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For me, the ultimate problem with HF is that they seldom have the
stuff they advertise. We have a local store (meaning about a 25 mile drive each way) & the hit rate for sale items is about 1 in 10. Charlie- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - I'm 1/2 way between 2 stores. My strategy is the same I used for toys when I was a kid: circle all of the stuff in the catalog(s) that I want. Develop budget limit for this trip. Find as many items on list as possible. Consume remaining budget on c-clamps and specialty pliers. A man can never have enough clamps or bent-end-long-reach- needle-nose-internal-snap-ring pliers. By the way, I highly recommend the 20ft. 1,000lb capacity yellow ratchet tie-down straps. They are better than the ones at home cheap-o and I got mine for $1.99 each. (I bought 1 to use and 3 spares.) Harry |
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On Aug 8, 10:34*am, wright1902glider wrote:
For me, the ultimate problem with HF is that they seldom have the stuff they advertise. We have a local store (meaning about a 25 mile drive each way) & the hit rate for sale items is about 1 in 10. Charlie- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - I'm 1/2 way between 2 stores. My strategy is the same I used for toys when I was a kid: circle all of the stuff in the catalog(s) that I want. Develop budget limit for this trip. Find as many items on list as possible. Consume remaining budget on c-clamps and specialty pliers. A man can never have enough clamps or bent-end-long-reach- needle-nose-internal-snap-ring pliers. By the way, I highly recommend the 20ft. 1,000lb capacity yellow ratchet tie-down straps. They are better than the ones at home cheap-o and I got mine for $1.99 each. (I bought 1 to use and 3 spares.) Harry Harry, You made me choke on my coffee laughing when I read this because its the very same thing I do. We have one HF store in town bit other's within an easy driving distance so I keep a copy of the catalog flyer with me and when in the area stop by one of the stores to see if they have the item I'm looking for in stock. I also set aside the money I intend to spend on said tool and wait until I find it. Works fine and I don't overspend. Joe |
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On Fri, 8 Aug 2008 08:34:53 -0700 (PDT), wright1902glider
wrote: For me, the ultimate problem with HF is that they seldom have the stuff they advertise. We have a local store (meaning about a 25 mile drive each way) & the hit rate for sale items is about 1 in 10. Charlie- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - I'm 1/2 way between 2 stores. My strategy is the same I used for toys when I was a kid: circle all of the stuff in the catalog(s) that I want. Develop budget limit for this trip. Find as many items on list as possible. Consume remaining budget on c-clamps and specialty pliers. A man can never have enough clamps or bent-end-long-reach- needle-nose-internal-snap-ring pliers. By the way, I highly recommend the 20ft. 1,000lb capacity yellow ratchet tie-down straps. They are better than the ones at home cheap-o and I got mine for $1.99 each. (I bought 1 to use and 3 spares.) Harry Don't leave them in the sun. I used a couple on a three week trip. When I got home, I could pull them in two with my hands. --Andy Asberry-- ------Texas----- |
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"Andy Asberry" wrote in message ... On Fri, 8 Aug 2008 08:34:53 -0700 (PDT), wright1902glider wrote: For me, the ultimate problem with HF is that they seldom have the stuff they advertise. We have a local store (meaning about a 25 mile drive each way) & the hit rate for sale items is about 1 in 10. Charlie- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - I'm 1/2 way between 2 stores. My strategy is the same I used for toys when I was a kid: circle all of the stuff in the catalog(s) that I want. Develop budget limit for this trip. Find as many items on list as possible. Consume remaining budget on c-clamps and specialty pliers. A man can never have enough clamps or bent-end-long-reach- needle-nose-internal-snap-ring pliers. By the way, I highly recommend the 20ft. 1,000lb capacity yellow ratchet tie-down straps. They are better than the ones at home cheap-o and I got mine for $1.99 each. (I bought 1 to use and 3 spares.) Harry Don't leave them in the sun. I used a couple on a three week trip. When I got home, I could pull them in two with my hands. --Andy Asberry-- ------Texas----- Andy: remind me not to disagree with you. I've been using some of those for several years and I can't bust them with my hands. Whatever is in your diet let me know and maybe you should cut back a bit. Stu |
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On Fri, 8 Aug 2008 16:20:33 -0700, "Stuart & Kathryn Fields"
wrote: "Andy Asberry" wrote in message .. . Don't leave them in the sun. I used a couple on a three week trip. When I got home, I could pull them in two with my hands. --Andy Asberry-- ------Texas----- Andy: remind me not to disagree with you. I've been using some of those for several years and I can't bust them with my hands. Whatever is in your diet let me know and maybe you should cut back a bit. Stu No Herculean strength here. I will add to my statement. Mine are red not yellow and they were exposed for the 3 weeks plus a week after returning. I had simply looped it around the axle of my garden tractor to pull it up to the trailer ramps. Almost turned to powder. Broke it several more times just to see if the whole length was rotten. --Andy Asberry-- ------Texas----- |
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Andy Asberry wrote:
No Herculean strength here. I will add to my statement. Mine are red not yellow and they were exposed for the 3 weeks plus a week after returning. I had simply looped it around the axle of my garden tractor to pull it up to the trailer ramps. Almost turned to powder. Broke it several more times just to see if the whole length was rotten. --Andy Asberry-- ------Texas----- Your airplane fabric will behave the same way if you don't get a good coat of that aluminum powder paint on it. So would the same strap bought of $10 at a big-box store. Polyester just can't handle the sun. |
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"Ernest Christley" wrote in message ... Andy Asberry wrote: No Herculean strength here. I will add to my statement. Mine are red not yellow and they were exposed for the 3 weeks plus a week after returning. I had simply looped it around the axle of my garden tractor to pull it up to the trailer ramps. Almost turned to powder. Broke it several more times just to see if the whole length was rotten. --Andy Asberry-- ------Texas----- Your airplane fabric will behave the same way if you don't get a good coat of that aluminum powder paint on it. So would the same strap bought of $10 at a big-box store. Polyester just can't handle the sun. Amen! We used some polyester rope on our catamaran. In the sun it didn't last long enough to even talk about. Polyester rope must have been designed for use in basements and long tunnels. Stu |
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"Stuart & Kathryn Fields" wrote in message
.. . ... Amen! We used some polyester rope on our catamaran. In the sun it didn't last long enough to even talk about. Polyester rope must have been designed for use in basements and long tunnels. Sure it wasn't polypropolene? (spelling?) Polyester should last for quiet a while Polypro turns to dust pretty fast. -- Geoff The Sea Hawk at Wow Way d0t Com remove spaces and make the obvious substitutions to reply by mail When immigration is outlawed, only outlaws will immigrate. |
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Bryan Martin wrote:
Polypropylene rope is often simply called "poly rope" and sold as such, so some might think the "poly" is short for polyester. Polypropylene rope is cheap and light (it floats on water) but it doesn't tolerate direct sunlight for long. Depending on how you define "for long", neither will polyester. Unless specifically treated with UV blockers, three weeks is a long time for polyester. If treated with the UV blockers, "long" may run into months (maybe). |
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