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    Sheathing: OSB or plywood?

    Make sure that you use plywood or OSB that is stamped EXPOSURE 1. This labeling is your guarantee that waterproof resins and glues were used to bond together the wood. EXPOSURE 1 plywood and OSB are made to withstand repeated rainfall with little or no damage during a normal time frame...
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    tool users poll which are you ???

    I'll look into the Stanley facom deal,know several of their employees. I better keep my mouth shut about Stanley though, odd and greedy company for sure is all I will say
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    thoughts on PB Blaster ?

    good tip there on the bees for sure WD40= water displacement formula #40 not its sole intended purpose of busting nutts :D have also used Kellogs version with good results but its about twice as high...
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    a Klein Tool everyone should own

    they make some nice grill cooking tools as well
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    thoughts on PB Blaster ?

    they sure have some crazy label on their cans and yes it comes in gallons, seen it at Auto Zones
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    a Klein Tool everyone should own

    100,000 beers I think
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    a Klein Tool everyone should own

    my personal fav :bounce: :beer:
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    thoughts on PB Blaster ?

    yall like it ?
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    Porter Cable 6hp 80 gallon air compressor...

    I have nothing but trouble with PC air compressors to be honest, stopped selling them maybe you will get lucky. Im pretty sure Delvilbiss makes them for them Im pretty sure. If you have a DeWalt/Porter Cable service center near by Id say buy it if its a good price though. i mainly had issues...
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    Support American made hand tools- reference list

    good point about the core stuff being American made. Like I said Estwing now imports a few hammers but they are not the classic Estwing hammers we are used too with the blue or leather handles. You can spot them quick. Their core stuff is still made right here
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    tool users poll which are you ???

    Im a sales rep for the largest independant hardware wholesale distributor in the world, we sell over 75,000 products to hardware stores, lumber yards, building centers and farm supplies in every state and 60 countries. I love selling hand tools and power tools, but hate writing credits for stuff...
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    Tool Manufacturers

    I think the last American made Diamond product was a fence plier btw I saw an American Tool saw blade tonight at WAlly world so I guess that Irwin/rubbermaid is still using that brand name for either Walart exclusivly or the big box stores but its not sold thru hardware stores for sure.
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    Montezuma tool boxes?

    Are they as nice as their price suggest they are? http://www.montezumamfg.com/
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    Tool Manufacturers

    only thing left in Diamond is ferrer tools for using on horses,all owned by Cooper
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    Tool Manufacturers

    any of yall old enough to remember Blue Grass Tools ? Sold in hardware stores in the Mid South for years and years, used to be owned by a company in Lousiville Ky, called Belknap hardware, went out of business in 1985
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    Tool Manufacturers

    American tool now goes by the name Irwin on everything, there is no American Tool anymore, all owned by Newell Rubbermaid, also on your list Marathon is all under the Irwin brand now. Marathon saw blades that is. Some blades made in USA some sourced out all over even Australia. Hanson, Speedbot...
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    Tool Manufacturers

    Stanley Works tried this as well goingto Bermuda with on room office as headquarters for a mutli billion dollar company. It back fired on them, and they pulled back. Knowing several people that work for them, they say compnaies liek Home Depot and Walmart put so much pressure on them to seel...
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    Tool Manufacturers

    Bostich makes now makes 95% of their nails and guns in the USA, I sell them for a living as I work for the largest Bostich distributor in the country. There could still be some China mde nails out there but they are old stock, Bostitch had too many issues with going overseas, quality control...
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    Support American made hand tools- reference list

    please feel free to add to the list: 1.Channellock- http://www.channellock.com/ 2.Estwing- http://www.estwing.com/ 3.Pratt Read- http://www.pratt-read.com/ 4.Klein - http://www.kleintools.com/ 5.Hyde- http://www.hydetools.com/ 6.Allen/Armstorng- http://www.armstrongtools.com/ 7.Arrow Fastener-...
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    GreatNeck Tools

    GreatNeck used to made in USA no longer, They don't even own a factory anymore, 100% imported from China ,they like so many other tool companies are nothing more then marketers and distributors of hand tools. It will never change. The last well known hand American hand mfg has even gone to...
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