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CoryZ

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Great find. Good deal on those Gorillatorch Blades. It looks like they're backordered from mfg right now.
 
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Gearwrench 5 piece combination ratcheting set at Advance Auto 14.99
SAE or metric
Dec 1st - Dec 28

can order online or go to the store. Cannot use it with coupons.
while supplies last.

93004 metric is 10,12, 13, 14,15
93005 SAE is 3/8, 7/16, 1/2, 9,16, 5/8
 

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Interesting. Mine seems to work great for light duty. What would you consider as a stronger alternative?

I think a light duty is useful to have, but I think more versatility might be had if you started at 18v and at least 3/8" square drive. I've been looking at either the C3 1/2" sq drive impact or the M18 Milwaukee same.

I need to use my PS40 Impactor some more. When I first got it I used it for a couple small projects, and I happened to be doing a tear down on a long block, lots of fasteners of all sizes, and it wouldn't break loose jack. Bolts with a 5mm or 6mm hex bit and it would just rattle, vs my tiny 5" 1/4 drive microdrive ratchet took them right off. Maybe it was something adapter related, but checking into it further is on my list of things to do.
 

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I was losing hope on the SK Ratchet Grainger deal. They called me once I placed the order last Friday and said it would be the 9th of December before they would come in. When I checked online, the order disappeared from my account. That with the reports of order cancellations I was giving up hope.

Got a call today from Grainger and they were at the store, awaiting pick up. Picked them up at lunch.

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if anyone recalls my earlier post I didnt hear from grainger about the S K wrachets at all so I emailed them. Their reply was "sorry but they were discontinued by the manufactuer". They didnt outright state my order was canceled or they were or backordered, or they were out of stock, only that they were discontinued by the manufacturer.

I just received this email from them a few minutes ago;

The items listed below are temporarily on back order. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause you.
Grainger Item: 12D277 and 12D278
Expected ship date: 12/14/2011
If you need further assistance, please contact us at the number listed below.
Thank you,
 

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I don't have them right in front of me but I know either the smallest flat or phillips doesn't. I was wondering about that too.

Aha... Ok. It's the flat.. Not a big issue, as I don't think i'll ever put a wrench on it... Just making sure I got the right part. :thumbup:
 
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I recently bought Joby's new Gorillatorch Blade from Adorama for only $29.50 including free shipping. These are usually sold around the $50 range, up to as high as $60. So, $29.50 is almost 50% off.

Here's some info about the unique flashlight via GJ: http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=108054

Here's the link to Adorama: Joby Gorillatorch Blade

FWIW, shopping on this site was a breaze. It was the best online shopping transaction I've ever done, period. Whatever purchasing system they use deserves two thumbs up.
That's a great find!

I have a Gorillatorch original, and it's okay but mostly sits unused these days.
 

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if anyone recalls my earlier post I didnt hear from grainger about the S K wrachets at all so I emailed them. Their reply was "sorry but they were discontinued by the manufactuer". They didnt outright state my order was canceled or they were or backordered, or they were out of stock, only that they were discontinued by the manufacturer.

I just received this email from them a few minutes ago;

The items listed below are temporarily on back order. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause you.
Grainger Item: 12D277 and 12D278
Expected ship date: 12/14/2011
If you need further assistance, please contact us at the number listed below.
Thank you,

I got the same email...not gonna hold my breath but it would be pretty cool if it did show up.
 

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just got my tracking number for the Bosch deal. One day earlier than what they estimated
 

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if anyone recalls my earlier post I didnt hear from grainger about the S K wrachets at all so I emailed them. Their reply was "sorry but they were discontinued by the manufactuer". They didnt outright state my order was canceled or they were or backordered, or they were out of stock, only that they were discontinued by the manufacturer.

I just received this email from them a few minutes ago;

The items listed below are temporarily on back order. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause you.
Grainger Item: 12D277 and 12D278
Expected ship date: 12/14/2011
If you need further assistance, please contact us at the number listed below.
Thank you,

And the beat goes on. I got the same email, with a ship date of 12/2. This, after receiving the voicemail a few days ago stating they were discontinued.

