1 3/4HP for $93.Good deals on some routers there - Detroit area, but I've heard it's all over the country.JT
Spent 90 cents on 9 3 inch concrete push anchors at Lowes.
Had to buy something.
Oh yeah, the 5 pk 2inch Bosch drill tips were on sale for 3.98 so I bought two.
Dang, am I hurtin' now. Went and spent all my mad, money for next month already.
Peach full,easy feelin'.
I have an old MM that I will let go for $175. Single speed model, detail sander, other stuff. If you search for messages from me, you can see more details. However, I kept the metal box.
Thanks, but I bought one from Waters. It's in the mail. You might put it on ebay. BTW you can pick up a new/recon VS model from Toolking for $189 plus shipping.John
J.R. Lazaro Builders, Inc.
Indianapolis, In.
The new model has a particular attachment I want, a depth setting gauge. That and I would like the dust collector. So if I can sell my old one, I will spring for the new top kit.
If I had read your post one day earlier, I might have taken you up on your offer. Unfortunately, I already ordered mine from Amazon after many months of sales resistance.
How much were you asking, BTW?
The good thing is, now that I have committed, several less expensive alternatives will probably show up on the market soon.
Two weeks ago, I bought a 3' metal brake at Tractor Supply for $225 to enable me to do some flashing work. On Saturday, they had the same brake on sale at Harbor Freight for $169!
I mailed my old one to JLazaro today!
120$ incl postage.
And sent him along some att.
I should have bought several new ones at the 249$ The fein guy told me that my yard had misprinted the price in the weekend flyer (which popped my eyes!) and it was supposed to be 279$
He'll be happy. He'll probably post on 'what tool did you buy today'
;-)"Research is what I'm doing when I don't know what I'm doing..."
I feel like the guy who said: "I could have had a V8!"
Waters should have bought as many 249$ new multi select kits as his platinum card could handle and set up all his bros on the breaktime site!
I think the guy would have let me buy at least 3. I really should have."Research is what I'm doing when I don't know what I'm doing..."
Milwukee 18V lithium hammer drill/driver+ bonus impact drill
$299.00
Home Despot You can't do it
We can't help
Duluth 29% off $80+ order through tomorrow.
http://www.duluthtrading.com/email/[email protected]&src=T28we9BV
Home Depot has a Makita AVT recip saw/grinder/diamond blade combo kit on clearance from $179 to $129.This saw is said to be one of the best out there, and it's $158 at Amazon.The Grinder's worth about $50 and the diamond wheel would cost you about $25.The saw comes with a super nice heavy duty steel case!JT
Edited 2/29/2008 11:16 am ET by JulianTracy
Pat,
I got "Buzz" last night. Haven't had time yet to try the Multimaster out. I was already scouting out blades on ebay last night.
Thanks again,John
J.R. Lazaro Builders, Inc.
Indianapolis, In.
You know - they sell 10 packs of their blades for like $220. Might be a good idea to go in on a pack or two with a few folks.Easy to ship via envelope - and we're talking about blades that cost $32-40 each.JT
Not a bad deal/idea and very competitive with ebay blades.John
J.R. Lazaro Builders, Inc.
Indianapolis, In.
If I was saving $10-20 bucks a blade, I'd personally be willing to stock up on at least 3 each of a couple kinds...I might look into it and propose it to the group here...JT
Propose away.....John
J.R. Lazaro Builders, Inc.
Indianapolis, In.
I might be interested. My MM will arrive on Monday. I need to check it out first.
May the force be with you.
My pleasure.
Enjoy!"Research is what I'm doing when I don't know what I'm doing..."
Amazon has a factory Reconditioned Hitachi NT32AESR 18 Gauge 1-1/4-inch Brad Nailer, for $30 shipped
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000S6QF1E?tag2=slickdeals&tag=slickdeals
For you guys with rentals that might want to spruce the kitchens up a bit on the cheap
HomeDepot has an inventory of stainless steel wall fixtures like cage shelves and baskets with mounting hardware they are closing out
presently at 25% of original pricing with maybe more downside before they hit the dumpsters.
Paper towel holder, utensil basket and the like. Seems like pretty durable stuff.
be no charge for that
Peach full,easy feelin'.
Lowes got a AWP nylon tool belt eith many pockets tape hammer holder 3.97 manufactures number model 01-001-01MY Home Depot is doing 20% off lowest price on clearance appliences.Got lowes to match picked up a wirlpool self cleaning glass top range reg 499 marked to 449 20 percent off that 359- finial priceHome depot uniden 2.4 digital 3 phone cordless system 34.00 was 69.99
Edited 3/7/2008 1:22 pm ET by wallyo
Hey there Rez,
I'm still working on that "Cull Cart Cabin"... I'm adding radiant barrier in places where the decking and OSB that had the foil facing wasn't used...
I read on this forum that the Hitachi cordless framing nailer's gas cartridges will fit the Paslode cordless framer. Today, at Lowes, I found the Hitachi two-packs marked down to $2.40. A $1.20 to drive 2,000 nails helps keep my project cost down low.
Bill
Looking right.
Hadn't heard about the hitachi cartridges fitting the impulses before. Interesting.
Was at Lowes today and they had several stacks of culled sitting there but just couldn't pull the trigger as I'm still thinking about the returned trusses.
be gotta have some stops put in there somewhere,or so's they tell me.
Peach full,easy feelin'.
I was killing time downtown two towns over, and wandered into the local pawn shop.
Walked back out with the Stabila self-levelling rotary laser & reciever kit. Used, but in good shape. What cinched the deal was the PLS 3 in the packed in the box with it. The guy didn't seem to realise it was a separate item. Selling it as a set.
$70 dollars for the lot.
But now I wonder, who did that use to belong to? Am I either:
a) supporting crime, or
b) taking advantage of someone else on hard times?
I had seen the Stabila box in the window for months, right on a small town main street. If it was stolen, no one was looking for it.
I don't know. Kinda stoked, kinda uneasy.
What would you do?
theres no doubt that a pawn shop has some stolen items,i once held a pawnbrokers license and we had to send in a report of what we took in pawn everyday. if someone had that laser stolen and turned the sreial no. in to police they would get it back.
i have heard the argument that you are supporting a theif,no if it was stolen he already has his money,now if he walked up to you at the jobsite and said hey i got a deal,then you would be supporting a thief.
feel good about the great deal,keep the reciept and if bubba walks up and says thats mine,show the reciept.if a man speaks in the forest,and there's not a woman to hear him,is he still wrong?
snagged about 800 bf of white oak on craigslist tonight,about 2/3 quarter sawn! a little rough i would grade it at #2-3 but i can chop around and get some good boards. paid 250.00. larryif a man speaks in the forest,and there's not a woman to hear him,is he still wrong?
When I was starting out I bought quite a few tools from the many local pawn/buy/sell shops in my area.
I thought about this too... but it's the shop's responsibility to clear items before sale--is it not?
At least this is how I rationalized those purchases.
I engrave my DL # on all my stuff now. If I did get robbed (as I'm told we all will at some point) perhaps my tools would be ID'd and returned when brought in to be sold for cash."Research is what I'm doing when I don't know what I'm doing..."
Woodcraft router bits.
Bill,
The Hitachi cartridge will fit, you just need to change the little black cap. Be carefull those cartridges are dated like milk and go bad sitting on the shelf.
LTAB,
I was wondering something. I saw a dual pack of Paslode fuel cells for the angled finish nailer... but they were priced at 22.00+ for a pair. Why so high?
Thanks,
Bill
not sure.
I know they have a red fuel cell for the framing gun and yellow for the trim. I did not realize there was a huge price difference. Maybe someone else will answer
The framing ones are only about $13 a pair.
What I do is just buy all red printed ones and swap out the trim gun carburators from old spent yellow canisters for use in the trim nailer.
Peach full,easy feelin'.
Edited 3/16/2008 2:19 pm ET by rez
I've been thinking of getting a brad nailer. What size though? I thought 23 guage was the one to get. I have a Senco finish nailer ( can't remember the size) that can shoot long nails but I want something to shoot corners and small stuff. What size would be most versatile?
Pop
If your already shoting a 18g and you want something to shot small mouldings, corners and whatever the 23g is the way to go. I have the Cadex, but the Grex, Max, and the Nickle are all good guns.
Floyd tools sells a few of these brands and cheaper then anywhere else that I've seen.
http://www.floydtool.com/pin_nailer.htm
Doug
Thanks!
101457.1
Good short thread on this subject a few days ago. Worth a look...buic
Thanks for the thead. I won't buy one unless I have a need for it. I don't have work right now that it would be needed for. But if I do i will get one. I have a Senco SFN 2 that is fine for thick bigger stuff but I would have to hand nail a fair amount of stuff because the nails were just to big.
Dewalt Builder's level kit at Lowes...Was $299 retail - they had it on clearance for $169 >>>> now marked at $124.It comes with a Tripod, grade stick and 20x builder's level.I'm hemming and hawing about whether to get it and finally decide to and get this - it rings up for $49!Good thing I decided to move on it.Keep those eyes open for the yellow tags!JT
Julian do you have the SKU handy on that level?Wallyo
Printed on the receipt - # 25495.Rang up for $49.80.YMMV - I've found that Lowes is in consistent about their clearances - but you still may luck out.For instance, they have a $489 rotary laser level that is on clearance at one store (out of stock) for $89, the other stores in my area have it in stock on clearance for $229, another store it's still at full price.Always worth bringing stuff up to the register to see what it actually rings up for.Other Lowes deals recently:Lincoln auto-darkening helmet $50 (reg $128)
Pneumatic grease gun $7.99 (reg $39.99)
Irwin super tough tape measure $3.28 (reg $15.99)JT
Julian I concur that at lowes it seems clearance items sometimes get marked down on the computer faster then on the store shelves. So if it on clearance and your thinking I don't know do I really need another hammer, If the clearance price were only five less I'd take it get it scanned you may be surprised.Wallyo
Local Home Depot has a pile of DeWalt 715s on sale for $219.99 each. Thinking about it...
The Home Depot (in Claremont, NH) has their Miter Saw Utility Vehicle for $99 again. I got mine last time I saw it on sale, along with a $10 coupon my mother got in the mail for 'her new house' (it's 120 years old).I read they were switching to a new model, but these were in the same box as my old one.Normally $199 (or $198.97, or whatever).
6" jointer brand new, for sale at a railroad salvage site..near Monroe, NJ $169!!!!http://philadelphia.craigslist.org/tls/627639327.html"The nearest thing to eternal life we will ever see on this earth is a governmental program" -Ronald Reagan
Don't know if this has been mentioned Office Max gives you 3 dollars for printer cart. up to 5 per day. brought 5 in got 15 put that to a color cart at 13.99. Next day 3 for 9 put that to a black cart.LINK http://www.officemax.com/omax/home/custom.jsp?id=m590004&cm_re=AllInkUNeed-_-WAS5-_-Wk14Home
Picked up a clearance light fixture at Lowes. $190 --> $175 --> $120 --> $78 --> $40. Minus the $10 coupon gave me the $190 fixture for $30.
Which is really why I'm posting; Lowes is giving out those $10 coupons when you check out (printed as a receipt). $10 off your next $50+ purchase.
jt8
So what was that like?It was like coming THIS close to your dreams. And then watch them brush past you like a stranger in a crowd. At the time you don’t think much of it. You know we just don’t recognize the most significant moments of our lives while they’re happening. Back then I thought, “well, there’ll be other days.†I didn’t realize that that was the only day. --FoD
Picked up a $1475 scrollsaw - a Hegner 22V with stand - for $65 on CL the other day.Found a Milwaukee hand-grip 2 1/4HP var speed router on CL for $55 a while back.Picked up a Freshly painted Yamaha DT125 dirtbike for $200 a few blocks from my job last week. Didn't start, but after a carb cleaning and petcock fix - started right up! JT
Not to sound dumb but what is CL?
CL... that most likely will be Craig's List...
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming<!----><!----><!---->
WOW!!! What a Ride!Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!
Edited 4/8/2008 3:22 pm by IMERC
Not to steal his answer but "Craig's List" A free online posting of items for sale or wanted. Localized to most larger metro areas.
Bargin for today, Amazon (actually Polsteins) has lowered the Worx circ saw to below $45.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000BW8004/ref=ord_cart_shr?%5Fencoding=UTF8&m=ADFRQ5K4I2LNR&v=glance
hahahaha I feel like an idiot, yeah I use craigslist a lot, mostly to sell but yeah there can be some nice treasures there. I actually have two of their feeds for the FS categories on my google homepage.
Dreamcatcher,
I'm thinking that the shipping cost is outragous. I'm looking at an Amazon sub-seller by the name of "Max Tool". Which vendor were you looking at?
Thanks,
Bill
Yeah,It's Maxtool. I've gotten their catalog in the past.gk
Deal on a recond. Hitachi 18 ga. brad nailer at Amazon $40http://www.amazon.com/Factory-Reconditioned-Hitachi-NT32AESR-4-inch/dp/B000S6QF1E/ref=br_lf_m_548166_2_13_ttl?ie=UTF8&s=hi&pf_rd_p=365661901&pf_rd_s=center-5&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_i=548166&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=1Z3NVS0PMXKF0SRJEKEY
Hitachi DB3DL 3.6-Volt Lithium-Ion Cordless Driver Drill
Now $37.49 at Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000H2P05Q/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top
What's up with all the Hitachi stuff going begging lately?
Deal of the Day on Amazon, 10" compound miter saw, $100.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000V5Z6RG/ref=xs_gb_20_center-2_rw_uk_18192?pf_rd_p=305207801&pf_rd_s=right-1&pf_rd_t=701&pf_rd_i=20&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=0R5S9P2YMZF3QHNSK2C9
Hmmm, do I need a third chopsaw? Any experience with this model?PJ
Everything will be okay in the end. If it's not okay, it's not the end.
Amazon also is selling the HItachi LiIon stick-type pivot screwdriver for $36! Normally $79 and a deal at that price.For cabinetry or electrician work, it can't be beat - has decent power and the batteries last a long time.Hell of a deal.JT
(warning..Just my opinion)Hitachi tools are cheap junk, made in china, and smelling like they came out of the same Harbor Freight factory. I wouldn't trust them. The new design of their stuff is like a basketball shoe. Research must have indicated that kind of look sells to low IQ individuals who may not care about actual function and engineering. Older Hitachi stuff was good. No asthetics, but durable and well engineered. My old Hitachi compressor cannot be killed. Made in Italy, heavy, ugly, but durable. I'm just saying, I think you are right to be leary of so many "deals". Real deals on quality items are hard to come by and more often just non-existant. Find a tool that has been on the market for a decade or so and never went down in price...or gone up!...that is likely a real quality tool. Post a deal on that here and we will all rush to buy.gk
--"Hitachi tools are cheap junk"I own and use many Hitachi tools, old and new--not a bad tool among them. I don't buy the new tools for the new green flame graphics, but it doesn't scare me away from a good tool either. I like the new 18 ga. "flamed" finish nailer I bought a year ago (light and has a great feel and performance).If my Hitachi 10" slider ever dies, I will certainly buy another (it is easily one of the best tools I own).
I actually agree with you about the current state of Hitachi tools...
But - this little screwdriver is filling a niche that the other tool companie's are not filling right now.It's the same as the older milwaukee or panasonic versions, but with the newer battery system and a little led light.Although they are butt-stupid looking these days, and I don't plan on buying any more of them that look like basketball shoes, I don't have any qualms about saying they are probably of a much higher quality than Skil/B&D or Ryobi.Say what you will about China made tools, but all of the newest Makita LXT tools that everyonw loves are now made in China, and Milwaukee, Bosch and Dewalt all make some of their tools in China - so unless you live in a cave with 10 year old tools, it's a bit hard to keep em out of your arsenal these days.For $39 - I stand by my advice that this is a great deal.JT
Hitachi tools are cheap junk, made in china, and smelling like they came out of the same Harbor Freight factory. I wouldn't trust them. The new design of their stuff is like a basketball shoe. Research must have indicated that kind of look sells to low IQ individuals who may not care about actual function and engineering.
See, the thing about using a broad brush is... you often get paint where you don't want it. You just got paint on me. I've got five Hitachi stick framers, four Hitachi coil framing nailers, two Hitachi coil siding nailers, a Hitachi PP nailer, a 15ga finish gun, a 16 ga finish gun, an 18 ga narrow crown stapler, an 18 ga pinner, and I'm probably forgetting a few. There's not a nailer in there that I would swap out for another brand. All are the classic pale green models and most are still available if you know where to look and keep your nose out of the big boxes when buying tools.
Now, I too am no fan of some of their newer stuff, but as long as I can get the old school butt ugly workhorses that they've been making for years.... I'm happy. To me, the new stuff looks like the aftermath of The Incredible Hulk getting in an accident on a Kawasaki dirtbike.
What I'm getting at... is that you lose all credibility with a statement like the one above. I'm not loyal to any one brand of tool. I buy the tools that I think will best serve myself and my crew. If it's Ryobi, so be it. If it's Festool, so be it. Every company has thier dogs and their gems. So, to completely write off one particular company as "cheap junk" (especially Hitachi) is foolish at best. Makes me think you must have some other hidden agenda that you're not sharing with us.View Image
I bought the new Hitachi gun with the green flames so I look like I'm really really fast. <g>
Green flames'll do that for ya. The red ones make me swing a hammer faster. :)
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Hah! Flamed Framer vs. Flamed Finisher!I'll use any tool that is good and reliable. I wondered about the new Hitachi stuff, but the new Hulk green gun I bought has really impressed me. Granted it is a finish gun, and I am not too hard on tools.Gross generalizations are usually....uhh, well, gross.I gotta go putz around out in the shop, later,Bass
Yea but do you have the tattoos!
We just hired a new guy, quit the framing business, wants to learn the cabinet/finish business. I think he picked a good winter to quit framing too.
He bought that new Hitachi finish gun and I tried it out, works nice. Not a big fan of the basketball shoe(I like that metaphor) look but what the hell!
I bought one of his Hitachi framing guns, he don't need 4 of em anymore and I have to do some framing on my place, the paslode is nice but not fast enough.
I'm with you on that Hitachi slider, its one of my favorite chop saws out there.
Doug
My funky flame graphics are limited to the finish gun.The light weight of the Hitachi finish gun does make it louder than some of the older heavier guns (less mass to absorb sound). That is a trade off I'm OK with, given the feel of the gun.It was a good winter to work inside. I did some entry and storm doors on some of the coldest day of the year...that sucked!
Somebody call a Veterinarian!!!Those Pythons are Sic!!;).
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"After the laws of Physics, everything else is opinion" -Neil deGrasse Tyson
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I have Transcended the need for a Humorous tagline...
I got two Wallboard brand texture spray guns today at lowes for 12.99 on closeout. Regularly 64.99, I think they are unloading them to sell the Kobalt brand now.
I'm thinking of asking the moderators to prohibit me from reading this thread.
Peach full,easy feelin'.
so, post a naked picture of your acquisitions, some pt with the bark edge peeled back and that come hither look<G> Winterlude, Winterlude, my little daisy,
Winterlude by the telephone wire,
Winterlude, it's makin' me lazy,
Come on, sit by the logs in the fire.
The moonlight reflects from the window
Where the snowflakes, they cover the sand.
Come out tonight, ev'rything will be tight,
Winterlude, this dude thinks you're grand.
Today I think I have successfully talked myself out of pursuing the returned roof trusses Lowes has sitting out back.
Going to turn a buddy on to them. Gonna have him let me go in and clinch the deal so I'll at least get a little yayas out with the deal.
be happyhappyjoyjoy
Peach full,easy feelin'.
I got a houseful of free trusses one time, they sat in the backyard for 15 years, that and all the other stuff made a hell of a bonfire when we moved<G> Winterlude, Winterlude, my little daisy,
Winterlude by the telephone wire,
Winterlude, it's makin' me lazy,
Come on, sit by the logs in the fire.
The moonlight reflects from the window
Where the snowflakes, they cover the sand.
Come out tonight, ev'rything will be tight,
Winterlude, this dude thinks you're grand.
Seen many a pile of trusses go that way. Some ol' boy had big dreams at one time and never got the gumption. Years go by and there they sit till turned useless from the weather. Sad but true.
be truly sad
Peach full,easy feelin'.
Tell ya one thing, those plates sure last forever! Winterlude, Winterlude, my little daisy,
Winterlude by the telephone wire,
Winterlude, it's makin' me lazy,
Come on, sit by the logs in the fire.
The moonlight reflects from the window
Where the snowflakes, they cover the sand.
Come out tonight, ev'rything will be tight,
Winterlude, this dude thinks you're grand.
dinner?
Peach full,easy feelin'.
truss plates, my man... guess you could use 'em for trivets? Winterlude, Winterlude, my little daisy,
Winterlude by the telephone wire,
Winterlude, it's makin' me lazy,
Come on, sit by the logs in the fire.
The moonlight reflects from the window
Where the snowflakes, they cover the sand.
Come out tonight, ev'rything will be tight,
Winterlude, this dude thinks you're grand.
I'll tell ya one thing, that Rustoleum paint is a kick azz good paint.
Three coats on some old stair treads and they are slicker than the proverbial snot on a door knob.
Peach full,easy feelin'.
Edited 3/14/2008 6:35 pm ET by rez
and the huff ain't half bad either, or is that ether, or isthathmmmiforgotwhatweweeeerrr... Winterlude, Winterlude, my little daisy,
Winterlude by the telephone wire,
Winterlude, it's makin' me lazy,
Come on, sit by the logs in the fire.
The moonlight reflects from the window
Where the snowflakes, they cover the sand.
Come out tonight, ev'rything will be tight,
Winterlude, this dude thinks you're grand.
My Home Depot had Dewalt 12" compound miter saws (with extension rails) for $219 (normally $349 or so). I was really tempted to upgrade my 10" to the 12", but I couldn't really justify the expense - or in other words - there are other tools with a higher priority on my wishlist. Sure is a great deal, though.
Lowes was clearing out the DW7187 lasers for the DW715,716,718. My local one had marked them down to 62 and change. I asked the gal if she was ready to go lower (on price that is). She declined. Have been watching them on eBay.
Had to run to Charlotte to pick up two granddaughters and Lowes there had them for under $18. Kind of wish I had bought all four and put them on the bay. I know these are supposed to be not all that great but what the heck for $18.
There is some squirrel outfit that has them for a buy it now over $81. They have 1003 of them. Think they will have them for a long time.
Had to run to Charlotte to pick up two granddaughters and Lowes there had them for under $18.
They sell granddaughters at Lowes now?!
;)
jt8
So what was that like?It was like coming THIS close to your dreams. And then watch them brush past you like a stranger in a crowd. At the time you don’t think much of it. You know we just don’t recognize the most significant moments of our lives while they’re happening. Back then I thought, “well, there’ll be other days.†I didn’t realize that that was the only day. --FoD
We picked up the Grandaughters at Wild Wings actually. They were flying out of Charlotte and we met them for supper and brought them home. They wear out a couple of 61 yr olds pretty fast.
Daugher and SIL are going to Reno and we are keeping them up here until their Master Tournament renters are out.
There are #2 and #4 of our girls, taken 18 Dec 07
Edited 4/11/2008 1:27 pm ET by rasconc
passed by the clearance rack at lowe's today and they had a bostich strap shot metal connector gun there marked half off to $109. I had to buy it... tried it out and man is this thing great. Nailed a hurricane tie in about 10 secs, even nailed through truss gusset plates easily.. no more PITA hand nailing hangers for me.
They are neat but you need to check the Simpson (or what ever hanger you are using) data sheet on the load conversion for the smaller nails. Many are spec'ed for max load with the 2 1/2" nails, not the 1 1/2". There is a pretty big load reduction.
For many applications you would be fine though. I bought one for the last deck I built and ended up not needing many joist hangers. It is great for the plates and other oddball Simpson devices.
I did not check the hurricane tie data but if nailing to the narrow dim of 2x they would be fine there I guess. Need to look at what is called out for the tie to plate nails.
Lowes Life takes visa coupon
http://www.lifetakesvisa.com/?id=lawn_editorial2&
Thanks for the $10 bucks...buic
I wonder if it works with visa debit cards?Wallyo
Nother CL deal to gloat about.Called about a few bar clamps someone was selling for $5 each, including a few bessy's, and ended up paying $160 for a suburban full of stuff. Including:Mint Jet 10" contractor's table saw w/30" fence + HTC mobile base
$269 accumiter 18-34" miter guage with hold down clamp
$240 Mulecab aftermarket 50" tablesaw fence system, new in box
Super killer homemade router cabinet with 3HP router - very well built with mobile base
7-8 bar clamps - a couple Bessys the rest Pony's
nother craftsman router table
bunch of fold up saw horses
bunch of dust hose
a few grip clamp guides
roller outfeed standNear as I can figure - about $1650 worth of ####. 90% off, not including tax!Gonna sell most of it and probably make about $500-700 in the process, keep the rest.JT
Article today in my local paper about a contractor I know who just got his stolen stuff back . Thieves had broken into his storage building and took everything, thief was selling it on CL with photos and my buddy who was looking for replacements spotted the ad and recognised his stolen tools in the photos. Cops were called and 3 to jail , tools being returned. Good ending . Gotta watch what is out there.
They can't get your Goat if you don't tell them where it is hidden.
Not the case here. These guys were emptying a house, had a dumpster - getting it ready to sell and all the aforementioned stuff was tucked away in corners of the basement and garage where whoever had used them (he died) had left them. Their goal was to sell it or throw it away - I just happened upon them before they listed the cool stuff on CL - they had only listed a few bar clamps and that's the reason I had stopped by.I walk away from anything that stinks of theft - wouldn't be too happy about my stuff getting ripped off, that's for sure.JT
Amazon Friday deals of the day (April 18) include:
100+1 Piece Tamper Proof/security Screwdriver Bits and 1/4" Reversible Ratchet Screwdriver Handle $14.99
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http://www.amazon.com/Anytime-Tools-security-Screwdriver-Reversible/dp/B000PLZJFK/ref=br_lf_m_548166_1_8_ttl?ie=UTF8&s=hi&pf_rd_p=385123401&pf_rd_s=center-5&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_i=548166&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=0EW55XW0MAQ9SPEH7MBF
jt8
So what was that like?It was like coming THIS close to your dreams. And then watch them brush past you like a stranger in a crowd. At the time you don’t think much of it. You know we just don’t recognize the most significant moments of our lives while they’re happening. Back then I thought, “well, there’ll be other days.†I didn’t realize that that was the only day. --FoD
I got pretty much the same kit last year at Autozone without the screwdriver for $5.
That little funny y-shaped bit was worth the price. It works great on eye hooks.
http://www.kregtool.com currently has a $20 rebate available on their K3 Master System. Amazon has that system on sale at $139, $10 off the suggested retail price with free shipping.
No one has mention the climbing dollars off all HD tool sale the more spent the more off.http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ContentView?pn=TH_PM_Tools_Offers&langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053Scroll to bottom of page ends 4/30/08Wallyo
Lowes and maybe other places as well have a 6 pack of Irwin spade bits for $9. This is my second pack of these. They work really well for punching wire holes through joists/studs.
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My advice to you is not to inquire why or whither, but just enjoy your ice cream while it's on your plate-- Thornton Wilder
If you want to part with the router table (the good one, not the craftsman) and router, let me know. I'm interested.
