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Post by Pistol Pete 1911 on Oct 7, 2018 18:09:33 GMT -5
I went out to Home Depot this weekend and spent $140.00 on so much needed Electrical tools, I purchased all Klein tools and they are supposed to last a lifetime. As my dad Big Jims says if your were a mechanic you would buy Snap-On and if you were a carpenter you would buy Skil brand saws, which I already own several, but Jack you're an electrician apprentice so you buy and use Klein tools. I bought
1 wire stripper
2 nut drivers (1/4 & 5/16)
1 11n1 screwdriver
1 diagonal cutters w/ angled cutting jaws
1 stubby screwdriver
1 razor knife
So looking back I guess that $140.00 ain't all that bad for seven new hand tools
But still I had come home and I'm now smoking a bowl of PS Luxury Twist Flake out of my Danish made Neerup Stack Poker to help kill the sticker shock
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Post by scrooge on Oct 7, 2018 18:29:17 GMT -5
They will more then pay for them selves in the long run.
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Post by McWiggins on Oct 7, 2018 18:29:34 GMT -5
My father works on X-Ray and MRI machines so I know a bit about the cost of tools and equipment in the electronic field. As well as the frustration when things get lost. Sometime he came home in a mood where my sister and I knew that tonight was not a night to do something stupid. lol
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Post by Ronv69 on Oct 7, 2018 18:30:05 GMT -5
I went out to Home Depot this weekend and spent $140.00 on so much needed Electrical tools, I purchased all Klein tools and they are supposed to last a lifetime. As my dad Big Jims says if your were a mechanic you would buy Snap-On and if you were a carpenter you would buy Skil brand saws, which I already own several, but Jack you're an electrician apprentice so you buy and use Klein tools. I bought 1 wire stripper 2 nut drivers (1/4 & 5/16) 1 11n1 screwdriver 1 diagonal cutters w/ angled cutting jaws 1 stubby screwdriver 1 razor knife So looking back I guess that $140.00 ain't all that bad for seven new hand tools But still I had come home and I'm now smoking a bowl of PS Luxury Twist Flake out of my Danish made Neerup Stack Poker to help kill the sticker shock I have Klein tools that are so old that I don't remember where they came from. I am not sure if the tools they sell at Home Depot are the same as what they sell at the electrical supply store, but if they cost enough maybe they are. I found a Klein electrician's knife that I found in the street over 50 years ago. I used it hard for thirty years and only retired it because my needs changed. |
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Post by pepesdad1 on Oct 7, 2018 18:32:50 GMT -5
Even retired...having the right tools when you need them...indispensable.
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Post by flybypipe on Oct 7, 2018 18:43:04 GMT -5
I do some hand woodworking and some of the best tools come from Lie-Nielsen. My father-in-law would always be on my case about how I could get hand planes at Harbor Freight for $9.99. “If I have to explain it, you wouldn’t understand it”.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 7, 2018 18:51:12 GMT -5
Klein is good stuff nothing sucks more than cheap tools.
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Post by Pistol Pete 1911 on Oct 7, 2018 18:57:08 GMT -5
They will more then pay for them selves in the long run. Yeah I know but I had to start over and start replacing tools that had been used hard and have started to show significant wear and as you know brand new dykes with sharp cutters are much easier on 53yo hands than 10yo dykes with dull cutters lol |
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Post by Pistol Pete 1911 on Oct 7, 2018 18:59:23 GMT -5
Klein is good stuff nothing sucks more than cheap tools. truer words have never been spoken |
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Post by roadsdiverged on Oct 7, 2018 19:32:46 GMT -5
All of my electrical tools are Kleins. Some I've had since my first day on the job 17 years ago.
I pay extra for good tools, especially hand tools. Same with saw blades (table, miter, circular, etc). The NAME cost more for a reason.
The guy I work for, on the other hand, buys a pack of 12 screwdrivers for $6 and cant figure out why the flat heads are twisted and the Phillip's have broken tips.
My dad still has a craftsman ratchet/socket set that I bought him when I was 6-7 that still works flawlessly, along with many other things.
I like tools, I could talk about them all day.
Not a bad price for quality tools Jack.
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Post by Pistol Pete 1911 on Oct 7, 2018 19:40:06 GMT -5
All of my electrical tools are Kleins. Some I've had since my first day on the job 17 years ago. I pay extra for good tools, especially hand tools. Same with saw blades (table, miter, circular, etc). The NAME cost more for a reason. The guy I work for, on the other hand, buys a pack of 12 screwdrivers for $6 and cant figure out why the flat heads are twisted and the Phillip's have broken tips. My dad still has a craftsman ratchet/socket set that I bought him when I was 6-7 that still works flawlessly, along with many other things. I like tools, I could talk about them all day. Not a bad price for quality tools Jack. I agree |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 7, 2018 19:44:05 GMT -5
I look at it this way, if you buy cheap you'll have to replace it all the time and not be happy but, if you buy good you'll be happier and only spend the money once. And this goes for most everything.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 7, 2018 19:45:31 GMT -5
I would like to add that the price of good tool is still cheaper than stiches in the hand.
