Posted by krw@att.bizzzzzzzzzzzz on June 3, 2010, 3:41 am
On Wed, 02 Jun 2010 21:47:48 -0400, "Michael A. Terrell"
Right. No one would steal a HF tool. <rdh>
BTW, I have an order with them now for a portable dust collector ($0) and a
wide-crown pneumatic stapler ($0). They didn't have them on sale in the
store in Dothan Saturday.
Posted by Michael A. Terrell on June 3, 2010, 9:48 am
"krw@att.bizzzzzzzzzzzz" wrote:
>
> On Wed, 02 Jun 2010 21:47:48 -0400, "Michael A. Terrell"
>
> >
> >Joel Koltner wrote:
> >>
> >> > I bought a rechargeable drill from them awhile back, and the NiCd
> >> > battery charger doesn't even have a sensor telling when charging is
> >> > done. You have to guess when it's done charging.
> >>
> >> It's probably just a transformer->rectifier->resistor->battery, set to
charge
> >> at a C/10 rate or thereabouts.
> >>
> >> So you just wait ~12 hours or so and you're guaranteed it's fully charged --
> >> no guessing necessary. :-)
> >>
> >> There was a time, not that long ago, when most battery chargers were this,
um,
> >> "featureless!"
> >>
> >> > Dad wanted to buy same drill (on sale for $5); I talked him out of
> >> > it.
> >>
> >> Sounds like it might be worth $5, actually...
> >>
> >> I think Harbor Freight is a good example of (1) you tend to get what you pay
> >> for and (2) advertising leads many people to believe they need a lot more
than
> >> they really do. Their "value for the dollar" is actually pretty good --
> >> unlike a well-known brand name where the "image" can sometimes be much
> >> flashier than what you're really getting (counting on many people never
> >> recognizing as much -- see #2), with Harbor Freight it's pretty clear
exactly
Not according to some people. Their 'Pittsburgh' brand of hand tools
are stolen fairly often.
> BTW, I have an order with them now for a portable dust collector ($0) and a
> wide-crown pneumatic stapler ($0). They didn't have them on sale in the
> store in Dothan Saturday.
Dothan? EWWWWWWWW!!! I had to drive there from Ft Rucker too many
times to pick up parts from a small wholesale electronics place.
If I had taken that civil service job that I was offered in '73, I
would probably still be in the area.
--
Anyone wanting to run for any political office in the US should have to
have a DD214, and a honorable discharge.
Posted by krw@att.bizzzzzzzzzzzz on June 4, 2010, 12:00 am
On Thu, 03 Jun 2010 05:48:44 -0400, "Michael A. Terrell"
>"krw@att.bizzzzzzzzzzzz" wrote:
>>
>> On Wed, 02 Jun 2010 21:47:48 -0400, "Michael A. Terrell"
>>
>> >
>> >Joel Koltner wrote:
>> >>
>> >> > I bought a rechargeable drill from them awhile back, and the NiCd
>> >> > battery charger doesn't even have a sensor telling when charging is
>> >> > done. You have to guess when it's done charging.
>> >>
>> >> It's probably just a transformer->rectifier->resistor->battery, set to
charge
>> >> at a C/10 rate or thereabouts.
>> >>
>> >> So you just wait ~12 hours or so and you're guaranteed it's fully charged
--
>> >> no guessing necessary. :-)
>> >>
>> >> There was a time, not that long ago, when most battery chargers were this,
um,
>> >> "featureless!"
>> >>
>> >> > Dad wanted to buy same drill (on sale for $5); I talked him out of
>> >> > it.
>> >>
>> >> Sounds like it might be worth $5, actually...
>> >>
>> >> I think Harbor Freight is a good example of (1) you tend to get what you
pay
>> >> for and (2) advertising leads many people to believe they need a lot more
than
>> >> they really do. Their "value for the dollar" is actually pretty good --
>> >> unlike a well-known brand name where the "image" can sometimes be much
>> >> flashier than what you're really getting (counting on many people never
>> >> recognizing as much -- see #2), with Harbor Freight it's pretty clear
exactly
We hadn't been in that part of the state yet. Dothan isn't *that* bad. SWMBO
liked the antique stores (I needed some cheap brownie points ;). Eufaula is
rather nice driving through. The mansions along the main drag are something.