I let my buddy have it for $50, and that was with the mobile base that costs about $50.He didn't have a router table and probably doesn't have much of an idea what to do with one, but I figured maybe this would be a good way for him to get into one.Overall, paid $160 for all that ####, sold the Tsaw for $325, sold the accumiter gauge for $125, sold the routertble for $50, probably sell the crafts rtr table for $35 or so... made about $350 or so and have a lot of other stuff left in the deal for my own use.JT
Getting close with this deal on the bosch 36 v stuff with under 5$bills and a free fat pack battery.
https://www.ohiopowertool.com/p-930-bosch-36v-litheon-4-tool-combo-kit-cpk42-36.aspx
Buy it!
OK, I have a selfish reason for that reccomendation. I'm thinking I could cover most of the jobs I use corded skilsaw and recip for with those bruisers. And the other end with the 10.8 li-ion stuff I already have and like. Seems like that's what Bosch had in mind.
Only thing is, it's hard to find any reports from actual users, and I trust those more than advertising copy. So you could be a hero and test drive that kit ;-)
Everything will be okay in the end. If it's not okay, it's not the end.
There's a seller on ebay that has Stiletto's Ti bone and hickory handle framing hammers at stupid prices:
149$ for the ti and 49$ for the hickory. Says "Last one" and I bought the mini ti bone, but see if it posts again.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Stiletto-Hammer-TBM14RMS-14oz-Titanium-NEW-IN-BOX_W0QQitemZ180242962948QQihZ008QQcategoryZ63914QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.com/Stiletto-Hammer-TI14MC-14oz-Titanium-Hickory-NEW_W0QQitemZ130222302482QQihZ003QQcategoryZ63914QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Looks like the mini ti bone was the only one they had 1 of. The rest are in qty. 50$ for the 14oz ti framing hammer with hickory handle !!?? yow!
Edited 5/14/2008 11:37 am by Waters
I sent off a email to them about the freight? and they said around 45$.
The review of the saw was done at tools of the trade.
http://www.toolsofthetrade.net/industry-news.asp?articleID=571677§ionID=1492
I'm close.
A member of another forum I frequent used his AMEX card with that coupon at self checkout without any problems.
Milwaukee Panel saw on Detroit CL:http://detroit.craigslist.org/tls/667523121.html$300 best offer, says like new. Great deal for someone.JT
Julian,Next time you see an awesome deal like that, you need to email me direct!dang...always missin' the reeaally goooood deals;-)gk
The bosch stuff is still on my to drool list but as I watch this I see this which looks like a heck of a deal at 85.56.
Bosch BAT836 Standard 36-Volt 2.0 Amp Hour Litheon Slide Style Battery.
http://www.amazon.com/Bosch-BAT836-Standard-36-Volt-Litheon/dp/B000JTBPF6
Bostitch F21PL reconditioned the one they had out looked new $119 including the MCN tip.Force Tool Union,NJ
The awful thing is that beauty is mysterious as well as terrible. God and the devil are fighting there, and the battlefield is the heart of man.- Fyodor Dostoyevski
http://www.toolking.com/dewalt_dw9216bp.aspx
DeWalt two battery charger and a spare battery for $55 at Home Depot - clearance.
Saw in Home Cheapo today the Bosch PS20-2 10.8 Volt Litheon Pocket Driver for $99.00.
Some are even packaged with a flashlight not to bad a price.
Picked up a Delta 1/4 hp stock feeder off CL today. Pretty much new condition, purrs like a kitten. $200 cash versus about $550 and shipping to buy it new.
I'm happy.
Nick
Ordered a Milwaukee 6185-20 Cut Off Saw from HomeDepot.com late last night to cut pavers and retaining wall blocks for my patio project. Most places want around $500 for it. HD wanted $219 + tax with free shipping. Sold.
Just noticed that they are listed as out of stock. Wonder if my order will get filled?!
6185-20 at HomeDepot.com
Cut off saw came today via UPS today. Can't wait to try it out.
Hi Walter,Got a note from Toolup this morning. They are having a Memorial Day sale through midnight Monday. Among them is this one:Free 36V BatteryBuy any DeWalt 36V Tool Kit and get a free 36V battery.http://www.toolup.com/fronts/salesbadges.aspHave a great weekend!Best,
Steve'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
Steve,
Thank you very much for thinking of me on this.
I just bought a 36 volt sawzall on E Bay -- just the bare tool for little money , so I really just need another battery only.
One will be sold reasonably on E Bay too I hope.
Thanks again. Have a wonderful weekend.
Walter
....so I'll at least get a little yayas out with the deal.
Rez,
I had to laugh..again..you help me remember....
Last year, I was at an Estate sale. The house was built in the late '50's, but the one piece tilting wooden gararage door was hung-up about four feet open. The attached garage had a floor of badly broken-up concrete with powder-fine dirt blown-in, covering it 3"to 4" deep. The talcum powder dirt turned into an equally deep layer of dried mud near the garage door opening ...
As I'm looking through the lowest shelving of a wall mounted workbench cabinet, in walk two old fellows who begin picking up and inspecting the old and dirty things. You could tell one of them really enjoyed getting that "Bargain Feeling" even if he didn't buy anything for himself, he'd try to get his friend to buy it. Their conversation went something like this....
"Hey, look at this. Man, you need one of these."
"Naw, I don't need it."
"Yeah, you've got to get this...or even this one, too."
"Well, yeah, you're right. But don't tell Joan. Man, I wish I had a garage like this. I could buy so much more stuff."
"Yeah, for more storage I wish I had a garage, too. Pointing to a sagging framed opening in the ceiling, he continued. You could put stuff up in the attic. But, man, you ought to see all the good stuff I've got stored underneath my house...."
By the that time, I had teeth prints in my lower lip to keep my whole body from ripping out pure laughter.... for in another 20 years, it's entirely possible, there goes I....
Bill
Edited 3/14/2008 12:14 am ET by BilljustBill
Now that's funny right there!
be something to do with the thrill of the hunt
Peach full,easy feelin'.
I'm thinking of asking the moderators to prohibit me from reading this thread.
Like that would keep you from sniffing through the stores looking for the stuff yourself.
jt8
"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover."-- Mark Twain
Got the new Hartville tool catalog today. Not killer great deals but some decent prices.
Kreg K-3 kit $139 with a mail in rebate for $20.
Kreg R-3 $39.95 and you get a mini kreg jig with it. I use that little mini jig all the time.
The EZ guide normally $199 is $179.
Bostitch 23ga pinner at amazon, today only $79.99
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000EX71F0/ref=xs_gb_20_right-3_1.1_18708?pf_rd_p=305207201&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_t=701&pf_rd_i=20&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=057C1XFSYZXJPYPDA50G
May not be the very best one available but it sure does a great job for me at my usage level. Certainly priceworthy.
Was buying some drywall at Lowes today and saw the ...ahem...bargain table.
They had a couple boxes of 36grit 7 inch velcro sanding discs made for a Varathane EZV Floor sander $5.46 down to $1.37.
Got to thinking.
Should be workable with my bosch orbital on a flat and be able to rearrange the disc for better mileage.
If it works ok I might go back for more.
Can't have too many hammers, utility knives, tape measures, clamps and sanding discs.
Peach full,easy feelin'.
Lowes called. They said you hadn't been around in a while and they had a semi load of 'bargains' for you.
:)
jt8
My advice to you is not to inquire why or whither, but just enjoy your ice cream while it's on your plate-- Thornton Wilder
oh gawd I'm due. I can feel it and will have to make a pilgrimage there soon to get supplies for a reno job.
help! I don't wanno go no mo!
The word on the street is that they are clearing out Dewalt lasers attch's for the miter saws, reg $69, clearanced for $10.Also supposed to be clearing out some Bosch 1295 5" sanders for $35 and the Delta open stand 6" jointers for $160 or so.Also the Big Delta 1HP dust collectors for $100.With Lowes, regardless of how these items are marked, bring them up to get scanned, you may get a pleasant surprise.Good luck,JulianBest deal site I've found is BT3central.com. They are a site for Ryobi BT3000 saws but have an excellent deal forum as well.
I thought I scored at two of them for 17+ each.
This idiot on eBay has had them for about 70 days at 81+ and has 1003 of them and has not sold one, imagine that!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=130204973204&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=003
Edited 5/21/2008 12:30 pm ET by rasconc
LOWES IS TO HAVE ALL KOBALT TOOL BOXES AND TRUCK BOXES AT 20% OFF THIS WEEKEND.ADD TO IT ONE OF THE COUPONS THAT ARE AROUND.HOME DEPOT 2 PACK OF FINE DUST THREE LAYER FILTERS FOR RIGID VACS (12-16GAL) THE BLUE FILTERS. REGULAR 19.00+ A FILTER. $7.50 A TWO PACK OR 3.75 A FILTER. I BROUGHT ALL 6 PACKAGES. WALLYO
Stopped at Lowe's today for a couple boxes of screws, got a "$10 0ff Your next purchase over $50 between now and June 1st" coupon added on to the receipt.
Knowing that Kreg currently has a $20 rebate on the K3 Master System, I went back in and got one. Net cost is only $109. +tax. Rebate information and print out form on the http://www.kregtool.com website.
That's some clear thinking there.
Had to make several separate purchases the other day at Lowes for separate clients
and then forgot to get a key made and then went back and bought a couple piles of culled lumber
and ended up with 5 of those receipts.
Just bought a Kreg a while back so I missed that idear
but keep 'em coming! :o)
The Kreg rebate is good on the K3 Master System, purchased from 3/1/08-5/31/08.
I'm taking the $10 off coupon from the K3 receipt and buying a random orbital sander. With that and my Kreg jig, Ahm soon gonna be one cabinet makin' mofo, bro. Furniture makin' too, bru. :-)
Should be a pleasure to get into a higher gear with this new equipment. Non-stop joinery is a very effective way to make that happen.
Costco in Wharton. Bosch 4000 with gravity rise stand is $360...normal everyday price. I only saw the display and couldn't find the boxes. I doubt it went that fast though...it was a brand new store item.
Aluminum bar clamps at Lee Valley.10 25" for $65
10 49" for $85They sell out quick.KK
I'm still gathering materials for my gambrel roof two-story shed....Went to Lowes today. I found two 4-tube florsecent light fixtures with electronic (silent) ballasts, and enclosed tubes with stained wooden trim... Regularly priced at $130; one was $25, and the other needed the trim reglued at the corners was $20.
Also they were closing out Pergo's $45.00 per box oak flooring for $10.00 a box... Lots of other items on a vertical cart with a sign "75% off the lowest marked price"....
Keep looking for those bargains...everywhere!!
Bill
stopped at my local carpet store,they had taken a jd zero turn mower in on bad debt,07 john deere,20hp looks new.2600.00! i really shouldn't have but just couldn't help myself.wife said something about i could sleep in the garage with it tonight,that was nice of her...........green is kinda sexy larryif a man speaks in the forest,and there's not a woman to hear him,is he still wrong?
Didn't go to Lowes today and kept some money in my wallet.
Now that was a good bargain right there.
Last week, Lowe's had a sale on a couple of Johnson lasers... cross hair line laser for $26 and a rotary w/detector for $230, both self-leveling. I jumped on the cross hair, cause my old Gizmo has lost it's lens. Waffled on the rotary, but had a driveway to shoot, and my Stabila is manual leveling... takes a while to set up.Went back next day concrete, walked by the lasers, and the rotator was cut down to $104. Lowe's cheerfully gave me a merchandise card. I tried to get a laser for everybody I know, but no more, closing them out... but dropping the prices anyway???Next day went back for a screen door... cross hair is $6 and rotator is $26...None in stock or ever gonna be in stock... think they can get any lower?<> If dogs run free, then what must be,
Must be, and that is all.
True love can make a blade of grass
Stand up straight and tall.
In harmony with the cosmic sea,
True love needs no company,
It can cure the soul, it can make it whole,
If dogs run free.
dang, missed that one.
Thinking maybe some of the workers are taking first dibs.
I think you need this bargain:
http://forums.taunton.com/tp-breaktime/messages?msg=105130.1jt8
My advice to you is not to inquire why or whither, but just enjoy your ice cream while it's on your plate-- Thornton Wilder
Do those units work on the 12" slider?
They will only work on the 71* series, yes, mine is the 718. Will not work on the older one. They are prewired and have a couple of covers you erplace with the components. It appears that now they must be discontinuing it and selling a LED light kit that goes in those slots.
I am happy with it so far at $17.95, do not think I would be a charmed at the original $69.95
Just went and had them credit me back the $40. I paid $119.99 yesterday afternoon. Thanks for catching this one.It took me 10 minutes to get the credit.Thanks
Barney
MAKITA batterys $30 off at sears. Might finish saturday.
But not the new style.
Don't pick on me cause I was looking at Craftsman tools! lol.
Always happy to share!! Glad you won!
Bob
It was a great heads up. It figured though, as soon as I pull the trigger, the price dropped. They were really good about adjusting the price.Not a bad price for the pinner.
Bosch tool event with reps and product @ the local yard again today. You guys see these tool events in any of your locales? Bosch, makita and dewalt will always have their own event, then there are general woodworking events too which show/sell lots of different brands.
It's always worth it!
Bosch prices:
2 1/4hp router combo fixed/plunge 149$
10" Table saw with gravity rise stand, and outfeed supports 449$
10" Slider 399$
Colt VS palm router 60$
9am REcip saw 69$
10.8v impact 139$
36v Brute li ion drill 199$
4 1/2" angle grinder 39$"Research is what I'm doing when I don't know what I'm doing..."
Thanks for the tip, slid in early this morning and the price was still good, got one.Remodeling Contractor just on the other side of the Glass City
da nada
Porter Cable 324K? 1/4 Sheet Palm Sanders were $32 marked down from about $59 at my local Lowe's today. They had about 10 of them near an endcap. Pretty good deal but I have other stuff I need more.
Wow, now we can justify it!! Hurry on down and get them for your crews. (;-)
http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10051&productId=100081220&langId=-1&catalogId=10053&cm_mmc=hd_email-_-032408_SV_T5-_-032408_SpecialValues-_-Tape%20Measure%20-D25&locStoreNum=3625&marketID=45
I'd hate to be the first guy caught having one of those hooked on the side of my pants pocket!
Doug
You do know I put that in as a joke. It would look good with all the Prazi stuff like that wierd hammer holder.
Just think how high your "cool" factor would be. (;-) REally impress the young guys with your embrace of technological advances.
Latest Amazon deals: Frued jigsaw for $49.99 and Dremel acc for 15
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0000223OC/ref=xs_gb_20_right-3_0.0_18794?pf_rd_p=305207201&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_t=701&pf_rd_i=20&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=04G7C1830ZPNB9S0RX5D
http://www.amazon.com/Dremel-697-06-Rotary-Accessory-Assortment/dp/B0000C6DZ6/ref=xs_gb_20_right-3_1.0_18793?pf_rd_p=305207201&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_t=701&pf_rd_i=20&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=04G7C1830ZPNB9S0RX5D
You do know I put that in as a joke.
Yea, I sorta figured as well, and that's also what I was doing in return, just wasn't as effective.
I guess I need to learn to brush up on my sarcastic typing!
Doug
Local paper has an add from Lowes today: 15% off all power tools 3/27/08 - 4/3/08.
Amazon has the Milwaukee jobsite radio for $54.93.
http://www.amazon.com/Milwaukee-49-24-0280-28-Volt-Lithium-Ion-Radio/dp/B000EX4I1K/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=hi&qid=1206667910&sr=8-1
Not bad since I saw it at HD last night for $99.
Non-bargain of the day:
Home Depot in Hackettstown NJ is now carrying the Bosch 4000 portable table saw with gravity stand. It's the same Bosch that everyone raves about and we see at Lowes and Amazon.
$650!!
I wonder if they'll honor their price matching policy on this one. There was a tag on it marked with a "special order only." I wonder if that's how they try to market it.
The saw was nice. I had some trouble with moving the fence smoothly. Not sure if the lockdown mechanism was adjusted too tightly or not . Once locked, it was very rock solid (but I'm sure I don't have to tell anyone here.)
I really wish they had the Rigid portable out on the floor for a side by side comparison. They moved the Rigid to a pure display only, i.e about 4 ft off the the floor onto a shelf. It's tough to see how well the fence and everything else moves on it.
The Rigid is $404 and I don't think that's a sale price anymore. The price tag makes it seem like it's the new reduced selling price.
I have had the Ridgid for about 7 or 8 years and really like it. Very solid fence.
Hmm...I checked my Lowes and they didn't have anything like that on display anywhere.
It wasn't in a Lowes flyer, it was in the regular section of the paper.http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=pg&p=Promos/tools_event_0308.htmlor: 15% Off Power Tools
Includes all in-stock power tools, pneumatics, compressors and wet/dry vacs in Tool World.Hand tools, tool storage, tool accessories and Special Order tools are excluded. Tools sold outside of Tool World are excluded.Offer valid through 4/6/08.Learn More.Find Your Local Lowe'sIf the link doesn't work I can email you the add.Thanks
Barney
It's on the Lowes website as well.
Call the electrician yet? Winterlude, Winterlude, my little daisy,
Winterlude by the telephone wire,
Winterlude, it's makin' me lazy,
Come on, sit by the logs in the fire.
The moonlight reflects from the window
Where the snowflakes, they cover the sand.
Come out tonight, ev'rything will be tight,
Winterlude, this dude thinks you're grand.
HD has a 3 pack of LED flashlights for 5.00 (includes batteries , I picked one up the other day figuring they had to be #### for the price but what the Heck Ill give them a try these things are great , brighter , lighter , more compact than mini maglight I bought a couple more packs and now have flashlights all over
Call the electrician yet?
the poor guy, there's no hidding in BT!
Poor guy my butt, I'll bet he still hasn't paid sparky yet<G> Winterlude, Winterlude, my little daisy,
Winterlude by the telephone wire,
Winterlude, it's makin' me lazy,
Come on, sit by the logs in the fire.
The moonlight reflects from the window
Where the snowflakes, they cover the sand.
Come out tonight, ev'rything will be tight,
Winterlude, this dude thinks you're grand.
He just got the damn bill, give him time to get over the sticker shock!
Doug
Lowes was clearing out the older bosch model tablesaws to make room for the new ones. I got the old floor model for $270.00 gravity-rise stand and all.Ott
Good score!![email protected]
The review showed four stars out of five. It must be a great product or at least 80% think it's great!
But did you read those reviews? Did not hear too many (any) pros in there and they all said it was big and heavy.
Hey! I have one of those! For the record, it was a gift from a friend last Christmas- the kind friend you give a coffee mug to as a gift. I've actually used it about two or three times, but it never leaves the shop.=====Zippy=====
yep, love my hitachi finish guns, in fact, had I married my 15GA 65mat, I would be in way better shape right now! I have shot tons of nails out of both my 15 and 18 gauge gun, and accidentally hit screws and framing nails, and nary a jam... jmmmm
I returned to the land of my birth today.
Snowbound roads bedamned as I remembered seeing that special order returned 24x80" white paneled door with the full length mirror on one side, still wrapped in the protective plastic and nothing wrong with it marked down from $119 to $29.
Entering I saw it was still there in the bin, ah ha now the game begins.
After my cursory glance over the other available pieces my eyes fall upon a natural pine paneled bi-fold door with one crack in a panel, $94 marked to $20.
With a mental hum now issuing forth I bounce to 32" prehung finished oak panel interior door that some one had returned after cutting a quarterinch of the bottom edge and attempted a doorknob hole that appears he/she farted to an oblong, marked down to an ink scrawled $69.
Now those two white 3x12 metal ribbed sheeting lengths which I had discovered hetofor on yesterday's pilgrimage, were there in the discount rack because they were now known as a nonstock item
and a last item of thought being a $113 aluminum triple track storm window/screen at I forget, seems $13.
So I get to thinkin' again. Ever get to thinkin'?
The young girl cashier standing near watching my antics hears me ask her who does the bargain deal for a group purchase and she gets the bunch from the cubicles behind the desk where they sometimes hideout with the computers.
So the group of three troop over and I say 'How about $60 for the two pieces of metal roofing, the mirrored door and the cracked panel bi-fold?'
They flock about eyeballing the parts checking prices and thisthat and theother, mull about a bit in a kind of shuffle the feet mode till one says 'sounds ok' as the others nod in agreement.
So another flurry of activity as the parts are moved to the counter and the one says you interested in a stormwindow?
I say 'I dunno. If it's bargain time I might. Whadda ya got to have?' He looks at the tag and meanders off to cubicleland and returns a bit later saying $4.
I'm thinking a future client will be very happy to get a low cost storm window as I place it in the stack.
So I say what about the oak door with the oblong doorknob hole?
'$25'.
'I don't know'.
'You get a nice finish with it.'
We laugh.
'$20'
'Ok'.
Almost done checking out when there's a 4x4 sheet of 3/4" sanded b/c ply so I have to say how much. I mean as long as I'm there and doing this what the hey.
be hey've
This post bought to you nearly live and is solely for the entertainment value of Breaktimers and any known affiliates.
And I was just priding myself on the fact that last month's card bill had no Lowes purchases on it. Oh well, there's worse vices in the world.
Peach full,
easy feelin'.
I'm thinking I should have bought the skylight.
ROAR!
Peach full,easy feelin'.
Sign on for the green mansion and you probably won't need Lowes to get your fix. :)
jt8
"Worry never robs tomorrow of its sorrow, it only saps today of its joy" --Leo F. Buscaglia
Funny thing, as I was finishing the deal up the girl asks me jokingly if I'd be interested in some trusses.
Now, ya know, you have to find out about things so I ask what about these trusses.
Find out they too are a special order return where somehow someone decided to change things and Lowes, always eager to please, took them back.
8/12 pitch 20 28fters $54 marked down to the next level of $36
and 15 20fters $39.75 marked down to $26.50.
She tells me that price is the next level of the normal pricing drop and that she will work with me on them.
Wellllllllll, ya know.
Now I don't need those but I had to see so he told me to drive around back. Fresh, just delivered. No greying on the lumber yet.
OSB at $5 a sheet so now I'm thinking of a larger building way out back hidden beyond the realm of normal man.
Anyone know what a good steal it price would be for these?
Peach full,easy feelin'.
Edited 2/26/2008 7:18 pm ET by rez
How are you going to move the trusses? Or will Lowes deliver them? Ad in the local paper here with some one selling some trusses. Trying to resist the urge.
Live by the sword, die by the sword....choose your sword wisely.
Ya, for the money that size Lowes delivery would be worth it.
What was the pricing in your paper?
be then again 10 miles away and a 16ft trailer..eh...well....ahhhhh....hmmmmm....
Peach full,easy feelin'.
Edited 2/26/2008 7:39 pm ET by rez
I'm still building on the 16'x32' garden shed from cull carts at the local Texas Lowes.... The picture is as of Feb. 15.
Last Saturday morning, it was in the Mid-30's and rainy, but I thought that those conditions would keep some of the "Bargain Hunting Early Birds" home.... You know I've got it bad about finding bargain-priced building materials when the stormy weather was coming through in waves and I'm on the local TV channels looking at their weather radars.... I'm looking to see when the next line of storms would be coming through and if they had golf ball and hen egg size hail that's missed us Twice in the last two weeks... I never thought about using RADAR to find bargains, but it works....!!
On that early Saturday morning run, I found a cull cart at Lowes stacked with 1/2" sheetrock. The sign read:
"27 Sheets: $1.00 a Sheet".
I'll tell you, 27 panels of sheetrock wrapped in plastic and hanging out of a SUV certainly lowers the back-end and widens the rear tires, but I made it home, and got the garage door down as the next wave of cold rain and thunder hit....
Bill
Edited 2/26/2008 6:56 pm ET by BilljustBill
Yeah Baby! Now yer cookin' with Criso! Looking fine.
27 sheets? heh heh If it was at night folks would be flashing their brights at you.
be All... my... friends... know the low rider. The low rider...is a little higher.
Peach full,easy feelin'.
I found a bargain today. Keep in mind everything is relative or so Einstein said.
Gas for $3.97 a gallon in Brockton Mass. Around here (R.I.) it's running around $4.15 per gallon.
Who would of thought $3.97 a bargain.
$3.88.9 at Sam's in Asheville, NC Thursday. Plus my Visa gives back 5% on pay at pump. Net $3.69
Went to Home Depot (Rt 30 in Joliet, IL) at lunch today to pick a couple of things up and made a quick run through the tool department. Noticed that they had the Bosch 10.8V PS40-2 Impactor on clearance for $99 from $199.
Combine that with the standard driver rebate by mail and it works out to be a pretty good deal.
Unfortunately, my budget doesn't allow right now since we're finishing a patio.
Boiler-
Thanks for the heads up on the Litheon Impactor. First stop this AM was at HD. Out the door with $99 Impactor and bundled flashlight. Looks like same deal coast to coast. Get 'em while you can, folks!
Probable reason they are being cleared out is that Bosch has re-branded the entire lineup as "12voltMAX"Same exact batteries - but they're claiming the 12volt rating because that's what they charge to in the charger.They have to compete with the public looking at Milwaukee's/Ridgid's & Ryobi's 12volt offerings.Bunch of marketing BS, but if it results in our getting great deals then so be it.I stopped at HD today, but they didn't have any left. Was on the fence, but if I found one bundled with a flashlight - I'd jump in a minute.3pc. combo with 2 batteries for $99 - what a deal!You got a sku for the flashlight combo?Did they just scan the impactor box or did the promo pack have it's own sku?Thanks,JTJT
Julian-I think they just scanned the Impactor box. Yeah, different this time from when HD did the Bosch 2 angle grinders for $79, which had a special SKU for the bundle. I picked up THAT deal, too, read about it FIRST on good ol'Breaktime. BT- Yeah, baby!Seems like Bosch had got the rebates/bundles/coupon deals goin' on big time. A few years back when I bought my Bosch jigsaw (to replace a DW piece-of-sh!t), it came with a coupla free Wolfcraft quickclamps wrapped onto the box.
None at my HD in NYC
Thanks for mentioning that. I went to HD and picked one up. Then I went to the Bosch web site and printed out the coupon for the free driver. I look forward to its arrival. The Imp is working out great. It is already becoming one of my favorite tools.
No problem.
Between posting that here and on another forum I'm a member of, I know of 15 maybe 20 people that were able to get that deal.
I'm starting to think that Bosch or Home Depot should be paying me a commission.
Lets hope they don't run out of the free drivers.
Amazon has the Freud jigsaw on sale today:
Freud FJ85K 6 Amp Top Handle Jig Saw
List Price:
$217.60
Price:
$79.95
Sale:
$49.00
You Save:
$168.60 (77%)
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[edit to add] it isn't sold directly from Amazon, so you're going to pay s/h.
jt8
"A little 'enthusiasm' and all problems seems small!"
Edited 7/18/2008 11:03 am by JohnT8
Cheap jigsaw, definitely a bargain. Read the reviews,tho. Kind of a dog.
If you are looking for a cheap jigsaw - Home Depot's near me (MI) are clearing out a 6amp Dewalt one for $44.Used to be $99.JT
what good does cheap do ya if ya can't follow the line or cut perpendicular????
