speed bump
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Even Dikes? If so I think I need to go buy a couple of sets.
Starting out tech...what brands do you guys recommend?
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Even Dikes? If so I think I need to go buy a couple of sets.
Pedro-snapon
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that can be said for almost all the major tool brands out there...
My thoughts exactly!!
jesselyons2002
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Really. The warehouse I work out sell channellock tools. I been looking at thing Real needle nose pliers you guys you sell.
nissan_crawler
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her truck is full of ratchets with grips.
eschoendorff
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^ You got enough sugar in that post? sheesh.
Uhhh... okay... at least I've never tried to have ****** relations with any of my tools...
eschoendorff
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I get the feeling he is a Channellock fan and not a Channellock employee...
Binghamton, NY is NOWHERE NEAR Meadville, PA....
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billymade
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Looks to me like he is a dealer that specializes in personalization of Channellock tools; see this website:http://www.mychannellocktools.com/chanpro/
I thought it was a little disingenuous to pose a normal forum "poster" and talk about channellock; also posting a question about "What do you think of Personalizing your Tools?" when thats the business he is in. Not that big of a deal but introducing yourself; identifying yourself as a dealer is a little better idea, IMHO!
I thought it was a little disingenuous to pose a normal forum "poster" and talk about channellock; also posting a question about "What do you think of Personalizing your Tools?" when thats the business he is in. Not that big of a deal but introducing yourself; identifying yourself as a dealer is a little better idea, IMHO!
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eschoendorff
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Oh... I will admit that I didn't click on his website. Even so... kinda cheesy...
I am on Channellock's corporate mailing list and have bought from Channellock directly. His prices are about the same that you pay if you simply buy those tools from Channellock corporate. I don't see any advantage....
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That is not true.
Channellock warranties against defects in materials and workmanship. They do not guarantee against normal wear.
I know this is an old worn-out topic, but I have to at least put my experience in here. The only 2 ratchets of ANY brand that I have ever personally had fail....were both Snap-On. One was a 1/4" drive and the other was an admittedly very old 1/2". No big deal about them failing...all are bound to do it from time to time, but I was less than satisifed with the service from Snap-On when trying to get the 1/2" drive replaced. I gave it to a tech, to send it back with the dealer when the truck came through, which he did, but instead of a replacement they "fixed" the old one. Fine and dandy, except for it was not fixed in the slightest bit. I just gave up and don't use that one anymore.
Also, I have to mention that the best set of 1/2" drive sockets I have ever used was a set of cheapie Popular Mechanics from Wal-Mart. These were just standard, thin wall chrome sockets, but they saw most of their life on the end of an impact. Never had one break, get loose, anything. Threw away lots of expensive ones in the time I had those cheapies.
I do agree that Snap-On, Matco, Mac, etc. make great tools, but it is rediculous to assume that they are the be-all-end-all and will never fail. I am still in the accumulation phase, and I don't own a single Snap-On tool myself, and I don't regret that choice yet, and likely never will.
Also, I have to mention that the best set of 1/2" drive sockets I have ever used was a set of cheapie Popular Mechanics from Wal-Mart. These were just standard, thin wall chrome sockets, but they saw most of their life on the end of an impact. Never had one break, get loose, anything. Threw away lots of expensive ones in the time I had those cheapies.
I do agree that Snap-On, Matco, Mac, etc. make great tools, but it is rediculous to assume that they are the be-all-end-all and will never fail. I am still in the accumulation phase, and I don't own a single Snap-On tool myself, and I don't regret that choice yet, and likely never will.
Spookrider
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S&K school package, its well rounded. Half the cost of Snap-On and better slection than Snap-On.
Plus that is what putting food on my plate.
I used them in school now they are hold there own at work.
SpiderGearsMan
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snap on -hands down
my question is - why are you getting in this death cave of a business ?
I say go back to school for accounting
my question is - why are you getting in this death cave of a business ?
I say go back to school for accounting
billymade
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clarkj, post that ratchet on our classifieds section; it will be "removed" from your life promptly! If you can't stand it sell it; there are many willing buyers and Snap-On fans on this site! Uhhh, what model is it and how much do you want for it?
Uhhh, what model is it and how much do you want for it?Adam McLaughlin
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That is something that I wish that I had done - I wish that I had taken Accounting instead of all of this Economics. The people that I had known in Accounting when I was in Econ had jobs right IN college, and almost all of them had been hired right as they left school too.
Not the same for Econ majors - I didn't get seriously considered until I was in the Postgraduate Program at Cal to be an Econ professor. This is something that I consider still to this day - I wonder what an accounting degree might do for me. I checked with my counselor, and they tell me that I can get a full B.S. in Accounting with just another twenty units. This is just another semester, but at this point in my academic career the University is leaning on me pretty hard to graduate and move along. I suppose that I might just have to **** it up and get moving though...
