HARBOR FREIGHT QUALITY

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Someone wrote: 'YOUR OUT OF YOUR F**KING MIND' ...with regard to
suggesting people buy ANYTHING from Harbor Freight.

I disagree.

I've come to see HF products as a kind of semi-finished kit, something
you have to take apart, clean up, align and re-assemble before you can
use it.

See those angle-head grinders over there? Most wear out in a matter
of hours... unless you dismantle the gear-box, add a Zerk and fill the
thing with high-pressure moly lube. Give it a shot of lube now &
then, the things last a good long time. Ditto for their gear-head
bench mill. I took about a tea-cup of SAND out of the thing, then
dressed the gears, stoned the ways, did all the usual stuff a
machinist does to ensure his tools run true... and it does.

The point here is that the odds of plugging in a tool from Harbor
Freight -- and having the thing actually work! -- are vanishingly
small. But the difference between a usable tool and a piece of junk
is often no more than a bit of attention on your part.

Some insist this is kinda crazy -- buying a tool only to fix it. (Like
the ALL CAPS profanity fellow.) But a fundamental part of having and
using tools is knowing how to maintain them, from simple sharpening
chores to periodic re-alignment & adjustments. With HF tools you
simply start with the maintenance. By the time you're ready to put
the tool to work you know it will do a good job.

-R.S.Hoover

[Stuart & Kathryn Fields]

> wrote in message
...
> Someone wrote: 'YOUR OUT OF YOUR F**KING MIND' ...with regard to
> suggesting people buy ANYTHING from Harbor Freight.
>
> I disagree.
>
> I've come to see HF products as a kind of semi-finished kit, something
> you have to take apart, clean up, align and re-assemble before you can
> use it.
>
> See those angle-head grinders over there? Most wear out in a matter
> of hours... unless you dismantle the gear-box, add a Zerk and fill the
> thing with high-pressure moly lube. Give it a shot of lube now &
> then, the things last a good long time. Ditto for their gear-head
> bench mill. I took about a tea-cup of SAND out of the thing, then
> dressed the gears, stoned the ways, did all the usual stuff a
> machinist does to ensure his tools run true... and it does.
>
> The point here is that the odds of plugging in a tool from Harbor
> Freight -- and having the thing actually work! -- are vanishingly
> small. But the difference between a usable tool and a piece of junk
> is often no more than a bit of attention on your part.
>
> Some insist this is kinda crazy -- buying a tool only to fix it. (Like
> the ALL CAPS profanity fellow.) But a fundamental part of having and
> using tools is knowing how to maintain them, from simple sharpening
> chores to periodic re-alignment & adjustments. With HF tools you
> simply start with the maintenance. By the time you're ready to put
> the tool to work you know it will do a good job.
>
> -R.S.Hoover

I'll add to that. I bought three of the small angle grinders. Christ the
cost was so low the only fear I had was the possibility of damage to the
rotator cuff when I threw them away. Guess what. All three are still
working in spite of some heavy grinding. 3rd wheel, wire brushes, and more
on them now. Didn't do a thing but plug in and use.
Now I could have bought one from Snap-On but I would have to have a clean
dirt proof storage and gloves to operate and a maintenance program.
Now the "Professional" grade drill drivers that I bought from Sears?? Have
had a lot more trouble with them. I've found some good value with HF tools
and continue to use them.
Stu

[Ernest Christley]

wrote:

> Some insist this is kinda crazy -- buying a tool only to fix it. (Like
> the ALL CAPS profanity fellow.) But a fundamental part of having and
> using tools is knowing how to maintain them, from simple sharpening
> chores to periodic re-alignment & adjustments. With HF tools you
> simply start with the maintenance. By the time you're ready to put
> the tool to work you know it will do a good job.
>
> -R.S.Hoover

I'm with you, veedubber. My rule is to buy anything I expect to cut
(bits, blades, etc) from a 'quality' vendor. Anything I expect to turn
true, I can buy from HF, but need to swap in some decent bearings. If
it just has to turn in some form, or is just a chunk of metal, it comes
right out of the box from HF.