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WOW!!! What a Ride!Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!
Thanks to everyone on the Lowes Milwaukee Tools clearance. Went over at lunch and picked up the 41/2 grinder for $50 (normally $98) and the industrial 1/2" variable speed drill for $75 (normally $138).
Don't look at me - I've got a Festool Jigsaw...But I'd rather have a $44 Dewalt jigsaw than a $49 Frued.JT
I've had one for years. Works like a charm.Quality repairs for your home.
AaronR ConstructionVancouver, Canada
It ain't worth 2 cents plus free shipping... Now you see this one-eyed midget
Shouting the word "NOW"
And you say, "For what reason?"
And he says, "How?"
And you say, "What does this mean?"
And he screams back, "You're a cow
Give me some milk
Or else go home"
I have 2 of them and for 49$ it is a good deal.
The dewalt cordless model I have is the old style tooless insert and it is a pain in the butt.
One of these days I want to buy a high end jig saw but my biggest need is one that can cut through 3" timbers without blade deflection.( still looking).
ANDYSZ2 WHY DO I HAVE TO EXPLAIN TO FRIENDS AND FAMILY THAT BEING A SOLE PROPRIETOR IS A REAL JOB?
REMODELER/PUNCHOUT SPECIALIST
Went into HD yesterday and found some cool stuff clearanced but my best deal was a bosch grinder for 20$ missing the guard and side handle but it was new put a flap sander and an extra guard from my cordless dewalt on it and ready to go.now own 6 grinders and will still buy more at that price.
ANDYSZ2WHY DO I HAVE TO EXPLAIN TO FRIENDS AND FAMILY THAT BEING A SOLE PROPRIETOR IS A REAL JOB?
REMODELER/PUNCHOUT SPECIALIST
There I was, driving through the hood, minding my own business, when I spot a garage sale at Walt's house. Walt is the neighborhood PITA blowhard and knows all there is to know about all things. I spot a pristine Husky brand framing nailer with a $10.00 price tag. Walt tells me he bought that "piece of #$@*" nailer from those "crooks" at Home Depot to do a patio cover a couple of years ago. Because it is a Chinese piece of junk he didn't make it through his first two racks of nails before it just quit working. He threw it in a cabinet and then tried to return it after a year had passed, couldn't find the receipt, and those "crooks" at Home Depot wouldn't give him his money back. I offered him $5.00 because I was sure I knew what was wrong with it. Sold. Any guesses? Many nailers have this feature, when you get down to the last few nails, the nailer stops to prevent a dry fire. Took it home, cleaned and oiled it up, and it works just fine. Good as I am, I can't fix stupid.
Sounds like double score to me, getting great, great deal, and deflating a blowhard.
The Lowes by me (central VA) had/ has the bosch drywall drills clearance priced for $40 or $45. Almost makes me wish I needed a drywall gun.
Live by the sword, die by the sword....choose your sword wisely.
When it comes to tools, need is a relative term...
about a week old -- but HD had stanley utility knife blades two-for-price-of-one -- 200 blades for $10. They were in one of those free-standing cardboard displays at the end of an aisle. Don't know about you but I hate spending money on utility knife blades so I was happy to find them.
I went to HD today, clearance event signs outside. Got the bosch 10.8 impactor with flashlight for $99. Had a $10 coupon from 4th of july parade in town. Good deal
That IS a great deal. Too bad you missed out on the free 10.8 driver deal, had to purchase by the 15th. :(
and want is a nonrealitive term...
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WOW!!! What a Ride!Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!
Wonder how long it will take to get that driver?
Sent my rebate form off last week, too.
"Never pick a fight with an old man. If he can't beat you he will just kill you." Steinbeck
They said 4 to 6 weeks. I've had a couple of deals like this over the years, and I always got what was promised.
overall, it should turn out to be a good deal, even w/o the batteries for the driver.
"Never pick a fight with an old man. If he can't beat you he will just kill you." Steinbeck
I already have the I-driver, so with the impactor I have a total of four batteries and two chargers. I can easily run the three tools with that combination. I just wish they had locally offered the free flashlight with the impactor for $99. That would have really been a good deal!
Got my first one in about 2 weeks. I'm hoping to get my second one in the same time. The driver doesn't seem to have a lot of power, but I think because it's not very fast and the trigger needs to be fully pulled to get it to its max speed. Unlike my horrible freight drill which has one speed, the speed that jumps the bit out of the screw and into your finger.... Z
Lowes near me are clearing out the heavy duty circular saws.They had brand new Skil HD77's, mag HD77's, plus the Dewalt hybrid worm drive saw and the Bosch worm drive saw's for $99 each on a clearance table.Although I've heard great things about the Dewalt worm/hybrid saw, I picked up the Skil Mag HD77 as it was one of the ones made in the USA - most of the available Mag HD77's are made in China now.For $100 - great deal - keep your eyes open.Had recently picked up an older B&D industrial rear pivot saw with brake for $40 so now I'm covered with hd left and right saws.JT
I have the DeWalt hypoid. I have only used it a couple of times, but there isn't anything special about it. If you never want to fiddle with oil like the wormgears then it's your saw. I bought the Ridgid worm gear last week because it was only sale at HD and it cuts a lot smoother than the DeWalt.
That deal hasn't materialized in my neck of the woods yet- South Puget Sound.
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A Milwaukee tool sale event is making the rounds in my area of Southern California. One of the promotions is with the purchase of any Stiletto TiBone hammer for $229.00 you get a free Milwaukee framing nailer. Model 7100-20. If you bring in an old framing hammer you also get $50.00 off the Stiletto hammer. When the Milwaukee rep said he would also give me two of the 20-piece drill bit pucks I said "sold". I have no idea why this connection between Milwaukee and Stiletto exists, but a free nailer is always worth a look. The trial by fire begins next week and we will see how it holds up.
The connection exists because Stilleto and Milwaukee are now both owned by TTI.http://www.ttigroup.com/business/brands.php?PHPSESSID=d6cacdf23fcb312a0a348c8594e7c009
I guess I should have figured that. Any truth to the the rumor that TTI is going to buy GM and FORD? Seems like they are on a roll.
Edited 7/28/2008 8:35 pm by framerboy
why would anyone want to buy broken down companies like GM or Ford? Unless you were buying them to shut them down. But I guess if someone can buy Budweiser, someone can buy GM or Ford.
jt8
"A little 'enthusiasm' and all problems seems small!"
They are trading stock. If you only want them for short periods of time.
Long term investors might buy them for speculation purposes. Remember Chrysler was broke at one time and made a comback
Long term investors might buy them for speculation purposes. Remember Chrysler was broke at one time and made a comback
Didn't the govt bail Chrysler out?jt8
"A little 'enthusiasm' and all problems seems small!"
They loaned them money in exchange for warrents and made out extreemly well!
Personally I don't think it will come to that this time around. But, Gm is more of a healthcare company than a carmaker. It appears they may have a handle on that and if they can get their new products to market, they will survive.
Ford is a different situation, even though they appear to have enough money for another 2 years, which may give them enough time to convince people their hybreds are good. Time will tell with them.
even though they appear to have enough money for another 2 years, which may give them enough time to convince people their hybreds are good.
It's hard for the local boys to get the bugs worked out that fast. IMO they've got one heck of a tall mt to climb. The best thing for them would be for gas to drop to about $2.50 a gal.
jt8
"A little 'enthusiasm' and all problems seems small!"
John, I couldn't agree more.
To get back on topic:
DW roto hammer, $156:
http://tinyurl.com/6ywlxu
that was the first time they went broke.
"Never pick a fight with an old man. If he can't beat you he will just kill you." Steinbeck
Vancouver, WA. Went to HD yesterday looking for a drill/impact driver set. Came away with a DeWalt 18v ni-cad set on apparent closeout with the yellow tag at $299. I thought I got a pretty good deal. Went to a different HD today to get supplies for a job for tomorrow and saw a Milwaukee 18v Li-Ion drill/impact driver set. I asked how much since there were no signs. They scanned it and it came back $219. I bought it and went straight out to my truck to get the unopened DeWalt set and returned that one. That Milwaukee set seems like a pretty good deal.
Looks like some of that old technology. They ain't in coils :)
jt8
"A little 'enthusiasm' and all problems seems small!"
But notice the price at a buck a pound !!
Sheeze, a 5lbs box of 3" exterior screws (not even SS) was $33. Seems like I can remember getting a bucket of screws like your ringshank find for less than $33 ($36 with tax).
jt8
"A little 'enthusiasm' and all problems seems small!"
Edited 8/4/2008 10:48 am by JohnT8
Cabelas has a deal on Wolverine work jeans. $15
I haven't tried their pants, but have a couple of their shirts and they seem pretty durable. Might have to give the pants a try.
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jt8
"A little 'enthusiasm' and all problems seems small!"
I bought two pair. The crotch seam blew out in both pairs within 3 months.
The awful thing is that beauty is mysterious as well as terrible. God and the devil are fighting there, and the battlefield is the heart of man.- Fyodor Dostoyevski
Replaced a bunch of my tools this weekend. (Some low-life broke into my shop and stole nearly every tool that I own. I really hope there's a "special" place in hell for tool thieves!)
Went to HD to buy a compound miter saw. They had the Makita LS1310FL marked from $499 down to $399. I'm pretty sure that's a chain-wide price, since the first store was out of them and I had drive to a second store to buy one.
They also had some nail guns on clearance.... A Bostitch n66C siding nailer for $239 and a Senco 702XP with a palm nailer for $229.
These aren't amazing deals, but they were welcome price breaks when I really needed them.
"Listen, strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government."Jon
Check the pawn shops for your tools. Did you keep any serial #'s or was the stuff marked?
jt8
"A little 'enthusiasm' and all problems seems small!"
Among the things that I've been kicking myself over is the fact that I DIDN'T record serial numbers. I doubt that it would have mattered though. I live in the DC area. There are probably 200 pawn shops, in 6 different states, within an easy drive of my house.
Fortunately, my insurance company seems like they're inclined to cover the loss. Unfortunately, it's really all of us who pay the bill, in the form of higher premiums.
"Listen, strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government."Jon
I feel your pain... I'm in DC proper, and have had plenty of tools stolen from me, and the cops just basically shrug and say that's life. Perhaps short of spray painting them some funky color, you'll never find them, as most have their numbers off by the time they hit the shops, at least around my house. The cops don't really seem to care about this... And no pawn shop is going to fess up to stolen tools, so you have to be extremely surreptious when you go looking for them. I have taken to hiding all my new tools that I got to replace the stolen ones, but it's hard to hide a SCMS and tablesaw!Maybe get one of those job boxes, and keep everything locked in it, and then bolt/cement/chain the job box to your house?Z
I'll probably break down and buy a site box. I've considered it before, but it was always money I didn't feel like spending. Feel pretty stupid about that now!
"Listen, strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government."Jon
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Local HD has two packs of Makita 7.5 amp 4.5" angle grinders with the paddle switch for $59.99 or thereabouts. Not a bad deal. Also had a rack of 16' FatMax Extreme tapes marked down to $15.00 or so.
Granted, it isn't going to get much use for the next couple months, but EVENTUALLy it will. No weather will be too cold for me now! 550 down filled. Clearanced at Cabelas. A size too big, but larger is better than too small.
Will go well with my insulated Browning boots, snowmobile gloves, and mad bomber hat.
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"A little 'enthusiasm' and all problems seems small!"
The sister in law works at the clearance store of one of the big chains. She got me a North Face Parka, down with a real (dog probably) fur ruff, for $5.
I wore it on a project in Stanley, Idaho last winter. At ten below, it was still too warm.
My bargain came from scanning Craigslist. For the materials, I took down nearly 300' of fence - nearly 400 boards of white oak, 8 feet long, nearly 8 inches wide, and a full 1 1/4 inches thick. The bottoms are a little rotted, I'll lose 6" to 12". Some are a little crooked, but I've milled a couple of the boards already, and I'm finding beautiful material under the weathered skins. Some quartersawn, some not, but very, very few knots. Dropped one of the boards on my toe and broke it (the toe, not the board), but still seems like a good price for the material.
You didn't mention the price (of the fence, not the toe).
jt8
All it cost me was my time to remove it and haul it home, about 16 hours in all. Rough estimate is about 6000 pounds of lumber.
11 packs of Milwaukee sawzall blade 5 packs at Lowes each between 4 and 7 dollars.
Rockler 10" wooden hand screw clamp - $4.99 each at amazon - http://www.amazon.com/10-Wooden-Hand-Screw-Clamp/dp/B001ANMDAQ/ref=br_lf_m_548166_1_2_ttl?ie=UTF8&s=hi&pf_rd_p=413155501&pf_rd_s=center-5&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_i=548166&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=01Q6N731R53CQM5DKPQ4"there's enough for everyone"
There was a bunch of Rockler stuff on Amazon's Friday deal. Didn't have a chance to look up some of the prices and see if they were deals. Looks like a good buy on the clamps.
[edit to add] I went ahead and got two of the clamps and the $22 taper jig they had for $12.
jt8
"A little 'enthusiasm' and all problems seems small!"
Edited 7/5/2008 2:51 am by JohnT8
I got a few to put on the swag table at the fest - hard to go wrong at that price - tho I'd prefer the 12" units - "there's enough for everyone"
Noticed my north Lowes had PL HD construction adhesive for $1.79 (the regular sized tubes, not the big ones).
Also, they were handing out the $10 coupons at checkout again.
jt8
"A little 'enthusiasm' and all problems seems small!"
Makita compressor - MAC700...$119.99 @ amazon !!!
rustbucket
correction...Tool King
Edited 7/28/2008 2:16 pm ET by rustbucket
In HD on Sunday and noticed a display of 18 ga. Bostitch finish guns for $29.95 in a plastic case with some nails and small bottle of pneumatic oil. This is the gun that only shoots 5/8ths" to 1 1/8th" or 1 1/4" but still, for $29.95 I thought it was a deal.
Any comments on this gun.
I don't have any Bostitch, but that sounds like a good price.jt8
well, I just got back from an auction.
Went in with the idear of just rubbernecking since it was a 'really big shew' being the closing of the local General Electric plant that had housed the labor of a good bit of the community for a number of decades.
Got away without spending too much and didn't have to bring out the plastic since I was fairly well contained today. Good thing too 'cause stuff started going so cheap it was a blowout.
Could have ended up ridiculous if I'd let myself go but I'd been there enough times in the past that I tire of the repeat performances and am giving up the idea of building more sheds to house stuff.
be a shed deadhead
ah, come on.
I know you've got the parts for at least another shed or two lying around. <G>
How's that bathroom going? I just started a bathroom remodel yesterday. Finished the demo today. Now I'm waiting for the sparkie and plumber to start. I've got some odds and ends to do there in the meantime.
I'm hoping to get all my rough inspections next week. Then I can really get moving on it.
Bunch of other smaller jobs came around and since he was in no real hurry it got moved to a backburner while the better weather could be used more appropriately.
be approving appropriately
Let's see......Freund biscuit jointer at Blowes for 24.97, dunno if its any good but brand spanking new....there was a bare Bosch 14.4 cordless with no battery or charger listed at 37.00 asked the tool department manager to poke around and see if he could see where the case and the batteries and charger was at....looked and looked and then looked under the desk and found it.....said that the price was for the bare drill, so I asked where the drill that was supposed to be in the case had gotten itself off to......pointed out that the price tag didn't say nohing about drill only, so I got me a new Bosch cordless drill too......
Prices still aren't cheap enough on all the no longer carried Firestorm ####, only 80 per cent off now
man, congratulations on the 14.4 bosch. That's getting near to trophy quality.
In fact it is!
Congratulations!
leftisright receives a BT ' dude, yer deal kicksazz!' Award.
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Thank you....there are certain advantages to being a Blowe's vendor and seeing the bargain table everyday......btw....me thinks that somebody at dat store is pizzed cuz their good deal got snapped up!
I will treasure this trophy for the rest of my life....
Interesting development on the current painting project. It turns out that even though I have a whole 1600 sq ft house to paint the interior of, I WON'T be using any of that $4/gal clearance paint I picked up at Lowes a few weeks back.
So the $20/gal paint that I got for only $4/gal turns out to not be a bargain.
You know, it almost seems like not too long ago I'd heard some sage advice from some learned wiseman about the dubious value of clearance paint...
;)
jt8
You could do yourself a favor and give the paint away to someone. Good press. Might get yerself some cookies sent over or a dinner invitation. snorK*
Ya know, at that GE auction there was so much stuff they would group all of one type item together and sell it as a lot.
Buddy had to buy all the commercial grade vacuums for one money to just get one. Made for some interesting side deals going on throughout the auction by different bidders.
I'd bought 3 oldbench grinders, two sitting side by side on a bench and the bench was to go with it for $25. A 110v and a 480. Ended up trading those two for one of his Milwaukee commercial vacuums.
Bought two stainless Ebala submersible pumps $100 for the pair and about farted when I looked on the net and saw the new price on those critters.
Then when the price was too cheap and ya started buying those roll around metal staircases like they have in the big boxes that are always parked in front of whatever it is you are looking for, then you know you got a case of auction fever bad.
So when they ended up in the front offices selling the whole room to the walls and there is only a handful of people left you end up glad the friggin auction is finally over.
One of the rooms had a fire safe filing cabinet. Sucker has some kind of half inch cementboard in it. Even with the drawers removed that mutha is HEAVY. Still not sure how I'm going to get that thing out of there yet.
be Auction Tale listing No.74b3a
You could do yourself a favor and give the paint away to someone. Good press. Might get yerself some cookies sent over or a dinner invitation. snorK*
Funny you should mention that. There is a particular single mom that I have been nosing after for a YEAR, but she has been resisting my advances. She just closed on a house yesterday....maybe the paint will do the trick!
Ya know, at that GE auction there was so much stuff they would group all of one type item together and sell it as a lot.
That is the way they'd do the Fed auctions around here years ago. You'd buy a section of the whole freaking row of stuff. I can remember one lot was tables and chairs. Looks like they'd cleaned out a dinning hall or something. Probably 20-30 of those white-formica-glitter-top tables with chrome legs and matching chairs (so 80-120 chairs). IIRC, the whole group went for $50 or less. One lot was like 50 microscopes. One lot was a full dentist's office worth of stuff.
There were a few single items sold. Like the big, 200hp CAT engine still in the crate. Or what I think a guy called a 'leveling stone'. It was a solid piece of polished granite the size of a pallet and about 4' tall or so. But most of it was, "from where I'm standing to down there by Fred."
Made for some interesting side deals going on throughout the auction by different bidders.
All the stuff I bought was side deals. $5 for a heavy wooden desk (about 5' wide and 42" deep) and other misc. Some of the guys were literally making $$ on the spot because several people wouldn't want to buy a half row of stuff, so Dude would buy it for $30 and then proceed to sell other guys bits and pieces out of that lot for much more than $30 total.
Probably 70% of the stuff was firesale prices. The other 30% had some active bidding. Like the pallet sized boxes (by 4-5' tall) of camo clothes. Or the ammo boxes, etc.
Then when the price was too cheap and ya started buying those roll around metal staircases like they have in the big boxes that are always parked in front of whatever it is you are looking for, then you know you got a case of auction fever bad.
IF you had a pole barn, you could build some shelves up high and those steps would be handy!
So when they ended up in the front offices selling the whole room to the walls and there is only a handful of people left you end up glad the friggin auction is finally over.
You just need a BIGGER pole barn. Stop messing with sheds. Embrace the Junkhouse/ponytl gene.
One of the rooms had a fire safe filing cabinet. Sucker has some kind of half inch cementboard in it. Even with the drawers removed that mutha is HEAVY. Still not sure how I'm going to get that thing out of there yet.
Wheel cart, appliance cart, or 2-3 guys. We've got several of those here at work.jt8
Rez,
My buddy the High School Marching Band Director bought one of those roll around metal stairs from our local Marine Corps Logistics Base surplus sale - and I mean it's a big motha. Must be 18 feet. They LOVE it for directing the marching band. So if ya got one, donate it to a school, and get a receipt for taxes !
Greg
Holy mother of god I hit the big time today.I bought a pick up truck load of clamps for a few hundred.A quick count has 27 unused Bessy "K" clamps
14 "quick grip"
2 wooden screw
4 bessy edge clamps
4 "cheaper Bessy" edge clamps
a load of Bessy "Tradesman style" clamps (around thirty)
and the list goes on and on and on.
Sounds like you just may have performed the impossible by actually having too many clamps.
be a few clams for clamps
While you can't have too many clamps, it is very easy to end up with more than you have places to store them.
not a chance....
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I'd wager that one of those leading the pack around here with the number of clamps available would have to be StanFoster with his stairbuilding expertise.
I've seen Stans pictures and I pretty sure I can top him in clamps and that was before i bought the truck load today.Besides, who here can brag that they have 12ft pipe clamps?
heh heh I have a pair.
snorK*
and I actually have used them and they saved myazz
gotcha covered....
and using 21' sections count???
or ganging sections of pipe together???
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WOW!!! What a Ride!Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!
ganging isn't allowed....lmaoI'm still trying to figure out just where I'm going to store 12ft clamps.
I off loaded the truck load at the jobsite and I'm waiting to see the faces of coworkers when they come in
I want to make up some 12' pipe clamps to hold all my tools on my miter saw bench's shelf in my trailer.
I am using a couple of 6' ones now but it would be much better to have clamps on each end of a 12' and secure it at both ends.
ANDYSZ2
WHY DO I HAVE TO EXPLAIN TO FRIENDS AND FAMILY THAT BEING A SOLE PROPRIETOR IS A REAL JOB?
REMODELER/PUNCHOUT SPECIALIST
"I want to make up some 12' pipe clamps to hold all my tools on my miter saw bench's shelf in my trailer."12' clamps would be rediculously heavy and cumbersome. why don't you just use bungee cords or better yet, some steel cable with a bolt snap at each end?In my van, on the driver side, I have sheet steel doors hinged from the bottom with rubber ball catches at the top to hold in the tools, criss crossing bungees in the back of the shelves keep tools from wandering behind. The shelves on the passenger side just has bungees front and back to keep things from moving. both do a great job.
The idea behind one long bar clamp is I can unclamp once and have access to all toos at one time.
But you did get me to thinking that an aluminum pipe or bar set into a pocket on each end might be a better setup and give me a reason to keep a long straight edge handy.
ANDYSZ2WHY DO I HAVE TO EXPLAIN TO FRIENDS AND FAMILY THAT BEING A SOLE PROPRIETOR IS A REAL JOB?
REMODELER/PUNCHOUT SPECIALIST
Heineken 24oz bottles now on sale at $1.99.
snorK*Behind the ostensible government sits enthroned an invisible government owing no allegiance and acknowledging no responsibility to the people. [Theodore Roosevelt]
Almost impulse bought one of those mini-kegs. Looks to be about a gallon or so. jt8
The creative individual has the capacity to free himself from the web of social pressures in which the rest of us are caught. He is capable of questioning the assumptions that the rest of us accept. -- John Gardner
Heinekens' are dangerous. Almost as bad as a taco fetish.
or enchiladas, tortillas, burritos...and throw some jalapeno corncakes in there while yer at itBehind the ostensible government sits enthroned an invisible government owing no allegiance and acknowledging no responsibility to the people. [Theodore Roosevelt]
stopped for a bag of tacos on the way home last night. Just have cheap beer in the fridge to go with it. Couldn't pass up those camo cans of Busch :)
jt8
The creative individual has the capacity to free himself from the web of social pressures in which the rest of us are caught. He is capable of questioning the assumptions that the rest of us accept. -- John Gardner
I heard Ralph's been stockpiling the camo-osb from Lowes of late.
be $15 apop and they are all yoursBehind the ostensible government sits enthroned an invisible government owing no allegiance and acknowledging no responsibility to the people. [Theodore Roosevelt]
I never can find it. Blends in too well.
jt8
The creative individual has the capacity to free himself from the web of social pressures in which the rest of us are caught. He is capable of questioning the assumptions that the rest of us accept. -- John Gardner
Stanley FatMax 28oz framing hammer. $12 and change, with free shipping. I don't know anything about this beast but it's cheap enough to give it a try. If it doesn't suit you, wrap it up and give it to your BIL for Christmas. Then he can re-gift it to his BIL. Sooner of later it'll find a home.
http://www.buy.com/prod/Stanley-28-oz-FatMax-Xtreme-AntiVibe-Rip-Claw-with-Smooth-Face-Hammer/q/loc/111/210227172.html
Edited 11/6/2008 1:41 pm by Hudson Valley Carpenter
well, another well. The ongoing saga continues.
Well, decided it was time to go haunt the local beLowes again yesterday since we had 5inches of snow drop and I had to do something. Their coffee machine was out of water which I'd never seen occur before. Was this a foreboding?
So I began my tour by going down the masonry/roofing aisle with my trusty shopping cart to give me something to lean on.
Noted the increased supply of broke open bundles of asphalt shingles for future reference and saw the multitude of BilljustBillBentBoards also gathering in the ranks.
Felt the pull to buy something beginning to nudge me just not knowing what I continued on to take a gander at the tile aisles when the plumbing section back racks grabbed my attention.
I noticed the special order bath sink from a couple weeks back was still there in it's box and packaging but opened, placed on the floor under other racks of the stuff above.
A 49" Transolid top 19 1/2 deep with special-order off center to the left sink and matching end splash cap now marked down to $150.
hmmm, already drilled faucet holes, wonder if I could get a faucet thrown in? snorK* (nah, I didn't say that. That was just an embellishment for shidsandgrins.)
So I get to thinking, ever get to thinking?...'bout not really knowing what I was going to do in the upstairs bath tho' I still had all these different colored Kohler castiron sinkbowls bought years ago, just couldn't bring myself to work with them on my place. Yep, I am a person of color.
So I'm thinking of pulling the trigger on this sink and see the original price was $839 for them folk who have more money than sense and had originally ordered the thing.
So I see the manager standing by a puter and saunter over asking if he'd take $75 for the sink.
He goes over glances down, takes another look and says ya, prices and initials the sticker and says any problems just have the cashier give a him a call. Asks if he could help me get it on a cart? I say nah, I'll get a dolly, but thanks.
Place was like almost vacant and I must of kinda been like a floor show as nothing else was going on anywhere. Different workers came around or said something positive as I wheeled the prize away.
One contractor there buying something stopped by to see what I'd bought and nodded.
Whole scene seems kinda odd in retrospect.
So now I'm thinking I could've got it for $50.
The End.
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Edited 11/11/2008 11:02 pm ET by rez
"So now I'm thinking I could've got it for $50."
Never happy, are ya. <G>
Was in belowes the other day - running through to get some little supplies.
Noticed ALOT of ceiling fans on carts in the back center aisle. Went over to look.
Evedently the night before they had a vendor redisplay. 75% off lowest price marked.
$150 worth of fans I needeed anyway for $12. assembled.
Lowes near me are blowing out all the worm-drive saws and a few other power tools.Got the Skil Mag77 for $75, teh Dewalt Hypoid for $75 and a Hitachi (the good one, not the cheap ones) 4 1/2 HD grinder for $35 (normally $89)The WD saws were both $189 normally.JT
Skill Mag would be great for $75. Like I REALLY need a third wormdrive.
you most certainly do....
