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paris_tj 08-22-2011 01:28 PM

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Looking for welding helmet coupon, anyone got a scan of it?

MNRZR 08-22-2011 01:37 PM

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Originally Posted by paris_tj (Post 1698804)
Looking for welding helmet coupon, anyone got a scan of it?

The coupon code is 43749621 and it expires 9/3/11

diggerrick 08-22-2011 02:03 PM

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Agree!! I use them for cleaning my engine to wipe the oil off the dipstick they really come in handy I did not know they had 50 for $8 I have to go and pick them up next time.

From the current issue of Hot Rod magazine (I think October 2011):

allinon72 08-22-2011 06:10 PM

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the lint on those towels drives me nuts. plus they are paper thin

Tom2 08-22-2011 06:16 PM

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Originally Posted by allinon72 (Post 1699309)
the lint on those towels drives me nuts. plus they are paper thin

Yep.. A better deal are the blue shop paper towels at Walmart. They're pretty darn durable. Before I discovered those I just bought the cheap packs of washcloths at Walmart.

subarub4 08-22-2011 08:18 PM

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Yeah that's the only downfall with them.. That's why I use it for stuff I don't mind if they get dirty because I really use them as single use.

soob 08-23-2011 12:35 AM

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Red 5 drawer cart: :(

So I got the red 5-drawer cart, put it together. Left all the fasteners finger tight. So I get to the very last corner at the top and it's kind of tough to get all the bolts through. I wiggle it some and they're in. So I start tightening them with a ratcheting wrench and I find that the top isn't quite square at one of the corners. I check the lid and it's crooked. So I figured maybe it'd be okay after tightening. Do all of them and now I've got a gap at one corner between the three pieces of sheet metal at the top, and the lid's worse.

Did I screw it up? Ugh. I don't see how. Putting the thing together isn't rocket science. Back to the store with it for another one, I guess.

soob 08-23-2011 01:11 AM

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LOL, I'm an idiot. I guess when I was putting the bolts in, I caught one of the hinge rivets on a leg. The rivet is supposed to be outside the leg and it was inside. Bad place for them, I guess, but it's all good now.

Good thing I had at least some sense and didn't tighten the nuts too much and bend the whole thing out of shape.

Bill P 08-23-2011 08:39 PM

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That five drawer cart is a truly amazing piece of equipment, especially given the price. they're a bit fiddly to put together, but a freaking tank when they're done. I love mine, but I'm out of space, may have to get the 13 drawer chest.

kyleo. 08-24-2011 12:34 AM

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Does anyone have/know were to find a good coupon for the 41" top chest?

smogtech 08-24-2011 12:38 AM

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if you follow the instructions on the 5 drawer cart it should come together perfectly. Alot of people put the legs in upside down.

markw365 08-24-2011 12:44 AM

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Originally Posted by The Dutchman (Post 1680037)
I was replacing ball joints on a Chevy P-U, using the OTC ball joint press of the guy that worked next to me. Then the guy upped & quit! Naturally he took his BJ kit with him. The customer didn't need his truck till the next day, so, since snappy & Mr. Matco were probably eating dinner by then, I cruised to HF near where I live & found what looked like an imitation OTC ball joint press kit, but with many spacers/receiver cups. US General. 78 bills. It did the job fine, even though the ball joint had to be pressed into a forged steel control arm. Later, I lent it to a guy at work who put 4 ball joints on a Ford F350 SuperDuty P-U with it. I wouldn't let him use an impact gun on the kit, though.

Definitely PASS


We've broken one of these and bent another. IMHO it's a fail when you can get the OTC for around the same price if you shop on the net.

tenorplayer23 08-24-2011 02:34 AM

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From looking a long while, the chest rarely is...if ever, discounted like the base. In every ad I have seen, except for one from May, 2011, it is $299. In this particular flyer, it was $249. I'd like to find it cheaper some day like the discounts offered on the base piece (which, BTW, I see at many different prices.....the lowest I believe was $349/maybe once quite a while ago at $339. Most of the time it rotates between $359, 369 and list at 399.....depending on the flyer, magazine, Inside Club, etc.).

If there is better info out there, I'd be interested, as well. Thanks for asking the question again.

See ya, :hellobye:


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Originally Posted by kyleo. (Post 1702655)
Does anyone have/know were to find a good coupon for the 41" top chest?


kyleo. 08-24-2011 02:51 PM

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Originally Posted by tenorplayer23 (Post 1702747)
From looking a long while, the chest rarely is...if ever, discounted like the base. In every ad I have seen, except for one from May, 2011, it is $299. In this particular flyer, it was $249. I'd like to find it cheaper some day like the discounts offered on the base piece (which, BTW, I see at many different prices.....the lowest I believe was $349/maybe once quite a while ago at $339. Most of the time it rotates between $359, 369 and list at 399.....depending on the flyer, magazine, Inside Club, etc.).

If there is better info out there, I'd be interested, as well. Thanks for asking the question again.

See ya, :hellobye:

Thanks, dont mean to be annoying, as i know there is already a ton of discussion on them. Hence the reason i returned my old top box for the HF one. I have the 349 coupon for the cabinet, i was just curious if there were any of the 249 top chest coupons floating around

Nick_Escalante 08-25-2011 11:25 PM

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Originally Posted by kyleo. (Post 1703766)
Thanks, dont mean to be annoying, as i know there is already a ton of discussion on them. Hence the reason i returned my old top box for the HF one. I have the 349 coupon for the cabinet, i was just curious if there were any of the 249 top chest coupons floating around

The $249 ITC coupon for the top chest was a few months ago. I'm not sure about it returning anytime soon. I've never seen that unit on sale otherwise.

subarub4 08-26-2011 12:27 AM

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man I should of brought 2 of those generators..

diggerrick 08-26-2011 06:38 AM

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Ooooh - east coaster.

Maybe a bigger one - you're gonna need it.

Good luck.

rlitman 08-26-2011 07:02 AM

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Originally Posted by subarub4 (Post 1706776)
man I should of brought 2 of those generators..

I already own two generators, so I looked right past them, but I've seen the 800W ones that went on sale for $69 on black Friday, listed for $200 on CraigsList.

subarub4 08-26-2011 07:34 AM

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I got the 800w for small stuff but maybe something for next time

SQ is the SQUAD 08-26-2011 10:00 AM

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i am thinking about putting on of thos generators on my junk car trailer. will it supply enough power to operate an eletric sawsall?


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