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Stu jaxon
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Hi Group, any recommendations for a good DMM, preferably a Fluke. under a $100.. are the ones made in China reliable.??? what kind do you use.???
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amdx
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On 4/23/2021 12:42 AM, Rheilly Phoull wrote:
 I have the EEV Bryman BM235 and like it a lot. $139, but well worth it.
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On 23/04/2021 8:55 am, Stu jaxon wrote:
Hi Group, any recommendations for a good DMM, preferably a Fluke.
under a $100.. are the ones made in China reliable.??? what kind do
you use.???
Does Fluke make any that sell below $100 ?
 I have the EEV Bryman BM235 and like it a lot. $139, but well worth it.
https://www.amazon.com/EEVblog-BM235-Brymen-Multimeter/dp/B01JZ1ADCO
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amdx
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On 4/23/2021 12:42 AM, Rheilly Phoull wrote:
 I have the EEV Bryman BM235 and like it a lot. $139, but well worth it.
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On 23/04/2021 8:55 am, Stu jaxon wrote:
Hi Group, any recommendations for a good DMM, preferably a Fluke.
under a $100.. are the ones made in China reliable.??? what kind do
you use.???
Does Fluke make any that sell below $100 ?
 I have the EEV Bryman BM235 and like it a lot. $139, but well worth it.
https://www.amazon.com/EEVblog-BM235-Brymen-Multimeter/dp/B01JZ1ADCO
                                                      Mikek
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amdx
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On 4/23/2021 10:47 AM, Peter W. wrote:
 Great for low priced tools you will rarely use.
Is that a start?
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Don\'t get me started on Harbor Freight....
Peter Wieck
Melrose Park, PA
 Great for low priced tools you will rarely use.
Is that a start?
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amdx
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On 4/23/2021 10:47 AM, Peter W. wrote:
 Great for low priced tools you will rarely use.
Is that a start?
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Don\'t get me started on Harbor Freight....
Peter Wieck
Melrose Park, PA
 Great for low priced tools you will rarely use.
Is that a start?
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Peter W.
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The Channellock Story
I could buy this at Harbor Freight: https://www.harborfreight.com/9-in-linesman-pliers-63820.html
I could buy this at Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Channellock-369-2-Inch-Leverage-Linesman/dp/B00004SBD6
One keeps a small town in Pennsylvania vibrant, and its residents employed in good family-supporting jobs. The other does not. One will not spatter if one cuts a live wire (ask me how I know that). The other will - thankfully, not my experience, other than I had to transport that individual to a urgent-care facility immediately thereafter.
Bad tools injure, and sometimes kill their users - simply by being bad tools. Good tools require some level of abuse to do the same. I have had my pair of box-joint linesman plies for over 40 years now. So when it came time to purchase a second pair for our summer house - it was Channellock, even though it may get used perhaps 3 or 4 times per year.
Peter Wieck
Melrose Park, PA
I could buy this at Harbor Freight: https://www.harborfreight.com/9-in-linesman-pliers-63820.html
I could buy this at Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Channellock-369-2-Inch-Leverage-Linesman/dp/B00004SBD6
One keeps a small town in Pennsylvania vibrant, and its residents employed in good family-supporting jobs. The other does not. One will not spatter if one cuts a live wire (ask me how I know that). The other will - thankfully, not my experience, other than I had to transport that individual to a urgent-care facility immediately thereafter.
Bad tools injure, and sometimes kill their users - simply by being bad tools. Good tools require some level of abuse to do the same. I have had my pair of box-joint linesman plies for over 40 years now. So when it came time to purchase a second pair for our summer house - it was Channellock, even though it may get used perhaps 3 or 4 times per year.
Peter Wieck
Melrose Park, PA
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ohg...@gmail.com
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On Monday, May 3, 2021 at 7:16:37 AM UTC-4, Peter W. wrote:
Speaking of tools, does anyone know if the Plato 170 shear is still made in the U.S., or is it now Chinese?
The Channellock Story
I could buy this at Harbor Freight: https://www.harborfreight.com/9-in-linesman-pliers-63820.html
I could buy this at Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Channellock-369-2-Inch-Leverage-Linesman/dp/B00004SBD6
One keeps a small town in Pennsylvania vibrant, and its residents employed in good family-supporting jobs. The other does not. One will not spatter if one cuts a live wire (ask me how I know that). The other will - thankfully, not my experience, other than I had to transport that individual to a urgent-care facility immediately thereafter.
Bad tools injure, and sometimes kill their users - simply by being bad tools. Good tools require some level of abuse to do the same. I have had my pair of box-joint linesman plies for over 40 years now. So when it came time to purchase a second pair for our summer house - it was Channellock, even though it may get used perhaps 3 or 4 times per year.
Peter Wieck
Melrose Park, PA
Speaking of tools, does anyone know if the Plato 170 shear is still made in the U.S., or is it now Chinese?
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ohg...@gmail.com
Guest
On Monday, May 3, 2021 at 7:16:37 AM UTC-4, Peter W. wrote:
Speaking of tools, does anyone know if the Plato 170 shear is still made in the U.S., or is it now Chinese?
