On 27 Apr 2016 at 10:15, Mark Abramowitz via EV wrote: > Lots of folks thought they were junk ...
To some extent I defer to Bill Dube' on this, as he has obviously bought a LOT of HF tools, and I have not. However, in general I follow my father's advice and example, and buy the best tools I can afford. Many times that means buying a used tool. A used tool may cost more, sometimes a lot more, than a similar one at HF or wherever. But I figure I am getting a tool that will last me the rest of my life. I buy used not just for price, but because today a lot of midrange brand name tools are barely, if at all, better than the HF versions. I wouldn't be surprised if some of them come from the same Chinese factories. I think the problem is that the tool companies' stockholders demand big profits, the big box stores demand low-ish cost and high margin, and customers just what what's cheap. So it goes. When I'm absolutely sure I'll use the tool for only one or two jobs, I might buy a cheap one, either brand name or HF. However, I did that with a spring compressor when I changed the struts in a VW Golf in the mid-1990s, and boy did I ever regret that purchase. Bloody thing cross-threaded. I had to rent a decent spring compressor to get the crap one off and finish the job. That made me a lot more cautious. I've read posts here from folks who recommend the HF hydraulic crimpers. I recall someone saying years ago that the dies are mismarked and you have to choose by approximate fit. I don't know whether that's still true. For a while I did consider buying one anyway, but honestly I don't need one since so far my hammer crimper (E-Z-Red, I think is the brand) does just fine for what I need. David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA EVDL Administrator = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = EVDL Information: http://www.evdl.org/help/ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Note: mail sent to "evpost" and "etpost" addresses will not reach me. To send a private message, please obtain my email address from the webpage http://www.evdl.org/help/ . = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
