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Take a look at the prices on amazon.de for multi-bit screw drivers. A Klein is 38 euros. A Wera is 33 euros. So the Klein is not as nice and is more than 10% more expensive. Of course people will buy something that is not as nice if it is cheaper (Chinese imports in US or EU). But American...

Tariffs and other trade barriers are the number one reason why Europe is still stamping out slabs of iron. A 20% tariff is pretty standard because the value-added-tax (VAT) is 20%. I've heard the paper work is not insignificant either. Then there is shipping costs. Look at German ratchets...

You can buy 1 dewalt 6.5 inch circular saw blade for $12 or two blades for $13: https://www.lowes.com/pd/DEWALT-6-1-2-in-24-Tooth-Tungsten-Carbide-Tipped-Steel-Circular-Saw-Blade/1000813574 https://www.lowes.com/pd/DEWALT/5013609393

Congrats on beating prostate cancer. My dad was also in SAC and also had prostate cancer (Agent Orange). If you think that an employer will not hire you due to being slow, it might not matter as much if the shop pays based on book time, not actual time. The job market is super tight. I...

Putting Toored's Dewalt deal for $6 Drill bit set (free shipping) here: https://www.homedepot.com/p/DEWALT-Black-and-Gold-Drill-Bit-Set-10-Piece-DWA1180/315390993?irgwc=1&cm_mmc=afl-ir-27795-483420-100371&clickid=197SkVSkIxyIWo5wgPxL-WRbUkAwbgxePWZR100 And Stanely Power Lock 25ft tape measure...

$20 for made in USA Linemans with a crimper? Too good to be true...

Thanks for all the additional input. I wrapped the wire with three layers of tape. After failing to reproduce the noise by wiggling the switches and wires and not seeing, or hearing, or smelling any arcing for an hour with the power and switches on, I closed up the box. That was Saturday and...

I like the dinner and military metaphors. Probably should have used enlisted ranks since those guys are the ones that do all the work. Nice scores, great presentation.

The wire is not stranded wire and it is still quite stiff with no evidence that the solid conductor is broken. So I figure that the weird humming/squeaking/farting sound was hot air escaping the heat shrink. That means that the heat shrink is not insulating the wire enough, heating air that...

My parents had a short when flipping a switch for an ordinary light. Replaced the switch and still got a short. Inspected the wire in the receptacle box and found one wire is pretty worn. The circuit would only short when said wire was touching the metal receptacle box. My dad had some heat...

I believe Rousseau in Canada makes Tekton boxes. They look nice, but I have no firsthand experience. Does anyone else? https://www.tekton.com/tool-storage/cabinets Here's a 48 inch model with 7 full-width drawers for under $3,000 and free shipping...

The way the Russians have decorated this cargo truck is hilarious. Apparently the side of the truck says "The Flying Dutchman. Part of the Ship, Part of the Crew" as a reference to the cursed pirates in Pirates of the Caribbean who could not leave their ship. The Slavs have perfected dark...

Looks like SP4Ukraine managed to fund 70 stoves instead of just 50. Good for them, and good on you if you donated. This guy still needs $2000 for the last welding generator. I wonder if they're going to be used for making stoves or something else. I've seen some Mad Max style vehicles over...

Cool. If you don't like Google Translate, here's English version: https://store.rotkee.com/en I just added /en to their address and it worked. They must get a lot of Western sales.

Looks like a lot of people are welding together stoves for Ukraine. Some college students: https://liu.se/en/news-item/liu-svetsar-ukraina-lite-varmare Some industrial workers repurposing old car wheels...

True! A lot of life is improvising.

Bumping this thread. Here's an effort to get welding generators for reconstruction and repair in Ukraine. Didn't know Hyundai made welders. Here's a way to donate some very basic, welded together wood stoves. I wonder if those welds will hold with the expansion and contraction of metal. I...

If HD and Lowes don't offer high quality products, then there is room for other stores to do so. There's an Ace Hardware near my my parents' house that is smaller than HD but always seems to have what is needed and sells decent quality stuff. Maybe Amazon will sell more high-end tools. Maybe...

Here's a Klein backpack for $100 which is the normal price. But you can opt to get a bundle that includes non-contact voltage detectors for one dollar less. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BH17M39D/?tag=atomicindus08-20

Didn't read all the responses but I'll just throw out very basic math. 1.08^25 is about 6.85 So if you put $1 in an investment product that returns 8% each year for 25 years, with compounding returns, you will have $6.85. If you put $250,000 in a stock portfolio, you should have about $1.7...