Sadly, more and more this is the way we're going to have to do business. I hate buying anything I can't put my hands on first.
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It's amazing watching the goings on at the Memphis International FedEx hub that anything gets where it is going. FedEx time is 9 pm to 6 am. Seems like only Beale street and FedEx hub is open after 9. Most of the stuff happens then. Flights landing and taking off every 45 seconds or so. The tarmac is lit up better than a NFL stadium - all these little walking ants and driving ants all over the place. Simply amazing!
Not trying to beat a dead horse here, just discussion & my own curiosity. I see you did manage to find the corded version, which if I remember was a primary difficulty. I've got a few dealers of various sorts around here that, if they don't have what I want in stock, they'll bring it in, more often than not, with no obligation to buy it. They call me when it's in, I go down and take it out of the box, play with it and if it's not what I thought, they'll just put it on the shelf.
So my curiosity as to if I've found anyplace you didn't already know about and maybe someone else will get something useful from this;
In my own obsession to find other sources than MegaCorp & the like, I've often wound up on a manufacturer's web site, which usually has a link to find all their dealers/distributors (Where to Buy) in my area. It's lead me to find a number of outfits I never new existed, within a reasonable range from me.
For your area using Makita USA's site I came up with 30 hits just within a 25 mile radius. Nearly 3/4 of them are Garbage Depot, which I personally disregard automatically, but some others;
Power Tools Sales | Saws and Drills | Livonia, MI
Marsh Power Tools in Livonia, MI offers high-quality power tools from leading manufacturers. Come in today to explore our large selection.
www.marshpower.com
FASTENERS INC.
1605 PROGRESS DRIVE
MADISON HEIGHTS, MI 48071
Performance Line Tool Center offering great prices on quality tools with great service and dependability.
Performance Line Tool Center carries over a wide variet of over 7,000 tools, the majority of which offer free shipping. Value, quality and dependability, are the foundation of our company.
www.performancetoolcenter.com
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Fastners Inc isn't really much of a power tool store. And I did call Marsh, they had a floor model and wouldn't order another new in the box.
I did not check with performance though. We used to have all kinds off tool stores here, but the big box stores killed most of them off. Home depot is a makita dealer, kinda, but there website said out of stock.
And I called makita and they didn't have any in stock either and wouldn't have any until end of December or January so a dealer wouldn't have been able to order one anyway.
I did not check with performance though. We used to have all kinds off tool stores here, but the big box stores killed most of them off. Home depot is a makita dealer, kinda, but there website said out of stock.
And I called makita and they didn't have any in stock either and wouldn't have any until end of December or January so a dealer wouldn't have been able to order one anyway.
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Yah the big box stores are good at that. Primary reason why I avoid them at all costs. I was actually shocked the number of Home Depots you had in a 25 mile radius, didn't think anyplace had NJ beat for that title but you had a good 15 or more over my area.
Enough about the dead horse... I assume you've played with the saw a bit? It looks drool worthy.
Enough about the dead horse... I assume you've played with the saw a bit? It looks drool worthy.
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Nope haven't played with it yet. 12 hour days at work. Hopefully this weekend.
Ordered this a couple of weeks ago when Rockler was having a heck of a sale. It will go in the new workshop I will be building early next year. Chuck
Very cool! I need one of these too. :)
Well, Lil Mikey isn't one to set back and get outdone! He has taken note of the number of rifle cartridge pens being made. Then he thought - Why not...... And then these showed up in the mail. Now if anyone knows of a pen kit that would fit!!!
Cannot find my blue lighter, so decided on another way to show that these are NOT 22 shorts!
Cannot find my blue lighter, so decided on another way to show that these are NOT 22 shorts!
I got one of them!!!!!!!!!!
Really scary to think if you are a bad guy, sitting in a tank and one of these Wart Hogs pops up over the hill able to dispense about 62 of those per second!!!!!!
Yep to that - I don't think having that much depleted uranium whizzing around would be much fun!
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Thought I'd give this a try. I ordered online from rockler. It was $59 shipped free.
It's definitely high quality. I also like the fact that the fittings just screw onto the hose, no clamps!
The only thing I didn't like was they shipped it just like this, didn't even bother to put it in another box and ups just leaves it on your porch. I peeled the shipping labels off for the pics.
And it fits my 40 year old shop vac perfectly.
It's definitely high quality. I also like the fact that the fittings just screw onto the hose, no clamps!
The only thing I didn't like was they shipped it just like this, didn't even bother to put it in another box and ups just leaves it on your porch. I peeled the shipping labels off for the pics.
And it fits my 40 year old shop vac perfectly.
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Will have to keep that in mind. Those look easy to use for several applications
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Yup, they will even form to odd sized dust port shapes like rectangular ports, etc. I can see myself hooking this up to my r.o.s. and a smaller vacuum.
I ordered a new pair of Levi 501 jeans the other day, direct from Levi. The fit is fine but the fabric has changed. It's not as heavy and it's somewhat stretchy. They were advertised as "original 501's". I prefer 501's because buttons are way safer than zippers and as far as I know, 501's are the only button fly blue jeans out there. But this pair is not original, that's for sure. Time will tell of the durability also changed but I suspect it has. I'll never understand why people want to "fix" something that isn't broken.
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I used to only get "ballroom" carpenter jeans from Duluth Trading. You know, the company that advertises clothing for the outdoor, tough, hardworking people. They have changed the fabric by cutting the weight of cotton used and added spandex to it. That's just what I want in work jeans, something that will melt on my leg if it gets welding splatter, or brushes against anything hot.
Needless to say, don't buy anything from them anymore. Almost every style of pants/jeans they sell now has spandex.
Needless to say, don't buy anything from them anymore. Almost every style of pants/jeans they sell now has spandex.
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"Spandex" for fat Americans, and yoga pants that should never be on a fat chick, lol.
Tim, I tried to purchase a pair of fire hose as the pandemic was taking hold at the Spokane store. Unfortunately they didn’t have my size. I had been wearing Carhartt brand. I recently noticed that my Carhartt’s are becoming a little snug lately.
I've more or less switched to Carhartt. Their flannel lined carpenter jeans are all I wear this time of year. Bonus is I have been able to get factory seconds from Sierra at a significant discount.