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The stuff is donated so it’s most likely cleaning out the garage I use some corded tools but not ones from 60 years ago

No different that most other developed countries. Money talks.

That was a while ago, right? :dunno: They have a space program and build their own nuclear weapons, so it should be safe to assume they are familiar with alloys, tolerances, heat treating and other aspects of working with metals. Whether or not any of that translate to retail metal products...

Any scratch deep enough to hit bare metal will rust. Now day? :lol: Besdes, it's a "big box store" they don't really give a ****. See above "you get what you pay for" Almost none of them manufacture their own engines for garden/lawn tractors. Never did. Most are more-or-less "off the...

I always bust loose/tighten fasteners with a regular wrench first/last. Just seems dumb not to, but then mine are from HF, maybe not the strongest ratchet wrenches on the planet. Maybe they are. :dunno: (or care)

Back in the old days, owners changed the oil and oiled/greased anything that looked like it would benefit from being oiled/greased. :dunno: My sister had some crappy MTD built unit (Husky?) that Tractor Supply sold, mowed a big yard for 18 years until the cheap front axles wore completely...

It’s not like India is one of the largest steel producers in the world, or anything

A combination wrench is such a difficult thing to make. It’s hard to imagine that they could do something like that in India They might be using the exact same equipment snap on used to make combination wrenches 50 years ago

Some of Harbor freight cheap wrenches are made in India as well

I just scanned some listed manual machinist jobs in my region. Most under $30/hr. Is that a lot of money? :headscrat As far as the typical "machinist tool box", does one ever own more than one their entire career? :dunno: Might be why Kennedy is in the doldrums. An industry that has lost any...

Holy nitpicking! Maybe they are specified in net gallons. :lol:

Battery charger - FAIL Crashed several times using for maintenance and fried (overcharged) my backhoe battery, not knowing what "automatic" means. Plus the display is impossible to read in any sunlight...

It’s American made, by Americans. How much should it cost? :dunno:

:headscrat switch the breaker off before removing the plug? Learn something new every day. :lol: I just pretended I was carefully diffusing a bomb

yes and yes, are probably the right answers.

Receiving critique is usually part of publishing anything. (Been there, done that) Maybe not be so defensive to the responses? It's not helping you get your message out :dunno:

Not bad, Maybe I'd better list mine, that is also missing the base.

120v kind of limits on how thick of metal you can easily weld. At least get a dual voltage welder.

Search the forum. there is probably 8000 threads on "what welder should I buy?" I have a MIGMax that works fine, but now days, there are way more capable import machines out there at lower prices. Used welder will either be stolen or tired, IMO.

Didn't just about everything have at least some "asbestos" in it, back then? :dunno: The whole "shill" moniker is pretty funny. They take something they received en gratis out of the box, enthusiastically demonstrate it's functions, then cheer about how great it is, often compared to something...