My advice is to double major in Accounting and something else!
Adam
billymade
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Hey, its your career! Do not let the "university", pressure assumed or not, dictate what you want or end up doing! The University is there to serve you; you are "the customer" not the other way around; people change majors, add on minors, double major etc. all the time; do what you want to do! Hell, there are people that it takes 10-20 years to get their undergrad because they are working full time and going to school when they can afford it or pay off their tuition bills as they go. Remember, its your life and career; not theirs, satisfying their student "quotas" or something is irrelevant to you personally, in many ways your just a number in a roll of many of thousands of other students, make the best of your university degree and planning... your the one that is going to end up with the degree, not them! In school you have to stand up for yourself, plan and execute; many will not care or view you as anything else except another paying human on the rolls.... sorry to sound cynical but ultimately, it all comes down to you, not them!
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Adam McLaughlin
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I tried that - their comment was that they would stop giving me financial aid any more past this semester, that I was taking up room that someone else should be using.
I am a bit irritated, but I did get a lot done. Graduated in 1999, and hit school full time between twenty and twenty four units that semester and every one after words for the next twenty one semesters. Finally graduate December 18th or so. Got the following done:
B.A. in Economics
M.S. in Economics
B.S. in Electronic Engineering
B.A. in Math
B.A. in Crimininology and Criminal Justice
Minor in Sociology
And I am Soooooooooo looking forward to moving away from working part time at the Internet company, and part time for my in-laws rental yard as a tractor and transmission mechanic and working ONE full time job that pays me enough money to get my own house, and a bunch more tools.)
Adam
I am a bit irritated, but I did get a lot done. Graduated in 1999, and hit school full time between twenty and twenty four units that semester and every one after words for the next twenty one semesters. Finally graduate December 18th or so. Got the following done:
B.A. in Economics
M.S. in Economics
B.S. in Electronic Engineering
B.A. in Math
B.A. in Crimininology and Criminal Justice
Minor in Sociology
And I am Soooooooooo looking forward to moving away from working part time at the Internet company, and part time for my in-laws rental yard as a tractor and transmission mechanic and working ONE full time job that pays me enough money to get my own house, and a bunch more tools.
)Adam
billymade
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I guess I can see their pont; holy ****, the fact that you were able to get so many degree in that amount of time and 21 hours, thats unbelievable! I did 18 for some semester and that just about wasted me; you must be sharp and have real stamina... of course you could always go to a different university! LOL!
To quote Williard from Apocalypse now: " I did it when I was 19 and it damn near wasted me!"; how did you do 21 hours for so long and survive to tell the tale?
To quote Williard from Apocalypse now: " I did it when I was 19 and it damn near wasted me!"; how did you do 21 hours for so long and survive to tell the tale?
A_M, I've never known anyone, or even heard of anyone, who has earned that many degrees all at once like that!!! And they are in different subject matters to boot. I'm not sure I understand completely, but I am impressed.
CAT_serviceman927
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Why so many? Is there really a job out that requires all of that, or just for your own personal betterment/amusement?terabyte
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get another B.A. in accounting and then after a few years go get your MBA and you will be set.
speed bump
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I tried that - their comment was that they would stop giving me financial aid any more past this semester, that I was taking up room that someone else should be using.
I am a bit irritated, but I did get a lot done. Graduated in 1999, and hit school full time between twenty and twenty four units that semester and every one after words for the next twenty one semesters. Finally graduate December 18th or so. Got the following done:
B.A. in Economics
M.S. in Economics
B.S. in Electronic Engineering
B.A. in Math
B.A. in Crimininology and Criminal Justice
Minor in Sociology
And I am Soooooooooo looking forward to moving away from working part time at the Internet company, and part time for my in-laws rental yard as a tractor and transmission mechanic and working ONE full time job that pays me enough money to get my own house, and a bunch more tools.
Adam
Man with all that and all you can do is be a mechanic? Hell with just my bs in ME, i'll make a minumum of $60,000 plus benefits and retirement first year out of school. Your BS in EE should be enough for you to be make $100,000+ in less than 5 years.
He can clarify for us, but keep in mind that he's been going to school full time for almost 10 years. How would he have been able to keep a full time engineering job at the same time? I believe he was working as a mechanic to help pay his way through school. There's absolutely nothing wrong with that IMO.
