Recent content by wittycow

If you get a Matco version, make SURE it is a good one! Many of them do not lock in place completely straight / flat. I went through 3 of them with before I found one that locked completely straight when I locked it in position. All of them were slightly crooked

My Porter Cable 333 died, so I am trying this as it's replacement. I do lots of sanding, so we will see if it can last as long as my 333 did.

Picked up this miter saw...that Home Depot price matched to Harbor Freight!!!

I tried twice to have Home Depot match a price. I went in one morning and was told no. Later the same day, I went in and took a 10" miter Saw to checkout, the cashier and manager she called to do the price match never batted an eye! It was actually quite impressive and really made me want to be...

I was near a full Sears today and grabbed this 1/4" Ratchet. I actually like these thin profile ones for what they are.....really it was my OCD, I can't stand not having the full set

A few things this week from Amazon:

Grabbed this at lunch today. I really like the long handle I bought a few weeks ago and NAPA dropped some tool prices.

I have been happy with 2 other Carlyle ratchets, so I grabbed this one while on lunch today. They have dropped the prices on a bunch of there tools. This one was $19.99, I bought it under our shop account. Great finish and feel!

I bought a set last month and I really love them! They do what they are supposed to do. I also like that there made here in South Carolina. If you go on youtube, there is a cool video of them being made.

A few Snap On goodies...

Doing some bookcase building...

First ratchet of 2014!

Where ever you go, YOU need to interview the Owner / Manager just as much as they interview you. From personal experiance, it's very tough to work for people that have no life, hobbies, or anything they love outside of work. What happenns is they want to work all the time and expect you to do...

It's great when your kids know what Channellock you're missing! For my birthday from the little ones, they even rode there bike to Lowes, about 3 miles each way!!

Quick trip into Lowes this morning on the way to the shop...