Good advice what you will save on one repair will often pay for the cost
of the tool. On a recent clutch replacement I saved over $200 dollars. For
that much cash you could afford every hand tool necessary as well as a
chain fall to pull the engine.How often have you gotten into a job only to
find you needed an extra tool. Maybe could make do with something else but
why not pay yourself for doing the job and buy the tool for the next time.
Happyness is a warm impact wrench !
...Art
On Mon, 7 Jul 1997, Berry Kercheval wrote:
> >>>McLELLAN Alexander, DED/1 said:
> > How about renting a welder?
>
> Although I've not actually tackled welding yet, it's been my experience
> that with this *kind* of tool -- one that's not really expensive, but
> still you can't quite bring yourself to buy -- that when I rent it I
> wind up either hurrying through thr job and doing a half-assed job of
> it, or paying for extra days and winding up with a rental bill equal to
> three-quarters what I'd have paid to buy the thing in the first place.
>
> Only a few things have actually been worth renting; those where I'm sure I'll
> never use it again (like the floor sander I used to refinish the hardwood
> floors in our house) or I'm sure I'll be done in a day or two (the pro-level
> airless paint sprayer I used to paint the previous house before we sold it.)
>
> I suspect that if one is going to restore a car and do the welding oneself,
> buying would be better than renting. You'll want to take your time and do it
> right, and not rush through because if you keep it past 6PM it's another $50.
> Often these rentals are geared to the pro who needs something NOW, for the
> next two hours, and then not at all for a while. You'll need the welder for
>a
> few minutes at a time for MONTHS.
>
> Besides, when you're done you can sell it to the next restorer, and probably
> wind up out-of-pocket less than if you'd rented.
>
> Hmm. Anyone finishing up a restoration and no longer need the welder? I've
> got this Sprite with too much bondo...
>
> --berry
>
> Berry Kercheval :: kerch@parc.xerox.com :: Xerox Palo Alto Research Center
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