[ARC5] A Source for Tools Etc

[Mike Everette]

Actually these prices don't sound out of line.  Anyone tried to buy any Xcelite tools lately?  Some of the special pliers like bent needle nose, angled-tip cutters, etc etc can easily fetch over $20 each!

The question is, are they quality tools?  If they are Chinese-made I would think twice before paying such prices.  Many (read: MOST, in my experience) Chinese tools are not worth a hoot!  Needle-nose pliers with slick jaws, which won't grip anything... cutters so soft that if one tries to snip hard-drawn wire, it leaves a dent in the cutting surface of the jaw on the first try... etc etc ad infinitum.  Yes, I HAVE been there and HAVE done that, ordering tools for public-safety radio repair shops.  I bought Eclipse (and some Crescent, some Velleman) brand tools ONCE, trying to save some money.  Quoth the Raven:  "NEVERMORE!"

"Ah so, Yankee Dog... You hear of Chinese Junk?

"We SHOW you -- CHINESE JUNK!"

Murcan-made tool:  "DING HAO!"  Chinese tool:  "BU HAO!"

73

Mike
W4DSE


--- On Sat, 1/19/13, J. Forster <jfor at quikus.com> wrote:

> From: J. Forster <jfor at quikus.com>
> Subject: [ARC5] A Source for Tools Etc
> To: ArmyRadios at yahoogroups.com
> Cc: hp_agilent_equipment at yahoogroups.com, ARC5 at mailman.QTH.net, Milsurplus at mailman.QTH.net, Tekscopes2 at yahoogroups.com, TestEquipTrader at yahoogroups.com, GenRad at yahoogroups.com, Vintage-Military-RADAR at yahoogroups.com
> Date: Saturday, January 19, 2013, 5:47 PM
> This afternoon, I was in the crafts
> store Michaels and browsed the section
> for metal jewelery making. They actually have a very nice
> selection of
> various kinds of fine pliers, including needle and round
> nose, and various
> cutters. For things needing 'a bit of adjustment' they also
> had a fairly
> good collection of small hammers.
> 
> Prices were not cheap ($10 - $20) but today, there are few
> places where
> you can get a good look at tools before buying. Certainly,
> they have a far
> better selection than Sears or most chain hardware stores.
> 
> They also had some nice, small, thin metal sheets.
> 
> YMMV,
> 
> -John
> 
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