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming<!----><!----><!---->
WOW!!! What a Ride!Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!
ask anybody else here.....
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming<!----><!----><!---->
WOW!!! What a Ride!Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!
I've got 5 sidewinders
no worm drives
so I should get one of those to complete my collection
yes.. most certainly...
and the collection won't be complete till you have left and right handed bladed saws in side winder and worm drives...
not to mention 4 thru 24" (with out skipping a beat) models of each...
if you find a particular saw in 7" and in 7-1/4"... you need both...
please step to the head of the line to get yur man card gold plated apon completetion of said task....
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming<!----><!----><!---->
WOW!!! What a Ride!Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!
At Lowes today I saw a Dremel Multi-Max case marked at $50. I asked the tool guy there if I could open it and see if it was all there and it was. There was sawdust in there but the blades looked unused and the sanding pad was unopened. So I bought it :)Handyman, painter, wood floor refinisher, property maintenance in Tulsa, OK
Lucky sob, ours don't even have them yet. They didn't have any of the worm drives somebody else cot cheap at theirs. The only thing i saw was a Kreg jig set, the big one for 119.00 but i ain't got it right now :(
Need is a realative term...
when it comes to tools it's neccessity,,,
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming<!----><!----><!---->
WOW!!! What a Ride!Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!
All I gotta say about them fans........make sure they work before you put them up. Some of my fellow vendors team member aren't very good at assembly. I make a living fixing all their "assembled" work.
Just at Depo outside of Atlanta -
Makita kit - 5/8" hammer drill + 4-1/2" angle grinder (both corded) - both in a kit for $74.95.
Big stack by the door.
Makita part # HP1641X1 - didn'r get the SKU.
Forrest - wish I needed it
Tapered drill bits with countersink and insty drive set up from Rockler
Regular price $80 Sale price $35
http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?page=10605&filter=insty%20drive
So now I'm thinking I could've got it for $50.
I'll call the manager and tell him he needs to work on his haggling. jt8
The creative individual has the capacity to free himself from the web of social pressures in which the rest of us are caught. He is capable of questioning the assumptions that the rest of us accept. -- John Gardner
and saw the multitude of BilljustBillBentBoards also gathering in the ranks.
REZ,
I'm honored... You know? To have a classification named after me...well, I'm speechless....
A few weeks ago, following the April Hailstorm that luckily beat up my "VERY POORLY INSTALLED" 3 month old O/CORNING 30yr shingles, compliments of the insurance company, I upgraded to the new Class 4, Armor Shield II Impact Resistant shingles put on that pile of those "BilljustBillBent Boards".
For just a year of collecting bargain lumber, paint, and plywood, I'm over half way done with the gambrel roof shed. Remember, wetting pressure treated wood will get 80% of the BjBbent wood to relax and let you pull what's left straight...and remember, it generally sells for 10-cents on the dollar..... ;>)
Here's as far as I've come. I've collected and paid for all the materials used including what is needed to completely finish it. By the time I'm completely done, with wiring, R-19 in the walls, sheetrock, 23 sheets of stained and lacquered birch bead-board paneling for downstairs, outside and inside lighting, Hunter ceiling fans, painting, doors and sidelights, porch columns with railings & turnings, windows, slab, roof, and a new 17,000 BTU through-the-wall Heat Pump for heat and A/C, I'll have under $12,000 in it. Including the 10'x32' porch, there is 1,320 sq. feet under the roof; that comes to $9.09 a sq. ft.
REZ, wouldn't you say that it fits in this thread of finding a bargain...? ;>)
Bill
Edited 11/12/2008 10:59 pm ET by BilljustBill
Ha! I knew that sooner or later you'd get around to reading this thread.
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Hey, REZ!! You're a Hoot.....
Teach me how to post a full picture along with having the same one as an attachment, will you? I'm running XP if that makes any difference..
Thanks,
Bill
94706.14 is one that came up with the search function.
Freakin' nephew wannabee puter geek went and swapped out harddrives and didn't save my favorites where I had all those links for different questions saved
so all I can say is the search function can be yer friend regardless of how tempermental she can be at times.Behind the ostensible government sits enthroned an invisible government owing no allegiance and acknowledging no responsibility to the people. [Theodore Roosevelt]
Sounds like it will work for me. I'll give it a try. Thanks, Rez
Humble Beginnings with Lowes culled lumber
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beLowes Rules!!!Behind the ostensible government sits enthroned an invisible government owing no allegiance and acknowledging no responsibility to the people. [Theodore Roosevelt]
I was in Berlands House of Drools (...oops, Tools) yesterday. In the clearance area they had "$10, no returns" on a 9.6 volt Milwaukee drill/driver, case and charger. No batteries. Uses the 9.6 volt stick battery.They kindly let me try it out on one of their batteries; worked fine, dirty but not really scratched (maybe their demo unit?). So I bought it.Now--Where to find batteries at less than $80 which Berlands charges?
heh heh
You did it now.
Yeah, considering that I already have another battery-powered driver drill plus about 6 other corded drills.
Sounds like you need to keep your eyes open for a new 9.6 Milwaukee Impact Driver with two batteries.
if they made one
ebay has batteries - http://shop.ebay.com/items/_W0QQ_nkwZmilwaukeeQ209Q2e6QQ_armrsZ1QQ_fromZR40QQ_mdoZ"there's enough for everyone"
heh heh between 2 Tickets Brewers vs Giants 9/6 Sept 6 Sec118 Row11
and the photo of Jenie the Battery Genie that's a pretty interesting site for battery sales.
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They obviously haven't forgotten that sex sells.
Oh, and the FREE SHIPPING on the tickets is certainly a deal clincher.
I ordered myself one of those hammers. Thanks for the tip.John
J.R. Lazaro Builders, Inc.
Indianapolis, In.
Heineken 24oz bottles now on sale at $1.99.
The local grocery store had 12-packs of Corona with a Corona baseball cap ziptied to the side. jt8
The creative individual has the capacity to free himself from the web of social pressures in which the rest of us are caught. He is capable of questioning the assumptions that the rest of us accept. -- John Gardner
The CooksTalk folks got me to go to a store called "Tuesday Morning". Didn't have what I was looking for, but I DID find Fiskars 65mm rotary cutters for only $4.99. I got two! At that price, it is probably cheaper than a replacement blade.
These things are SUPPOSED to be for cutting fabric and such. But I use 'em to cut plastic sheeting, insulmesh, vinyl, etc. Like a round utility knife.
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jt8
The creative individual has the capacity to free himself from the web of social pressures in which the rest of us are caught. He is capable of questioning the assumptions that the rest of us accept. -- John Gardner
current 'deals' at amazon - the Hitachi CMS @ $99 has less than a day left - http://www.amazon.com/gp/goldbox/discussion/A1KSGH3BY6H8NX/ref=xs_gb_bd_BsJ1NbGAall-?ie=UTF8&pf_rd_p=441937801&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_t=701&pf_rd_i=20&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=1P6307NCG2TP76SY8D87there's a Milwaukee 7150-21 18-Gauge Brad Nailer for $103 http://www.amazon.com/gp/goldbox/discussion/ASOUR9N5Z9QGF/ref=xs_gb_bd_DsZ1akGAall-?ie=UTF8&pf_rd_p=441937801&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_t=701&pf_rd_i=20&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=1P6307NCG2TP76SY8D87and a Milwaukee 2310-21P M-Spector Digital Inspection Camera and Compact Drill Combo Kit for $219 http://www.amazon.com/Milwaukee-2310-21P-M-Spector-Digital-Inspection/dp/B001F7BIIA/ref=xs_gb_bd_Esb1VkGAall-?%5Fencoding=UTF8&pf_rd_p=441937801&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_t=701&pf_rd_i=20&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=1P6307NCG2TP76SY8D87and a 4+ piece Bostitch CPACK3 Nailer, Stapler, and Compressor Pack for $279 http://www.amazon.com/gp/goldbox/discussion/A2KE7SPILHAQEI/ref=xs_gb_bd_Esf1ekGAall-?ie=UTF8&pf_rd_p=441937801&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_t=701&pf_rd_i=20&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=1P6307NCG2TP76SY8D87"there's enough for everyone"
hmm...not a lot of action, but Amazon has a Factory-Reconditioned DEWALT D25730KR Heavy-Duty 2-inch SDS Max Combination Hammer with CTC for $512.00 - regularly $2200+http://www.amazon.com/Factory-Reconditioned-DEWALT-D25730KR-Heavy-Duty-Combination/dp/B0012FDDQU/ref=xs_gb_bd_BsFJSmGA8AAA?ie=UTF8&pf_rd_p=441937801&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_t=701&pf_rd_i=20&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=17DMSB47R971A369G4HDwhy doesn't somebody else buy that and loan it to me when I need it?"there's enough for everyone"
David, I grabbed the Milwaukee router deal you put up here a few days ago.
Thanks for the heads up.
Just have to learn to use one now.
Oh, and buy some cutters and...............
so - - where was that Milwaukee router made? - anyway - anybody need a $10 laser? marked down from $85 - Strait-Line 6041300CD Intersect 1/8-Inch at 15 Feet Self Leveling Crossed Line Laserhttp://www.amazon.com/Strait-Line-6041300CD-Intersect-Leveling-Crossed/dp/B0002VM7NA/ref=xs_gb_bd_BsBK3qGA8AAA?%5Fencoding=UTF8&pf_rd_p=441937801&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_t=701&pf_rd_i=20&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=0FBJXTP39J076NCYSRRH"there's enough for everyone"
found a 18volt Dewalt cordless XLT 3 speed with charger and three batteries for 99 at the clearance rack in HD. The two batteries alone are that much and if the thing is half as good as my 12 volt three speed this will be going to grandkids someday
so - - where was that Milwaukee router made? -
I haven't looked. I suppose this is part of the made in China/Mexico debate?
Bostitch N66C coil siding nailer. $213.74
I think I paid $280. for mine this summer on a price match at my local yard.
http://www.amazon.com/Bostitch-N66C-1-4-Inch-Magnesium-Housing/dp/B0006FKI5G?ie=UTF8&s=hi&qid=1226987979&sr=1-17
I have that one.
"B-shpock" "B-shpock!"
Looks like JHOLE's gonna walk away with this nailer...
Unless one of you guys need it?
http://www.quittintime.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=12276&an=0&page=0&gonew=1#UNREAD
I have been making an effort to support domestic/developed countries in my buying over the last couple of years, particularly - the chinese don't buy my product - I'll limit how much money I send them - "there's enough for everyone"
That is a good ethic.
Apply as needed.
Going back to the website to see if it says, otherwise out in the rain to get in the basement.
It is a good ethic, but remember, every Chinese (or Mexican or whatever) that has a job over there is one less trying to move over here!
Never considered that.............how on earth did you come to that conclusion?
Makes perfect sense, just not something I would have ever thought about.
I was an econ major before I couldn't pass my foreign language requirement and switched to statistics.
Lowes has a set of various kobolt pliers and one open end wrench about 8 pieces total with their christmas bulk outs. Sign said 39.00 and some change rang up 30.00 at the register then used a 10.00 off 25.00 or more coupon to make it 20.00.Sorry don't have THE sku, it was a present for a needy family at church and has been delivered.Wallyo
Could it have been this?
http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=productDetail&productId=278610-16878-50943&lpage=noneFor those who have fought for it Freedom has a flavor the protected will never know.
That's the one. Lowes is real bad about changing sale and clearance signs. The store sign said 39 they probably did not get to it, For this gift the only description we had was tools, 37 year old male. Looked like a good gift to us.
Sounds fine to me. For those who have fought for it Freedom has a flavor the protected will never know.
Assembled in USA.
that is that much - - wonder what it really means - - "there's enough for everyone"
here ya go - a big box of semi-disposable bits to go with your router - http://www.amazon.com/Yukon-Tool-YTRB100-Carbide-100-Pieces/dp/B001CE7JIY/ref=xs_gb_bd_AsIMZpGA8AAA?%5Fencoding=UTF8&pf_rd_p=441937801&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_t=701&pf_rd_i=20&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=1BVW70KQJZS3BZ3G163JI'd bet money on them being from china - a heck of a price tho - "there's enough for everyone"
I'd bet money on them being from china - a heck of a price tho -
Yeah but................
Yukon has been selling router bit sets and power tool accessories for ten year and we have experienced USA customer service.
Not exactly a tool but something that we all should carry in the truck, a very good digital point and shoot pocket camera.
This 8 megapixel Canon powershot is a great bargain at $99, including a $49 instant rebate and free shipping.
I have a slightly different model Canon which I'm very pleased with. Now that the memory cards are dirt cheap, like $6 for a 2G card, it's possible to shoot long videos with this camera too.
Of course it downloads quickly and easily via USB.
http://www.buy.com/prod/canon-powershot-a590-is-8-megapixels-4x-optical-zoom-2-5-lcd-iso-1600/q/loc/33409/206928380.html?adid=17070&dcaid=17070
Fwiw if anyone is in the market for a cabinet saw Amazon/CPO Powermatic has the Powermatic 66 (50" 3& 5hp) for $1999.99 to your door. End of the line for the 66- it's no longer being made.
"The inherent vice of capitalism is the uneven division of blessings while the inherent virtue of socialism is the equal division of misery" Sir Winston Churchill
Lowe's has a 249 Freud plunge router for 99 today on line.
Might spring for it but has anyone used this one?
http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=d3&productId=273209-333-FT1702VCEK
Lefty-Tool Envy
Really? That's a shame.
The 66 has been a standard in cabinet shops for decades. I think its better than the Unisaw.
From what I read 100 some odd left in manufacturer's inventory (not including dealer inventory) .......... that's all she wrote. I think the cost of making it and the lack of a riving knife did it in.
"The inherent vice of capitalism is the uneven division of blessings while the inherent virtue of socialism is the equal division of misery" Sir Winston Churchill
OK Eric - here's the next fix you need to go with your new router and bits - Milwaukee 49-54-0700 9-Piece Template Guide Kithttp://www.amazon.com/Milwaukee-49-54-0700-9-Piece-Template-Guide/dp/B00007FPIS/ref=xs_gb_bd_CsDOPtGA8AAA?%5Fencoding=UTF8&pf_rd_p=441937801&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_t=701&pf_rd_i=20&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=14KJ3FFB8DH7BSQ596CCain't this fun?"there's enough for everyone"
That's a really bad price. Check out woodcraft and rockler, they have the brass sets for less than $20 most of the time.
ya - but that's in a red kit with 'Milwaukee' on it - do you know if the holes in the router bases the bushings fit are standardized across various brands?"there's enough for everyone"
I know that, at least for a long time in the past, Milwaukee had their own proprietary guides that fixed to the base with a couple of screws. Not sure whether they still do that.
The Porter cable setup is mostly the standard of the industry, using a knurled lockring. The description of the Milwaukee set on Amazon alludes to 'other manufacturers', so one MIGHT assume that means the PC type. Most of the various aftermarket sets that I've seen clearly state that they are made to fit the PC way.
Yeah, the Amazon listing is no great deal, but yes, it has a nifty plastic case! Porter Cable's set is about the same price, but the plastic box is cr^p, easily breakable. Rockler and such also have PC type sets. Some say that the brass aftermarket sets are better because the lockrings won't vibrate loose, are easier to tighten, and don't rust.View Image
Like he said, the pc style is the standard type. My guess is that it is the pc style but I do not know for sure. You can change the bottom plastic plate on all the routers so you can switch to a pc style easily and for cheap money.
I had to buy an adapter to use the P-C bushings in my Bosch router. So I don't think the base holes between different brands are standardized.
I picked up one of those lasers once because it was on such a clearance price, less than ten dollars. Easy to see why absoulte garbage.
do I detect a note of skepticism? - - humpf.....and I quote: "the most capable laser level ever built" - - there ya have it - sez so right on the advertizing - gotta be a good deal - you probably need two - "there's enough for everyone"
Sorry I was just trying to warn people of thinking it was a deal like I did. After trying it out I cant think of any instance I would use this thing for.
You cant see the line for more than a few of feet even in fairly dark conditions, the body is odd shaped so unless your looking for a line on the floor you get to use the 3M stickies to place it on a wall and get level/plum lines (not that you could see them anyways). You can tell by the feel that its very cheeply made, feels like a dollar store toy in your hand.
Just plain ole no good, just lookin out for youse guys.
The laser line was dim, aye?
This week I was playing cut man on 3 1/4inch thick channelled roof decking and the boss had just bought a new 9 inch Morse Metal Devil http://www.metaldevil.com/saws.html
and that laser line was nigh on to useless in anything but the more overcast days with yer hand trying to shade the daylight and even then it was a squint.
He paid 7 bills for that critter and the good thing about it is it got the job done but that was about it.
Blade cover started coming unhooked and falling off during the second day and the latch couldn't be adjusted to tighten it so it was duct taped on. At least the duck was red and looked pretty. snorK*
And the blade guard got stuck up halfway thru the first day but was ok since then I didn't have to fart with the thing.
And with the blades running 80bucks a pop I wasn't rough horsing the thing
so I have to say that this $700 saw wasn't a bargain.94969.1 The Breaktime Index
In case you don't already have 50 cabinets squirreled away somewhere:
http://forums.taunton.com/tp-breaktime/messages?msg=114173.1
jt8
A year from now you may wish you had started today. -- Karen Lamb
i have a tuesday morning store about 1/2 mi away, i'll have to go there and get one. it would make a suweet pizza cutter.lol
Posted over on What tool did you buy thread also:
Bosch multi-x currently 169 with hour and half left. I bought one yesterday from this guy and had the Bosch sealed box in my hand less than 27 hrs later. Calif to NC, unreal. Ebay guy with 100% feedback.
http://tinyurl.com/5cdlvt
This is the carpenter kit with a few extra blades.
Edit, actually it was less than 21 hrs, not 27, I am either math ot timezone challenged.
For those who have fought for it Freedom has a flavor the protected will never know.
Edited 12/10/2008 1:18 pm ET by rasconc
Edited 12/10/2008 5:13 pm ET by rasconc
I guess I don't understand the need for one piece 12 foot pipe clamps? I've made 12' pipe clamps from combining 4' sections with common pipe couplers. They work great. In fact, the only two sizes of pipe clamps I have are 48" and 12" that I fit together to make the right length for the project at hand. I just did a 8 foot glue up the other day and used (2)4' and (1)1' pipe. If I were you, I would at least chop them into 6 foot lengths.
DetroitCL strikes again! I am going today to pick up 40 4x8 sheets of 2" insulation...$10 a sheet. They will make my crawlspace shiny pink and warm.
gk
Good Buy!!
What is CL?
craig's list"there's enough for everyone"
duh! Hate when that happens.
Too bad there ain't some new 16" truck tires on there, aye?
Easy to get self-snookered in this 'closerdown' economic environment of late as all these store closings' 'sell 'er all to the walls' deals beg for at least a walk thru to see what's going on.
Case in point the local malls Steve&Jerry's discount chain clothing stores' last sale days are going on where its no holds barred 'cause we don't want to ship this stuff around anymore.
X-tra Large Thor, Captain America, X-men, SilverSurfer,and FantasticFour decaled T-shirts at 4 for $5 had me pulling out the plastic a couple dozen later.
And those 4x4x2 cubbyhole display cabs 6high5across. I'll give an award to anyone who knows a way to cut those 2foot deep cabs into 1foot without disassembling them.
"I'll give an award to anyone who knows a way to cut those 2foot deep cabs into 1foot without disassembling them. "light saber - "there's enough for everyone"
that'd be a mighty long blade.
Now that makes me think maybe a circular around the perimeter and then a regular handsaw might be able to finish it. hmmmm
Edited 11/18/2008 7:18 pm ET by rez
I've got a vintage chainsaw with a 48" bar...."there's enough for everyone"
I considered the possibility but seemed too chewy.
Make a guide and do plunges with a sidewinder or small saw, then finish connecting the dots with the MM.
I successfully made it through the bargain barns at the lumberyard yesterday. Even ran into the clearance guy who was trying to talk me into some 'deals'. I was strong (and broke). I didn't weaken for those 6' tall Andersen windows for $75. I didn't bite on that 6' wide sunburst. I didn't crumble for those hickory K cabs for $75 ea (actually several were already sold).
I WAS STRONG... Plus I knew I'd have to pay the electrician, media cable guy, and the garage door guy, so didn't need to be spending $$.
jt8
The creative individual has the capacity to free himself from the web of social pressures in which the rest of us are caught. He is capable of questioning the assumptions that the rest of us accept. -- John Gardner
Funny how the awareness of future paidouts can affect yer buying prowlness.
Now windows...damn man, that was a sore spot with me for awhile. Don't know what the thing was but I loved windows for awhile there back a few years and seemed I was always buying some window from somewhere.
Became a standard joke among some that knew me.
Admittedly it is nice to have a window ready when needed but dang, I was a fool and his money for a spell there.
oh man, I don't even want to go there right now.
and speaking of now,
now a two man bucksaw...hmmm.... that bears some consideration.
the clearance guy who was trying to talk me into some 'deals'.
dude, you certainly ARE strong.
Sometimes access to plastic can be a curse
Edited 11/19/2008 1:49 pm ET by rez
"'now a two man bucksaw...hmmm.... that bears some consideration."" How about a band saw blade welded together and used as the blade in a home made giant bow saw?
They can't get your Goat if you don't tell them where it is hidden.
Well I bought 5 of them so far so that carries weight too.
Good idea.
Might be time to head for a buddy's metal shop.
I'll give an award to anyone who knows a way to cut those 2foot deep cabs into 1foot without disassembling them.
What about one of those two man buck saws? Doud probably has one.
jt8
The creative individual has the capacity to free himself from the web of social pressures in which the rest of us are caught. He is capable of questioning the assumptions that the rest of us accept. -- John Gardner
run the whole thing through the tablesaw to cut the carcass then rough cut the shelves with a jigsaw where you can and a japanese saw where the jigsaw wont fit. then set the cab face down and build a simple jig for the plunge router, basically two sticks that span the cab, parralel to the shelves and run a straight cutting bit in your router to your desired rabbit depth. remove jig and rabbit the sides. I've had luck with that when i built a bathroom vanity too big for the cavity. takes a min but not too long and worked great for me______________________________________________
--> measure once / scribble several lines / spend some time figuring out wich scribble / cut the wrong line / get mad
skyecore-
man dude where you been? Haven't seen you post in a loooong time.
See you changed yer profile pick and ain't wearing those pink sweats no more. snorK*
Good idea. I'll be taking that into consideration when it comes time to cut.
Cheers
ha ha yeah good memory! been pretty busy and had a few months where work life was not something that i wanted to remind myself of when i got home and sat infront of the pornography box --i mean research computer.______________________________________________--> measure once / scribble several lines / spend some time figuring out wich scribble / cut the wrong line / get mad
Edited 11/20/2008 3:24 pm by skyecore
Don't know how I missed it, but all the black friday ads have already been posted. HD has some good deals, but outside of the Makita LXT driver/impact combo for $199! I don't (luckily) need anything:http://blackfridayhome.com/Home-Depot
http://blackfridayhome.com/LowesZ
O' man, is it that time of year again already?
Black Friday next Friday. Better be poised over your keyboard and 11:59 on Thurs night.
jt8
The creative individual has the capacity to free himself from the web of social pressures in which the rest of us are caught. He is capable of questioning the assumptions that the rest of us accept. -- John Gardner
nah, no sale.
Only thing I might have wanted was one of those lil'giant wannabee ladders from the hometeapot but they weren't listed.
Took apart one of these 47"x42inchx23"deep6up5across cubbyhole shelving units I bought at a Steve&Berry's cheap clothing store that is closed down and selling out to the walls.
Just heard today that the whole chain got bought out so maybe now there is no place to send the unbought merchandise to, I dunno.
Came apart real easy after unscrewing just a few screws and discovered the whole thing is doweled together.
Cut them with my EZ Guide setup and put them back together as 11 1/2inch deep units instead of 23. Really was pretty EZ. Dino Rules! snorK*
I'm thinking about going to get some more as stock for people that just want an economy closet do-over.
be by the hour
I'm thinking about going to get some more as stock for people that just want an economy closet do-over.
Maybe you could have them contact the other stores and have them ship THEIR shelves to you! You could get a whole shed full of them!
jt8
The creative individual has the capacity to free himself from the web of social pressures in which the rest of us are caught. He is capable of questioning the assumptions that the rest of us accept. -- John Gardner
But if you had green tools, yada yada. (;-0For those who have fought for it Freedom has a flavor the protected will never know.
Just got through ordering some stuff from Amazon (Polsteins Home and Beyond). One of the things that popped up was a stanley adjustable wrench for $1.65. Went to the Polstein search and hit the 70% and better discount list. After going through 900+ items ( lots of duplications) for $77+23 shipping got the following:
Items Ordered
Price
4 of: LeHigh Crawford Deluxe Overhead Storage Hook #13010 Sold by: Polsteins Home & Beyond (seller profile)
$1.67
2 of: DEWALT DW8312 4-1/2" x 5/8"-11 60 Grit Zirconia Angle Grinder Flap Disc Sold by: Polsteins Home & Beyond (seller profile)
$1.65
1 of: Irwin 3041006 Speedbor Max 6 Piece 1/2-Inch to 1-1/4-Inch Self Feeding Spade Bit Assortment Sold by: Polsteins Home & Beyond (seller profile)
$4.95
1 of: Hyde Tools #06995 8 In 1 Max Paint Tool Sold by: Polsteins Home & Beyond (seller profile)
$1.67
1 of: DEWALT DW3599B10 Ultra Thin Kerf 7-1/4-Inch 24 Tooth Framing Blade Sold by: Polsteins Home & Beyond (seller profile)
$1.65
1 of: Bosch #HC2087 SDS+S4 1/2"x16"x18" Bit Sold by: Polsteins Home & Beyond (seller profile)
$6.60
1 of: Cooper Tools M9R Wiss Right Upright Snip Sold by: Polsteins Home & Beyond (seller profile)
$4.95
1 of: Ho Wah Kintron #02588 50' 12/3 YEL Extention Cord Sold by: Polsteins Home & Beyond (seller profile)
$9.42
1 of: Wellington Cordage #44165 3/8"x50' Derby Rope Sold by: Polsteins Home & Beyond (seller profile)
$1.67
4 of: Wooster Brush 4181-2 2" Ultra Pro Willow Synthetic Thin Angle Sash Brush Sold by: Polsteins Home & Beyond (seller profile)
$1.67
2 of: Wellington Cordage #15267 1/2x20 White Dock Line Sold by: Polsteins Home & Beyond (seller profile)
$1.67
3 of: Stanley 87-791 6-Inch Long MaxGrip Adjustable Wrench Sold by: Polsteins Home & Beyond (seller profile)
$1.65
1 of: Oldham 10040TP All Purpose 10-Inch 40 Tooth ATB Combination Saw Blade with 5/8-Inch Arbor Sold by: Polsteins Home & Beyond (seller profile)
$1.65
4 of: Marshalltown Trowel #16286 4"x4" Notched Spreader Sold by: Polsteins Home & Beyond (seller profile)
$0.35
1 of: IRWIN 372956P5 9-Inch 6TPI Reciprocating Saw Blades for Nail Embedded Wood, 5 Pack Sold by: Polsteins Home & Beyond (seller profile)
$3.30
2 of: Irwin 2078108 Vise Grip 8-Inch Groovelock Plier Sold by: Polsteins Home & Beyond (seller profile)
$3.30
3 of: Square D #S106 6PK Load Cent Screw Sold by: Polsteins Home & Beyond (seller profile)
$1.74
1 of: GB GCP-400 9-1/2-Inch Linesman's Electrical Plier with Cutter and Crimper Sold by: Polsteins Home & Beyond (seller profile)
$3.34
Note the Bosch 1/2x18 sds bit for $6.60. Sorry for the staggered pasting. Also note the 50' 12/3 ext cord for under $10.
