Recent content by Madrona

Performance Tools torque wrench. I used it one time to set the front hub bearings on my truck, and it broke. Though it was supposed to be good for over 300 ft lbs, apparently it couldn't handle 175 ft lbs. I warrantied it, and the replacement couldn't handle 90 ft lbs and it broke. JUNK.

Thank global wage arbitrage. It only works until you've exhausted the last cheap source of labor. Maybe by the time you do so the original cheap source of labor, which had become too expensive and was left twisting in the wind in your search for greener pastures, will be cheap again as their...

Not worth delving into this subject.

Nevermind, staying out of this.

That's good business. People want to go back to him, I'm sure. There's nothing worse than those greedy people/businesses who are trying to wring every last penny out of you, like they deserve it. I worked for an azzhole like that once, who would just soak the customer for every last bit. I...

This guy's been trying to sell this "vintage Craftsman" grinder for $220 forever and a day. He keeps relisting it. This ad's a month old at least, then he'll delete and re-list. I've seen some tools on Craigslist going on 6 months. They're just looking for that ONE special SUCKER...

It's a system awash in dollars chasing yield in a low rate environment, a speculative bubble in all things human beings use. It's in houses, automobiles, art, tools, materials, rv's....it's permeated every single facet of our daily life. Be a seller, or wait on the sidelines for the crash. It...

Yeah. I have been watching items at auction sites other than eBay, and I don't get the math. People pay stupid prices for things which boggles the mind. Hey, if they want to pay it, fine. But I think it's all a result of the Federal Reserve's cheap money policy which resulted in an economic...

Exactly. eBay is a joke anymore.

I took my broken 1/2" drive Made in USA ratchet into Sears in the last year and they tried to do an exchange with a China job that was smaller both in the handle as well as the head, with the handle almost feeling sharp. I said "no way, that's not even the same product" but the model number was...

Truer words were never spoken.

Beautiful.

Nice. One thing I was unclear about on my new Miller Multimatic 215 was how tight the wire spool should be. I cranked it down a little much at first and was having feed problems. It's kind of a grey area.

Do any of you people actually use vises?

When "pimp my vise" goes wrong...