From: fos@sdf.org   
      
   On 2021-12-19, The Real Bev  wrote:   
   > On 12/18/2021 07:23 PM, fos wrote:   
      
   >> People, don't piss away good money on department or big box store power   
   >> equipment. That deal you think you're getting is 5 year recycle bin scrap,   
   >> if even that long. Invest in quality products from knowledgeable and   
   >> reputable dealers, maintain them well, and they'll last you nearly a   
   >> lifetime.   
      
   > Haunt the estate sales.  I bought a new Craftsman 10mm socket maybe 10   
   > years ago and I peeled some of the chrome off with my thumbnail.   
      
   Bought my first Craftsman tool set when I was but a wee young lad in the   
   late 70's. The ratchets that came with that set were indestructible. I   
   still have the severely abused 3/8 drive ratchet that came with that set   
   and it has never been rebuilt.   
      
   The 1/2 drive ratchet I left setting in an engine compartment in the   
   late 80's and I'm sure it's still decomposing into iron oxide on the side   
   of a frequently traveled road. That motherfucker was much more severely   
   abused than the 3/8 ratchet. I have a 30 inch piece of pipe leverage   
   extender I used on that 1/2 inch Craftsman ratchet to break either nuts   
   and bolts loose or failing that, break sockets, including impact sockets.   
   I was a broke ass bitch back then, had to make do with what I could get   
   my hands on. I've stood and bounced on that ratchet with the 24 inch lever   
   extender attached and it never winced. I really miss that ratchet. I've   
   broken 3 1/2 inch Craftsman breaker bars with the same leverage extender   
   since.   
      
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