For those who have fought for it Freedom has a flavor the protected will never know.
Edited 11/22/2008 1:27 pm ET by rasconc
Just for grins I totaled up the "list price" on the Amazon listing, $496.81. Most of the list prices were pretty much the retail you would see in Lowes or HD.
Not bad for $77.37 +23.37 shipping $100.64 to the door.For those who have fought for it Freedom has a flavor the protected will never know.
heh heh
Ras' got the supply maintenance feel going on.
I went back and looked through their listings and it must have been just the right time to jump on some of them, they were considerably higher later.For those who have fought for it Freedom has a flavor the protected will never know.
Update:
Knew it was too good to be true.
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Dear MR, We want to thank you for your recent order on Amazon.com. ORDER #: 002-8974996-1614604 Due to a pricing error, your order has been canceled. Your card was not charged at any time. We truly value our relationship with our consumers and apologize for this oversight. Polsteins Home & Beyond established its reputation almost a century ago and understands that you the customer are number one. Once again we apologize for this situation and want to let you know that we have made changes to our system so that this will not happen again. Sincerely,Barbara Zimmhttp://www.HomeandBeyond.com
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Here is my reponse:
It looked too good to be true, will probably not buy again. Will be sure to tell all those I told about the good deals too.
For those who have fought for it Freedom has a flavor the protected will never know.
In a situation like that for the money they should have just sent it out at the sale price and then explained what happened.
Similar in a sense to what has occurred here of late. Looks as if reputations don't mean much anymore.
I agree. Maybe someone hacked their system or one of the programmers was on crack or crank(;-)For those who have fought for it Freedom has a flavor the protected will never know.
Same thing happened to me and a few others on Amazon not to long ago.
They had a Hitachi Jack Hammer, price was around 50 bucks or something ridiculous.
I think they should have ate that one too ;)
Tough loss last night Neil.For those who have fought for it Freedom has a flavor the protected will never know.
I was beyond pissed
I was ok with the OT, the guy made a good shot at the end regulation. But the Jayhawks absolutely fell apart in OT.
Pitiful.
I saw one of those ladders in one of the black-friday ad's
Would either have been HD or Lowes.
I think it was the shorter variety for around $70 bucks, but that's going from memory of something last week...
17' Gorilla Multi-Position Ladder
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$89.00
your welcome ;)
Went back and bought three more that had a shelf damaged for $5 a piece.
Doors get locked on Saturday so it's time to be going in to see what's what.
be easy custom fits.
Not exactly a tool, but if you like Jewel, you can get her new country album for a $1 plus $3.99 shipping, black Friday only.
http://www.jeweljk.com/splash/dollar/
Edited to add link
Everything will be okay in the end. If it's not okay, it's not the end.
Edited 11/28/2008 10:04 am ET by PeterJ
Did it first thing this morning. I figure for a total of $4.99 even if half the songs are junk...it's a deal.~TBone
Should start a thread called "What bargain I DIDN"T get today" .............. picked up a couple plastic collection bags for my Delta 50-850 dust collector. B&D must be paddin' the bottom line- $19 bucks for two plastic bags.
"The inherent vice of capitalism is the uneven division of blessings while the inherent virtue of socialism is the equal division of misery" Sir Winston Churchill
may be pushing the definition of 'bargain', but Amazon has the Milwaukee 5615-24 Multi-base Router Kit for $123http://www.amazon.com/gp/goldbox/discussion/AP01JB3VGH80D/ref=xs_gb_bd_CsW5gcGAall-?ie=UTF8&pf_rd_p=441937801&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_t=701&pf_rd_i=20&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=19RWVK3CTAN24DVS9ZNJ"there's enough for everyone"
That's a rockin' good deal.
Stabila Jamber 78" and 32" combination for $75.00 plus shipping from All Pro Tools.
Saw a small Husky compressor and a 23 pinner and 18 gauge trim gun with hose for 59$ at home depot today.
ANDYSZ2WHY DO I HAVE TO EXPLAIN TO FRIENDS AND FAMILY THAT BEING A SOLE PROPRIETOR IS A REAL JOB?
REMODELER/PUNCHOUT SPECIALIST
Man - that's a heck of a deal! SOLD OUT though - damn!JT
That 's a heck of a deal and from from what I've heard the plunge base is pretty good ........ the one in my 690 kit won't win any awards. Not sure this the right time for another router. DW still asks why I need so many routers. Did you end up getting the little Skil circular saw and if so, how do you like it?
"The inherent vice of capitalism is the uneven division of blessings while the inherent virtue of socialism is the equal division of misery" Sir Winston Churchill
you guys have about talked me into that Milwaukee router - I've never been much of a router man, just have one sears POS I bought for a specific job - and various hand planes of the sort that do router type work - ya, I got the small Skil saw and I bought the small ridgid, too - I really haven't used the Skil other than a few test cuts - I've used the Ridgid a bit and like it very much - I've got a B&B siding job coming up where I'll have each saw at opposite ends of the boards - that's when that left hand blade will be a real convenience for me - "there's enough for everyone"
i saw that milwaukee combo at hd this am for 129. .if you'd rather touch it first.if a man speaks in the forest,and there's not a woman to hear him,is he still wrong?
Interesting that HD has it for cheap, too. They must source from China now.
Did the Lowes tour today since the return trip to Steve&Berrys for a closingthedoors scarf proved fruitless.
Recalling the piles of culled lumber there the other day and seeing I already had the trailer hooked up I had to stop and see. Can't let BillJustBill get too far ahead of me.
Some fir t&g and cedar in one bundle, pressure treated in another and some 2x4&6's in another kept the interest peaked but the unmarked bundle of 24 14ft 2x6s that will work well on a shed extension in the making sealed the deal as I offered 2 bills and he said ya get it out of here.
It was a return to the grapes of wrath mobile as I had two 6x8ft HomeTeapot fencing sections I'd just got for $50 leaning in the mix, the old slowmo in the right lane routine during the trip home.
be just shed power Bill, shed power.
here's Amazon's best of the moment -Hitachi C10FCE2 10-Inch compound miter saw - $99 w/free shipping - http://www.amazon.com/Hitachi-C10FCE2-10-Inch-compound-miter/dp/B000V5Z6RG/ref=xs_gb_bd_DsP3NbGAall-?%5Fencoding=UTF8&pf_rd_p=441937801&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_t=701&pf_rd_i=20&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=0Y3M811RM7J51VAPYMARJOHNSON AccuLine Pro 40-6500 Manual-Leveling Rotary Laser Level with Soft-sided Padded Carrying Case - $110 w/free shipping - http://www.amazon.com/AccuLine-40-6500-Manual-Leveling-Level-Soft-sided/dp/B000AQIAKG/ref=xs_gb_bd_Bsr3xbGAall-?%5Fencoding=UTF8&pf_rd_p=441937801&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_t=701&pf_rd_i=20&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=0Y3M811RM7J51VAPYMARsorry about the long urls - someone needs to teach me that 'tiny url' thing -"there's enough for everyone"
tinyurl.com
It is pretty easy, copy and paste the long one in the window and click the make tinyurl window. You can rename it if you want.
http://tinyurl.com/Doud-slongone
For those who have fought for it Freedom has a flavor the protected will never know.
Edited 12/2/2008 12:11 am ET by rasconc
At least in FireFox, it is even easier. Get the TinyUrl AddOn, and all you have to do is click the TinyUrl icon in the toolbar, and you will have one generated and saved to your clipboard in one click! Then just paste.https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/
Your router deal is down to 11 hours
http://www.amazon.com/gp/goldbox/discussion/AP01JB3VGH80D/ref=xs_gb_bd_CsW5gcGAall-?ie=UTF8&pf_rd_p=441937801&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_t=701&pf_rd_i=20&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=19RWVK3CTAN24DVS9ZNJ
jt8
The creative individual has the capacity to free himself from the web of social pressures in which the rest of us are caught. He is capable of questioning the assumptions that the rest of us accept. -- John Gardner
Think I'm going in.........you should see me on the new purchase thread soon.
Thanks David, you can't beat the mitre saw deal. Extra, back up, first time.
I have been wondering lately about manual level laser levels.
Lots cheaper than self leveling.......I've built more than a couple of homes with manual level builders levels and the were (+ -) 1/4" at the most.
I'd love to get comments on this.........
Doors get locked on Saturday so it's time to be going in to see what's what.
You should have been checking the dumpster every couple days after they closed the doors.jt8
A year from now you may wish you had started today. -- Karen Lamb
nah, somehow dumpsters and me don't get along.
I mean I've done it but it gives me an odd feeling like maybe I'm stealing or something, I dunno. Plus the labor of crawling around and pulling stuff out it would really have to be worth the while.
I'd rather go to an auction and buy the rights to something and have easy access to seeing what it is.
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If they were racks, they probably had them stacked next to the dumpster. The department store next to where I work dumps out racks about once a year. I keep telling myself I'm going to grab a few of them, but so far I've resisted the temptation.jt8
A year from now you may wish you had started today. -- Karen Lamb
dunno - this sounds kinda like a 'bargain', based on the multi-master threads -Fein 63502134025 2-1/2-Inch Standard E-Cut Blade, 3 PackPrice: $50.98 & this item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping.http://www.amazon.com/Fein-63502134025-2-Inch-Standard-E-Cut/dp/B0007Y9LPO/ref=xs_gb_bd_EsEFo3GA8AAA?%5Fencoding=UTF8&pf_rd_p=441937801&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_t=701&pf_rd_i=20&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=18W3P4WEAX0ED0M1M39S"there's enough for everyone"
geeze, the freaking blades cost $50?!
jt8
A year from now you may wish you had started today. -- Karen Lamb
I believe I have read that they generally are $30 - so 3 for $50 is better - "there's enough for everyone"
HD is closing out "can liner" 55 gallon plastic bags. Case of 80 from $19 to $3.90.
Replacing them with "new & improved" case of 60 with little tie flaps for same price $19.
Joe H
HD is closing out "can liner" 55 gallon plastic bags. Case of 80 from $19 to $3.90.
~ding ding ding~ and we have a winnah!
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Felt kinda like the REZ when I bought 10 boxes.
Couldn't resist them though, I bought 3 boxes cleaning out a house last year & paid full pop. Them & 4 40 yard dumpsters.
Joe H
Consumables like that you shoulda bought the whole stock!
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Went to a Sears' Mall store, yesterday, and found they're closing out their brand of special "9 Pack" of cloned Roto Zip bits...
It has 5 1/8"-drywall bits, 2 1/8" all purpose bits, one 1/4" all purpose bit and one 1/8" carbide bit. all for $6.45 a pack
Also, at the same Sears store, I found battery powered First Alert Smoke and Carbon Monoxide detectors for $25....
Happy new year,
Bill
David, those blades are nice, but the slightest brush with a nail, and they go into the sheetrock cutting collection, and I have a huge one(collection, collection)This style cuts it:http://www.amazon.com/Fein-63502151020-8-Inch-Universal-E-Cut/dp/B00063RSJW/ref=pd_bxgy_hi_text_bhttp://www.tvwsolar.com
Now you see this one-eyed midget
Shouting the word "NOW"
And you say, "For what reason?"
And he says, "How?"
And you say, "What does this mean?"
And he screams back, "You're a cow
Give me some milk
Or else go home"
My favorite web site has a Hitachi 12V Impact driver for $60 with charger and two batteries. I ordered one from them last year and would do business from them again in a heart beat. You guys will have to beat the web address out of me. I'm not tellin' ya, you hear?
Happy New Year!
I know people who know people who could make you talk.So... let's just skip the formalities... give up the website!or else...muwahahahaha
No way, never! Hang on I think I hear a knock at the door......ya, that website was reconditionedsales.com.
Heres one I use kind of like yours but with direct links to many more brands. The dewalt one has that framer for the same price you mentioned. Guess it would be more with shipping. I've bought quite a bit of bosch stuff though their CPO site, reconditioned comes with a one year warranty. New comes with at least a three year. I mention because I like bosch and have used the warranty three times and each time no issues
uh Danno, you forget sumtin?
cpobostitch.com. Your welcome danno. Really, put cpo____.com and fill in the blank with your favorite brand. I've never bought anything from them, though. I take it you liked them danno? I've been eyeing some recon milwaukee air guns!
Thank you!
O Jeeze what happened? http://www.cpooutlets.com/shop.html there it is
Hey everybody,
Stop by your local Post Office, and pick up a few change of address packages - or take a look at least. Not all of them have it, but at my branch, there's an insert with a 10% discount at Lowe's, any purchase, no minumum. And it's good until June, '09.
The one's here have a Lowe's ad on the outside of the package.
Greg
Alright! I've been waiting on a Lowe's gift card for like two weeks. I finally talked to my dad today, and he said that he had just mailed it! So if the post-man isn't shopping at Lowe's right now, it should be here early next week. I'll hit up the post office on Monday.By the way, Harbor Freight had a button cap stapler on sale for $69 bucks. I haven't done any really big jobs with it yet, but I put up a little felt on a short sidewall and it did O.K. The depth-adjuster is about worthless, but for $69 I'd buy it again for sure. Don't forget your extended warranty!
Picked up a DW735 13" planer yestreday at HD. Online listing was 650, in`store was tagged 480 down from 550.
Now all I need is to is clear a spot in the garage for it.
Nate
I picked up the 2 1/4 horse freud combo base router set at home depot yesterday for only $99. It's all over the internet for $250.
really???what was sku and what Home Depot??$99 is a steal... go buy the rest and toss em up on e-bay for $200.
I thought only Lowe's sold Freud routers.
At that price I'm not complaining! ;)
Short SKU 832-272 Model FT1702VCEK
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Not home despot.... Lowes!http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=productDetail&productId=273209-333-FT1702VCEK
for $99.... I'm buying one before they're gone.Not great reviews on the plunge base... but seems to be really good when installed in a table.
Looks like Lowe's got me beat by .02. I should of shopped around more. Heh Heh!
before the thirty day return is up,be sure and go plane a couple hundred feet with it.alot of them have problems with feeding the wood. i went thru 2 and gave up. sorry for the bad news.YOU ONLY NEED TWO TOOLS IN LIFE - WD-40 AND DUCT TAPE. IF IT DOESN'TMOVE AND SHOULD, USE THE WD-40. IF IT SHOULDN'T MOVE AND DOES, USE THEDUCT TAPE.
Which one did you end up having success with?
to tell you the truth i was so disgusted i bought new blades for my 8 yr old delta and went on. i still need a new one but i can't figure out which 1 to buy.YOU ONLY NEED TWO TOOLS IN LIFE - WD-40 AND DUCT TAPE. IF IT DOESN'TMOVE AND SHOULD, USE THE WD-40. IF IT SHOULDN'T MOVE AND DOES, USE THEDUCT TAPE.
Doh,
Thanks for the tip.. Guess being the top pick in the 2009 Tool Guide doesn't mean it really works...
(In hopes that they've improved) what year did you (temporarily) buy yours?
Nate
Now to go by a couple hundred feet of lumber....
i bought mine a year ago. do a search here on bt and on the internet. common problem is the blades dull quick. i have no clue why that would be. then some have this feed problem.guys talk about keeping the rollers clean and waxing the tables.
mine at about a 100' i had to start giving it a little push ,by the time i had reversed the boards and planed the other side,i was having to push hard to get them to feed. i will say when i cut the first bunch with new blades the boards were like glass.i loved the features it has also.YOU ONLY NEED TWO TOOLS IN LIFE - WD-40 AND DUCT TAPE. IF IT DOESN'TMOVE AND SHOULD, USE THE WD-40. IF IT SHOULDN'T MOVE AND DOES, USE THEDUCT TAPE.
Mastercraft, ( Canadian Tire) 20 pc. router bit set, profiles inc: cove, beading, corner round , ogee, straight & more , Half w/ pilot bearing & a wood case, carbide tip, Reg. $149.99, $30.00 !!
Picking on set up Monday.
Wish you would have suggested that about a week earlier. Spent $2600 on Bruce flooring at Lowes.
jt8
God is a comedian playing to an audience too afraid to laugh. -- Voltaire
I will not buy another router.
I will not buy another router.
I will not buy another router.
hmmm, Lowes you say?
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Freud does not make routers... really fast eggbeaters, but not routers.http://www.tvwsolar.com
I went down to the lobby
To make a small call out.
A pretty dancing girl was there,
And she began to shout,
"Go on back to see the gypsy.
He can move you from the rear,
Drive you from your fear,
Bring you through the mirror.
He did it in Las Vegas,
And he can do it here."
Thank you. Helps me keep away.
be Look away! Look away!Look away! Routerland
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Hi Yo Silver... Awaaaay!http://www.tvwsolar.com
I went down to the lobby
To make a small call out.
A pretty dancing girl was there,
And she began to shout,
"Go on back to see the gypsy.
He can move you from the rear,
Drive you from your fear,
Bring you through the mirror.
He did it in Las Vegas,
And he can do it here."
So did you buy another router?
jt8
God is a comedian playing to an audience too afraid to laugh. -- Voltaire
Nope, no sale. Decided I had to quit buying tools just to have them. Too many just sit there waiting for their time. Rather wait and put the bucks towards something truly worth it.
Have to get a multimaster as enough good press has gone out over them I'm thinking I'm missing the boat.
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"Have to get a multimaster as enough good press has gone out over them I'm thinking I'm missing the boat."Not only are you missing the boat, you haven't even reached the marina yet.
ha, ya I'm hoping it'll be like the discovery of the cordless impact for driving screws.
Was at Lowes tonight various laser levels on clearance 599 REDUCED to 499.Several 199 REDUCED to 149 just thought to get the word out.Wallyo
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If you can hold out a year for the MM you'll have more options or get the MM for a better price. Dremel has a clone out that takes the MM blades, the rockwell one doesn't take MM blades so your stuck with theirs only. Bosch also has a cordless in their 12v line but I've heard the battery doesn't last long and the power is lower than what you'll want.For blades, check out multiblades.com, that guy posts over on JLC and people say his blades are better and less money.
Yes, been waiting it out this long obviously it's not a great priority. Seems the thing to do is wait it out and see where the tool quality levels out at.
Thanks
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"Dremel has a clone out that takes the MM blades"
I could be wrong, so someone please correct me if need be, but AFAIK Fein MM blades (OEM) will NOT fit on the Dremel, nor will they fit on the Bosch. The reason is that both the Dremel and the Bosch have a series of 'fingers' on the arbor that are designed to fit the corresponding slots in the Dremel and Bosch blades.
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I think there is an adapter from fein the makes them work. They were talking about it over on JLC and I was half paying attention. Whenever I figure out which one will be best for my useage, I'll just get them at the multiblades site since the quality and price are better.
There are two versions of blades for MM. The old version had round holes, and is somewhat slip prone.The new model has slots radiating off the hole and holds better. There is an adapter that will mount on old MM to hold the new blades (or maybe the other way around).I'm curious to see what happens to MM prices too. I really want the new model, with a vacuum attachment and a depth gauge.
Went to beLowes today and walked past that same $three hundred something 39" Larson special order return storm door sitting there still in it's box on the discount rack. Probably been there two weeks or so.
Tho' not being too particularly fascinated with the deal, I mean who wants a 39" storm door, on the way out I walked by it and noticed that the price had been knocked down again to $35.
Well, $35. Hey, at that price I'll build a door to fit it.
Someday.
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LOL, I'm going to say walk away from that one. Maybe if it was the main door...but giving yourself work for a storm door?
jt8
God is a comedian playing to an audience too afraid to laugh. -- Voltaire
The first step -- is admitting you have a problem !!! <G>
Hey! You never know when you might need a 39" quality stormdoor!
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Home Depot has a two pack of the 4" Makita angle grinders on clearance for $59.
You're right . you'll prolly use that in a couple of months.
What the heck was I saying ??!!
Ok, just to spite you I'm going to use that storm door!
spite you I say!
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Just as long as you don't kiehl me !!
Once saw a deal where a guy put a 36" storm on a 32" door.
Looked...well, ok.
Gave a bit more opening space where you didn't have to fight enter the door so much.
I guess.
c'mon, be positive here
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At Lowes yesterday and they were closing out 8' fluorescent T-8 bulbs for .19 ec. down from $7.98 ec., I left them there as they were a loose bundle of about 20 pcs. and all my fixtures are 4'
DavidW
Left a bunch of 3/4" brass nuts marked 20cents on their discount/closeout table the other day. Walked around the store a bit, thought twice, went back and someone had already scarfed them up.
sometimes ya snooze ya lozeother times it's a refreshing sleep
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Great deal alert!Lowes has the Bosch 4100 saw with gravity rise stand for $419.00.All they had left was the display, ended up with it for $377!It's in the computer at $419, wasn't just the display that was on sale.I've got the 4000 from about 10 years ago-it's getting a bit long in the tooth...
Gonna sell it on cl for a couple hundred...J
Good deal!
I concur... great deal.I bought mine at bLowes... talked store manager into 20% off as part of big (well for me..) lumber/decking order that they screwed up and cost me a couple weeks of build time.Love the saw... for under $400 that's a steal!
Tried that today here in N. VA and no luck.Apparently the Detroit area just didn't move enough of them. Glad you scored on it.'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
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they've got two at $419 at the Westland Lowes.Julian
Didn't pull the trigger yet eh?
Actually, Santa brought me the baby Dewalt. But it arrived with a busted wheel and dinged up fence. So I'm waiting on new parts.Hoping someone at Tool King might be able to get the new guard system for me. I talked to Dewalt 3 times and each person there was clueless that it even existed. Hoping that I can retrofit it.Figured I'd stroll out to Lowes and see if there was a deal to be had.'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
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Lowe's yesterday.
Picked up a Dewalt rotary laser - clearance $209
Quick searched this morning for prices online - cheapest $350+-
http://www.dewalt.com/us/products/tool_detail.asp?productID=2901Remodeling Contractor just on the other side of the Glass City
sold my 4000 to the guy I worked for last summer--new 4100 is great--you'll love it.
The guard looks like it would actually work (but I still don't use it.. I'll wait til I cut that aluminium channel or whatever) and the riving knife that comes right on it is pretty nice to use.
HD tonite.... husky small compressor... small finish gun 18ga and a crown stapler and hose & fitting and a few nails ect... $60... i didn't want or need it but i bought it... right now we have some 500ft of airhose going to 3 different areas of the building from one compressor... kept meaning to hook up a co2 tank for one work table where we fab up crown and other built up trim stuff.... so i guess we can use this small compressor.... right next to it was a 3/8 air butterfly impact for $16 so i got it also... my first air tool was a 3/8 butterfly when i was maybe 12yo... got it used for $15 :) so 16 for a new one ain't bad...
they had the 4pc milwaukee 18v set ups reg $499 for $199 seemed like a deal
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Yah I sprung for one of those Milwaukee V18 4 pc combo kits for $199 on Monday. Tuesday night I used the impact driver that came with it to drive some decking screws into 3/4" plywood amd it is a lot more powerful than my Bosch 10.8 volt impact driver. A good deal all around I think.
they had the 4pc milwaukee 18v set ups reg $499 for $199 seemed like a deal
Which kit? I looked aroound and haven't seen anything.
not sure now... someone here said they got one... they were gone the next day...
i did get some concrete sealer reg $79 5gal for $12 for 5gal today... @ HD went to a few stores ended up with 6... which should be enough for what i need...
what i have noticed is some stores have alot more clearance stuff than others... some sell their mis tint paint for $5gal some sell it for 7 others for $10...
Lowes is usually best for clearance stuff not unusual for them to mark it 90% off in one day... bad when you have to still think about if it's a deal or not @ 90% off... but many times it's still more than i'd pay for some stuff
P:)
I foung this kit last week. They had to look it up in the system for a store in my town that had one and off I went to get it. Have them look up this SKU 911-398 and tell you if any stores nearby have it. If so go straight there and look... at this point DO NOT HAVE THEM CALL because an employee at the other store will see what a good deal it is and take it for him/herself.
Ok, just to spite you I'm going to use that storm door!
Be sure to post a pic when you do. Us other bargain finders are just shaking our heads and thinking, "poor thing...poor thing... can't walk by a bargain" while pretending that we would be able to.jt8
God is a comedian playing to an audience too afraid to laugh. -- Voltaire
I can tell you what wasn't a bargain.
The other day I needed a box of 3 1/2inch decking screws to finish a job. Went to beLowes and the friggin' box was $7.88 cents. Unbelievable.
Last summer I was buying those same GripRite screws on sale at 2bucks a box.
Ended up counting them just so I could know I was paying almost 16cents a screw and be able to come on here and yell about it.
yellyellyellyell
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paying the fee means you've paid for the right to bitch about it.
jt8
God is a comedian playing to an audience too afraid to laugh. -- Voltaire
if you found em at $2 a box, that wasn't a sale - that was a clearance.Where've you been? Basic drywall screws have been $4.99-$5.99 a pound for a few years now.... And deck screws have been $7-8 a pound for the same amount of time.Keep your eye on screws at Amazon- they 'll have em priced at $25 or so for the 25lb tubs sometimes with free shipping.
Holy cow! Has a good year and a half come and gone already? Back then they averaged between $5.79 at a smaller chain and $6.87 at Lowes.
Wasn't a clearance pricing in that the smaller chain sends out their bargain flyers in the mail with what sales they have going on and I took the flyer to Lowes for the match the price deal.
Bought a slew I've been living off of hence my still living in a cave.
Sounds like time to keep an eye on Amazon. Thanks.
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get's worse.
Other day I stopped back and was looking at the clearance cart and saw a closer and a box with door hardware sitting there.
Friggin' was suppose to come with the door and had slipped out of the carton.
Hang my head in shame.Must be gettin' old to miss something like that.
What day is this again?
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I feel for you Bro !!
How much did they want for YOUR hardware ???
Think I must be considered one of the regulars so it was just an 'OK, go ahead'.
Seeing snort's story about $10 now I'm wondering if I overpaid.
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I'm sure his isn't nearly as nice as yours!http://www.tvwsolar.com
I went down to the lobby
To make a small call out.
A pretty dancing girl was there,
And she began to shout,
"Go on back to see the gypsy.
He can move you from the rear,
Drive you from your fear,
Bring you through the mirror.
He did it in Las Vegas,
And he can do it here."
I bet it's not as wide either !
HEY!
You never know when yer going to come across a 39inch door!
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Not sure if this is the same everywhere, and also not sure if I am late on this and it has already been discussed, but, bought the Bosch saw for $419 marked down from $599.
Been waiting for that.
No Coffee No Workee!
Go to Lowe's website and sign up for a "just moved" 10% coupon. They'll email it to you in two days - take it back and get your $42 refund.Julian
Shhhhsh. You keep publicizing it they'll stop doing it or restrict it some how. Send stuff like that in an email to limit how many see it.