I wonder if somebody at Grainger is having a little holiday fun, delivering ratchets to some, making others' orders disappear then reappear on a whim? Is there a Mr. Burns running the company in a dark tower someplace, pressing a big red Cancel/Uncancel button while rubbing his hands together and saying "ehhhxcellent"?
 

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I'm not sure if anyone has posted this yet but I thought it was a pretty good deal

Dewalt 18V Impact Driver WTHOUT BATTERY.

I got it ordered yesterday for $77 with free shipping. I see its up to $80 today. I'm fine with it not having a battery as I have 3 XRP 18V in the garage. The lowest price I've seen these without batteries at a brick and mortar store is $109 at Lowes's

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002RT7K4Q/?tag=atomicindus08-20
 

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Grainger tried selling me the "upgraded" 83 dollar ratchet!!!! I saw the charge pending on my credit card and I just called and cancelled that. Definitely check what card you used to purchase it and buyer beware!!!!
 

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That's bad. That means I have an additional job to watch my credit card everyday.
Seems I didn't order a ratchet, I ordered a Trouble
Grainger tried selling me the "upgraded" 83 dollar ratchet!!!! I saw the charge pending on my credit card and I just called and cancelled that. Definitely check what card you used to purchase it and buyer beware!!!!
 

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Grainger tried selling me the "upgraded" 83 dollar ratchet!!!! I saw the charge pending on my credit card and I just called and cancelled that. Definitely check what card you used to purchase it and buyer beware!!!!

You didn't by chance order four of the SK ratchets? 4 x 16.69 + tax and shipping ~ $83. You'd know better than anyone else but with all the back and forth on orders being canceled, reinstated, and credit cards being charged a week later it's easy to lose track of what we first ordered...
 

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And the beat goes on. I got the same email, with a ship date of 12/2. This, after receiving the voicemail a few days ago stating they were discontinued.

I wonder if somebody at Grainger is having a little holiday fun, delivering ratchets to some, making others' orders disappear then reappear on a whim? Is there a Mr. Burns running the company in a dark tower someplace, pressing a big red Cancel/Uncancel button while rubbing his hands together and saying "ehhhxcellent"?
I just called Grainger, and they said they still have 7 (well now 5) of the ratchets (non indexing head) in Chicago. We'll see if I get them.
 

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I was losing hope on the SK Ratchet Grainger deal. They called me once I placed the order last Friday and said it would be the 9th of December before they would come in. When I checked online, the order disappeared from my account. That with the reports of order cancellations I was giving up hope.

Got a call today from Grainger and they were at the store, awaiting pick up. Picked them up at lunch.

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Got mine today too! For some reason Ive never had a 1/2 flex head but I have had the need for one before....so I bought 2 :lol: These things are much longer than I was expecting
 

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le sigh.
Wait, that actually sounds hopeful. Although its ETA was pushed back another 4 days.


Which Bosch deal is this for the 18V combo? I missed out on the $80 ones at Lowes, is this a new deal from Amazon? I have been watching it there and it's been at $189.99 for a while now.
 
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Got mine today too! For some reason Ive never had a 1/2 flex head but I have had the need for one before....so I bought 2 :lol: These things are much longer than I was expecting

You don't need 2, you should sell me one! :thumbup:
 

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I think a light duty is useful to have, but I think more versatility might be had if you started at 18v and at least 3/8" square drive. I've been looking at either the C3 1/2" sq drive impact or the M18 Milwaukee same.

I need to use my PS40 Impactor some more. When I first got it I used it for a couple small projects, and I happened to be doing a tear down on a long block, lots of fasteners of all sizes, and it wouldn't break loose jack. Bolts with a 5mm or 6mm hex bit and it would just rattle, vs my tiny 5" 1/4 drive microdrive ratchet took them right off. Maybe it was something adapter related, but checking into it further is on my list of things to do.

Uhm, I own a Snap on lithium ion 1/2", a craftsman C3 1/2" drive, a craftsman C3 1/4" impact driver, as well as all my air tools. The light duty small impact is much easier to fit in under dash's and for doing interior work. I'd never expect it to break much loose under the hood, although some light duty stuff light hose clamps, and other simple tasks are no problem.

Everyone that does anything interior wise needs one of the light 1/4 drive impacts IMO, and craftsmans is one of the better "bang for the buck" units.
 

