Conductor562

Went to swap out an old set of Kobalt ratchets I bought when they first came out and were made by Snap-On. They were the best kept secret in tools for a good while. I abused them and finally busted them working on a rear suspension. They held up for I guess about 15 years so I can't complain. I took them back for a warranty exchange and I'm now the proud owner of ratchets stamped TAIWAN on the shaft. Lowe's and Kobalt can stick their outsourced junk up their ass. I sulked all the way home, got online and dropped about $200 on 1/4, 3/8, and 1/2, Proto Pear head ratchets. I'm not concerned with Price, I'll just save a little longer. I'll not buy anything but Proto, Channellock, or Klein from now on. I'm tired of the multi-national guessing game.

Just wondering everyone's thoughts on Milwaukee since the TTI buyout. I was really convinced Milwaukee was headed the way of Porter Cable but I've got several post TTI tools and they still seem to be top notch. Nobody makes anything like they used to, but it APPEARS they've maintained a very high level of quality. Any thoughts?

I'm looking for some insight on Milwaukee Airless paint systems. I'm leaning toward the larger model but I don't know much about them. Will be doing residential and renovation work. Does anyone have any experience with them? What are the pros and cons? I'm an occasional painter so I think the refurb model available at CPO Milwaukee might be right for me. I can get the larger refurb model for about the price of the smaller model new. Any thoughts?

Just picked up an M-Spector from toolplus.com for $199 and got a free M12 Driver and 2 free cable extensions. It's tricky to find. You must go to Milwaukee>Cordless tools>cordless inspection tools, and it's at the bottom. If you simply go to inspection tools with all manufacturers it does not come up. Seemed like a killer buy to me.