[Copperhead144]

On Aug 6, 6:07*pm, "Stuart & Kathryn Fields" > wrote:
> > wrote in message
>
> ...
>
>
>
>
>
> > Someone wrote: *'YOUR OUT OF YOUR F**KING MIND' *...with regard to
> > suggesting people buy ANYTHING from Harbor Freight.
>
> > I disagree.
>
> > I've come to see HF products as a kind of semi-finished kit, something
> > you have to take apart, clean up, align and re-assemble before you can
> > use it.
>
> > See those angle-head grinders over there? * Most wear out in a matter
> > of hours... unless you dismantle the gear-box, add a Zerk and fill the
> > thing with high-pressure moly lube. *Give it a shot of lube now &
> > then, the things last a good long time. *Ditto for their gear-head
> > bench mill. *I took about a tea-cup of SAND out of the thing, then
> > dressed the gears, stoned the ways, did all the usual stuff a
> > machinist does to ensure his tools run true... and it does.
>
> > The point here is that the odds of plugging in a tool from Harbor
> > Freight -- and having the thing actually work! -- are vanishingly
> > small. *But the difference between a usable tool and a piece of junk
> > is often no more than a bit of attention on your part.
>
> > Some insist this is kinda crazy -- buying a tool only to fix it. (Like
> > the ALL CAPS profanity fellow.) *But a fundamental part of having and
> > using tools is knowing how to maintain them, from simple sharpening
> > chores to periodic re-alignment & adjustments. *With HF tools you
> > simply start with the maintenance. *By the time you're ready to put
> > the tool to work you know it will do a good job.
>
> > -R.S.Hoover
>
> I'll add to that. *I bought three of the small angle grinders. *Christ the
> cost was so low the only fear I had was the possibility of damage to the
> rotator cuff when I threw them away. *Guess what. *All three are still
> working in spite of some heavy grinding. *3rd wheel, wire brushes, and more
> on them now. *Didn't do a thing but plug in and use.
> Now I could have bought one from Snap-On but I would have to have a clean
> dirt proof storage and gloves to operate and a maintenance program.
> Now the "Professional" grade drill drivers that I bought from Sears?? *Have
> had a lot more trouble with them. *I've found some good value with HF tools
> and continue to use them.
> Stu- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Their bench grinder and sander are fine as are most of their air tools
and for the price, even better when on sale, why worry over it. Most
home shop tools aren't used to the level or degree that an industrial
tool might be used. So with this as a given why do you always need a
big name high dollar tool that spends more time in a tool box than its
ever used?
An entire sub culture of hobbiest and small scale machinest exhist
solely supporeted by lathes and mills from HF, these hobbiest have
taken the time to address minor issues and with a little extra effort
end up with a very good quality machine tool. Can you buy better
quality tools and such? Sure, but why? Just my $.02 worth.

[flash]

> wrote in message
...
> Someone wrote: 'YOUR OUT OF YOUR F**KING MIND' ...with regard to
> suggesting people buy ANYTHING from Harbor Freight.
>
> I disagree.
>
> I've come to see HF products as a kind of semi-finished kit, something
> you have to take apart, clean up, align and re-assemble before you can
> use it.
>
> See those angle-head grinders over there? Most wear out in a matter
> of hours... unless you dismantle the gear-box, add a Zerk and fill the
> thing with high-pressure moly lube. Give it a shot of lube now &
> then, the things last a good long time. Ditto for their gear-head
> bench mill. I took about a tea-cup of SAND out of the thing, then
> dressed the gears, stoned the ways, did all the usual stuff a
> machinist does to ensure his tools run true... and it does.
>
> The point here is that the odds of plugging in a tool from Harbor
> Freight -- and having the thing actually work! -- are vanishingly
> small. But the difference between a usable tool and a piece of junk
> is often no more than a bit of attention on your part.
>
> Some insist this is kinda crazy -- buying a tool only to fix it. (Like
> the ALL CAPS profanity fellow.) But a fundamental part of having and
> using tools is knowing how to maintain them, from simple sharpening
> chores to periodic re-alignment & adjustments. With HF tools you
> simply start with the maintenance. By the time you're ready to put
> the tool to work you know it will do a good job.
>
> -R.S.Hoover


RS,
I add my agreement. I got a hunnerd-dollar air compresor from them about
five years ago, and it is still doing everything it shouold. No prob.

