Your favorite money spending tips

zippyt · 06-09-2007, 12:53 PM

Yeppers ,
When Carol and I first got togather 18 + years ago , we needed a lawn mower , cash was at a low then , but we needed a mower , so I went out and bought a Toro , $350 , the wallymarto version was $75- $100 , Carol FREAKED , but ya know what that SAME mower is still working FINE !!!

Same with hand tools , buy cheap and you will replace it over and over ,
I have a phillips head screwdriver that I have used most EVERY day for the last 20 years , yes it is showing some age , but it still VERRY useable ,

Oh and THIS is my weed wacker , http://www.troybilt.com/webapp/wcs/s...10138_18652_-1

HungLikeJesus · 06-09-2007, 01:39 PM

UT -- your favorite money spending tips are really money saving tips.

Money spending tips would be like "buy a rare stamp for $3 million and use it as regular postage."

Aliantha · 06-11-2007, 12:58 AM

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Originally Posted by zippyt

Yeppers ,

I have a phillips head screwdriver that I have used most EVERY day for the last 20 years

You must do a lot of screwing Zippy.

zippyt · 06-11-2007, 08:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Aliantha

You must do a lot of screwing Zippy.

Not as Much as I would like to be doing

Now as to chain saws , Haskys are a FINE choice , good saws ,
I have an ECHO
Great saw , and as to chains , well NOTHING beats a new chain , but it ain't that hard to sharpen one , you just have to treat it like a knife , shape it then sharpen it .

Weird Harold · 06-11-2007, 09:25 PM

I only buy Milwaukee, or Bosh for work. Porter Cable used to be a good tool company, I have a Porter Cable screw gun. Word is they have moved to Mexico, and are making tools as reliable as DeWalt. I have a Black and Decker sander, and a 1/2 inch drill from them. I use them once, or twice a year, and for that they are fine.

My chainsaw is a Craftman. again once, or twice a year. If money was no object I would buy a Sthill.

Speaking of chainsaws, my dad worked for the Mall Tool Company in Chicago. According to dad, the company was started by a guy who parachuted in to Germany, during WWI, or WWII, I don't remember, and stole a chain saw. It was an over head valve engine, and weighed a fraction of what we were using back then.

Griff · 06-12-2007, 08:08 AM

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Originally Posted by zippyt

Great saw , and as to chains , well NOTHING beats a new chain , but it ain't that hard to sharpen one , you just have to treat it like a knife , shape it then sharpen it .

Exactly right. If you go to a real saw store, they'll teach you how to do the job properly. Saws are a lot safer if they're set up right.

06-09-2007, 12:53 PM	#1
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	Yeppers , When Carol and I first got togather 18 + years ago , we needed a lawn mower , cash was at a low then , but we needed a mower , so I went out and bought a Toro , $350 , the wallymarto version was $75- $100 , Carol FREAKED , but ya know what that SAME mower is still working FINE !!! Same with hand tools , buy cheap and you will replace it over and over , I have a phillips head screwdriver that I have used most EVERY day for the last 20 years , yes it is showing some age , but it still VERRY useable , Oh and THIS is my weed wacker , http://www.troybilt.com/webapp/wcs/s...10138_18652_-1 __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

06-09-2007, 01:39 PM	#2
HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	UT -- your favorite money spending tips are really money saving tips. Money spending tips would be like "buy a rare stamp for $3 million and use it as regular postage." __________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.

06-11-2007, 09:25 PM	#5
Weird Harold Vice-President of Resentment Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Central Illinois Posts: 199	I only buy Milwaukee, or Bosh for work. Porter Cable used to be a good tool company, I have a Porter Cable screw gun. Word is they have moved to Mexico, and are making tools as reliable as DeWalt. I have a Black and Decker sander, and a 1/2 inch drill from them. I use them once, or twice a year, and for that they are fine. My chainsaw is a Craftman. again once, or twice a year. If money was no object I would buy a Sthill. Speaking of chainsaws, my dad worked for the Mall Tool Company in Chicago. According to dad, the company was started by a guy who parachuted in to Germany, during WWI, or WWII, I don't remember, and stole a chain saw. It was an over head valve engine, and weighed a fraction of what we were using back then. __________________ I don't need a whole lottsa money. I don't need a big fine car.

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