Recent content by tV8bird

Some of you have been helpful. Thanks. Any further replies exhaust me at this point. This turned into Reddit. Didn't really expect that, but I guess I should have.

I had a nearly identical experience at Lowe's a few years ago but with a Kobalt 1/4" ratchet. It was nothing special--just the quick-release one that looks JUST like the one Craftsman has offered for 30 years. But I couldn't find one on the shelf and got a free upgrade to a fine tooth. That...

Thanks to everyone who posted before me for sharing your beautiful stories. Most were bittersweet, and some were painful. I was moved reading all of them before sharing my own. My MOST sentimental tool is the Craftsman Mechanic's Socket Set (129 pieces or so) that my father bought me when I...

So, I think the message is that we don't hold manufacturers accountable and we shouldn't expect quality or assistance. Fine. Any helpful suggestions on choosing a replacement tool?

No argument. But I think I have less than ten hours on the tool, regardless of age. And the first time out the guide bar FELL off. (Nut inside the housing is not CAPTIVE. It's glued in. And the glue just let go.) Every experience has been like that. So if I decide to admit I'm partially to...

Haha, I figured someone would ask, and that didn't take long. I was tempted to do this, but I really don't want to get too caught up in hate stuff. I just want to know about other info on other pole saws at this point. There's so many out there. I use mine once or twice a summer. I don't need...

Just got a downright NASTY reply from Harbor Freight's customer service in my email inbox. Pretty disappointed. I complained about the 68882 Pole Saw that I purchased new five years ago (as a gift for my father who passed before using it), and I opened it two or three years ago--brand new but...

Whew! What a week! I have not taken any pics (sorry, but work has been hectic), although I did stumble across a cheap lock and begin working on a solution. I will post pics of it completed, when I finally get around to it. Some of you may already know what I'm up against: crank-shaped rod...

Finally found a pic online that makes me think I'm missing something besides just the lock... I'll post a pic tomorrow when I can get one (the box is at work).

Hi, all. I have a Snap On KR558 bottom box, circa late-'60s or early-'70s. Scored it free on the side of the road a couple years ago (WITH A MAC TOP AND INTERMEDIATE)! But it needs help, and I don't know where to look... It's been missing the lock since I've had it. There's a rod behind the...

Was just reading this old thread as I am setting up a little workspace. At my mother's I have two bench grinders on stands in a huge garage my father built. But my own garage is less than half the size. I have built a custom workbench out of a twin sized oak platform bed (no pics, use your...

This sounds plausible to me, but then why is it that the upright air compressors I've had with wheels don't budge? They don't tip, they don't walk...not heavy-duty or powerful enough to be a problem? (I'm referring to a 21gal./2.5hp Central Pneumatic [Harbor Freight] and a 30gal/1.7hp Husky...

Ditto. Also, I wonder if a post about a product written last month is even relevant; I've seen Harbor Freight quality change so rapidly. And quality control also makes it sometimes hard to say if every unit is bad, or if the piece I purchased is just a bad representation of the product...

Yeah, I try to only buy medium or better quality. Now and then I get tricked, though. I learned the hard way that Craftsman today is not my father's Craftsman. But I can't justify the expense of Snap-On, etc. I inherited some nice S-K tools, but I mostly purchase Husky or Craftsman IF it's an...

Suggestion: Plastic. It doesn't rot. I believe LIFETIME offers one, 8'x10', and I believe it to be available for a fair price through Costco, if you're a member and/or have Costco in your area. It is a kit that you assemble.