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Even the manually operated ones are pretty pricey...

Magnets in sockets are particularly hard to keep clean, mine always seem to have a coating of metal shavings on them.

Hasn't updated in a while but http://www.chinglish.de/

Do they at least keep the batteries charged? Down here, just about every time I've ever checked, the tools either had dead or dying batteries in them. I have to think that is not the greatest way show off the tools in their best light.

They would probably charge more then the manufacturers would be willing to pay, advertising in major media is crazy expensive.

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They would stand to make a lot more money with more irons in the fire...

Last I remember, my local H-D had a display of Ryobi 12v in the front of the store, and on one of the end caps had a set of Makita compact 18v drill and impact, set up as demonstrators.

Who says it wasn't adverising? You noticed what tools they were using... It is called Product Placement or embedded advertising. Read about it on Wikipedia and Adbusters When you see the names or brands of things blotted or blurred out it means they didn't want to pay....

I can't believe it's been eleven years already. I was in Connecticut loading a truck with petunias to take into Westchester county in NY when the first plane hit and driving to my delivery spots when they fell. It was a memorable day with a lot F-15s and other assorted military aircraft flying around. May they all R.I.P.

Wired.com has a nice article on Mythbuster Adam Savages toolbox Inside Adam Savage’s Toolbox They also follow it up with Adam Savage’s Tools Really kind of surprised to see a Ryobi sticking up out of his toolbox.

All to common these days. I don't like it when they buy the competition to knock them out of business or scoop up their patent portfolio either or just stop production like what Gardner Denver did with Thomas Airpac compressors .Thomas was the company that pioneered oil less compressor technology and was the only company that offered really good quite oil less compressors.

It is in Engrish what don't you understand?

I couldn't tell you what mine has set up now, I don't usually pay it much attention.

If you ever want to read some great short stories search out Rick Seimans stories he wrote called the Wanderers Here is one The lead in blurb

Aren't they covered by a patent?

I'm sure if you contact them they would be happy to set you up with a distributor for your area. http://www.egamaster.com/en/contact-en.html

I feel the same way about some of my old tools. It is a sad fact that many of the old brands are no longer what they once were after being bought out by larger corporations who have a differing philosophy of what the end product should be.

I don't think someone should be able to monopolize a technology that is required by law, and don't feel that a law should be passed while someone holds an monopoly on a technology that the law would demand.

The father of double insulated tools. Did you know that the Miller Falls No. 1144 Safe-T-Drill was the first double insulated power tool to be marketed in Here is a nice little biography about this man and his contribution to modern power tools Leonard C. Pratt @ oldtoolheaven.com

I only remember WF stamped tools, I don't recall him having any tools stamped Wright or Wright Field. He also had some Prat and Whitney branded (not Plomb) tools but as I remember they were specialty one purpose wrenches, like crane necked cylinder wrenches. They also had a Prat & Whitney lathe in their machine shop.

If they would start buying only higher quality tools like Hilti and Festool the market would change in 6 months to a year tops. Manufacturing can change quickly these days.

The OWS movement could have been something if they had clearer goals and more support. Until the will of the people gels into something it will be business as usual.

My friend used to tell me about one of the high pressure sales jobs he had, with pep rallies every morning and constant contact to push more sales, and how they used to ride them to take week long road trips in teams to try and move even more product. He made it to manager in that organization before he struck out on his own as a freelancer.

In my town there is a landscaper who has a absolutely mint Gladiator that he uses as his work truck. Really nice rig. I always wonder how he keeps it running as I recall Jeeps of that era were not among the most reliable vehicles on the road.