cbracer
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I was really interested in buying some screwdrivers but I'm sad to see the look of all the latest offerings from Europe that have ugly bar codes on them! Is there some new law about having them on tools now?
what's up with all the barcodes printed on tools?
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jjjrmx5
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So you are serious that the stamped on or printed graphics on a tool handle will keep you from buying it?
Wow.
Just wow.
Form and graphics follow function in my tool world.
If it works and gets the job done it can be any color it wants and say "co$k su^ker" on the handle. I;m good with that.
Wow.
Just wow.
Form and graphics follow function in my tool world.
If it works and gets the job done it can be any color it wants and say "co$k su^ker" on the handle. I;m good with that.
Stuey
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Saves $$ by removing unnecessary packging?
Holt
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If you use the tool it wont be there long.
Holt
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Could also be for internal tracking in the assembly line.
B17E1943
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I observed recently that Sears sticks barcodes on their individual wrenches on top of the COO stamp area. Is this their way of hiding the COO? 
I don't mean to start another Sears Bashathon, just happened to notice this ...
I don't mean to start another Sears Bashathon, just happened to notice this ...
right.. printing the code even reduces the amount of children/robots in the sweat shop from applying a separate sticker on the handle.
softailgarage
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I observed recently that Sears sticks barcodes on their individual wrenches on top of the COO stamp area. Is this their way of hiding the COO?
What does COO stand for?
Stuey
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Country of Origin - where a particular tool is made.
Parts of the Eurozone are slightly less wasteful than here in the states. It's kind of pointless to package every single screwdriver when you can just print a barcode onto it. It's also cheaper to do it that way than to print and place a sticker.
dadsEH
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and the barcodes wipe clean off with a bit of thinners!
Justanoldguy
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Actually, the barcode contains the COO so your answer is no.
You're assuming..... I actually did buy one already and more on their way.
What if you had a big 2 foot long bar code on your passenger door.... the car still drives just fine. Now if it was in a less conspicuous place it wouldn't bother me one bit. But in a place where you see it all the time it does kinda look ugly.
I guess it depends on the ink and material......
Laquer Thinner = No
WD-40 = No
Denatured Alcohol = No
Goof Off = No
Goo Gone = partially but not all
Bruce Lancaster
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Ah. Just a new tool in itself...a few years down the road we'll be arguing about the historical sequence of Snap-on barcodes, and fighting over whether the new Snap-on stuff from Upper Volta is better than the traditional tools from Mozambique.
The codes are just tools to enable the computers to utilize us more efficiently.
The codes are just tools to enable the computers to utilize us more efficiently.
My guess would be it's part of a European Union agreement. I don't like the look of it, but we're talking about tools, not objects of art. I can live with it.
91bronc300
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I think anything that showcases human ingenuity and careful craftsmanship is art. Even tools. Even entirely machine made tools. Granted cheap costing and cheap appearing tools shows the "art" of corporate "just enough to the make money" philosophy. But really nice tools, overbuilt and of excellent craftsmanship are still aesthetically pleasing to me even if they are not exactly beautiful.
I also actually like the barcode directly printed on the tools. I'm not sure why, but I do.
djkeev
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You are overlooking a major tool organization opportunity here.
If you get a scanner and hook it up in your shop, as you remove and put away every tool, pass it by the scanner and it will keep inventory for you. Location, last date used, how long it was out of the box for, etc, etc, etc. you could even generate a lost tool spread sheet indicating what is not in your box.
Properly set up you wouldn't need to label any drawers for your computer knows what tool is where and directs you to the location.
You could interface with a company like Snap On who would download your tool data and send you tools that their sales patterns dictate you may soon need.
Get with the times here and enter the tool digital age!
Dave
If you get a scanner and hook it up in your shop, as you remove and put away every tool, pass it by the scanner and it will keep inventory for you. Location, last date used, how long it was out of the box for, etc, etc, etc. you could even generate a lost tool spread sheet indicating what is not in your box.
Properly set up you wouldn't need to label any drawers for your computer knows what tool is where and directs you to the location.
You could interface with a company like Snap On who would download your tool data and send you tools that their sales patterns dictate you may soon need.
Get with the times here and enter the tool digital age!
Dave
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MBfreak
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Upper Volta.
That was some time ago.
Back They have made some absolutely stunning cast brass art there a long time ago. If you have an original piece you could be rich!
But they made no tools for the export market.
Today and since at least 20 years ago the country in question is named Burkina Faso.
Ola
That was some time ago.
Back They have made some absolutely stunning cast brass art there a long time ago. If you have an original piece you could be rich!
But they made no tools for the export market.
Today and since at least 20 years ago the country in question is named Burkina Faso.
Ola
JimJobsite
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djkeev is right on. Barcodes and - better yet - RFIDs hold the promise of helping you organize tools and loss-proof or theft-proof everythin in your toolbox.