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Re: I won a Craftsman Toolbox

I owe somebody a big thank you for sending me to Ace Hardware. Who posted the ad for the Gearwrench wratcheting wrenches that was on sale at Ace for $9.99. I went in on Friday and bought the 4 piece metric and a set of Craftsman screw drivers for $9.99 each.
At the register, they sent me over to drop my name in the box for a drawing for the tool box. They called yesterday said ole Noggin had won. Went to pick it up.
Knuckle head son in law will probably get it.
Cheers!,
Noggin

That was me:) I just went back today for some more Gearwrenches. First two sets got wrapped for Dad and FIL. Got 5 piece set for $15 today. Also noticed they have a Dewalt 18v Drill and impact for $150. Wish I had seen that last week. Oh, almost forgot, YOU ****.
 

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Looks like Grainger came through for me too. I haven't had a chance to open the box yet (saw it on the porch when I left earlier), but they at least sent me something. :)
 

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I recently bought Joby's new Gorillatorch Blade from Adorama for only $29.50 including free shipping. These are usually sold around the $50 range, up to as high as $60. So, $29.50 is almost 50% off.

Here's some info about the unique flashlight via GJ: http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=108054

Here's the link to Adorama: Joby Gorillatorch Blade

FWIW, shopping on this site was a breaze. It was the best online shopping transaction I've ever done, period. Whatever purchasing system they use deserves two thumbs up.

thats dirt cheap. i paid full pop for mine off the tool truck and worth every penny. My streamlight stingers sit idle as i use this all day long. Have yet to have it go dead in a day of work where i would generally use 2 stingers.

im scooping up two more for this price. one for home other for spare.
 

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I found myself needing a flashlight for some work tonight and wasn't close to home, so I thought I would stop by Home Depot and pick up a new Maglite. I was pleasantly surprised to see the two D battery version in the holiday display aisle at $15.88.

I then wandered over to the tool section, was admiring some hammers, and looked down to see a couple of yellow clearance tags on some American made Vaughan items. Sweet.

16 oz ballpein hammer: $3.23
hammer / hatchet: $5.73
Maglite: 15.88 (best flashlight I have ever used).

I have absolutely no need for the hammer and hatchet, but for the price of a six pack of beer for some USA made tools, I had to take them home. They looked to be about 75% off. They had a larger ballpein hammer on clearance as well at around $11.00 (24oz ?) but it looked like the normal price was about $15.00 so I passed.

Here's a few pictures including some sku numbers.

Good luck.

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The Vaughan clearance at home depot is well known. There was a thread here over the summer. I'm surprised your HD had any hammers left, mine are down to either nothing or a few shingle hammers stuck at ~$15.
 

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The Vaughan clearance at home depot is well known. There was a thread here over the summer. I'm surprised your HD had any hammers left, mine are down to either nothing or a few shingle hammers stuck at ~$15.

Yeah, I remember that clearance thread, and it seemed like a long long time ago. I thought this must be something new since this Scottsdale location is very busy.

Oh well, smoking deal and I hope some (more) people score.
 
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last friday, made a few rounds to home depot looking for the rigid drill press deal and got the run around from a few different stores, decided to call a store about 20 mins from my house and got a really helpful lady that spent about 10 mins on the phone with me looking, she couldnt find it but took down my name and number incase she did. I had totally forgotten about it until today she called and said she found it and asked if I still wanted it, payed for it over the phone and went and picked it up tonight. Gonna call or email the store manager tomorrow to give her a great review!
 

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last friday, made a few rounds to home depot looking for the rigid drill press deal and got the run around from a few different stores, decided to call a store about 20 mins from my house and got a really helpful lady that spent about 10 mins on the phone with me looking, she couldnt find it but took down my name and number incase she did. I had totally forgotten about it until today she called and said she found it and asked if I still wanted it, payed for it over the phone and went and picked it up tonight. Gonna call or email the store manager tomorrow to give her a great review!

Whats the part# on the drill press?

They honored the black friday? price even though you payed for it today?
 

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I just ordered some of these Wiha pivot drivers myself yesterday, and thought it was a pretty good deal since you actually get 2 sets for $20 shipped (BIN auction on Ebay). I paid $18 yesterday though, so they may go on sale again.

