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BrianR · 06-10-2007, 10:16 PM

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Originally Posted by TheMercenary

Same here. But I will tell you that I think that craftsman power tools have gone down in quality in the last 10 years or so. Not so for the hand tools. I have moved on to DeWalt for power tools.

DeWalt is the Sears premium line. Craftsman is the basic, no-frills line. Same company though. I sometimes buy DeWalt but I also buy Delta, Porter-Cable, Milwaukee and Hitatchi. It all depends on the tool and the job but I must agree that you get what you pay for. I always say, buy the quality...you'll rarely be disappointed.

Brian

Beestie · 06-10-2007, 10:20 PM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Husquavarna?

That, I believe, is a Swiss brand and is top 'o the line. Home Depot doesn't sell them but Lowe's does.

I stupidly bought a Poulan - well its not that bad but its a little toyish.

My wife and I and a helper from our neighbor to the South just cut and hauled eight and one half tons of fallen trees from our back yard. They weighed the truck at the landfill every trip ($32.00 per ton in Fairfax County).

The Poulan did admirably for a while but living out here - I need a real chain saw. I think I'll be stopping by Lowe's on the way home tomorrow. There's at least 5 more trees I need to drop. The ones we hauled off - they dropped all by themselves.

Oh... I was cutting up a small dead tree that had been down for who knows how long and I smelled the unmistakable scent of cedar. Turns out we have several downed cedar trees (±6" diameter) which I promptly moved into the garage to dry.

Flint · 06-10-2007, 10:22 PM

Maybe this is a good place to ask this...

I have a 1950s era Black & Decker electric hedge trimmer. What do I lubricate the blades with...should I have to lubricate the blades?

It sounds like it's binding, but could that be something like when an electric starter goes bad on a car and fails to make good contact? Could binding blades cause the electric bits to do that...could it hurt them permanently?

I just used the thing one time, and it started making an occasional high-pitched noise near the end, like when an electric hair trimmer binds up.

lumberjim · 06-10-2007, 10:25 PM

chain oil. for chain saws.....or high viscosity motor oil

yes, you should lubricate it.

Flint · 06-10-2007, 10:28 PM

I picked up some 3-In-One oil. Will try that. It did sound like a missing starter though.

busterb · 06-10-2007, 10:44 PM

Nope. I think thin oil for that, because it's not used much. IMHO

Beestie · 06-10-2007, 11:14 PM

30 weight oil.

lumberjim · 06-10-2007, 11:21 PM

and dont forget the gauze pads and ball bearings

it's all ball bearings nowadays

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.

xoxoxoBruce · 06-11-2007, 03:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Beestie

That, I believe, is a Swiss brand and is top 'o the line.

Sweden, I think.

skysidhe · 06-11-2007, 08:45 AM

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Originally Posted by lumberjim

always blow your last $20 on fast food.

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Originally Posted by jinx

Buy the good one, and only cry once.

I've learned that first rule. :LOL:

I am working on the second.

My rule is. Quality over quanity when buying groceries.
That is something I had to learn.

Beestie · 06-11-2007, 10:42 AM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Sweden, I think.

Correct. I keep confusing chain saws with chocolate. I've found that between the two I can solve just about any problem that comes along.

Stress Puppy · 06-11-2007, 11:14 AM

Camping gear. With few exceptions, any camping gear worth having is going to be expensive.

xoxoxoBruce · 06-11-2007, 11:22 AM

Good thinking, cheap camping gear can be more than a pain in the ass, it can be dangerous.

BigV · 06-11-2007, 01:11 PM

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Originally Posted by lumberjim

always blow your last $20 on fast food.

When on a college road trip to Vegas, upon arrival in town you should always spend your FIRST $20 on gas for the trip home. [/voice of experience]

06-10-2007, 10:22 PM	#33
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	Maybe this is a good place to ask this... I have a 1950s era Black & Decker electric hedge trimmer. What do I lubricate the blades with...should I have to lubricate the blades? It sounds like it's binding, but could that be something like when an electric starter goes bad on a car and fails to make good contact? Could binding blades cause the electric bits to do that...could it hurt them permanently? I just used the thing one time, and it started making an occasional high-pitched noise near the end, like when an electric hair trimmer binds up. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

06-10-2007, 10:25 PM	#34
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	chain oil. for chain saws.....or high viscosity motor oil yes, you should lubricate it. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

06-10-2007, 10:28 PM	#35
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	I picked up some 3-In-One oil. Will try that. It did sound like a missing starter though. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

06-10-2007, 10:44 PM	#36
busterb NSABFD Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: MS. usa Posts: 3,908	Nope. I think thin oil for that, because it's not used much. IMHO __________________ I've haven't left very deep footprints in the sands of time. But, boy I've left a bunch.

06-10-2007, 11:14 PM	#37
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06-10-2007, 11:21 PM	#38
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	and dont forget the gauze pads and ball bearings it's all ball bearings nowadays __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

06-11-2007, 11:14 AM	#43
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06-11-2007, 11:22 AM	#44
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Good thinking, cheap camping gear can be more than a pain in the ass, it can be dangerous. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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