Cheap tools are great for making "special tools". I needed a very narrow open
end large wrench for TR6 hubs and a HF crescent was the best option once I
ground it down.
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On Jan 8, 2013, at 9:58 AM, "Doug Mitchell" <dmitchel@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> I have a set of socket wrenches that I bought at Penney's over 40 years
ago.
> I bought them because they
> were about 10-15% less than the Craftsman brand. They had the same lifetime
> guarantee as Sears. Unfortunately,
> they stopped selling tools in the early '80s. Still work great, other than
> the 7/16 that some got lost under the
> carpet of the Spit for about 20 years. A Snap-On found on the race track
> replaced that.
>
> As for Harbor Freight and other el cheapo tools, I will buy them as a one
> time deal for limited jobs. But when they
> need replacing, I try to buy quality. I bought a cheap tap and die set
years
> ago. As the original wear out, they get
> replaced with good stuff.
>
> Doug
>
> --
> Doug Mitchell
> dmitchel@sbcglobal.net
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: fot-bounces@autox.team.net [mailto:fot-bounces@autox.team.net] On
> Behalf Of TeriAnn J. Wakeman
> Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2013 9:54 AM
> To: FOT
> Subject: Re: [Fot] Harbor Freight
>
> On 1/7/13 10:29 PM, Bill Tobin wrote:
>> Funny how "China Freight" always uses cutesy names for their stuff: US
>> General, Chicago Hydraulics, etc.
> After WWII and well into the 1960's Japanese products for export to the US
> followed the same strategy. Provide a name that Americans would be
> comfortable with that would give the impression of quality and reliability.
>
> Growing up my first sewing machine was made in Japan and carried the brand
> name "Stradivarius" .
>
> My first tools were acquired on an as needed basis one at a time as I
needed
> to get something done when I could not afford a pro to perform the task. I
> would go to a shop. They would diagnose the problem and give me an
estimate
> I could not afford. I would then go to the library and read everything I
> could find about that part of a car. Then I would go to the parts store
> and purchase the part. Then I would give it a go. Usually the process would
> look more like a keystone comedy skit from the Lucille Ball show with me
> accidentally taking off wrong parts, breaking things because I didn't know
> how to use a tool properly or taking off too many parts. I once or twice
> had a spark plug launch itself off the engine whilst driving down a road
> because I didn't get it on tight enough. And of course by the time I
stopped
> work on a project I had more grease and grime on me than the vehicle had on
> it.
>
> At first a car project would usually include multiple trips to purchase a
> tool I did not have but perceived I needed for the next step of the
project.
> My first breaker bar, short extension and spark plug socket carried the
> brand name "J.C. Penny". Yes Penny's used to sell tools that carried their
> name.
>
> TeriAnn
> If I'd had enough money back then to pay a mechanic I would never have
> learned how to turn a wrench.
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