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Old Apr 26, 2008 | 09:54 PM
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Never had that problem, but then I buy from a brick-and-mortar HF a few miles from my house. Love that store!
 
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Old Apr 26, 2008 | 09:58 PM
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I'll never understand why guys pay 20K for a bike and then buy a $10.00 Chinese tool set. Almost all of the problems with stripped heads, stripped allen heads, and stripped torx heads are the result of using non-precise, soft, inferior Chinese tools.
I buy their tools frequently and rarely have a problem with them, and certainly no more than the Craftsman and other tools I have here. When I do, I bring it back for a replacement, as most hand tools have a lifetime warranty.
 
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Old Apr 26, 2008 | 11:14 PM
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Its hard to fix stupitity Idiots go looking to buy that Chinese chitand wonderwhy the goverment isborrowing billions from
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ORIGINAL: Upswept

I'll never understand why guys pay 20K for a bike and then buy a $10.00 Chinese tool set. Almost all of the problems with stripped heads, stripped allen heads, and stripped torx heads are the result of using non-precise, soft, inferior Chinese tools.
I buy their tools frequently and rarely have a problem with them, and certainly no more than the Craftsman and other tools I have here. When I do, I bring it back for a replacement, as most hand tools have a lifetime warranty.
 
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Old Apr 27, 2008 | 07:20 AM
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rotflmao it happens

I just wish that most of you guys that go looking for the Chinese chit would lose your job and Health care
Now that would be funny
Either you meant that to be a joke and you forgot the smiley or you have a serious personality problem.
 
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Old Apr 27, 2008 | 07:46 AM
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I take it you do not live close enough to visit a store. I bought a small cement mixer for $90 that I have used for several weeks now with no problems. But I don't think I would mail order from them.
 
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Old Apr 27, 2008 | 08:02 AM
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I would like to have the pots for the travel trailer. Put'em over in the classifieds or take up camping. I have as much fun camping as riding the Harley!!!
 
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