I don't know how other Lowes stores handle it, but at mine they knock sheet rock down to a dollar for damage. Got a sheet of 5/8 4x8 for a buck the damage one corner had a 2" x 6" piece knocked out on the long edge.Wallyo
Lowes for some copper fittings Saturday, scored two 10.8 Bosch batteries and charger for $22.50.
Everything will be okay in the end. If it's not okay, it's not the end.
I've got a spare 10.8 impactor that I just posted on my local CL if you have any interest in it.$60 shipped? bare tool only - LN with manual.Julian
That's a deal, JT, but I've got one. They're not a powerhouse, but have their niche. Impact "lite" compared to my Mak.
I'll ask my buddy, but I'm thinkin' he got one when the HD promo was happening last summer.
I got my eye on the Multimaster clone, but waiting on more field reports.
Everything will be okay in the end. If it's not okay, it's not the end.
"I got my eye on the Multimaster clone, but waiting on more field reports."Which one? I've used the dremel version a decent amount and that works very well, plenty of power.
The Bosch 'cuz I'm on the 10.8 battery train. Already own a MM, the cordless aspect is appealing. I need two, you know, for backup...
Everything will be okay in the end. If it's not okay, it's not the end.
HD today... 2 pack of makita 4.5 grinders for $59 not too bad...
2 pack dewalt 18v nicad $89
the wire thing you can roast a chicken on over a beercan... $1
5 gallon concrete sealer $12 regular $74 or $79 depends which store...
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Everything I've heard from owners of the bosch is that it stinks. It works fine but the power is low and the batteries last 8 minutes on a full charge. I like cordless, my exception is when they stink.
Eight minutes is a pretty long time for a battery the size of three chicken nuggets. Your Bosch owners may have a little too high expectations. I have one but have not used it all that much yet. I have a MM and also a good supply of the Bosch 10.8 batts. If I was doing something that lsted over 8 min I would probably get out the big gun (actually not the big one) MM.
BobFor those who have fought for it Freedom has a flavor the protected will never know.
If you have an option, then the bosch would be a good addition. But if its going to be the only one then the 8 minute battery time would be a huge negative. Bosch has a corded one out in europe but the bosch people told me they don't plan on introducing it in the US. They own dremel, so maybe that the european bosch just with a different name.I saw some reviews of the bosch cordless and they like most of it, just not the batteries or the power.
Agree, although the only times I remember using the MM for any long period it was a sanding function and it was just the weapon of choice. Eight minutes is a pretty long duty cycle. Sanding or scraping any larger project I would not reach for a cordless. Guess it would not work to vibrate concrete either (;-).For those who have fought for it Freedom has a flavor the protected will never know.
My tool guy told me that the bosch rep told him that they were redesigning a corded version, and it was going to take 1 to 2 years before it came out.
UGH! I need help! My Bostitch N88RH is getting replaced for the upcoming attic remodel. I love that nailer, but I can't find a bounce trigger for it anywhere. Stupid reason to replace a nailer, isn't it? I have found several bargains on framing guns, and I need your guys input. I found a Paslode clipped head gun for about $140 (recon). I like Paslode, but I would rather have a 20deg. gun that shoots the same nails as my cordless Hitachi. I can get a DeWalt framer for slightly less, I own a few air guns from DeWalt but was told to steer clear of their framer. I found a Hitachi (not the light green one, the one that looks like a laser gun) for about $170 but I don't know if they are any good. I've only ever seen one on a job before. And of course the Porter Cable, about $150, but I've heard mixed reviews about their framing gun as well. What would you guys buy, and why? I've got about two weeks (or less) until this job kicks off.
Most framers swear by Hitachi. Thought you should know this!
They are just about the only gun I see on these commercial jobs. The cheapest one I can find is for $200. It's a recon, and the laser gun looking one is about $170. The paslode is cheaper. Do you see my dilema?
I understand, believe it or not, a few years ago I bought a craftsman for around the house, on a sinday, before HD and Lowes were her. Now I am stuck with it.
For production framing, we always bought Hitachi. They last and can take a lot of abuse. The crew I ran, used to go through 4 a year. man we ran a lot of nails through them!!!!!! My boss, last I talked to his has 30 of them, old new and inbetween. All the same model so we could rob parts off them and fix any guns that broke.
That being said, the Hitachi's just felt better than the other brands. Believe me, we have tried everything!!!!Last month when I talked to him, the local supply house was charging him 190 for new ones. Only buys 4 skids of nails a month from them!
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Have you ever used the green and black Hitachi? It looks like a super weapon from the Halo video game! I've been considering it. I like the switchable trigger. I don't do alot of production work. But when I do, its wide open so that I can keep up with the two guys who've done it every day for the last twenty years or so. They have a Paslode, and I'm considering one just so I can use the nails that they buy. I pilfered about two cases of full head nails off of a job, they sat there for months and I finally got tired of looking at them (the framing crew had already left). From your experiance, what other brands run the paslode roundrive nails?By the way, I've never owned a Craftsman, but they are high dollar. I just assumed that they worked well for that kind of money. Was it that bad?
Still have it. Was made to run clipped naols, tried full head, works fine.
Beter than nutting!
ds run the paslode roundrive nails
Should have told you, we use only coil framers! Less reloading.
The 100" EZ guide is listed at $184 in the Hartville Tool 2009 winter sale catalog.
arcflash - Called Ace Tools for you. Local place where I get my tools and parts.
They say they can get you that trigger.
Their # is 516-783-8899 if you're interested...buic
Edit- Didn't ask them about shipping. If they can't, I'll mail it to you.
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Your serious? Look, I've already got the wife talked into a Paslode with her tax money, don't blow it for me O.K.? ;)What is there website address?Edit: found the address, but no trigger.
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Website is not the same as the phone number I gave you.
Try the phone call...buic
arcflash, any luck?
Still haven't made my decision. Now I've found a Senco FramePro 601 recon for about $130! I need a good framer that shoots those RoundDrive nails. I just might get the Paslode 350-S because I know that it shoots them. I'd hate to buy a clipped head nailer only to find out that it won't.Having issues with the cell phone, might be able to call them this weekend. A new trigger would be nice for the Bostitch. That thing is a monster!
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Just got a strapshot MCN150 for $88 from Lowes. I don't need one right now since I'm doing mostly bathrooms, but I figure at that price there's no way it can't pay itself back eventually.
The 10% off any-purchase-at-Lowe's flyers are STILL in the change of address packages at my local Post Office. I'm completing a flip house, and I've saved almost $1000 with these coupons !
It's just too easy to pass up.
Greg
Lowes today had clearance on the 2 piece Bosch 10.8 V kit has both driver and impact driver for 179, where each tool is 149 regular.. I havent seen it before, said "seasonal".Hope this helps. Rich
At the Lowes in New Carrolton, MD this weekend. The Hitachi 10.8V impactor, $80, the 10.8V driver $40. Z
Makita Reconditioned 5377MG 7-1/4 Inch Magnesium Hypoid Saw for $89 plus $5 shipping today at http://www.tooliday.com.
Didn't really need a third worm/hypoid, but..........well, you know how it is. $89 was a smokin' deal.
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Im almost wondering if we shouldnt start another thread titled "What bargain do you wish you didnt spot".
Dont know the number of tools I bought becuase it was such a good deal.
Live by the sword, die by the sword....choose your sword wisely.
Im almost wondering if we shouldnt start another thread titled "What bargain do you wish you didnt spot".
Dont know the number of tools I bought becuase it was such a good deal
Got a Southbend lathe for $300, if I'da had another $300 on me would have had a nice Bridgeport mill too.
It's one of those "what did I need this for" things most of the time.
On the other hand, can't have too many tools.
Hope some of those idiots I've seen at auctions show up when wife has to dispose of my stuff.
Joe H
I'd have more use for a mill than a lathe... have a import 3 in one - lathe/mill/drill, just playing around with it making small parts and learning technique."If I had a pole barn...."JT
Thought I saw a few people mentioning that their DeWalt batteries were dead.
This looks like a good way to pick up a few more.
http://tooliday.com/
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I need a little 10" miter to haul around for quick second floor jobs. Is it my imagination or did I see someone mention an $88 hatachi 10" miter on sale here somewhere?
Maybe it was that last $89 dollar deal ken posted instead and my mind ain't functioning right..
I did prolly a month ago or there abouts.
Someone else did just a couple of weeks ago.
Sorry I can't help you find it.
Maybe rez can help you, he's good at those things.
well, Amazon is still trying to unload the Hitachi 10" for $100 - free shipping -
I bought one - haven't made the first cut yet - the thought of retiring my Makita saddens me, and by 'saddens' I mean it's too much the work to fit the Hitachi to the stand and tune it up - ...."there's enough for everyone"
Fine. I look at the clock and it says 3 minutes to midnight and thus the 31rst. Wonder if the 31rst is considered 'thru' in the 2/1/09 thru 3/31/09 for the sander rebate?
That is the same one I saw at Lowes with a 15% off the $139 price so it's $20 more after tax than Amazon and the privilege of an easy return in the event it sucks.
Don't really need the sander but always good to have a spare.
Decisions Decisions
Wonder if I can talk Lowes into matching Amazon. heh heh, ain't I the cheap bas***d!.
Also -
Mail-In Rebate: Purchase a Qualifying Hitachi Miter Saw and Receive Hitachi SV13YB Sander or Hitachi M12VC Router
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Driving down the road today my lead man said hey a circular saw was in the trash back there. turned around and a pretty new looking Makita 71/4 circular saw with the cord cut and taped. brought it back to the shop and plugged it in. no go. took off the tape and the cord was cut almost completely into and had never been properly fixed. fixed it and it works like a new one. FREE! YIPEEE!
Dood!
as the soccer fans say...
"SCOOOOOOOOOOORRRRRE!"
Actually - that's known as a "Ground Score"!Good deal.Can't beat a basic Mak Circ saw.JT
At Home Depot B&M: Milwaukee 18V Li-Ion 4 tool kit - 2 batteries, charger, drill, recip saw, circ saw, light, bag, impact driver - $274. HD hammer drill by mail-in rebate.
Edited 4/27/2009 6:53 am ET by woodturner9
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Saw a bargain on here where someone got a new refurbished Makita air compressor for $129 when I just got done paying $207 for one off Amazon.
Hate when that happens.
It's the principle of the thing
Or that tub faucet I paid $142 for last Fall which is now on clearance for $67 at Lowes.
jt8
"In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: It goes on."
-- Robert Frost
My store is in Sandusky Ohio. Not sure about the pricing everywhere else. If any questions call me @ 419-609-7402 and ask for Andrew
Went ahead and bought the 32" Larson storm door because I had an immediate need but was able to shine on the $10 hidden rail hardware for a in wall sliding door.
Been getting better, just hope it's not still there next time I cruise thru.
brainfart because I can't remember what those things are called.
Timing is every thing, and the rail and storm door sounds good Rez!!
How unique is both our needs for some of the same things... ;>) I bought a $20.00 insulated steel entry door with an arched double pane window at the top at a neighbor's garage sale. To save on air/heat on the gambrel roof 16'x32' two-story shed project, I needed a slider door at the top of the stairs. I bought assemblies of the roller/wheels hardware for the door at Lowes, marked $2.24 a set. I'll add extra rollers to carry the extra weight....
The group I eat breakfast with, often gives me a hard time when they ask about what bargains I've found lately. One fellow asked me, "Do you ever pay full price...for ANYTHING?"
My answer simply was... "My way of buying bargains is to be sure that I don't make people mad and to be sure it's not illegal. I'll pay full price when it's for an Emergency or if it's for Charity."
Keep on lookin', Rez.
Bill
Edited 5/1/2009 12:14 am ET by BilljustBill
Yesterday I bought a 12 V drill and 12 V impact driver (Ridgid) as part of a kit.Included two batteries and a charger.These were purchased at Home Depot.Regular price of $179 and on sale for $154.The clerk told me I would receive free battery replacement for the life of the tool from the manufacturer.I went home and read through the operator's manual and it says nothing that I will receive free batteries for lifeThis is the first cordless tool I have owned.Edited 5/3/2009 6:19 pm by mrfixitusa
Edited 5/3/2009 11:03 pm by mrfixitusa
Send in the registration card immediately and that should warrant it .
Funny thing is I never send in mine.
Home depot also had a rebate on tools so check to see if you spent enough to get some back.
ANDYSZ2WHY DO I HAVE TO EXPLAIN TO FRIENDS AND FAMILY THAT BEING A SOLE PROPRIETOR IS A REAL JOB?
REMODELER/PUNCHOUT SPECIALIST
i know your not around,but it might be worth the call to richmond electric.they are the warranty dealer here in wichita.
i believe talking to them ,heres how i understand it. when they first started doing this deal all you had to do is send in the card and you were ready to go.
now [i think he said]you have to send in the card ,plus you have to have the reciept when it's time for batteries.YOU ONLY NEED TWO TOOLS IN LIFE - WD-40 AND DUCT TAPE. IF IT DOESN'TMOVE AND SHOULD, USE THE WD-40. IF IT SHOULDN'T MOVE AND DOES, USE THEDUCT TAPE.
Found these two alum . extenda planks in our local sell it magazine .
2 8' to 13 ' planks for a Ben Franklin .
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My ladder jacks are real lonely right now.
If you give me a few minutes alone with them, I will show you where my name is. It's just that the paint never dried
You're talking in tongues like Sphere usually does now !!!
who was it that supposedly had someone elses scaffod on their job and the guy called the cops???
I thought it was you? memory is going real quick
That was seeyou .
I'd make compost out of someone trying that sh** with me .
sorry, i was close
a roofer is a roofer, right? ;~)
Unless he's disguised as a timber framer too .
Picked this up this morning down State a ways .
800 smackers instead of 1275 + tax
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my eyes got real wide and I started drooling. I want it, I want it , i want it. That would cut down on the blisters.
A guy just offered a load of timbers just to get them off his lot. Clear, clean, and straight, and best yet, FREE rez couldn't bet this deal
How many in the load?
snorK*
Amazon currently has a deal on a 50' Hitachi polyurethane air hose with fittings for $15. Buy 2 to get over $25 for free shipping.
http://www.amazon.com/Hitachi-19412F-4-Inch-Polyurethane-Hose/dp/B0001GL3O0/ref=xs_gb_20_left-3_3_B0001GL3O0?pf_rd_p=451293501&pf_rd_s=center-3&pf_rd_t=701&pf_rd_i=20&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=1HK6A95GZ877PF75BHY8
HD sells 10" Ridgid Wet Tile sawsA couple of years ago they sold for $799In the last year or so they dropped down to $599In the last week the regular price dropped another c-noteSo they're down to $499 as the regular every day priceThis includes the standSounds like a pretty good deal
Don't know what price they are offering in the stores, but those Ridgid Wet Saws for $499 are the 7", not the 10" version, online.http://tinyurl.com/kngzdz'Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt man doing it' ~ Chinese proverb
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I checked at HD here in Denver and the 10" ridgid tile saw has indeed been reduced to $499It has a laser light to help you cut your mark and it comes with a stand.The Husky 7" tile saws have been reduced from $349 to $249 !!!!!!!!!!
I stand correctedThe 10" ridgid saw for $499 is a close out of the old modelThe price ends when they sell all of their existing sawsApparently there is a new and improved 10" ridgid saw which is a new model and it will be replacing the old onesOur home depot will have something newIt's a 7" ridgid tile saw. I'm going to check it out.
picked up 3 lateral file cabinets from local goverment,8.00 a pc. they make great power tool cabinets for the shop..............problem is i really don't have room!YOU ONLY NEED TWO TOOLS IN LIFE - WD-40 AND DUCT TAPE. IF IT DOESN'TMOVE AND SHOULD, USE THE WD-40. IF IT SHOULDN'T MOVE AND DOES, USE THEDUCT TAPE.
3 each 2 ft x 2 ft insulated skylights at a garage sale. Had price tags from the markdown table at Home Depot. Orig price $97.00 each, marked down to $37.95 each, I got all 3 for.... wait for it.... $10.00.Still have the protective blue film on 'em.And the really nice part is our house has 2 of these, one has broken it's seal and the other has started leaking at the corners. So 2 of 'em are going up on the roof tonight.
yep, dat's pretty good right there.
Congratulations!
geoffhazel receives junkhound's 'Frugality and Bargain Hunting Winner' Award.
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Got 400' of 7" redwood beveled siding with rabbet for $1/foot.
Working on an '86 model house with the stuff. Couldn't fint it anywhere.
Looked into getting some 5/4 cedar milled...it was $2.50/ foot for the stock, plus shop time.
Called an old buddy at a lumberyard who dug 400' of it out of the rafters in the barn on their property.
He ended up having the laborers clean out the rest of the barn for other relics from the past.
I guess that's a good find to report...I"M excited about it at least.
No Coffee No Workee!
dang, good buy!!
How old was the barn and how long you think it was stashed in there?
Makes one wonder if it was old growth.
Went looking for some once and was shocked bythe pricing and you had to take whatever they sent you
which meant 2 and 4foot lengths with an occasional 6.
I am assuming the siding was from when his boss built his house (in 1990).
We saw a place that sold similar siding, but we would have had to order a truckload of it.
We put it up this week. Aside from fighting the REALLY CRAPPY way the builder decided to frame this house (2' oc, 16"oc, 13"oc whatever looked good), it looks real nice...No Coffee No Workee!
Lowes the other day.
Another Larsen stormdoor marked down then down then down again as it was a 34" special order return and guess 34"ers aren't too popular.
Had that rolledup windowscreen deal hooked to the window that unrolls as you slide the window down.
Told the manager I bought a 34" one like it for $30 a while back and asked if he'd take $30 for this one.
Didn't bat an eye or waste no time saying 'Sold'.
$30? I'll buy 'em all day at 30 bucks.
be a Jackson/Hamilton team.
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Our Lowes just got a new manager. They had their "yard sale" last weekend. They had three of the 10.8v Bosch chargers marked $59 (don't think they were that much to start with). I saw them a few weeks ago for $14 there. I asked the kid and he said that must have been the old manager. Things do not look good for the bargin hunters.
I was getting some of the pvc railing stuff for the porch and there was a pack that must have had a fork lift whack one end. I knew I would be cutting at least that much off and I asked the lady in the dept if she would mark it down. Her response was "we will send it back". Things do not look good for bargin hunters. Now I will really save some money!For those who have fought for it Freedom has a flavor the protected will never know.
yep, that pvc railing stuff.
Started a collection of it in the old tools and misc. other shed. Those forklift operators can be murder on stuff.
I'm due for a trip in since I saw the something 19"x32" glass block basement siliconed window units marked at $26 a piece the other day.
be wondering how they could be stacked
I was in home depot today and my eyes lit up when I saw the clearance tableFrom a distance I could see some paint brushes with the yellow clearance tagI made a beeline for the goodies and there was a purdy I could useThe regular price was $12 and it was marked down to $11What's up with that?I didn't buy it.I guess I was expecting to buy it at half price since it was on clearance.That's not much of a sale in my opinon
Ha yeah, a real clearance item. Makes one wonder what the reasoning for placing it on a clearance table instead of leaving it as just a discount price on the normal brush rack.
Might be you just hit the first round of a discontinued item. The price gets lowered incrementally by passing time until it either sells or gets thrown in the dumpster.
For everybody here that has been following my little ordeal with International Tool, I just wanted to let everybody know that the Milwaukee kit I had issues with has been returned for a full refund. I turned around a bought a Festool CT 22 E dust extractor, which came in yesterday. Barry included a nice multi-tool for my troubles, which I'm sure I'll get some use out of. I didn't think it was necessary, but it was a nice gesture.
So, I have been thinking of getting the Festool ETS 125 sander for a couple of days now, and I looked at their web site today, and noticed they had it in a package deal CT22/ETS125 for a little over $50 off. I spoke to Sondra in sales, and the is sending me the sander for just paying the difference between the package price and what I paid for the CT 22. Asked for a abrasives kit they didn't stock, and she said "no problem" and ordered it for me.
I guess we can say that my initial experience was more the result of confusion than anything.
All's well that end's well!
Several years ago I bought a porter cable pancake compressor and it came with three nail guns.I used 3-4 times over a two year period and then I when I really needed it, I started using it everyday.It worked for a week or two and then one morning just wouldn't turn on.I put it on the back burner and made a few phone calls to porter cable and didn't get anywhere other than listening to an automated phone systemI found a local authorized repair shop and called them and they never called me back.So two weeks ago I took it to a tool shop where they sell tools and the have a repair shop.I told them "I turn the switch on and nothing happens"Any idea what's wrong with my compressor?Are they worth fixing?They charge $20 to diagnose the problem.Hopefully I'll hear something from them in another week
If it comes down to it...
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Edited 8/20/2009 11:10 am ET by rez
Thanks I bought my Porter Cable compressor when it came up for sale a couple of years ago and some one here told everyone about itI ordered it from Amazon dot com if I remember correctlyI think I'll stay away from buying on lineIf I had bought this at Home Depot I think I could have returned it to themNo more buying tools on line for me
I came from wichita where we had two home depotsHere in denver there must be 50 ?Seems like they're everywhereThere are five here in just the general area I'm working in.Have you noticed that some HD have very little on the clearance table (few if any power tools) while another HD may have some pretty good stuff (cordless tools, power saws, nail guns, etc)At one store I go to I don't even bother wasting my time walking by the clearance table anymore.
10 or so years back when the arrival of the Lowes/HD team arrived in the area it knocked the bigbox DIY outta the water
and the head manager ended up being hired to man the new Lowes store which he had a slew of the old DIY bunch following him over there.
HD has always been like pulling teeth to get a bargain when it seems the Lowes carried on the same tradition of the old DIY with wholesaling the culled lumber to get it out of the store.
Or a damaged cabinet selling to move in along and provide space.
Store policy for HD is to cut lumber up into smaller pieces and sell each piece in a color coded discount bin which ends up not being that much of a discount when looking for bulk,
so I end up buying mostly at Lowes since I'm fairly familiar with the labor and sales techniques.
When ponyt mentioned buying a slew of lighting fixutes at dime on a dollar kind of thing the other day I checked the Lowes here and found a bunch they were closing out. I tried to buy the whole rack and the price I gave was too low but they didn't bat an eye when considering it.
Discovered the minimum pricing when they are selling to get rid of whatever and they won't go below it
choosing instead to throw the merchandise into the compactor and to the dumpster instead.
So I bought some stuff but unless yer building a condo I have also discovered there should be a limit on what yer willing to store until needed.
Learned that the hard way unless yer just a billjustbill and will build to fit whatever you have in stock.
speak softly and carry a big stock
The Lowes Store near Weatherford, Texas seldon has tools on clearance... I truly believe that the employees at that store skim off the top and sell them!!!
Once, the team came in to "reset" the display of DeWalt tools. The supervisor placed about ten battery and plug drills in a basket and marked the "$10" each.. A Lowes' employee grabbed six or eight of them and ran down the isle. When a great zone manager worked there, the grabby employee got a reprimand and warned the next time he would be fired. The zone manager was transferred and since that time, ZIP on most anything in the tool dept. ever gets to the public!!!
Edited 9/2/2009 12:17 am ET by BilljustBill
yep, sometimes you just have to beat them to the punch.
and adding some 151 to the ginger ale and orange sherbert ain't a bad idea.Less and less I like this Jacobowski
you hitting the lowes employees now???
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming<!----><!----><!---->
WOW!!! What a Ride!
Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!
"Some days it's just not worth chewing through the restraints"
Some deserve such.
Bought a '90 F-150 today. Rust bucket but at 89,000miles and new tires thought it worthy to carry as a spare.
spare me.
I thought about this thread yesterdayI've been wanting a new leather brief case and looked at office max and saw something I liked for $150Wondered to myself "what would the guys on the internet like rez & junk hound do?"Would they pay full retail?I drove over to Goodwill and looked around and lo and behold there beside the used luggage and suitcases was a nice black leather case for $2.99 and went ahead and purchased itI realize a brief case is not a tool but I feel I'm within site rules to talk about this.What would you have done?Would you pay $150 full retail?
Would you pay $150 full retail?
What a loaded question. On a briefcase? If you need the appearance jag working for your employment than do what you have to do. Visual impressions and all that.
If it's just a paper carrier that doesn't mean a hill of beans to anyone but you but you liked the thing allot then buy it because it can make you feel good for a while till the novelty wears off and you see the next thing. snorK*
I bought a new pilot's case once. The biggish things with the combination locking flaps on top that the airline pilot's use.
A foreign friend staying stateside on a student visa needing money had it at a garage sale she was having to make ends meet
and was lamenting the fact that she had turned down a price offered to her earlier for it from someone passing thru.
So I told her I'd buy it for what he'd offered. Used it for hauling comicbooks around when at shows or when on a plane as carryon for important stuff. Other than that it sits useless.
Could never see why anyone would pay $300 for something like that and even if I did have disposable income for such wouldn't on principle but to each their own.
If you like that OfficeMax case allot then live your life and go buy it.
If you just want a deal thrill go head to head with the manager over it and keep at it even after they say they can't 'cause you can be surprised what tenacity can bring.
be an at costs $.37 imported dress shirt retailing for $25.
Edited 9/2/2009 8:58 am ET by rez
I picked up a General Mach. Morticing Machine at auction for 25.00.
Wayne
HITACHI NR83A2-S framing nailer off Ebay for $81 .Picked up a flush nailing nose and rafter hook and good to go.View Image
I guess my recommendation to use the vice grips should have included more detail.
The small area at the back of the jaws is actually designed to cut things like cable, nails, etc.
I have used that feature since I learned about it in 1969. I'm surprised that more people don't know about it.How can you understand God if you can't understand people? How can you understand people if you can't understand yourself?
Amazon had 9" Milwaulkee brand grinding discs with threaded hubs, 10 to a package for under $8 on their "Friday Only Sale", so I bought 5 packages and got free shipping.
http://www.amazon.com/Milwaukee-49-93-3234-Arbor-Aluminum-Grinding/dp/B0012DA5UE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=hi&qid=1252525881&sr=8-1
Two packages are earmarked for the coming garage sale at $2 a disc; that'll let me have the other 30 discs for free... :>)
Bill
Deal of the day at Amazon.(Saturday26th) the Sirius Stilletto 2 for $100.
It got horrible reviews but if you tape the shows/music on it you will be able to listen to what you want in bad reception areas...just not live.
