So Bob Vila endorses all of Sears tools,
Tim Taylor endorses Binford tools,
who hands them their pay check,
just plan on calling 911
Preserving the "B"reed
Jerry K
3 74-1/2 MGBs
1 75 Anniversary B
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> From: KILE, PAUL D <Paul.Kile@Aerojet.com>
> To: 'mgs@autox.team.net'
> Subject: RE: Suppository Tools
> Date: Wednesday, October 29, 1997 9:53 AM
>
> Sears has started to market a series of "whiz bang" tools designed for
> idiots that don't know any better. The worst of the lot is a gem called
> the Robo-Grip pliers. These essentially are a locking adjustable plier
> with serrated, parallel jaws. Locking pliers have been around for years
> and are great for holding parts, gripping round or square stock, etc.,
> but they were NOT designed to loosen and tighten bolts. The Robo-Grip
> pliers are marketed specifically for servicing bolts, which goes against
> all the proper rules of tool usage. In the slick TV ads, a smiling Bob
> Vila demonstrates the tool's use on a bicycle axle nut. You can
> actually see the tool mangling the poor fastener! Vila goes on to brag
> that this tool can replace a whole set of combination wrenches! Can you
> imagine an MG that someone has attacked the head bolts with this little
> gem?
>
> Some of Sears' other "miracle tools" might have some use in an emergency
> toolkit, like their adjustable box end wrench and their compound
> leverage cutters, but the Robo-Grip pliers make me nauseous just
> thinking about them.
>
> Cheers, Paul Kile
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