wbrian63
Well-known member
I had one of these.
Got it about 15 years ago. Handy tool. Blows lots of air and can be placed at odd angles. Used it a lot to cool underhood items on vehicles, or under the car when work near the exhaust was needed "right now".
Last week, I sat it up on a bench at the shop while doing some work. Caught the cord somehow and off it went onto the floor.
Bye-bye Blue Blower. I guess 15 years makes the plastic brittle. It more or less shattered.
Anyway - went looking online for another. Prices varied substantially, some of the lower amounts had outrageous shipping charges.
Found one on Toolfetch.com and placed the order on Wednesday.
I am used to online vendors actually showing stock for items they will either drop-ship to me, or will order in and ship out.
This AM, I got a PHONE CALL from them stating that the part was backordered and they were getting no realistic delivery dates from the manufacturer.
The caller suggested a different brand of blower that they'd been selling in place of the one I ordered, and that buyers had been happy with them.
I changed my order based on their suggestion.
I don't know ToolFetch from a hole in the wall, but for an online vendor to call the very next day rather than just leaving me on the hook waiting for a product they couldn't deliver is surprising...
Just thought I'd share.
Got it about 15 years ago. Handy tool. Blows lots of air and can be placed at odd angles. Used it a lot to cool underhood items on vehicles, or under the car when work near the exhaust was needed "right now".
Last week, I sat it up on a bench at the shop while doing some work. Caught the cord somehow and off it went onto the floor.
Bye-bye Blue Blower. I guess 15 years makes the plastic brittle. It more or less shattered.
Anyway - went looking online for another. Prices varied substantially, some of the lower amounts had outrageous shipping charges.
Found one on Toolfetch.com and placed the order on Wednesday.
I am used to online vendors actually showing stock for items they will either drop-ship to me, or will order in and ship out.
This AM, I got a PHONE CALL from them stating that the part was backordered and they were getting no realistic delivery dates from the manufacturer.
The caller suggested a different brand of blower that they'd been selling in place of the one I ordered, and that buyers had been happy with them.
I changed my order based on their suggestion.
I don't know ToolFetch from a hole in the wall, but for an online vendor to call the very next day rather than just leaving me on the hook waiting for a product they couldn't deliver is surprising...
Just thought I'd share.