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Post by kxg on Oct 7, 2018 20:43:47 GMT -5
Good tools are worth what you pay for them. Cheap tools are never worth what you pay for them, no matter how cheap they are.
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Post by trailboss on Oct 7, 2018 21:07:04 GMT -5
The term "Buy once, cry once" is often used in the firearms community, especially in the department of optics....of course at a certain point the individual can determine where you get to diminishing returns on a purchase, but I will never regret buying my Trijicon ACOG after looking through the glass of a friend's much cheaper sight. Companies like Leupold have incredible customer service that is legendary. I don't do a lot of electrical work, but when I have, I am glad that my brother gifted me a Triplett analog VOM (5 series), it is built like a tank, and still performs great after over 20 years. Of course if I was an electrician, I would probably have a Fluke.  |
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Post by driftingfate on Oct 7, 2018 21:55:16 GMT -5
Good tools are a joy to use, a treasure to own, and a gift to pass down. You won't go wrong by paying a few extra dimes for the right stuff, as has been driven home to me in the world of knives, firearms, pipes, and "tools" - all tools in actuality.
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Post by trailboss on Oct 7, 2018 22:55:17 GMT -5
I hot linked a pic of a similar Triplett VOM from Fry’s Electronics... it showed for awhile, and then vanished.
Their tech team must take a dim view of such actions...
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Post by smellthehatfirst on Oct 7, 2018 22:59:53 GMT -5
I bought an old friend a Klein bottle opener as a gag gift. Somewhat to my surprise, it is the very finest bottle opener ever made. The changes to the tool face are subtle, but it makes it easier to open a bottle than you ever imagined, if you haven't used a Klein opener.
I ended up buying a Klein bottle opener for myself. I've never been an electrician by trade. I've worked desk jobs in offices for the last eight years. But holy shite. That Klein bottle opener.
Despite being an obvious joke, is also not a joke. Klein is 100% serious about their gag gifts. It's a spirit that pervades the tools.
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Post by smellthehatfirst on Oct 7, 2018 23:02:12 GMT -5
I will say, from my days working in structured cabling, Fluke meters are a head above the rest. It's not that a Fluke is 10x better than the next guy, to justify the price, it's that the Fluke meter is never bad, and never obviously made wrong.
Back in the day, it was worth it to me to spend a few bucks to save time on "is it the meter?" questions.
Perhaps the clones have caught up since then.
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Post by smellthehatfirst on Oct 7, 2018 23:05:32 GMT -5
Good tools are worth what you pay for them. Cheap tools are never worth what you pay for them, no matter how cheap they are. You don't always get what you did pay for, but you never get what you ain't paid for. |
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Post by Legend Lover on Oct 8, 2018 6:34:48 GMT -5
Not much to add here. You did well, Pistol Pete 1911, and you'll likely not have to buy again unless you lose one of them. |
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Post by toshtego on Oct 8, 2018 10:20:50 GMT -5
I will say, from my days working in structured cabling, Fluke meters are a head above the rest. It's not that a Fluke is 10x better than the next guy, to justify the price, it's that the Fluke meter is never bad, and never obviously made wrong. Back in the day, it was worth it to me to spend a few bucks to save time on "is it the meter?" questions. Perhaps the clones have caught up since then. So true about Fluke. I have been using a Multi-Meter for 27 years and would have no other. My Clamp-On has been with me for 12 years. I keep them both in a safe when not in use and never, ever loan them to anyone. |
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Post by oldcajun123 on Oct 8, 2018 14:01:03 GMT -5
 Back in the day at Exxon, they bought new meters for the electricans, older electrician who I had done favors for came and gave me his old Fluke, been having it over 40 yrs still going.
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Post by Quintsrevenge on Oct 8, 2018 14:23:45 GMT -5
When I used to work for Lowes , the day we stopped selling klein was the day we lost all the electrical pros. People who depend on tools don't depend on harbor freight. Though if it a one time use I go and get something small to use they used to carry decent grits of sandpaper and odds and ends. Otherwise flea market finds are good for plumbing tools and the buffer gets them nice and clean.
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Post by monbla256 on Oct 8, 2018 16:11:01 GMT -5
Klien! I've three pairs of dykes that I've had for probably 40 years and they still work flawlessly! They cost a bit more but you'll only buy 'em once !  |
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Back in the day at Exxon, they bought new meters for the electricans, older electrician who I had done favors for came and gave me his old Fluke, been having it over 40 yrs still going. 
