Jmellc
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I have found various things I really liked that quit being made.
Basic Klein leather tool pouch. Some had 2 front pockets, some 3. Both very good. I could carry my basic electrical tools on my hip. Slim, light & sturdy. They made this for years & I went through a few of them. Craftsman had a similar one too. Their closest version now has crazy large tube pockets out front. I think it’s the 5127. I got my current one from E Bay.
Home Depot once had a plastic drill box that worked well for me. Soft foam inside, just toss in drill, charger & batteries. Didn’t have to nest precisely, foam held them well. Had a small hardware tray in top. Good for bits, etc. I used mine 2 years & couldnÂ’t get another one.
I bought a rolling Craftsman tool box that worked well. Deep enough for bulky tools, a large deep tray for long items, then a top tray over it for smaller stuff. I used it several years, then Sears had quit making it. I still have the base. Other parts long broken & gone.
I had a Douglas hacksaw from Electric Supply Company. Best hacksaw I ever had. Simple & sturdy. Top tension rod & metal nut over handle. Storage for blades in top tube. It got stolen & I couldnÂ’t find another one. I later found a close Craftsman model & was happy with it. Then Craftsman quit making it.
I found a good 5 gallon bucket liner at a hardware store. Had all the right sleeves, all the right pockets, etc. I used it for several years in residential electrical work. I patched & sewed it til it fell apart. Replacement? Not a chance. All others I’ve seen were either junky or wrong design. I thought of designing my own with pvc or pex tubes , all inside & with a lid for weather. Never had the time. I should have made time.
If I get to likin’’ something, it ain’t around long.
Basic Klein leather tool pouch. Some had 2 front pockets, some 3. Both very good. I could carry my basic electrical tools on my hip. Slim, light & sturdy. They made this for years & I went through a few of them. Craftsman had a similar one too. Their closest version now has crazy large tube pockets out front. I think it’s the 5127. I got my current one from E Bay.
Home Depot once had a plastic drill box that worked well for me. Soft foam inside, just toss in drill, charger & batteries. Didn’t have to nest precisely, foam held them well. Had a small hardware tray in top. Good for bits, etc. I used mine 2 years & couldnÂ’t get another one.
I bought a rolling Craftsman tool box that worked well. Deep enough for bulky tools, a large deep tray for long items, then a top tray over it for smaller stuff. I used it several years, then Sears had quit making it. I still have the base. Other parts long broken & gone.
I had a Douglas hacksaw from Electric Supply Company. Best hacksaw I ever had. Simple & sturdy. Top tension rod & metal nut over handle. Storage for blades in top tube. It got stolen & I couldnÂ’t find another one. I later found a close Craftsman model & was happy with it. Then Craftsman quit making it.
I found a good 5 gallon bucket liner at a hardware store. Had all the right sleeves, all the right pockets, etc. I used it for several years in residential electrical work. I patched & sewed it til it fell apart. Replacement? Not a chance. All others I’ve seen were either junky or wrong design. I thought of designing my own with pvc or pex tubes , all inside & with a lid for weather. Never had the time. I should have made time.
If I get to likin’’ something, it ain’t around long.
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Happens to me all the time. Especially at the western MI Meijer grocery stores; e.g. where they sold a fabulous big (as in what used to be typical) can of Pacific Albacore tuna fish. But sure enough, after we discovered it and started buying it every week....they 'quit' carrying it. Don't know if someone actually 'quit making it', or what. 
They were putting Methanol (toxic to the skin & body) in most of the hand sanitizer they were exporting. I remember seeing at least 30~40 Mexican exports on the FDA's mandatory recall list, in May.