Likewise, the dial calipers and the digital calipers. I'm fussy about
measuring instruments, and the HF stuff is just as good as Amtos, SPI, and
all the "next-to-prime" lines. In fact, I expect they are made by the same
folks on the same machinery.

I haven't had cause to regret any purchase, yet. and HF is only an hour's
drive up the pike from me. And I've bought a lot of other stuff there. One
thing, I bought three of the $9.99 all-purpose, wind-up, solar, batteries,
110vac AM/FM radios, the ones with the light on the end, and they all work
well, four years later. (Now, they are $19.99) One goes fishing with me.


Flash

[Bob Murray]

Their electrical tools don't seem to last very long. However.............

Eleven years in the aviation industry, and everybody in the shop swore by:
1- Die grinders $9.95 to $14.95 vs Dotco, I-R, etc at $150.00 - Lasts just
as long if you oil daily.
2- 6" digital caliper $14.95 vs Mititoyou at $79.95 and up - Just as
accurate (checked with gage blocks)
3- Digital voltmeter, $4.95 with battery vs Fluke, etc.at $79.95 - Works
fine, and you can't buy the batteries for the Fluke at that price.

YMMV
Bob
> wrote in message
...
> Someone wrote: 'YOUR OUT OF YOUR F**KING MIND' ...with regard to
> suggesting people buy ANYTHING from Harbor Freight.
>
> I disagree.
>

[BobR]

I have bought a number of different tools from Harbor Freight and thus
far been satisfied with all of them. No, they are not the top end
tools but all have been good value for the use intended. I see no
reason to pay top end dollars for tools that will only receive light
and infrequent usage. The engine hoist I paid $99 for has been just
as good as one the guy in the hangar down from me paid over $250 for.
That cheap ($199) tile saw I bought worked great and I later found
that many professional tile installers use the very same saw. The air
tools I bought have all performed upto expectations too. I will add
though, I don't buy from their catalogue but from a local store which
allows me to examine the tool before purchase.

Bob Murray wrote:
> Their electrical tools don't seem to last very long. However.............
>
> Eleven years in the aviation industry, and everybody in the shop swore by:
> 1- Die grinders $9.95 to $14.95 vs Dotco, I-R, etc at $150.00 - Lasts just
> as long if you oil daily.
> 2- 6" digital caliper $14.95 vs Mititoyou at $79.95 and up - Just as
> accurate (checked with gage blocks)
> 3- Digital voltmeter, $4.95 with battery vs Fluke, etc.at $79.95 - Works
> fine, and you can't buy the batteries for the Fluke at that price.
>
> YMMV
> Bob
> > wrote in message
> ...
> > Someone wrote: 'YOUR OUT OF YOUR F**KING MIND' ...with regard to
> > suggesting people buy ANYTHING from Harbor Freight.
> >
> > I disagree.
> >

[RST Engineering]

One
> thing, I bought three of the $9.99 all-purpose, wind-up, solar, batteries,
> 110vac AM/FM radios, the ones with the light on the end, and they all work
> well, four years later. (Now, they are $19.99) One goes fishing with me.
>
>
> Flash


Has it caught anything yet?

{;-)


Jim

[Bill Daniels]

I generally agree but I have bought unusable tools from HF. An example is a
tap and die set which contained taps and dies that didn't match any known
thread, metric or SAE. As it happened, the one size I needed when I bought
the set (M8 x 1.25) was useable. I discovered the bad ones when I had long
since lost the receipt. Anyway, the set cost little more than a single tap
from a machine supply company so I didn't lose more than the trip to HF.

