[MakeLV] Black and Decker Tools at Ollie's Outlet

[Clinton Wolfe]

Welp, Ollie's was kind of a bust in terms of power tools.  The Black and
Decker Buyout referred to a large purchase of reman Black & Decker Home
products - things like toaster ovens, coffee makers, the George Foreman
grill, etc.  And they don't really carry much in the way of power tools,
otherwise.

At Ollies, I did however pick up some putty knives (2x 1", and 2x 3"), as
well as some bags of assorted plastic spring clamps, ranging in size from
2" to 6".  They also had some wood block clamps, but they were of uselessly
bad quality (split wood, rusted screws).  Also, 3x gooseneck clip-on desk
lamps, good for detail lighting on workbenches.

Meanwhile, at Leonard's Flea Market, I found a hand coping saw frame (no
blade), a possibly broken 14" bar clamp, and a marginal 3/8" 1/3 hp corded
drill (no bits), all for $14.  The drill is usable, but the (keyless) chuck
is on its way out, and the cord has been taped up.  Crappy drill better
than no drill at all, I suppose.

Tomorrow, I plan to look at Harbor Freight, and see what's plausible in
terms of drill bits, and possibly a saw of some kind.

--Clinton

On Fri, Jun 8, 2012 at 1:51 PM, Clinton Wolfe <clintoncwolfe at gmail.com>wrote:

> Hi all,
>   In light of the first vestiges of a "tool wanted list" last night, I've
> been keeping an eye out for tool sales, etc.  I live near the Airport, and
> there is an Ollie's Outlet (similar to Big Lots, etc) near my house. They
> have a banner up advertising a big Black and Decker buy ( they buy odd
> lots, factory seconds, etc).  I thought I'd drop by there this weekend and
> see what's cheap.
>
> Some of the things mentioned as wanted, from memory:
>  Circular saw, or ideally a miter saw
>     and blades for same
>  Cordless Drill(s)
>     and bits for above
>  Socket Set
>  Heat Gun
>  Clamps
>  Putty Knives
>
> I'd was thinking a Dremel (or the black and decker knockoff, I
> suppose) would also be good - that's a tool that is useful in many
> circumstances, and so makes sense for our early tool buys.
>
> --Clinton
>
>
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