I thought I might like a house on the lake (big lake), but then found out it's
full of 'gators. Maybe not.
> If I had taken that civil service job that I was offered in '73, I
>would probably still be in the area.
It's about 85mi South of here.
Posted by Michael A. Terrell on June 4, 2010, 2:02 am
"krw@att.bizzzzzzzzzzzz" wrote:
>
> On Thu, 03 Jun 2010 05:48:44 -0400, "Michael A. Terrell"
>
> >
> >"krw@att.bizzzzzzzzzzzz" wrote:
> >>
> >> On Wed, 02 Jun 2010 21:47:48 -0400, "Michael A. Terrell"
> >>
> >> >
> >> >Joel Koltner wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> > I bought a rechargeable drill from them awhile back, and the NiCd
> >> >> > battery charger doesn't even have a sensor telling when charging is
> >> >> > done. You have to guess when it's done charging.
> >> >>
> >> >> It's probably just a transformer->rectifier->resistor->battery, set to
charge
> >> >> at a C/10 rate or thereabouts.
> >> >>
> >> >> So you just wait ~12 hours or so and you're guaranteed it's fully
charged --
> >> >> no guessing necessary. :-)
> >> >>
> >> >> There was a time, not that long ago, when most battery chargers were
this, um,
> >> >> "featureless!"
> >> >>
> >> >> > Dad wanted to buy same drill (on sale for $5); I talked him out of
> >> >> > it.
> >> >>
> >> >> Sounds like it might be worth $5, actually...
> >> >>
> >> >> I think Harbor Freight is a good example of (1) you tend to get what you
pay
> >> >> for and (2) advertising leads many people to believe they need a lot
more than
> >> >> they really do. Their "value for the dollar" is actually pretty good --
> >> >> unlike a well-known brand name where the "image" can sometimes be much
> >> >> flashier than what you're really getting (counting on many people never
> >> >> recognizing as much -- see #2), with Harbor Freight it's pretty clear
exactly
Good. You don't want to hang around an Army base. Even if there was
a nice highway to Dothan. I remember ch 4? from Dothan while I was
building that TV station in Destin. They still started their broadcast
day with a farm report, and their weather forcast used '50s props. That
was in the early '90s.
--
Anyone wanting to run for any political office in the US should have to
have a DD214, and a honorable discharge.
Posted by Joel Koltner on June 4, 2010, 2:10 am
> Good. You don't want to hang around an Army base. Even if there was
> a nice highway to Dothan. I remember ch 4? from Dothan while I was
> building that TV station in Destin. They still started their broadcast
> day with a farm report, and their weather forcast used '50s props. That
> was in the early '90s.
You could've offered to upgrade them to Commodore 64s, Michael -- I remember
several small (very little funding) TV stations that used'em for graphics or
the electronic program guide. :-)
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>> > I bought a rechargeable drill from them awhile back, and the NiCd
>> > battery charger doesn't even have a sensor telling when charging is
>> > done. You have to guess when it's done charging.
>>
>> It's probably just a transformer->rectifier->resistor->battery, set to charge
>> at a C/10 rate or thereabouts.
>>
>> So you just wait ~12 hours or so and you're guaranteed it's fully charged --
>> no guessing necessary. :-)
>>
>> There was a time, not that long ago, when most battery chargers were this, um,
>> "featureless!"
>>
>> > Dad wanted to buy same drill (on sale for $5); I talked him out of
>> > it.
>>
>> Sounds like it might be worth $5, actually...
>>
>> I think Harbor Freight is a good example of (1) you tend to get what you pay
>> for and (2) advertising leads many people to believe they need a lot more than
>> they really do. Their "value for the dollar" is actually pretty good --
>> unlike a well-known brand name where the "image" can sometimes be much
>> flashier than what you're really getting (counting on many people never
>> recognizing as much -- see #2), with Harbor Freight it's pretty clear exactly
>> how rugged (or not) the item you're purchasing is.
>>
>> If you really want to impress your dad, get him one of these:
>> (Amazon.com product link shortened)
> I see a lot of people buying tools for their business at Harbor
>Freight, and at Northern Tools. They don't complain about the quality,
>they complain that people steal their tools.