I can't justify buying more "regular" screwdrivers, but these look like they might come in handy once in a while. BTW, this is not my auction.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/2-Sets-Wiha...603?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item414914de2b
 

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just got my Lindstrom RX8150 cutters that were posted a few days ago from ebay, they look brand new
Seller still has more and a few others similiar to it

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I just got my set and they look brand new. This is a great deal and I'm going to get a couple more. The street price on these things is around $60+.
 

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I just got my set and they look brand new. This is a great deal and I'm going to get a couple more. The street price on these things is around $60+.

got mine also. Used to do the spring clip mod on my duralast 1/4 ratchet.
 

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got mine also. Used to do the spring clip mod on my duralast 1/4 ratchet.

Cutting spring steel on precision electrical cutters is a great way to put a big nick in the blades... they are typically not hardened for steel, they're made to cut copper and plastic.

I have to be careful with my Knipex's that I never cut RG-6... coax RG-6 uses a copper-plated steel center conductor.
 
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So, I will never order from Grainger again. I ordered the 12D277 flex head ratchet back on Friday Nov. 25th for will call pickup. At that time I was given an order number. I called on Tuesday to check the status and see if they knew when I would be able to pick it up. The rep told me on the phone that it would be available on Thursday the 1st and that I would receive a call from the store to pick it up. Thursday came and when I had not received a call by 4pm I decided to call again to check on the order. The rep then told me that the ratchet would be ready the next day (Friday) and that I could call in the morning to verify. Here it is 10am and I called again to see if it was ready. I was told that the item was on vendor back order and that I would NOT be getting that item. The rep then told me that they have a substitute ratchet at the store ready for immediate pickup and then told me the item number which came back as the proto ratchet for $80.
I asked if it was going to be sold to me for the same price as the one I ordered? He told me no, it would be $80. I told him I wasn’t going to pay 5 times more money for a “substitute” ratchet. I asked him why was I able to order a product, call two times and be given a pickup date both times and then finally be told that I would not be able to get the item. Not at any time did Grainger notify me of the status on there own. Why didn’t someone notify me that the item was no longer available?
He told me that the order department should of notified me and both people I talked to (Tuesday and Thursday) should of told me.
Now don’t take this as a rant that I’m whining because I didn’t get a deal on a ratchet. Yes I’m disappointed that I didn’t get the deal on the ratchet BUT I’m mad and venting because a company as large as Grainger doesn’t care to keep their online products availability updated, they don’t care to let the purchaser know that the item is not available even after they order it, they give me 2 different dates that the item will be available and then tell me it’s not available BUT there is a substitute ready for pick up at 5 times the cost of the item I ordered.
That is very poor customer service. In today’s electronic age it is very easy for stock on hand to be integrated into the online ordering system and also the system can flag orders that can’t be filled.
Arghh… oh well at least I feel better venting about it.

BTW: If anyone has one there willing to sell, please PM me. I would like a companion for my SK 3/8" flex head ratchet.
 
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Grainger SK order came in this morning. I ordered these on Monday thinking it was a long shot, especially after reading all of the posts here. I did check my order history on Wednesday to see if it was there and when it wasn't I was sure my order had been canceled without notification. Guess not!
 

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Cutting spring steel on precision electrical cutters is a great way to put a big nick in the blades... they are typically not hardened for steel, they're made to cut copper and plastic.

I have to be careful with my Knipex's that I never cut RG-6... coax RG-6 uses a copper-plated steel center conductor.

for 60 bucks they better be hardened enough to cut through superman. Also the spring in a ratchet is tiny.
 

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Grainger is just set up for businesses. I don't even think they knowingly sell to individuals. Not a great excuse I guess, but we should all take away a lesson that if you're an individual, the Grainger deals that pop up from time to time are quite the long shot.

Their business model seems to be more for businesses getting the tools they *need* to get the job done, and having that tool (or a similar one) ready and available so that the business can get that job done ASAP, even if it costs a bit more for a replacement, it's availble *now*. They don't appear to cater to individuals who just want a very specific tool/item at the exact advertised price and not a penny more.
 
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