[Shop-talk] Cheap little two stroke generators

[Trevor Boicey]

   Has anyone bought one of these little two stroke generators?

   They seem to come in about twenty different private labels, around 
here I have seen them as "Power Fist" and "King Canada", and usually 
labeled 880W

   Here's a pic:

http://tomrowsell.com/node/185

   Now they look cheap, and they smell cheap, and they feel cheap, and 
all of the negatives... however the local tool paradise outlet (Princess 
Auto) is blowing them out for $95cdn.

   With all the low expectations I can muster, I'm still wondering if 
that might actually be worth it for occasional use.

   It's about a fifth the price of the McCulloch 1800W four stroke, 
which itself is about half the price of the Hondas...