I decided that taps and dies need to be sufficiently accurate that they
should be sourced from known reliable vendors even if at a higher price.

Then there was the electric metal shear that disintegrated upon its first
contact with sheet metal. The motorcycle was still warm from the trip to HF
when that happened - they happily replaced the unit. I just lost two hours
work.


"BobR" > wrote in message
...
>I have bought a number of different tools from Harbor Freight and thus
> far been satisfied with all of them. No, they are not the top end
> tools but all have been good value for the use intended. I see no
> reason to pay top end dollars for tools that will only receive light
> and infrequent usage. The engine hoist I paid $99 for has been just
> as good as one the guy in the hangar down from me paid over $250 for.
> That cheap ($199) tile saw I bought worked great and I later found
> that many professional tile installers use the very same saw. The air
> tools I bought have all performed upto expectations too. I will add
> though, I don't buy from their catalogue but from a local store which
> allows me to examine the tool before purchase.
>
> Bob Murray wrote:
>> Their electrical tools don't seem to last very long.
>> However.............
>>
>> Eleven years in the aviation industry, and everybody in the shop swore
>> by:
>> 1- Die grinders $9.95 to $14.95 vs Dotco, I-R, etc at $150.00 - Lasts
>> just
>> as long if you oil daily.
>> 2- 6" digital caliper $14.95 vs Mititoyou at $79.95 and up - Just as
>> accurate (checked with gage blocks)
>> 3- Digital voltmeter, $4.95 with battery vs Fluke, etc.at $79.95 - Works
>> fine, and you can't buy the batteries for the Fluke at that price.
>>
>> YMMV
>> Bob
>> > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > Someone wrote: 'YOUR OUT OF YOUR F**KING MIND' ...with regard to
>> > suggesting people buy ANYTHING from Harbor Freight.
>> >
>> > I disagree.
>> >

[Chris J]

I have many HF tools and earn my living with them. I don't order anything,
I go to a store and look at the items I want first. As an example, their
"high end" polished wrenches (still dirt cheap) fit nuts and bolts better
than my Craftsman wrenches. The have been beaten with hammers, used every
day and plain abused and still work great, haven't broken a single one. I
have some of their air tools and they have held up well too, but I take care
of them. They do, without a doubt sell some crap, you can see it when you
look at some of their stuff in person, but it's easy to weed out the bad.
I've had very good luck. And for specialty tools I don't use every day, but
make life easier, I can afford $20 instead of 200 and make my life easier
when I do use them. Another case and point. 2 years ago I bought a roll
around, ball bearing tool box ($399), and added a hanging box for $299.
Heavy duty, nice ball bearing drawers, and came with drawer liners. A Snap
on box of this size would be $5000 and up. I'm sorry, I'm not giving $5000
for an empty box so they can hand out free tools and boxes to Nascar
rednecks and the like.
And HF is a whole lot better than they were even 5 years ago. Just go to a
store and look at the item you're interested in first if possible.
Just my $.02

[Dan[_12_]]

Bill Daniels wrote:
> I generally agree but I have bought unusable tools from HF. An example is a
> tap and die set which contained taps and dies that didn't match any known
> thread, metric or SAE. As it happened, the one size I needed when I bought
> the set (M8 x 1.25) was useable. I discovered the bad ones when I had long
> since lost the receipt. Anyway, the set cost little more than a single tap
> from a machine supply company so I didn't lose more than the trip to HF.
>
> I decided that taps and dies need to be sufficiently accurate that they
> should be sourced from known reliable vendors even if at a higher price.
>
> Then there was the electric metal shear that disintegrated upon its first
> contact with sheet metal. The motorcycle was still warm from the trip to HF
> when that happened - they happily replaced the unit. I just lost two hours
> work.

