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I got my coupon from HF, and it took all I had not to go down there and by a spot welder. I figure I should get the kids and GF some gifts for xmas instead of wrapping up a spot welder for me. :smile:
 
You could always make something for them <span style="font-style: italic">with</span> the spotwelder. :yesnod: That way everyone wins.
 
tony barnhill said:
JamesWilson said:
Ah, but there's nothing like the high from a NEW tool....
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But, James, some of them looked 'brand new'
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Not that kind of new, though it's satisfying in its own way, too... the new-ness of never-seen-before, how's-that-thing-work, what's-it-for kind of new. Particularly if it excites the that's-a-clever-trick reaction...

You know, all the gizmos that sometimes get used once and then live at the back/bottom of the tool drawer.... :devilgrin:
 
JamesWilson said:
tony barnhill said:
JamesWilson said:
Ah, but there's nothing like the high from a NEW tool....
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But, James, some of them looked 'brand new'
Click to expand...

Not that kind of new, though it's satisfying in its own way, too... the new-ness of never-seen-before, how's-that-thing-work, what's-it-for kind of new. Particularly if it excites the that's-a-clever-trick reaction...

You know, all the gizmos that sometimes get used once and then live at the back/bottom of the tool drawer.... :devilgrin:
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Or were too pretty to pass by & now they just cause you to have to buy a tool box extension (like I just did)...sometimes we have to buy them, James, just to feed our habit, right?
 
The beauty of "cheap" tools is that if you need to cobble up a special tool, you aren't using up one of your "good" tools. I do it all the time...
 
Stopped by the same pawn shop today & picked up 14 Craftsman wrenches for $10.00.
 
Good score Tony! I got my monthy tool fix on Friday when a friend gave me an arbor press that he didn't have room for. Yes Virginia, there is a Santa Claus and he lives in Kansas.
 
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