I hear ya on getting rid of that ratchet, but I wasn't clear in my first posts that it is actually the old man's. I don't think he has any interest in getting rid of it, he doesn't use it enough to mind busting his knuckles from time to time when the gears slip. He is sort of a packrat, and I am sure it will just collect dust for many more years. Just as an FYI, from the pics I found online, I am guessing it is a 71-NA. Great site by the way, I look forward to reading and posting more.
RbrtAWhyt
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I tried that - their comment was that they would stop giving me financial aid any more past this semester, that I was taking up room that someone else should be using.
I am a bit irritated, but I did get a lot done. Graduated in 1999, and hit school full time between twenty and twenty four units that semester and every one after words for the next twenty one semesters. Finally graduate December 18th or so. Got the following done:
B.A. in Economics
M.S. in Economics
B.S. in Electronic Engineering
B.A. in Math
B.A. in Crimininology and Criminal Justice
Minor in Sociology
And I am Soooooooooo looking forward to moving away from working part time at the Internet company, and part time for my in-laws rental yard as a tractor and transmission mechanic and working ONE full time job that pays me enough money to get my own house, and a bunch more tools.
Adam
You've got all that education and you used the words "after words" instead of the word "afterwards"?
paramudduck
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I salute you. I wish I ha been smart enough to do that when I was young.
Rbrt Have you ever read college papers from journalism majors? They won hands down for mangling the language.
Rbrt Have you ever read college papers from journalism majors? They won hands down for mangling the language.
SpiderGearsMan
Banned
my best service directors had an accounting background
the other ones are egomaniacal tards that should have never left home
the other ones are egomaniacal tards that should have never left home
Adam McLaughlin
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Yeah, it sounds cool, but came at a high price.
There was no real job that I could get paying more than 30k / year and still go to school for 21 to 24 units. SO... I had to **** it up and limp along for the last decade. My mom didn't finish high school, she got her G.E.D. and my father dropped out in tenth grade.
There was NO money for school; I had to do everything myself which was a bear. I also didn't get the best grades in things. I had to repeat a couple of math courses a few times to pass, and then in Econ I had to do intermediate microeconomic theory twice too. The biggest difference was that I didn't give up when things got hard or difficult.
I think that my math GPA was 2.6 or so. Econ was the best at 3.88.
I stuck through all of these programs for a couple of reasons:
The first was that I wanted to be an Econ professor, this is why you see the advanced degree in Economics. I had a professor that impressed me when young, and that stayed with me for the rest of my life.
The other facet was that I saw many people with one subject training being laid off when their businesses would slow down; seeing this made me believe that if I was multi-faceted then I could stay employed during the rough times if I could demonstrate multiple skills in other areas.
My goal now is to be a comptroller or a finance manager for a local law enforcement agency or city; I am hoping that they see the Economics, Mathematics and Criminology / Criminal Justice degrees as a perfect combination for a finance manager for a city or law enforcement department. I have an internship this semester at the local police department; I think that this is the right kind of foot in the door.
I can honestly say that I spent many, many hours of school because my home life was bad, and I couldn't afford to move out. You could stay at school as long as you wanted, and no one ever told you to go home. I believed that I was doing the right thing.... in hindsight I wish that I had just had more fun outside of the classroom...
Adam
There was no real job that I could get paying more than 30k / year and still go to school for 21 to 24 units. SO... I had to **** it up and limp along for the last decade. My mom didn't finish high school, she got her G.E.D. and my father dropped out in tenth grade.
There was NO money for school; I had to do everything myself which was a bear. I also didn't get the best grades in things. I had to repeat a couple of math courses a few times to pass, and then in Econ I had to do intermediate microeconomic theory twice too. The biggest difference was that I didn't give up when things got hard or difficult.
I think that my math GPA was 2.6 or so. Econ was the best at 3.88.
I stuck through all of these programs for a couple of reasons:
The first was that I wanted to be an Econ professor, this is why you see the advanced degree in Economics. I had a professor that impressed me when young, and that stayed with me for the rest of my life.
The other facet was that I saw many people with one subject training being laid off when their businesses would slow down; seeing this made me believe that if I was multi-faceted then I could stay employed during the rough times if I could demonstrate multiple skills in other areas.
My goal now is to be a comptroller or a finance manager for a local law enforcement agency or city; I am hoping that they see the Economics, Mathematics and Criminology / Criminal Justice degrees as a perfect combination for a finance manager for a city or law enforcement department. I have an internship this semester at the local police department; I think that this is the right kind of foot in the door.
I can honestly say that I spent many, many hours of school because my home life was bad, and I couldn't afford to move out. You could stay at school as long as you wanted, and no one ever told you to go home. I believed that I was doing the right thing.... in hindsight I wish that I had just had more fun outside of the classroom...
Adam
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