There is no HF anywhere near me so I order online. I will not order
anything that might require customer service based on personal
experience. I bought a small Central Machinery lathe from them. It's a
good machine, but any support I needed from HF was like pulling teeth.
They sent me the wrong size key with a chuck. I contacted them via
e-mail. Long story short: they only replied after I sent at least 3
e-mails per reply. Four months after initial request they finally sent
me a new chuck key, wrong size again and never did respond to my
complaint. When I attempted to get technical questions answered about
the lathe I was asked for information about my shipping address and
order number. That was the last actual response I received. The others
were "we are working on it." They never did answer and seemed perturbed
when I reminded them it had been over 30 days since I had last enquired.

Littlemachineshop.com provides excellent support for the lathe and
has better communications skills. They also ship faster than HF.

The only things I will buy from HF are those I will not expect to ask
for customer service on. I also don't ever recommend them as a source
for anything more complex than screwdrivers.

Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired

[Kloudy via AviationKB.com]

wrote:
>Someone wrote: 'YOUR OUT OF YOUR F**KING MIND' ...with regard to
>suggesting people buy ANYTHING from Harbor Freight.
>
>I disagree.
>By the time you're ready to put
>the tool to work you know it will do a good job.
>
>-R.S.Hoover

My daughter is an illustrator and designer.
She got all the stuff to complete a "Futuristic(Philip K Dick-esque)-heavy-
industrial-full-toolbelt-steel-toe-boot-leathersuspender-goggle-wearing-
wrench-wielding (big-BIG wrench) crusader-superchick" costume for a client
that cost her a fraction of what it would have cost even at Wal-Mart.

And I got a roll of duct tape real cheap.

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[Bob Kuykendall]

On Aug 15, 10:09*am, "Kloudy via AviationKB.com" <u33403@uwe> wrote:

> My daughter is an illustrator and designer.
> She got all the stuff to complete a "Futuristic(Philip K Dick-esque)-heavy-
> industrial-full-toolbelt-steel-toe-boot-leathersuspender-goggle-wearing-
> wrench-wielding (big-BIG wrench) crusader-superchick" costume for a client
> that cost her a fraction of what it would have cost even at Wal-Mart.
>
> And I got a roll of duct tape real cheap.

What, no electric sheep?

[Kloudy via AviationKB.com]

Bob Kuykendall wrote:
>
>What, no electric sheep?

nice

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[Dave[_5_]]

I've generally been satisfied with the items purchased from HF - and
don't recall returning anything. My angle grinder is probably almost
10 years old - and has held up well. Not bad for twenty bucks! I would
only buy from a store - and have been fortunate to have one reasonably
close since they first opened up (and now have one almost on my way
home from work). I now also have a Northern Tool in town - and my
subjective opinion is that their stuff is a bit higher quality than
HF. No doubt competition benefits the consumer.

Not long ago my trusty 12 Volt compressor blew out its intake check
valve (to parts unknown) while filling an airplane tire. Probably
could have been put back together - but the missing part could not be
found - and the company is out of business. I bought HFs price leader
as a replacement - and have been pleased with it's overall quality and
performance. The only thing I didn't like was the coil-spring style
hose, as I am accustomed to using a long neck angled chuck on the end
of a rubber hose (need it to deal with my plane's user-unfriendly
wheel pants). Alas the compressor comes with a snap lock air connector
that is apparently unique in the world. HF couldn't supply one for my
hose - and neither can anyone else. As others have noted, HFs customer
service is of little help. I did devise a work around that joins the
coiled hose and mine - but don't like it (though it does work).

Dave

[Bob Fry]

>>>>> "Kloudy" == Kloudy via AviationKB com <Kloudy> writes:
Kloudy> My daughter is an illustrator and designer. She got all
Kloudy> the stuff to complete a "Futuristic(Philip K
Kloudy> Dick-esque)-heavy-
Kloudy> industrial-full-toolbelt-steel-toe-boot-leathersuspender-goggle-wearing-
Kloudy> wrench-wielding (big-BIG wrench) crusader-superchick"
Kloudy> costume for a client that cost her a fraction of what it
Kloudy> would have cost even at Wal-Mart.

