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Forum: Product or Service Reviews & Evaluations

30-08-2020, 10:43

Replies: 89

Tools: High Quality or Cheap and Replaceable

Views: 7,236

Posted By Chotu

Re: Tools: High Quality or Cheap and Replaceable

Don't get me started.

You can't even buy lengths of tubing at box stores anymore. Say you need 50' for your boat. Nope,. You have to buy a 200' roll online or little 12' long pieces pre packaged...

Forum: Product or Service Reviews & Evaluations

28-08-2020, 18:49

Replies: 89

Tools: High Quality or Cheap and Replaceable

Views: 7,236

Posted By Chotu

Re: Tools: High Quality or Cheap and Replaceable

It’s true for boat owners too, I’d say. Maybe the buffer/polisher gets more hours and maybe the sander on some boats.

The cheapest possible Ryobi drills have just blown me away. I have More...

Forum: Product or Service Reviews & Evaluations

28-08-2020, 18:04

Replies: 89

Tools: High Quality or Cheap and Replaceable

Views: 7,236

Posted By Chotu

Re: Tools: High Quality or Cheap and Replaceable

I’ll also add that it’s difficult to define cheap and expensive. Most tools are actually moderately priced and of adequate quality.

Harbor freight tools are typically what I think of when I...

Forum: Product or Service Reviews & Evaluations

24-08-2020, 17:52

Replies: 89

Tools: High Quality or Cheap and Replaceable

Views: 7,236

Posted By Chotu

Re: Tools: High Quality or Cheap and Replaceable

I’m always and forever the contrarian. Ha ha.

I put a fortune into my polisher/grinders buying the best I could. I LOVE these tools. They were the most used tools of my project.

Hitachi.
...

Forum: Product or Service Reviews & Evaluations

24-08-2020, 11:37

Replies: 89

Tools: High Quality or Cheap and Replaceable

Views: 7,236

Posted By Chotu

Re: Tools: High Quality or Cheap and Replaceable

This is interesting to me. I’m the exact opposite.

I will not but a battery powered tool at all. Ever.

I am fearful of the battery running out when I need it or just the battery getting old...

Forum: Product or Service Reviews & Evaluations

23-08-2020, 23:43

Replies: 89

Tools: High Quality or Cheap and Replaceable

Views: 7,236

Posted By Chotu

Re: Tools: High Quality or Cheap and Replaceable

I've found zero correlation between longevity of a tool and its price.

Having put many hundred (even thousands?) of hours on all my tools, their longevity is just unique to each tool.

The...

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