Might be worth the $100 but I ain't goin' for it after much thought...you might though.http://www.amazon.com/SIRIUS-Stiletto-Portable-Satellite-Radio/dp/B000WOT6O0/ref=xs_gb_A37VM9ZLYG65C1?_encoding=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_p=441937901&pf_rd_s=right-1&pf_rd_t=701&pf_rd_i=20&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=0Q6XV3RX04TG9K9JKNT1View Image
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The Topics Too Hot For Taunton's Breaktime Forum Tavern
"I realize a brief case is not a tool but I feel I'm within site rules to talk about this"A brief case is indeed a tool!!!I never go to work without my briefcase. It holds my computer and components, my calculator, my paperwork, my pens, my businesscards, other people's business cards, my digital camera, change for the meter, gum, sketch pad, tri-scale, more.I had to buy a new briefcase recently and found the task to be more difficult than buying a new tool belt. I wouldn't care what I had to pay as long as it met all my demands.That said, I paid $200 for my current case but will check the goodwill/salvation army next time. Often find what you need where you don't expect.Just yesterday my framing nailer blew a seal, a Senco. I had to hunt down a new gun, but I only wanted a Senco FramePro because they are more compact. Local lumberyards are all gone. Homedepot only sells one Senco and it's the new gigantic China made thing. Tried Sears. Tried the hardware stores. Was on my way to the "big city" (an hour there and back) when I spotted a pawn shop. I don't usually go to pawn shops. They seem like bad news. Walked in and saw all the contractor stuff. Two nail guns; a PC production gun and a Senco FramePro 701 teeth and grips were like new, only a few scratches. Probably used on one HO addition. $165 out the door and back to work within the hour.DC
Good advice and that was a good call stopping at the Pawn ShopI'd given up buying anything worthwhile at Pawn Shop and it's GREAT TO HEAR YOUR SUCCESS STORY When I bought my briefcase at Goodwill I joked with the older clerk about buying a nice brief case for only $3She told me how a really nice leather brief case had come into their store and she bought it for her husband.
They are going after the low-hanging fruit.How can you understand God if you can't understand people? How can you understand people if you can't understand yourself?
Lowes bargains aint what they used to be. At the Mt. Holly Lowes today I picked up folding hex key sets 1 metric and 1 standard for 1.50 each... Whopee...
Actually found a deal- Hitachi C10RA3 Table saw marked down from 309-179 dollars!
Lowes in Maple shade N.J. Don't know about other stores...
Got the bosh multi X carpenters kit for $169 at rockler, along with some 10" hand screws for $5, a tape measure for $3, Fastcap's cabinet calculater for $5, and a little Grex 2" random orbit sander that normally $140, for $60. All at the Rockler garage sale. Had nice prices on several other things, but I was just running out of money to spend.
Not real sure if the sander will get much use, but I've looked at them in the past and thought of a few things that I'd like to have it for, just wasn't worth $140 for it. Anyone have any feedback on them? The lady at rockler says that her shop mate loves his, and if I end up not liking it, to bring it back and she'll buy this one from me.
http://grexusa.com/grexusa/products.php5?id=AOS368
"I scored 9 squares of Grand Sequoia shingles (lifetime warranty, for what it's worth) off CL for $400."
-splintergroupie http://thewoodshedtavern.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=48
I just gotta start paying more attention to Craig's List.
Little Giant M 17 at Tuesday Morning for $199.
http://s7d1.scene7.com/s7ondemand/brochure/flash_brochure.jsp?company=TuesdayMorningCorporation&sku=AugustGreencard0709&config=AugustGreencard0709&el=large
14 lifts of pipe staging with levelers , wheels, 5 alum. decks , 8 pipe tie offs -- 3k worth of stuff . The man asked for $ 700 which I promptly paid .
WOW!
I saw a ridgid see snake camera on clearance for $99 at HDOriginal price was $199I'm debating whether to buy itHow much would the avg person use it?Once or twice a year?Here it ishttp://www.ridgid.com/Tools/SeeSnake-micro/index.htm
I have the Milwaukee version. Probably would be using it a fair amount if I was doing much. Been meaning to use it to find a ground point on the engine of wife's car. Keep forgetting to get it out of the van while the engine is cool. Have looked inside of several walls. The Ridgid has a few more features and should be well worth $99 even if you only used it a few times. For those who have fought for it Freedom has a flavor the protected will never know.
As any woodworker/carpenter/construction guy knows. You can't use "do I need it?" as a criteria for buying a new tool. Whether or not you'll even ever use it is besides the point! For all you confused people out there, I will give you the listed reasons for buying a new tool straight from "The Man Bible" Chapter 35 Section 72 Subsection D Paragraph 23 states:
You simply buy a new tool because:
a) It's there
b) You can
c) Maybe some day “You†might just need it
I hope this has cleared up any questions any of you may have for buying new tools, and hopefully relieve some of the guilty feelings you may have about purchasing that new tool with the money you should have spent on a new dishwasher for your wife.............
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming<!----><!----><!---->
WOW!!! What a Ride!
Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!
"Some days it's just not worth chewing through the restraints"
lol.....that's funny
funny???
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming<!----><!----><!---->
WOW!!! What a Ride!
Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!
"Some days it's just not worth chewing through the restraints"
LOL - Great explaination!!
Thanks a whole lot. Now I'll be thinking about one of those again. I Keill You!!!
One thing about specialty tools is when you use them they
A-Adds an extra degree of fun and excitement to a job and
B- Helps make you seem a bit better grade of tradesman in the eyes of JohnnyQ.
If there's not a much better similar product readily available for a near price...then, ya know?
Ok, what job situations can you imagine might come up where this tool would prove useful?
I would like to use it in a basement to look at the inside of the lower portioin of the wall to see if there is any mold.Also it seems like we're doing a lot of stuff where we have to find wires and or electrical junction boxes in ceilings which are finished.The other thing I've thought about is using it to look in plumbingHowever, my understanding is that none of these cameras will work "under water" - that's what I've heard - don't know if it's true or not.
Plumber buddy had one that he could run thru drain systems. More than 100bucks tho'.:o)
You all keep them coming...I'm almost there and am making a supply run tomorrow.
Here is link to Mil. The desc says "waterproof" cable. Manual link is on page. This version does not have output to save pix though.
http://www.milwaukeetool.com/ProductDetail.aspx?ProductId=2300-20&CategoryName=SC%3A+Cordless+Digital+Inspection+CamerasFor those who have fought for it Freedom has a flavor the protected will never know.
I just picked up a Bosch 12V I-Driver at International Tool, and it included a 12V Impactor bare tool. Paid $109.99 plus $6.99 shipping. They also have great deals on Milwaukee V18 cordless stuff.
http://www.internationaltool.com/
CPO has expanded...
http://www.elabs7.com/c.html?rtr=on&s=azfh,hkwz,1dgk,kff8,has9,1oc1,huex
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming<!----><!----><!---->
WOW!!! What a Ride!
Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!
"Some days it's just not worth chewing through the restraints"
A few deals at Lowes today, though I've found Lowes deals, unlike Home Depot clearances, vary greatly from store to store.Dewalt 18volt cordless jigsaw with charger and battery - $82 (reg 269) + 10% cause no case..Bostich 16ga straight oil-free nailer $60, reg $169Porter Cable 4x24 USA made whisper belt sander, $82, reg $269
FYI - all new Porter Cable products are now being sourced from out of country, the 321 3x21 belt sander is now made in Mexico and has a new style paint job on it...Julian
Black and Decker is so stupid.They bought DeWalt then immediately cheapened out the namesake product only to discontinue it all together and re-emerge as a DIY tool line.They bought Elu only to kill it, cheapen the parts and pack them in a DeWalt caseThen they did the same exact thing to Emglo.Now they have Porter Cable and Delta. So far so good for Delta - the new Uni looks nice - but Porter Cable (one of the oldest names in american made power tools) gets turned into a mexican made, lower than DIY, poorly designed/built POS power tool. There is just not enough choices in tools anymore.I hope you bought that belt sander; it will surely last longer than your arm.DC
All, the issue I had below has been resolved! Maybe I should go ahead and delete the entire post, but that may cause some confusion in reading later posts. This post was seen by one of our members, who wrote an e-mail to International Tool. I received a phone call from Barry Barnett, one of the owners of the company the next day, and I must say now that I am very pleased with the outcome.
I should have moved up the ladder before posting here. I did not know much about International Tool before this purchase, and assumed I wouldn't get far with one of these internet companies. Wrong! They took care of the problem, and this was resolved in a first class manner. Barry made some very good offers, including swapping out the kit for a V18 kit that cost $100 more at no extra charge, and paying all shipping. He really bent over backwards to please me, and took a lot of time out of his day doing so. In the end, he sent me a return slip, and I sent it back, and bought a Festool CT22E Dust Extractor from them instead.
This was the first time I had purchased from International Tool. Barry didn't know anything about me, or whether I would buy from them again no matter what the outcome was. He could have assumed I was a one time customer, like many other companies that sell over the net. But no, he took the time personally to make sure my issue was taken care of.
The ad and description, by the way, was provided by Milwaukee. A single human error somewhere along the line. We all make mistakes, me included. In the end, it is how those mistakes are handled that matters. International Tool took the steps to correct the issues, and has earned a customer.
As for the issue with the Bosch I-Driver, I really don't care, and didn't even bring it up. Bosch decided to change the rating from 10.8V to 12V due to prevailing industry standards. They are exactly the same, except for the label, and the model number is pretty much identical. PS-10 2 vs. PS-10 2A. Still love these little tools!
Okay, to all of you that followed my link to International Tool for the great deals the have on Milwaukee tools and the Bosch I-Driver with free Impactor, I must apologize.
The first package arrived yesterday, which should have contained a Milwaukee 4-pc V18 Combo Kit. Hammerdrill, Metal Saw, Light and a "The Hatchet" Sawzall, all for $249. Great price! I thought when I placed the order. I opened it up, and it was a NiCd version of the kit. I bought this kit to complement the V18 stuff I already had, and could really use a couple of extra batteries. I went back and checked the ad to make sure I wasn't dreaming, and sure enough, it said V18, not 18V. I called them with the mistake, and they told me that was the correct kit. The lady on the customer service line told me V18 stands for 18 volts, not their V18 Lithium Ion line! I can ship back, but since it's not their error(!) I would have to pay shipping. She said it was not their error, and she didn't think the ad was misleading. 10 minutes later the item was deleted from their site. She claimed that was because it was discontinued. Great timing!
Second package came today. Should have been the 12V Bosch I-Drive with free bare tool Impactor. Open the package, and it's a 10.8V. Yes, I know that technically these are the same, and Bosch just changed the rating for whatever reason, but it still irks me. I thought both were a mis-representation. I still would have bought it, but.....
So there it is. I hope nobody else jumped on one of these deals. Especially the Milwaukee deal. If you did, I apologize.
Edited 8/12/2009 11:25 am ET by FingerJoint
Edited 8/12/2009 3:44 pm ET by FingerJoint
International Tool
Put that on the 'No' list.
They just saved a nickle and lost a dime.
Not qualified for a 'Rez bargain award', but good enough for me. Got a $800 stove at Lowes for $300. I was thinking of trying to haggle with them, but they had them in the main isle and I feared it wasn't going to sit there very long. While I was looking at it, a Bosch diswasher($199?) and a Maytag 3000 front loader for $400 sold and its brother dryer was being seriously considered.
jt8
Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have, and only you can determine how it will be spent. Be careful lest you let other people spend it for you. -- Carl Sandburg
8 for 3 ain't bad, especially when you need one.
Bought a Clean Machine pressure washer for $20 at a yard sale today. Just because it was there.
Goes well with the $5 metal detector from the same place. Ya never know when you might need a metal detector.
be an underground water pipe
Had to dig/bore a couple dozen 3" diameter x 2' deep holes recently to plant some poles in. Baked hard clay soil all the way. Got out my pressure washer with the rotating head...5 minutes a hole and didn't even break a sweat.
They can't get your Goat if you don't tell them where it is hidden.
I'll be keeping that in the pocket in the event.
Local Lowes:Basement glassblock windows selling out to get rid of them and ordering no more.
Siliconed 3 block high and 4 wide down to $28 a unit and just saw the same ones with the sceened vent in the middle knocked down to $38.
dang, that ain't bad.
I found an unbelievable deal on redwood today:
LOOKING TO MAKE YOUR OWN PLANTER BOXES? WE HAVE JUST WHAT YOU NEED!!! WITH A COUPLE DIFFERENT CHOICES TO CHOOSE FROM!!! 2 X 12 ROUGH MERCH REDWOOD. ONLY $2.00/L.F NOW ONLY $1/L.F TILL 8/31/09 2 X 12 MERCH REDWOOD S4S (SURFACED) ONLY $3.00/L.F NOW ONLY $1/L.F TILL 8/31/09 WE ALSO HAVE THE CUT CORNER PIECES YOU'LL NEED TO ATTACH THE BOXES TOGETHER 4 X 4 X 1' CON HRT REDWOOD ONLY $1.99/EA IF YOU KNOW HOW BIG OF A BOX YOU WOULD LIKE LET US KNOW AND WE CAN HAVE IT CUT AND READY TO ASSEMBLE WHEN YOU PICK IT UP.
Note: It was from a craigslist ad, I've emailed, waiting to hear what lengths they come in.
I'd probably buy all the redwood they had at that price!
I just started using CL to find free building materials for my house and I've already gotten some great stuff.
Did you pursue the redwood?
Not yet, but apparently, it's at our local *discount* lumber yard. At this price, we need to stock up for building garden beds next spring.
This late summer/early fall plans are to get a patio poured, patio door installed (this weekend, I think), and a patio cover built. The garden will wait until next spring.
We had a little talk about our plans with our landloard last evening. He is cool with any improvements to the property so far.
He also said to let him know when we get ready to put the garden in. He's got all kinds of equipment and help, oh, and tons of beautiful dirt whenever we need it. (no charge) This is a very cool community. BTW, he has a full woodworking shop out by the worm farm area which he said we were more than welcome to use whenever we like. How cool is that?
I may have to consider holding a fest here. Plently of room.
Work for the greatest vital intensity - the greatest solidity and aesthetic reality. Finally, eleminate everything non-essential. Reduce to the absolute essence. ~ F.C. Trucksess
the 10.8 was relabled to 12V..
it is the 12V tool...
the 10,8's were cleared out by Bosch with huge dicounts...
sounds like International is game playing...
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming<!----><!----><!---->
WOW!!! What a Ride!
Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!
"Some days it's just not worth chewing through the restraints"
RESOLVED! SEE PREVIOUS POST.
Yeah, I'm aware of that. It was just the icing on the cake from the day before. I just think they should have advertised it as what is on the box. I know there is no difference. Amazon still sells both, and they sell them seperatly. i.e. you can buy a 10.8v or a 12v. I guess I just question the business practices here.
On the Milwaukee tools I got, there is a difference. NiCd is not Li-Ion. Milwaukee's V18 line is Li-Ion. Milwaukee's NiCd batteries are junk. Okay, I can accept that the ad was the result of human error, but they should have fixed the problem by sending me a return slip. They could have sent me a free V18 battery or two. Something, just to show that they take their customers seriously, and fix their errors. It's almost not worth shipping back, so I may just keep them around to remind myself where not to shop.
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Edited 8/12/2009 11:27 am ET by FingerJoint
Well, from your experience I definately wont shop at International Tool. Maybe you should send a link of this to them, let them see all the bad press their poor customer support is giving them.
I was about to order the bosch from them, but will now go else where.
Live by the sword, die by the sword....choose your sword wisely.
I just sent them an email telling them I won't be shopping there.TFB (Bill)
you think it will make a diffence???
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming<!----><!----><!---->
WOW!!! What a Ride!
Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!
"Some days it's just not worth chewing through the restraints"
Maybe not. But, if they hear from enough people they may change their position. Should have more effect than just not shopping there.TFB (Bill)
I sent one in...
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming<!----><!----><!---->
WOW!!! What a Ride!
Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!
"Some days it's just not worth chewing through the restraints"
Well, I have to give thanks to ToolFreakBlue for sending in that letter to International Tool. It got their attention! One of the owners, Barry Barnett, called me today and promised to make things right. He sounded pretty sincere, so I'm sure he'll come through. I guess I should have pushed up the ladder a bit before posting here, and I regret that I didn't do that. These guys have been around for a long time, and I can understand that they can't stand around looking over their employees shoulder all the time either. Everybody makes mistakes or have bad days. Lord knows I've made a few mistakes. I'll see what happens and let you know.
that is AWESOMETFB (Bill)
In this day and age, two things that are hard to find:
1. Good Customer service
2. products made in the U.S.
Let us know if you get some good customer service from them. It is always nice to know where to find that! And if you had a post that was negative about them, you could go back up and 'edit' it and add the resolution (I always hate it when people see the negative comment, but not the follow-up positive one). We've got to keep these good businesses in business.
jt8
Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have, and only you can determine how it will be spent. Be careful lest you let other people spend it for you. -- Carl Sandburg
DONE! See the edit to my first post. They really came through, and I'm quite pleased. I will now put International Tool in my favorites in my browser.
Always well to leave everything intact so the whole story can be seen.
Good on ya.
FingerJoint,
I just got the PS-30 I ordered and it came 12v as did the the Impactor. In fact the serial number on the Impactor is higher then the the relatively new impactor I already had.
Looks like International Tool is going to take care of your issues. I'd have to say I was very satisfied with my purchase.
Paulbny
I'm glad to hear that. I was a bit PO'd when I wrote my initial post about my experience with International Tool, but the issue was taken care of, and I'm now very satisfied. They really do care about their customers, big or small, so I now feel comfortable recommending them to others. They have some great deals from time to time, but beyond that, I feel they have gone above and beyond for me. I would gladly pay a few extra dollars to buy from a company that I feel goes the extra mile; International Tool really did that for me. I don't expect anybody to be more than fair, but Barry was, and I appreciated the effort. At first I was suspicious that he took care of me because this came from the Fine Homebuidling forum. Now I have no doubt that it was because he really cared about being fair to his customers. I will buy from them again. And I hope nobody is reluctant due to my initial post on the matter. If anybody is, PM me.
leaks..
structure integrity...
meeces hide outs...
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming<!----><!----><!---->
WOW!!! What a Ride!
Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!
"Some days it's just not worth chewing through the restraints"
I'm debating whether to buy it
Well see right there I can tell that you ain't got your mind right. Rule #1: Buy it now because it might not be there later. You can always return it if you change your mind.
The Bargain Gods may have been offering you a fruit. And you just thumbed your nose at them. tut..tut..tut
;)
jt8
Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have, and only you can determine how it will be spent. Be careful lest you let other people spend it for you. -- Carl Sandburg
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Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming<!----><!----><!---->
WOW!!! What a Ride!
Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!
"Some days it's just not worth chewing through the restraints"
DeWalt DC940KAR Factory Reconditioned DC940KA Heavy-Duty XRP 1/2-Inch 12-Volt Cordless Drill/Driver Kit
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LOWE'S is repeating their promotional deal with the U S Postal Service. Heads up; there's a 10% off Lowe's coupon in the Change of Address package, just stop by the local Post Office. Tell 'em you need three or four for other family members. It's 10% off any purchase, no dollar limit.Newest version is good until 10/31/2009.Greg
$30? I'll buy 'em all day at 30 bucks.
You gotta lotta 34" doors? Or are you modifying?jt8
Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have, and only you can determine how it will be spent. Be careful lest you let other people spend it for you. -- Carl Sandburg
We's all poor in this neck o' the woods and few would care if a 32" backdoor carried a 34" storm
since you could make them look like 'those' people with a cool screen
and no old crossbuck storm full of dents where the dog jumped against it.
REZ,
Friday, just after 1:00pm, Trudy and I headed to a garage sale that a teacher aide she knew was having.... Got there, and the husband is a retired Ft. Worth fireman, wouldn't let his wife sell any tools that were listed in the ad.... A "man thing", I guess.... Trudy bought some 1940's textbooks and we headed back home... Bummer.
Now, when we went down our road and made the bend to the lake, all was clear. On the same route back to the house, on a mailbox, was a Day-glo Green sign with black lettering that said
"Oak Cabinets"
The antilock brakes kicked-in, but I managed to make a controlled stop. I backed up and saw down a drive way. There, behind a solar/electric gate were medium brown cabinets setting in the driveway... As I got out, the younger lady came out and I asked, "Are those the cabinets?"
She shook her head and said, "Goodwill came today, but they wouldn't take these cabinets. They're left from new ones we've had put in. You want to look at them?"
I shook my head in a "controlled manner", and weak-knee-ed, I walked toward the Oak cabinets. She began to talk, "We had a cooktop and grill with the power vent that pulled the cooking fumes down and away, so this is the cooking island." The island has four doors, two drawers, and raised solid Oak panels on the ends and four more on the front..."You can have the cooktop for $25, but it's now in the back of my husband's pickup."
There, sat seven different cabinets. I asked how much and she said, "I'll take $100." I looked at them and said, "Well, I thought I'd look at them, but I'll have to pass, today." Then she said, "If you take all of them, you can have them and the surviving sections of the Corian tops for $50."
I looked them over. I quickly realized I couldn't build ONE of the cabinets for $50!!!! I replied, "I'll take them, but we live around the bend and down Lakeshore, so I've got to go get my trailer. It'll take about 30 minutes for me to change clothes, get my little trailer, and get back." She replied, "That's okay, I'll be here." As I walked away, I said, "I'll pay you when I get back." And with a melodious tone in my voice, I said, "I'll be happy to take the sign off the mailbox as I leave."
It took laying the seats down in the Expedition and load it with cabinets and 4" wide Oak crown molding, and then load the two wheel trailer to get 2/3's of the cabinets and Corian sections. I had to come back a second time and load two large cabinets sections on the trailer. Seven sections of Oak cabinets, with 10 drawers plus, on the ends of the island cabinet, there is a bookshelf on one side and on the other, 2 tilt-out glass front drawers for vegetable bin storage, and over 14 Oak raised panel doors for just $7 a cabinet....
Now, with some new cabinet tops, a little light sanding, and a new coat of spray varnish, I have all the cabinets for Trudy's cabin.... Below is an 80% resemblance to the ones I brought home.... ;>)
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Now that there was a hot find! Did you get the cooktop too?
jt8
Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have, and only you can determine how it will be spent. Be careful lest you let other people spend it for you. -- Carl Sandburg
Got a 6 hp ariens snowblower with electric start for $25 loaded on my truck
cleaned carb ,put air in tires & ran her up ,problem is now i got 3 snowblowers , cant say no to a deal
Extra snowblowers seems like a smart idea. Who knows what next winter will bring. Hopefully not a repeat of 07/08.
How did you make out with your loads of hardwood?
As for the hardwood , i have milled all of it
Due to my little ridgid planer crapping out i bought a !5" from busy bee & also got a dust collector to go with it Which really does a nice job And gave me 35 bags of shavings for a friends horses for bedding
due to not having any cherry 1" thick i made a run up the valley and ended up at renfrew where i got some nice pennsylvania cherry at list price it seemed
the lumber game is mostly a hobby for me in the winter
a few weeks ago i got 10 boxes of edge veneer at a estate sale for $ 20 & 12 boxes of sand paper (100 per box ) for $15 out in the west end
last wek i got a makita variable speed scroll saw with a bunch of books on making things for $30 like new at a garage sale in kanata
life around ottawa lately seems to be one big garage sale at dirt cheap prices it seems LOL
Congratulations on the good deals you have made.
I am in Sandy Hill and the garage sales I pass by seem to have little to interest me. Clothing, various odds and ends and university students getting rid of Ikea furniture.
Maybe it is because so few houses have garages here. : )
On my block there are only a couple garages (of course the area was built up before the automobile) and the other day I realized that the houses that have garages are the only house where the residents don't have cars. Isn't that typical?
Edited 6/9/2009 3:18 pm ET by sisyphus
best deals seem to be in higher income areas : eg , alta vista , glebe , elmvale acres
Areas with older residents that have been there for many years are best
I have learned that you have to get there early , like 7:30 for 8 am starting times
Also on busy week ends we just cruise by the laneways and if there are any kids stuff dont bother even looking
this year we find every nationality seems to be looking for deals & the vehicles range from lincolins to caddys to benzes & all the other brands
If it says tools in the fri citizen add be fast as those sales are always well attended
I got a deal on some antiques last year in sandy hill so you never know
could of had a bandsaw from busy bee last sat in findlay creek for $25 but have one so i checked it out for another buyer & he took it on the spot
the yard sales this year are mostly street sales im noticing & there are lots
Flexeel 50' for 26.99 delivered
http://tooliday.com/For those who have fought for it Freedom has a flavor the protected will never know.
Home Depot is getting rid of their tile saws - display models10" ridgid is priced at $373 7" huskey is priced at $181I tried to buy the ridgid saw but they couldn't find the stand.So I was nice enough to offer $200 for the saw and they told me to leave the store.I left my phone number and am hoping they call me.
So I was nice enough to offer $200 for the saw and they told me to leave the store.
heh heh Now that's funny right there!
be a hard bargainer
give that man the one finger saaaluuttte
Got a craftsman model 800 router with a extra attachment for $10 cdn , hardly used and runs perfect
Last week got a minolta 500 sl that cost former owner $1200 cdn for $20 incl manual
Oh the art of the deal
Had two 4ft blacklight florescent tubes given to me.
seeyou invented the blacklight JimiHendrix poster
Thanks for your story!It's inspirational to the rest of us!I give up too easy and need a kick in the pants to get out there and start looking.Thanks again
Mortiser?BruceT
Yes a year old Makita for about 2/3 's of new price .
Man, those timberframing tools are wicked expensive aren't they!I have a Mayfell catalog and I just gotta shake my head at some of the prices. Even the common place tools like circular saws, drills, and routers are overpriced compared to better known lookalikes.I wonder how the prices of timberframing tools compared to the price of other carpentry tools 400 years ago?BTW that is a sweet mortiser, is it a Makita? Let us know when you fire it up and show us what you're making with it.DC
Yes a Makita .
I'll be using it this Fall on some Doug Fir beams I'll be ordering in a month or so .
Sounds great. I just love working with douglas fir; work it like putty with a chisel and hand plane. Be sure to post those pics when ya do!DC
If we're still able to do pictures I will !!!
Well, I did it again. After less and less frequent stops at garage sales and what did I find.
A thermo glass sides in a frame window planterbox.
like 3'x4' and 2' or so deep.
Kind neat little deal with a crank handle on the side that opens the screened window at the top.
Lady had got it as a salesroom demo piece from her work, was moving and didn't want to haul it.
Come to think of it neither do I as it's still sitting in the bed of the truck.
Hate when that happens.
be 'Oh well, it was fun.'
sucks to be me
Edited 6/30/2009 6:17 pm ET by rez
Maybe it will be in the bed of your truck when you stop at Lowes and someone walking by will say, "I've been looking for one of those...how much do you want for it?!"
Double or triple your money. :)
I'm the little voice in the back of your head that talks you into buying this stuff in the first place.jt8
Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have, and only you can determine how it will be spent. Be careful lest you let other people spend it for you. -- Carl Sandburg
'Bout time you showed up. Thought maybe you flew the coop, too.
'Bout time you showed up. Thought maybe you flew the coop, too.
Just been real busy. The house I've been working on to move into turned into the house I'm going to need to sell. Getting it ready to sell means it has to be MUCH more complete than getting it ready to move into (if I'm the one moving in).
I haven't been on much. Who flew the coop? Thought we got the chicken wire stapled across that opening.
jt8
Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have, and only you can determine how it will be spent. Be careful lest you let other people spend it for you. -- Carl Sandburg
No one immediately that I know of,
just the thought of recognizing a few old names that use to populate the site whom no longer grace us with their presense.
Bosch job site radio, lightly used, looks like its just been sitting around for 6 months,more dust than use marks, which was the story, with 18v battery.------60.00
Been eyein one of these for a looooong time I run all bosch cordless, but could never bring myself to spend 170 or whatever on a radio.
hey Walter - -
you done with this thing yet?