Dude, post the pix.
--
Give to every other human being every right you claim for yourself.
~ Robert G. Ingersoll

[Dan[_12_]]

Kloudy via AviationKB.com wrote:
> wrote:
>> Someone wrote: 'YOUR OUT OF YOUR F**KING MIND' ...with regard to
>> suggesting people buy ANYTHING from Harbor Freight.
>>
>> I disagree.
>> By the time you're ready to put
>> the tool to work you know it will do a good job.
>>
>> -R.S.Hoover
>
> My daughter is an illustrator and designer.
> She got all the stuff to complete a "Futuristic(Philip K Dick-esque)-heavy-
> industrial-full-toolbelt-steel-toe-boot-leathersuspender-goggle-wearing-
> wrench-wielding (big-BIG wrench) crusader-superchick" costume for a client
> that cost her a fraction of what it would have cost even at Wal-Mart.
>
> And I got a roll of duct tape real cheap.
>


A few years ago I proved engineers are not known for their sense of
humour. I made my father, a retired engineer, an electric tack hammer. I
drilled a hole in the bottom of the handle, cut the end off a new
extension cord and epoxied the end into the handle. My father actually
plugged it in to see if the magnetic end of the head was affected. He
had some friends, several of whom had been engineers, over a few days
later and they couldn't figure it out either. My father is a guardian ad
litem and was goin to take the hammer to the courthouse to get x-rayed
to see if I had been flimflammed. Good thing I called before he did. To
this day he doesn't understand the joke behind electric hammers.

Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired

[BobR]

You are BAD! Really, really BAD! And that is the funniest thing I
have read in a long time. <BFG>

Dan wrote:
> Kloudy via AviationKB.com wrote:
> > wrote:
> >> Someone wrote: 'YOUR OUT OF YOUR F**KING MIND' ...with regard to
> >> suggesting people buy ANYTHING from Harbor Freight.
> >>
> >> I disagree.
> >> By the time you're ready to put
> >> the tool to work you know it will do a good job.
> >>
> >> -R.S.Hoover
> >
> > My daughter is an illustrator and designer.
> > She got all the stuff to complete a "Futuristic(Philip K Dick-esque)-heavy-
> > industrial-full-toolbelt-steel-toe-boot-leathersuspender-goggle-wearing-
> > wrench-wielding (big-BIG wrench) crusader-superchick" costume for a client
> > that cost her a fraction of what it would have cost even at Wal-Mart.
> >
> > And I got a roll of duct tape real cheap.
> >
>
>
> A few years ago I proved engineers are not known for their sense of
> humour. I made my father, a retired engineer, an electric tack hammer. I
> drilled a hole in the bottom of the handle, cut the end off a new
> extension cord and epoxied the end into the handle. My father actually
> plugged it in to see if the magnetic end of the head was affected. He
> had some friends, several of whom had been engineers, over a few days
> later and they couldn't figure it out either. My father is a guardian ad
> litem and was goin to take the hammer to the courthouse to get x-rayed
> to see if I had been flimflammed. Good thing I called before he did. To
> this day he doesn't understand the joke behind electric hammers.
>
> Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired

[Dan[_12_]]

BobR wrote:
> You are BAD! Really, really BAD! And that is the funniest thing I
> have read in a long time. <BFG>
>
> Dan wrote:
>> Kloudy via AviationKB.com wrote:
>>> wrote:
>>>> Someone wrote: 'YOUR OUT OF YOUR F**KING MIND' ...with regard to
>>>> suggesting people buy ANYTHING from Harbor Freight.
>>>>
>>>> I disagree.
>>>> By the time you're ready to put
>>>> the tool to work you know it will do a good job.
>>>>
>>>> -R.S.Hoover
>>> My daughter is an illustrator and designer.
>>> She got all the stuff to complete a "Futuristic(Philip K Dick-esque)-heavy-
>>> industrial-full-toolbelt-steel-toe-boot-leathersuspender-goggle-wearing-
>>> wrench-wielding (big-BIG wrench) crusader-superchick" costume for a client
>>> that cost her a fraction of what it would have cost even at Wal-Mart.
>>>
>>> And I got a roll of duct tape real cheap.
>>>
>>
>> A few years ago I proved engineers are not known for their sense of
>> humour. I made my father, a retired engineer, an electric tack hammer. I
>> drilled a hole in the bottom of the handle, cut the end off a new
>> extension cord and epoxied the end into the handle. My father actually
>> plugged it in to see if the magnetic end of the head was affected. He
>> had some friends, several of whom had been engineers, over a few days
>> later and they couldn't figure it out either. My father is a guardian ad
>> litem and was goin to take the hammer to the courthouse to get x-rayed
>> to see if I had been flimflammed. Good thing I called before he did. To
>> this day he doesn't understand the joke behind electric hammers.
>>
>> Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired


