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Comment on Lists by Jake

Jake — Sun, 20 May 2012 20:40:16 +0000

I was recently going through my tool box when i came across and old pair of lineman pliers/side-cutters with the name JP Danielson Co. Jamestown NY. As a working Journeyman Lineman I am interested on the age and history behind this tool…Any help as to where to look for answers??

Comment on Bosch 1611EVS Plunge Router by admin

admin — Sat, 05 May 2012 11:51:23 +0000

As with most items, the price you will get is not always equal to the items value. You can look to see how much a current version is… somewhere around $300… and then you can see that a used one will sell from 10%-25% of that cost. Depends where you sell it and how. On eBay the price is driven by demand and “shipping” charge. My guess is, with a $20 shipping charge you are going to get $30 for the router. At a tag sale, maybe $40. At a pawn shop, maybe $15.

Some items aren’t worth selling. People who are buying a used router would rather look to a new Ryobi for 1/2 the cost of a used Bosch.

I am still using my Bosch plunge router. It just won’t quit even after running for a solid week cutting 3″ deep.

~ Cheers.

Comment on Bosch 1611EVS Plunge Router by paul

paul — Sat, 05 May 2012 06:11:48 +0000

i aquired a bunch of wood working tools at a storage auction one of the items in it was a bosch 1611evs plunge router in excellent shape among many other things am trying to figure out a fair price for the router any ideas?

Comment on M. Klein & Sons Lineman’s Plier No. 201-8NE by D. Smith

D. Smith — Wed, 02 May 2012 02:02:40 +0000

I have the exact pair of lineman pliers, 201-8NE that I got from my grandfather many years ago. I am a union electrician, 51 years of age, and decided to leave these at home for safe-keeping. I’ll use my newer, less expensive, lineman pliers on the job. I am glad to see that they are noticed as something valuable to someone other than me. I wonder if they have reached a marketable value as of yet? I know that there are many examples of “they don’t make them like they use to”, and this is surely one of them. I know that from my occupation and personal experience.
Thank you so much!!

Comment on Ryobi TSS101L Sliding Compound Miter Saw with Laser by admin

admin — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 10:58:47 +0000

Rich,
You put the pressure on me… if you buy it and think it’s a piece of crap then I’ll feel responsible for your waste of money.
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I hope what I wrote was; for $200 I was impressed with what I got.
There is no question I like and use saws that cost $500-$600+. Even at that price, the saws have issues, break and breakdown.
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As a contractor, I might save up for something a little quieter… but as a contractor on a budget, this will get the job done. If you’re smart, you’ll mark up every job you use this saw on until you can afford the top of the line. (As a carpenter with all too much experience, I know that’s a lot easier said than done. – I’ve never been able to save a penny.)

Comment on Ryobi TSS101L Sliding Compound Miter Saw with Laser by Rich

Rich — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 05:52:47 +0000

Great review. I was about set to buy the 12″ compound miter from Harbor Freight for $169 until I saw this Ryobi tonight at Home Depot. I consider myself an educated consumer, so I quickly came home to search and read reviews on this product. With such great reviews, I would rather spend the extra $30 for a brand I know and love, than the HB brand of Chicago Electric, that is new to me. I own a few Ryobi tools already, and they work through thick or thin.

Thanks for the thorough and concise review. I’ll be headed to HD to pick up my new Ryobi tomorrow.

Comment on Ryobi TSS101L Sliding Compound Miter Saw with Laser by admin

admin — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 23:23:01 +0000

Thanks for the comment, Brandon.

Comment on Ryobi TSS101L Sliding Compound Miter Saw with Laser by brandon

brandon — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 23:15:00 +0000

hi my name is brandon i started with my grandfather years ago building kitchen cabnets i love doing that part of the finishing trade i owed the best of the best power and hand tools nothing but makita i owed 3 makita 10 inch slinding dual bevel miter saw they are the best slinding mitre saw that you can ever use to me any way but like your self i was in a pinch and i bout a ryobi 10 inch slinding mitre saw I heard that when you pulled the saw out of the box it will not cut 90 degrees BUT THATS NOT THE CASE AT ALL i cut the firist peaice of wood heald up my square and i should every body who talked bad about the ryobi saw it was 100 % long story short the saw is the best saw out out there for 200 dollars

Comment on M. Klein & Sons Lineman’s Plier No. 201-8NE by admin

admin — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 04:10:06 +0000

Hey, Thanks for the comment. I use the channel-lock pair for work. I tried some plastic dip stuff once, not sure what it was called, something like plasti-dip… but it kinda crumbled off. Definitely not thick. I didn’t go to the measures you described so maybe I’ll try that.

I didn’t think about using this big old pair for work. They’re in my workshop and I just use them as cutters.
I’m sure you can guess how many tools I’ve fried. Seems like every time I buy a new pair of needle nose pliers I burn a hole in them. I don’t know if I have a single pair without a hole in them. Last week I fried a screwdriver in a metal box under a kitchen sink. After turning off every kitchen outlet I learned the disposal shared a guest bath circuit (the one day I took my Klein voltage tester out, which I religiously keep in my glove box, to check something in my own house and left it at home – Maybe why I like two of everything.) I’m lucky to have mostly burned cheap Husky tools… and have spared the Klein’s thus far.

BTW: I’ve owned those Channel-Locks in the photo since 1990 when I did a lot of form building, making them my luckiest cutters~! I’d like to retire them… but I still use them. Ironically, I used them today, Feb 20th, to cut a cabinet knob/screw off after my client practically burned a hole through her door trying to remove a frozen screw. Since it was loose I just walked in, cut the screw and told her next time to drill a hole in the screw head until it popped off instead of whatever they did to burn the cabinet door so badly. It’s weird the extent people go to for the simplest of things.

The same client had me change a light bulb because she couldn’t figure out how to get the exterior lamp open. (The top, missing any fasteners, simply lifted straight up and off.)

Comment on M. Klein & Sons Lineman’s Plier No. 201-8NE by actionjksn

actionjksn — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:54:32 +0000

Why would you want to buy new pliers when you have an excellent pair already? Klein sells replacement rubber handles and you can also buy a liquid rubber that you dip your tool handles in multiple times until it’s as thick as you want it. When I use it I first use a wire brush on a bench grinder or Dremmel and then clean it with lacquer thinner. This makes it stick really well, it seems to hold up just fine. I also have a really old pair of Klein Linesman pliers but the blue handles are still in pretty good shape and they are made from super good steel. I use them many times every week You could use a wire brush on yours and put new handles on and maybe clean up the cutters with a file and they would be good to go. I’m always careful not to use mine on a live circuit only because I don’t want to take a big chunk out of them. I keep a cheap pair of Channel Lock linesman pliers for when I’m not 100 % sure. If I zap the Channel Locks it’s no big deal.