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I need one - how has it worked for you? not a large selection to choose from, and the Makita is the 'cheapest' one for $1305 delivered -
ouch
what's been your experience?"there's enough for everyone"
David ,
I bought it a while ago in anticipation of doing some P and B work for my own projects , which I haven't slowed down enough yet to even order the beams .
This is usually the busiest time for me now -- " before the snow flies "
It was sitting in the barn the gent constructed when I purchased it , so I know it does work well .
See them here on Craigslist every once in awhile.
Best , WAlter
Deal of the day today Nov 4,09
No super deal but you can save a little. $99....I see it else where for $130+
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here's my new baby, all stainless
Lowes found it floating around in the back. 1 1/2 yr old model. Parts were missing, but distributer sent all the parts, no questions asked.
Lifetime replacement warranty on basically everything.
$399
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Couldn't grab the link but http://www.Internationaltool.com is selling the Fein MM for $359.10 until Black Friday...10% off most toolsMultimaster Top
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A Jenn Aire for 4 bills?
wow, so freakin jealous. Next you'll tell me it has a sear burner.
look to the right side.
do you want an close up shot of the sear burner? Haven't used that part yet
I tried to lower the price, they wouldn't budge.
Told me I could return it if it didn't work. Ordered the misssing parts, fired it up, I'm keeping it.
The deal gods shined on me that day.
Just think of it as doing a public service... you're doing your part to stimulate the economy :)
jt8
lotsa worse things happen to better people than me every day. --Snort
Damn straight I keep spending money. So do my clientele. What goes around SHOULD come around. Lets hope that can also happen with the economy in general.
"My tool guy told me that the bosch rep told him that they were redesigning a corded version, and it was going to take 1 to 2 years before it came out."One to two years? WTF are the doing to it? I assume maybe quick blade change mechanism or something but even with that, two years is quite a while. The one in europe is green, just paint that blue and set it here until the redesign comes out.Had not heard that, thanks for the info.
and 240v/50 hertz....
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming<!----><!----><!---->
WOW!!! What a Ride!
Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!
"Some days it's just not worth chewing through the restraints"
A month ago I bought a set of air tools (impact gun, ratchet, chisel, w. fittings, sockets, chisels, etc.) for $80 at Cdn. Tire.
Reg $200, clearing them out. Seemed ok for all the use I'll put 'em to.
Today, went in and saw the exact same tool set in one box bundled with a compressor (oil lube, 5 gal., 4cfm@90psi, reg $250) for $95.
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Went home and found the reciept from a month ago, bought the kit, separated the two boxes, and took the tool kit back. Not a bad compressor for $15.
Amateurs talk strategy, Generals talk logistics.
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Does lowes have a 'closeout' spot in the store?
Ours opened 2 weeks ago, so probably too early for closeouts, but where does your store display closeout items?
There's two about the same distance from me. One has a shelf near the contractor area. The other has a little table that's pathetic in it's offerings ;).
Doesn't appear to be any continuity and probably is determined by who's running that store's tool dept.
I'm always on the hunt for the bargain bin in any given store...you know the drill.
Everything will be okay in the end. If it's not okay, it's not the end.
I'm always on the hunt for the bargain bin in any given store...you know the drill.
I certainly do.
Every time I go to the local yard, I walk briskly back to the lonely end of one aisle in the tool dept where they put their closeouts. I have picked up some truly useful good deals.
The hard part is limiting to that...
Lowes in Mac has a small set of tables for theirs.
But I was told that they ship the good stuff up to the Portland area once a week , one store gets all of it according to my source.
They can't get your Goat if you don't tell them where it is hidden.
dammit.
I might be able to find out more info. Two guys I know that worked at somewhat local lumber yards just went to work at Lowes in the contractors area. Next time I go by I will hunt them down and ask.
They can't get your Goat if you don't tell them where it is hidden.
Two guys I know that worked at somewhat local lumber yards just went to work at Lowes in the contractors area.
That's so funny!
When our lowes just opened a couple weeks ago I went in for the 'tour.'
I went over by the plumbing stuff and there's the guy from Jerry's with a red vest, tag says 'manager' and a big ___ eating grin on his face...
THen at the contractor's desk there's another guy who I used to buy windows and doors from at another local supply house--his story wasn't as fortuitous (did i spell that right?) in that he and 6 others were laid off there and he was lucky for Lowes.
Sort ofa walmart scenario, but even lowes is tankin' nationally, I guess.
3/8" Zurn long handled pex crimper at Lowes, $19 marked down from $90. 5m full roll of Kerdi $2
10m full roll of Kerdi $5
1/2 5m roll, Kerdi band, and some corners $1
At my local building salvage store, Community Forklift ;)Z
Here's a great deal on a contractor tripod, RoboToolz for $40:
http://www.tooliday.com/
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Lowes has the Hitachi CMS for $97.50.
http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=productDetail&productId=116704-67702-C10FCE2&detail=lpage=noneSelect local pickup and enter your zip code, the price will drop.Use your 10% coupon when you pick it up to save another $9.70.
came up 139 and I don't have a coupon.................
came up 139 and I don't have a coupon.................-------------Try a different zip code for a different store in your area - apparently a few stores haven't marked it down yet.You can get the coupon in the change of address packets at the post office.
Rez, our across the road neighbor has a garden, and everybody in this state has a deer problem, especially with gardens. He built an 10' high enclosure, and stuck a storm door in it for access... got it on sale at Lowe's for 10 willies...http://www.tvwsolar.com
I went down to the lobby
To make a small call out.
A pretty dancing girl was there,
And she began to shout,
"Go on back to see the gypsy.
He can move you from the rear,
Drive you from your fear,
Bring you through the mirror.
He did it in Las Vegas,
And he can do it here."
Does it have a closer ???
It was 10 bucks, of course it has a closer!http://www.tvwsolar.com
I went down to the lobby
To make a small call out.
A pretty dancing girl was there,
And she began to shout,
"Go on back to see the gypsy.
He can move you from the rear,
Drive you from your fear,
Bring you through the mirror.
He did it in Las Vegas,
And he can do it here."
I thought as much !!! <G>
We just have to develop the other side of the gene. We've already got the bargain finding side... just need the salesman side. Buy a $150 router for $75 and find someone else to buy it for $120. With the salesman facet we could truly unleash our bargain finding.
jt8
God is a comedian playing to an audience too afraid to laugh. -- Voltaire
Home Depot is clearing out some of their Anderson 200 series windows in central Ohio. Got 28x48 for $43 each and 32x48 for $46 each. White double-hung. I bought out the stock in Grove City and got a few more on West Broad - guess I'll be enclosing the porch come spring.
-Nate
I work at Home Depot and I just got word that the last 3 days of January (the end of
our fiscal year) they are supposed to be having some huge sale. Don't know any
details because they are acting like it is top secret.
I work at Home Depot and I just got word that the last 3 days of January (the end of
our fiscal year) they are supposed to be having some huge sale. Don't know any
details because they are acting like it is top secret.
Hey rez...didja hear that!!?
http://www.cliffordrenovations.com
http://www.ramdass.org
WE GOTTA FIND A LOWES COUNTER OFFER!!!!!!!!!!
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WOW!!! What a Ride!Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!
"Some days it's just not worth chewing through the restraints"
just toss one of these in (just don't tell him it's expired : )
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http://www.cliffordrenovations.com
http://www.ramdass.org
deal....
won't say a word....
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WOW!!! What a Ride!Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!
"Some days it's just not worth chewing through the restraints"
great, just great.
Like I need more stuff I can talk myself into saying I need.
be needy
Got a Dewalt D55168 15 gal compressor at an estate auction for $155..still just like new.
Previously noted - Bosch 4100 saw with gravity stand at Lowes on clearance for $419 - reg $599.But - go to their website and request a "JUST MOVED" coupon and they'll email you a 10% off coupon two days later.Get the saw for $377 +tax - helluva deal.J
Dang, that is a good deal.
And it really is a better saw. Was going over mine in preparation of selling it.(I've had the 4000 for almost 10 years)The new saw's base is much more reenforced - much easier to carry. the riving knife/guard setup is slick! might even use it. (will for sure, it's so easy to put in place.Onboard storage is even better. The miter slot is a t-slot - easier to cross cut wider pcs.The stand is pretty cool. I was gonna sell the stand and keep the Ridgid mobile tablesaw stand I have been using, as it takes up a bit less space than the Bosch gravity stand. But, the new saw won't fit the old stand, so I'm keeping the new one. Super easy to foldup and to open up.Fence is beefier - and has t slots in the side for jigs/sacrificial fences.Plus - mine had a slight bit of blade wobble at startup and wind-down. It steadied out at full rpm, but this new saw is totally straight running - from startup to full pwr.They've also put a cut-out in between the extension and main table to allow for a better grip when lifting the saw up.Figure I can sell my saw for between $200-250 and the stand for another $75 or so. Makes for a completely new setup for less than $50.Julian
heres a black friday deal i'd have to pass on http://blackfridayhome.com/Campbell-Hausfeld-Ironforce-215-Lb-Framing-Pneumatic-Nailer-at-Lowes
my framing nailer weighs 10lbs and i'm not man enough to hold it out over a overhang, but a 21.5 pound nailer,i'd need help getting it up the ladder!if a man speaks in the forest,and there's not a woman to hear him,is he still wrong?
It looks as though that is the total weight of 4 tools. If you click on the link you get a framing nailer, an angled finish nailer, a stapler, and a brad nailer.
Was very bummed out about missing the deal on the Makita Recip saws at Home depot being $99 and had pretty much given up on it till today when something told me to check a different Home Depot that I don't normally frequent. None on the shelves, but I spied one sitting way up in the rafter storage area(obviously the display unit) Got someone to bring it down they check the price-$99. I ask if they have the box with the steel case, blades and owners manual. "nope manager threw all that stuff away on the displays" I haggle off another $25, so I got the saw for $75.
I never put my Sawzall back in the case anyway. Good price.
jt8
The creative individual has the capacity to free himself from the web of social pressures in which the rest of us are caught. He is capable of questioning the assumptions that the rest of us accept. -- John Gardner
If the case was plastic instead of steel, I wouldn't mind so much.
Lowes has a Campbell Hausfeld 2 gal. trim compressor and a stapler for 80 dollars.
Check Amazon for holiday deals of up to 70 percent off.
Kinda wondering how the Gerber tactical knives fall under the 'home improvement' folder?!
jt8
A year from now you may wish you had started today. -- Karen Lamb
kill da contractor!
I assume AFTER he has finished the job.
jt8
A year from now you may wish you had started today. -- Karen Lamb
Depends I suppose!
See! You never should have buried that JB!
be peeking from the curtains and not sleeping well at night.
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ok, I'll tell on myself.
They were made in China but friggin' normally cost 30 something bucks a piece. Talked to a salesclerk and found out they were switching companies and weren't going to handle them anymore so they wanted them out of there.
Brass bed&bath lever doorknobs. Heavy suckers with the little on the side push button lock, marked down to $3.45 each. Buy a contractor's 4pk and get them for $3.20 apiece. 9 left so I bought two 4packs and left the last one.
And inch and a half painted stainless steel trim nails marked down to $.75 a box. Bought 2 boxes of each color.
Never know when you might need almond, clay or gray colored stainless nails you know.
dang I got it bad. help me Dr.Dan, help me!
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You left the last one ?? Now somebody else is getting a deal too !
yep, gotta spread the wealth.
You left the last one ?? Now somebody else is getting a deal too !
He probably left the one that was split open on the side and leaking nails.
jt8
If you aren't embarrassed by your offer, then you are offering too much! --DanT
Wish I'd seen 'em. Just shelled out 20-30 clams each for door handles at Menards a few weeks back.
Ran in to the north side Lowes this morning to get a tube of caulk. Noticed they had a Hunter ceiling fan on the clearance rack in the middle isle. $89 clearanced for $44 clearance for $20 on the 50% off rack. I can't walk past a Hunter ceiling fan for $10.
Be perfect for my neice's bedroom.
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If you aren't embarrassed by your offer, then you are offering too much! --DanT
Every single Hunter fan I've installed has had some sort of problem or missing or damaged parts or F$%#&ed up instructions.Not at all impressed with the "quality" of them.But I'd pick one up for $10 anyday.JT
Man, that's got MrT's name written all over it!
The following story isn't to do with a bargain as the thread title subject should dictate, but seeing much mention of Lowes and HomeDepot are found within the thread I thought to place it here. From Feb21...
Lowe’s thefts are subject of probe Detectives are investigating thousands of dollars of stolen propertyTOWNSHIP — County Sheriff’s Department detectives are investigating thousands of dollars of stolen property taken from the Lowe’s Home Improvement store in Township during the past year, according to reports.
“We have recovered several thousand dollars in stolen property, which is related to an internal theft problem Lowe’s had with some upper- and lower-level employees,†said Lt. Van , detective bureau commander. “As of now, detectives are continuing their investigation with internal records from Lowe’s and are awaiting records that have been subpoenaed,†Van said.
The thefts reportedly began in 2008, Van said. As many as three employees may have been involved, he said. It’s not clear yet whether any other people had a hand in the thefts, Van said.
“We have confirmed the internal problems and are now checking to see if anyone outside of Lowe’s was involved,†he said.
The investigation has spawned plenty of rumors, some implicating certain residents in the probe. People have contacted Sheriff William regarding the matter, Van said in a statement.
“Sheriff William has received several calls regarding the involvement of people that were not employed by Lowe’s,†he said. “However, the investigative facts have not yet supported any charges of people in the community.
“Financial crimes take time, and it’s too early to say if this investigation will go any further than the internal issue that’s been found,†Van said.
A few weeks ago, sheriff’s detectives arrested several residents on heroin charges. Merchandise stolen from Lowe’s was found at the address of one of the defendants, detectives said at the time.
The cases are not related, Van said.
“Although stolen property was recovered during the heroin trafficking investigation, the two investigations are separate,†he said.
Now a sadder side to the story which is common knowledge here but not spoken in the local papers
is the fact that a 25 year old male who was a manager of a department within that Lowes store and arrested for being involved in the proceedings, committed suicide by hanging himself shortly thereafter.
The thought of the whole thing is sobering, especially realizing the weight drug use has on teens and 20something who have little in life's experiences. A sad tale.
Glad to see you've returned !!
welcome back...
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WOW!!! What a Ride!
Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!
"Some days it's just not worth chewing through the restraints"
I finally came across the Rigid cordless saw for sale at 89$ that's 30 $ off list.I have been trying to catch this saw on sale for 2 years.
It will make a nice compliment to dewalt which is left sided and the rigid is right sided.
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Missed hearing your humor and great finds!! Glad you're back, REZ!!
May have something like your newspaper story, locally.... Lowes Tool department never seems to have ANY deals or closeouts... Somebody is getting them way before John Q. Public....
Bill
That thing probably runs... $1,200? new.
Haven't used the sear burner yet? That's madness.
Get yourself a nice steak, rib-eye is my preference, light coat of olive oil, salt/pepper at a minimum (I highly recommended montreal seasoning) and light up that sear burner!
Sear both sides, finish on the grill medium/high INDIRECT. use the "fingers on palm" technique to determine done-ness.
cook to desired temp, let sit 10 minutes lightly covered with foil.
Heaven on a plate.
palm technique??? Don't know that technique =-)
Guy Fieri says
cheek=rare
tip of nose=med
forehead=well done
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0y2aIAvK75g
It seems a little strange but once you get the hang of it... you can be pretty accurate.
all of my fingers say well done =-)
thanks to carpal tunnel and scaring
Does 425 l/ft of T&G 1x6 cypress for $75 count?
It certaintly does, that is a great price
Just traded my Dewalt mitersaw stand for a Dewalt scrollsaw. They run about $500 new, and now they are made in Taiwan.I got one of the original versions - made in Canada for Dewalt by Excaliber, I think.Generally thought of to be the very best scroll saw under $1000.I figure the mitersaw stand was worth $150 or so - now I have to go get another one - it's a great mitersaw stand.Also picked up a Reliant tabletop hot air edge bander for $50. They run $265 at Rockler currently. It's basically the same as the Freud unit you see around. Better than a hand iron!Julian
Having an edge bander is great that is a great buy on that one, the only ones I ever see on CL are 3 phase units that my shop can't run
I picked up two Weatherguard lo-side diamondplate truck boxes, the ones for a long bed truck, for $325 for the pair. Together with the cross bed box I can add another multiple that the tools in the bed are over the value of the truck. Also , made in the USA stanley powerlock tapes are on sale at HD for $8.88 and Lufkin tapes are on sale at the True Value for $5.99
You forgot to give it a dash of garlic powder, bout the same amount as the salt.
Joe H
Montreal seasoning... got that and a few other things.
or buy 10 from harbor freight :)
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Apparently, it's over $800 (yeah, I know YOU didn't want to know, but I DID so I'm just sharing).
Check it out here: http://www.amazon.com/Fein-FSC-2-0-CK-SuperCut-Carpenter/dp/B0011ACSEO
I find it odd that just when the competition is heating up, Fein decides to come out with a tool that costs hundreds more than anybody else. Maybe it's just their way of trying to convince us that A "mere" $300 is actually reasonable.
Seemed kinda dumb to me when I looked at the ad in JLC...they show a chart comparing the one we all know to the new improved version. they do a comparison of each detail. Looks like they're just saying how the one we know sucks compared to the new one so I get to thinking...if I can't have the new improved one...then I don't want any...and the older one was more money than I wanted to spend to begin with.
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I noticed that also, looks like the only difference is the higher wattage.
I think Fein makes a bunch of different multi models. I have an old multi-master... it's way lighter than my son's new one... and I've seen one that some glass installers were using... the thing is built like, and probably is as heavy as a Packard.http://www.tvwsolar.com
We'll have a kid
Or maybe we'll rent one
He's got to be straight
We don't want a bent one
He'll drink his baby brew
From a big brass cup
Someday he may be president
If things loosen up
The 'new' MM (Supercut) has been around at least 4 years. More powerful, and the blade arbor is shaped like this:
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CPO is offering some deals till monday -
http://www.cpooutlets.com/mkt/nl/nl20091127.html?ref=nl20091127HTML
this might be attractive to some -
Bostitch Factory-Reconditioned 3-Tool Finish & Trim Compressor Combo Kit
1 year limited warranty
Today: $169.99 + Free Shipping
2.0 HP (Peak) Oil-Free Compressor, 18-ga. 2” Brad Nailer, 18-ga. 1-1/2” Finish Stapler, 2-1/2” 16-ga. Straight Finish Nailer
-Compressor is 2.8 CFM @ 90 PSI with 150 max operating pressure; brad and finish nailers feature adjustable depth guide; finish stapler features bottom load magazine
not quite on par with your score, but Amazon has this Milwaukee router and plunge base on sale for $119+ for the rest of today -
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000QV35AK/ref=ord_cart_shr?_encoding=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&v=glance
"From the Manufacturer
The Milwaukee 5615-24 plunge base features an exclusive, four-point bushing design and constant spring tension delivers smooth, non-binding plunge action. It has a 6-Position (1/8-inch increment) adjustable metal turret stops. The Milwaukee 5615-24 plunge base also contains durable, nickel-plated plunge rods that resist corrosion and contamination to consistently deliver smooth plunge action. The base has precise macro/micro depth adjustment system to 1/64-inch increments, 3 metal depth scale and adjustable pointer. The Milwaukee 5615-24 plunge base features a depth rod system with quick-release button & locking screw for convenient, precise plunge cut depth adjustment. The patented fixed base BodyGrip design features precise macro/micro linear depth adjustment system with patented above the table height adjustment.
The motor is a powerful 1-3/4 MAX horsepower Milwaukee built motor. Kit Includes: Impact Resistant Carrying Case, Dust Shield/Port Assembly Durable, dual-position dust shield/collection system for efficient dust management with or without vacuum, 2 Clear Polycarbonate Sub-bases - Small Hole 1-3/16-inch center & Large Hole 2-1/2-inch center, concentricity gauge for precise centering of template guides, small hole (1-3/16-inch center) sub-base and large (2-1/2 inch center) sub-base assemblies, 2 forged steel collet wrenches, 1/4-inch & 1/2-inch premium 8 slot collet and nut assemblies."
Can anyone tell me if this a decent deal on Amazon?Bosch 23612 Impactor 12-Volt Ni-Cad Cordless Impact DriverList Price: $370.00
Price: $99.99
You Save: $270.01 (73%)
Ships from and sold by CPO Bosch.
Not bad, but you can do better here
http://www.internationaltool.com/Bosch-12V-Sale.aspx
Get a free bare tool impactor with purchase of any other 12v tool.
Do you know if the batt comes with the tool deal??
On the International Tool deal you basically buy the I-Driver or some other 12v Litheon tool, and get a free bare tool impactor. You still end up with 2 batteries from the tool you buy, but don't get an extra charger and batteries with the Impactor. Still a good deal, though. I have the Impactor, driver and I-Drive. They are great tools. I haven't noticed any cold weather issues, but I'm in Mississippi.
BTW, they are really awesome tools. I use my 10.8-12v Bosch tools much more than any other tool. FYI, there is no difference between the 10.8 and 12 volt tools. Bosch changed over to 12v rating just to be consistent with other tool makers. You can often find the 10.8v tools cheaper, as tools with that rating are discontinued.
Thanks, I've had good luck with the other Bosch tools, but this would be my first impact drill. Seemed like a reasonable price for a something I use all the time. Thanks for the link.
I've got the impactor, the multi x, and a flashlight, and love them all, going to get the drill too. The only downside to bosch in this battery size is that they are very sensitive to cold weather. Much more so than any other batteries that I have, or have used.
It is not the size, it is the technology. Li-ion of any size are temp sensitive IIRC.For those who have fought for it Freedom has a flavor the protected will never know.
Yep, the litheon stuff is more sensitive, but those little bosch ones are worse than most. I've got the dewalt nano, guys at work have makita, milwaukee, and ryobi full sized lithium batteries, and the makita, bosch, and milwaukee, little 12 volts. The other guys that have the small bosch all have noticed that they are way more temperature sensitive than all the other ones that we've got running around. Not a clue if the full sized bosch lithium batteries are the same or not, since no one that I know has them.
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I've got the impactor, the multi x, and a flashlight, and love them all, going to get the drill too.
What do you think of the multi? Do you know if it uses same blades as Fein?
Everything will be okay in the end. If it's not okay, it's not the end.
It comes with an adapter that you can put on to use the fein blades. The bosch blades have indentations to keep the blade from moving around on you.
As far as what I think about it, I love it. It's no where near heavy duty enough to use for major jobs. But it has worked perfect for what I need it for. If I need to trim some base or casing in place to put in a cabinet, or run some tile, or cut out the grout for a small tile repair, then it's the tool for the job. I keep it around for the smaller stuff like that, and other service type jobs.
It doesn't have the battery power, nor is it built right for continuous heavy use like you could count on the fein to handle. But I've refused to buy a fein for years. I never had a beef with the price of their tool, but I'll never buy one because they tried to gouge the customer with the ridiculous prices of the blades. I'll get a heavier duty corded version as a few more manufacturers come out with them. I know that Bosch is planning on coming out with a totally redesigned, heavier duty corded model eventually.
I have the multi-x as well, and though I don't have any experience with the other MM tools, it is one of my favorite tools. I'm just a DYI remodeler, so I obviously don't stress the tool as much as a pro would, but regardless of everyone's critique of the short battery life (and the lament is usually from people who've never used it before), a tool in hand is better than a tool in the truck. It's not going power through undercutting door jambs or the like, but when you've got a tool this versatile and cordless, you find all sorts of unexpected uses for it. I was just using it as a detail sander to clean up some of the drywall compound left on my windows and thinking to myself, "this would really suck to do with my [other corded] detail sander". The multi-x and the i-driver are two unexpectedly useful tools. The i-driver has save my cheddar many times and the soft start clutch on it makes it really easy to use in awkward position (as the screw is less likely to jump out). I have the impactor and driver as well, and love using both of them, especially where/when the slower speed and smaller size are really a boon (like building cabinets). For other heavier stuff, my makita 18V lion impactor and drill are the bees knees.
I'm kinda hooked on the small Bosch stuff too. Idriver, drill, impact, and flashlight so far. For a lot of what I do they have plenty of juice, I like the size and weight. The 1/4" hex drill/driver is my least favorite, I just don't like all the wobble inherent in the hex drive drill bits. As a driver it's my go to tool for installing drawer guides.
The chucked drill and multi x appeal to me for above reasons, and it sounds like they work well within limitations. The deal at International tool has me looking...
Funny thing about battery life, my experience is different from some of what I've read. Idriver lives in my trailer all the time and bats seem to hold charge fine... similar to my older NIMH makita stuff.
Everything will be okay in the end. If it's not okay, it's not the end.
Probably too late for you but the one you asked about is not what the other guys are talking about. I have the ni-cad 12 v and it is my go to tool. I had a 12v Makita it sold to a customer, had/have (if I can find it) a 12v DeWalt, have 14.4v DeWalt. Even have a B&D Firestorm 12 that was worth the $29 I paid at Lowes but it's batteries really suck.
The Bosch is the pick of the litter for most tasks but the 14.4 DW seems to have a good bit more umpth.
The 10.8/12v li-ion stuff is super, I have the whole line except the regular chuck drill version. The impactor, driver, I-driver do not have the power of the 12v nicad but are great for just about everything.For those who have fought for it Freedom has a flavor the protected will never know.
Thanks for the info...I did order the Bosch Ni-Cad 12 volt. Still not sure about the Li-on stuff yet, but for $99.00, I figured the Ni-Cad to fit in with the rest of the tools in the bag. Everyone is raving about the impact drills, so I said what the heck. Can't have to many battery drills I reckon.
Don't gloat. I got one just like it 6 years ago from Lowes and was sucked in by the JennAir logo. Guess what? Made in China, with a US logo. Get ready to replace the regulators and be prepared for uneven heat and lot's of clean-up. I cleaned the orifices this fall and didn't tell my wife - who burned off her eyebrows and facial hair with the resulting fireball....
so far, I have been happy with it. Just like anything, it takes getting used to. I am starting to work on finding the hot spots, but have not under cooked or over cooked.
Getting it done on time for all the other food is still trying.
I'm also starting to cook meaks on one half and veggies on the other. So far, so good.
I'll keep an eye out for the eyebrows. Man, that must have sucked.
I took a drive down to Cut Off, Louisiana today to visit a buddy and drop off some x-mas stuff. On a whim, stopped by a hardware store there, and found some amazing prices on some Bosch lasers:
DRL160DHV doal plane rotary laser: $342.72
GPL3 3-point torpedo laser: $36.99
GPL5 5 point laser: $97.49
Bosch aluminum tripod: $21.79
GTL2 Laser and square: $19.99
Thanks more than 1/2 off Amazon prices! Merry X-mas to me! The place was called Renovations, Inc., and is a Ace Hardware. One of the best hardware stores in the area, really. I always try to drop in when I go down there. Glad I did this time! I don't know if they were just clearing them out, or what. Nobody I spoke to knew anyting about why they were priced so low.
Double post!
found a case of 6 CFL R30 (reflector type spotlight) bulbs at HD for about #2. No sign or anything; they must have been trying to get rid of them. They all worked so far.
bump
Just trying to get this thread back to life. It was one of my favorite ong running threads on the old forum.