Please note I expressed no repentance :)

Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired

[Matt Whiting]

Dan wrote:
> Kloudy via AviationKB.com wrote:
>> wrote:
>>> Someone wrote: 'YOUR OUT OF YOUR F**KING MIND' ...with regard to
>>> suggesting people buy ANYTHING from Harbor Freight.
>>>
>>> I disagree.
>>> By the time you're ready to put
>>> the tool to work you know it will do a good job.
>>>
>>> -R.S.Hoover
>>
>> My daughter is an illustrator and designer. She got all the stuff to
>> complete a "Futuristic(Philip K Dick-esque)-heavy-
>> industrial-full-toolbelt-steel-toe-boot-leathersuspender-goggle-wearing-
>> wrench-wielding (big-BIG wrench) crusader-superchick" costume for a
>> client
>> that cost her a fraction of what it would have cost even at Wal-Mart.
>>
>> And I got a roll of duct tape real cheap.
>>
>
>
> A few years ago I proved engineers are not known for their sense of
> humour. I made my father, a retired engineer, an electric tack hammer. I
> drilled a hole in the bottom of the handle, cut the end off a new
> extension cord and epoxied the end into the handle. My father actually
> plugged it in to see if the magnetic end of the head was affected. He
> had some friends, several of whom had been engineers, over a few days
> later and they couldn't figure it out either. My father is a guardian ad
> litem and was goin to take the hammer to the courthouse to get x-rayed
> to see if I had been flimflammed. Good thing I called before he did. To
> this day he doesn't understand the joke behind electric hammers.
>
> Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired

Was you father a retired sanitation engineer. :-)

[Morgans[_2_]]

"Dan" > wrote

> Please note I expressed no repentance :)

Ever seen a hand powered chain saw?

Take a 12" length of 1/4" proof link chain, and weld it to the normal
hacksaw frame blade holders.

It's always a good one to get my students with! <g>
--
Jim in NC

[Ernest Christley]

Dan wrote:

> A few years ago I proved engineers are not known for their sense of
> humour. I made my father, a retired engineer, an electric tack hammer. I
> drilled a hole in the bottom of the handle, cut the end off a new
> extension cord and epoxied the end into the handle. My father actually
> plugged it in to see if the magnetic end of the head was affected. He
> had some friends, several of whom had been engineers, over a few days
> later and they couldn't figure it out either. My father is a guardian ad
> litem and was goin to take the hammer to the courthouse to get x-rayed
> to see if I had been flimflammed. Good thing I called before he did. To
> this day he doesn't understand the joke behind electric hammers.
>
> Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired

What? I don't get it!

[Dan[_12_]]

Morgans wrote:
> "Dan" > wrote
>
>> Please note I expressed no repentance :)
>
> Ever seen a hand powered chain saw?
>
> Take a 12" length of 1/4" proof link chain, and weld it to the normal
> hacksaw frame blade holders.
>
> It's always a good one to get my students with! <g>


Good one!

Another good one is the "100% effective insecticide, only $10." You
send in the money and get two wood blocks. Instructions: place insect on
one block and crush it with the other.

Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired

[Kloudy via AviationKB.com]

Bob Fry wrote:
>>>>>> "Kloudy" == Kloudy via AviationKB com <Kloudy> writes:
>
>Dude, post the pix.

Sorry, she no longer owns the design/images.

You might see it soon in a theater near you. ;- )

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