Recent content by 330Scott

Rickster, one more thing. And you may already know this. But that Schumacher Instant Power unit of yours is manufactured by Don Schumacher of NHRA dragracing fame. You know, his son Tony is the US Army F/D pilot. And he has about 7 other drivers under his tent. I would imagine that...

Good idea, billy. My neighborhood office furniture supply store usually doesn't have what I am looking for in the way of used stuff, but maybe it is time to stop back in & see what they have in the way of old stools. Also, I wonder what type of business handles old bar/tavern equipment. If I...

Thanks, Rickster. Your model does not appear on the Schumacher website as a current unit, but I did locate a manual for it. If I am correct, you will need to purchase an inverter to run 120V stuff. No big deal probably, just as long as the main unit is good and solid. Which is what I am...

Kind of late for the deal, but figured I would toss my 2 cents in. JUNK. Bet my 115 lb wife could break it. The floor model at my local Sears usually is not working, hydraulic wise. It is usually in the lowest position and I cannot even get it to raise, let alone attempt to make it stay in...

Thinking about buying one of those portable power gizmo's. You know, they can be used to jump 12V batteries & with a built-in inverter so you can power basic small appliances such as a coffee maker, radios and such. Sears has three units that are all rated rather poorly and a Campbell Hausfeld...

Team Torque sounds like a pretty decent place as well.

Fwiw, our local store already had the prices marked down last night. Good to know in case I can't make a one-day sale because of some sort of schedule conflict - just try it the night before. Esch, our flyer was in Friday's newpaper. Nothing fancy about the flyer and ours sounds exactly like...

:bounce::bounce::bounce: Such a deal I just got!!! All 95 pieces were in the beat up brown box. ALL 95 PIECES!!!:beer: With sales tax that works out to $1.45 a socket/extension/... When I went back 4 of the 5 boxes were off the shelf - sold I assume. So I open the remaining box and laid...

I just got back from Sears and thought I would share what appears to be one heck of a deal - at my local store anyway. They have five plain brown boxes marked with P/N 15383, which is their 95 piece easy-to-read 6 point impact socket set. The boxes are marked as discontinued and damaged. The...

Well I am having doubts that the 24" Mintcraft bolt cutters that I just bought are American made, even though the hardware store guy said they were. There is a residue on the handle from what I would guess to be a removed label - maybe stating country of origin? Plus when I see what appears to...

Well I bought a pair of 24" bolt cutters today and the guy at the hardware store told me they were USA made, which is what I wanted. So now I am doing my research after I made the purchase. :headscrat Yeah, today is the first time that I heard of the Mintcraft name. Might be one of those well...

I ended up going a couple of rounds with the store manager at the Merle Hay Mall Sears in Des Moines, Iowa yesterday. A cashier called the manager because he wasn't sure how many of the coupons I could use. Over the phone the manager said one per day. I wasn't thrilled by the answer so when...

Does anyone know anything about the manufacturer of Mintcraft tools? I can't seem to locate a website for them. Anything good or bad to say about them? Thanks, Scott

Well I called a few hardware stores today and one of the few truly independent stores left in Des Moines had one. I say "had one" because I bought it. I took their word that it is USA made because it doesn't have anything stating such on the cutters. It is a Mintcraft brand and I can't seem...

Where can I buy a 24" made in the USA bolt cutter? Tried Northern Tool, Ace Hardware & Sears (Companion brand only), but they only carried the China stuff. We have the big box stores in town, but I really don't feel like driving all around and checking them all out. So if anyone knows of a...