Recent content by Piece-it Pete

He sounds awesome! That lady is pretty famous lol. Pete

I like your Uncle Harold :D Pete [EDIT: whoops sorry other people for the sidebar talk :eek: ]

LOL Yeah that's it! Memory is a fickle thing. I'd swear I recognize the Buffalo insert. And for sure, many broke, because we were poor and bought them to use :) I did an engine swap with mostly a larger set of Alltrades many years ago. Not as bad as those old 40 pc sets but not THAT much...

Thanks for the comment 4-C, you've got much more experience than me I was thinking particularly of those 40 pc socket sets in metal cases from places like Sears and Kmart. So many broken sockets and stripped rachets :/ Pete

Japan was the original "Chineseum", all the imported cheap junk was Japanese. Some American stuff was junk too, back when we made everything. Japan managed to move upmarket starting in the .... early 80s? Pete

For some reason right now the light is popping at $45 new Pete

Welcome! To give you an idea, it was mounted about 17-18' high and the light spilled onto the side of my neighbors house about 95 feet away from it. It's a little sun. Pete

This light was a good deal at full price ($89)but too bright for me (and not dimmable very much) so I sent it back. It's probably the one I sent back. For $43 it's a heck of a light. LED Parking Lot Light - 24000LM 150W UL Listed https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DXPVN1VB?tag=atomicindus08-20 Pete

... " It's not my go-to 3/8, but I've never felt the compulsion to toss it into a lake or anything." This is killing me Pete

Those remind me of the old 40 pc cheap socket sets you could buy at Kmart etc All they need is a stamped metal clamshell case instead of plastic, and Made in Japan :) Pete

Don't feel too bad Loud Lyle! "A child of five would understand this. Send someone to fetch a child of five." - Groucho Marx :D Pete

These shelves are on sale for $60 before rebate: AR Shelving 48"W x 71"H x 18"D 4-Tier Galvanized Shelving Unit...

Good to see Lowes expanding their product offerings. Pete

Got the new light in It's this: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07L2Q42LG?tag=atomicindus08-20 Switchable between 150/100/75 watt and dimmable. The 1st light was 150 watt and 'dimmable', but only dimmed to maybe 70% or so before blanking out (best guess) Attached pic is 75 watt and dimmed...

I've had a Rheem heat pump water heater in my all electric house for about 3 years now. Not the same model but similar. My only complaint is, that compressor can be noisy - a little buzzy like some AC units. Otherwise it's been solid and cheap to run. I also got a tax write off Pete