The Channellock Story
I could buy this at Harbor Freight: https://www.harborfreight.com/9-in-linesman-pliers-63820.html
I could buy this at Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Channellock-369-2-Inch-Leverage-Linesman/dp/B00004SBD6
One keeps a small town in Pennsylvania vibrant, and its residents employed in good family-supporting jobs. The other does not. One will not spatter if one cuts a live wire (ask me how I know that). The other will - thankfully, not my experience, other than I had to transport that individual to a urgent-care facility immediately thereafter.
Bad tools injure, and sometimes kill their users - simply by being bad tools. Good tools require some level of abuse to do the same. I have had my pair of box-joint linesman plies for over 40 years now. So when it came time to purchase a second pair for our summer house - it was Channellock, even though it may get used perhaps 3 or 4 times per year.
Peter Wieck
Melrose Park, PA
Speaking of tools, does anyone know if the Plato 170 shear is still made in the U.S., or is it now Chinese?
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Peter W.
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> Speaking of tools, does anyone know if the Plato 170 shear is still made in the U.S., or is it now Chinese?
https://www.techspray.com/5-ways-to-spot-a-counterfeit-tool-before-you-buy-it
The internet is your friend.
Peter Wieck
Melrose Park. PA
https://www.techspray.com/5-ways-to-spot-a-counterfeit-tool-before-you-buy-it
The internet is your friend.
Peter Wieck
Melrose Park. PA
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Peter W.
Guest
> Speaking of tools, does anyone know if the Plato 170 shear is still made in the U.S., or is it now Chinese?
https://www.techspray.com/5-ways-to-spot-a-counterfeit-tool-before-you-buy-it
The internet is your friend.
Peter Wieck
Melrose Park. PA
https://www.techspray.com/5-ways-to-spot-a-counterfeit-tool-before-you-buy-it
The internet is your friend.
Peter Wieck
Melrose Park. PA
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ohg...@gmail.com
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On Monday, May 3, 2021 at 1:01:46 PM UTC-4, Peter W. wrote:
It is, but it doesn\'t always answer the question. That link doesn\'t either.
Speaking of tools, does anyone know if the Plato 170 shear is still made in the U.S., or is it now Chinese?
https://www.techspray.com/5-ways-to-spot-a-counterfeit-tool-before-you-buy-it
The internet is your friend.
It is, but it doesn\'t always answer the question. That link doesn\'t either.
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Peter W.
Guest
> It is, but it doesn\'t always answer the question. That link doesn\'t either.
THE TOOL IS SHIPPING FROM OUTSIDE THE US.
If the cutter you have your eye on is coming from outside the US, be careful. Thatâs not to say you canât or shouldnât buy our cutters from international sources. We sell all over the world to service the global marketplace. However, it is unlikely an authorized distributor would import cutters into their home country and ship them back to the US for an extremely low price.
THE TOOL IS SHIPPING FROM OUTSIDE THE US.
If the cutter you have your eye on is coming from outside the US, be careful. Thatâs not to say you canât or shouldnât buy our cutters from international sources. We sell all over the world to service the global marketplace. However, it is unlikely an authorized distributor would import cutters into their home country and ship them back to the US for an extremely low price.
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Peter W.
Guest
> It is, but it doesn\'t always answer the question. That link doesn\'t either.
THE TOOL IS SHIPPING FROM OUTSIDE THE US.
If the cutter you have your eye on is coming from outside the US, be careful. Thatâs not to say you canât or shouldnât buy our cutters from international sources. We sell all over the world to service the global marketplace. However, it is unlikely an authorized distributor would import cutters into their home country and ship them back to the US for an extremely low price.
THE TOOL IS SHIPPING FROM OUTSIDE THE US.
If the cutter you have your eye on is coming from outside the US, be careful. Thatâs not to say you canât or shouldnât buy our cutters from international sources. We sell all over the world to service the global marketplace. However, it is unlikely an authorized distributor would import cutters into their home country and ship them back to the US for an extremely low price.
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ohg...@gmail.com
Guest
On Tuesday, May 4, 2021 at 11:24:41 AM UTC-4, Peter W. wrote:
That doesn\'t directly prove their origin. My old Plato cutters have a made in U.S.A printed in them. I haven\'t seen one picture of the new pliers that say this and no mention from the manufacturer that they still are (they used to advertise them as such). Where they\'re shipped from isn\'t proof. If Techspray gets a container of them from the Far East, they can get them into their distribution network just as easily and at less cost than they could likely make them.
I sent them an email and will report back when I get a reply.
It is, but it doesn\'t always answer the question. That link doesn\'t either.
THE TOOL IS SHIPPING FROM OUTSIDE THE US.
If the cutter you have your eye on is coming from outside the US, be careful. Thatâs not to say you canât or shouldnât buy our cutters from international sources. We sell all over the world to service the global marketplace. However, it is unlikely an authorized distributor would import cutters into their home country and ship them back to the US for an extremely low price.
That doesn\'t directly prove their origin. My old Plato cutters have a made in U.S.A printed in them. I haven\'t seen one picture of the new pliers that say this and no mention from the manufacturer that they still are (they used to advertise them as such). Where they\'re shipped from isn\'t proof. If Techspray gets a container of them from the Far East, they can get them into their distribution network just as easily and at less cost than they could likely make them.
I sent them an email and will report back when I get a reply.
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ohg...@gmail.com
Guest
On Tuesday, May 4, 2021 at 11:24:41 AM UTC-4, Peter W. wrote:
That doesn\'t directly prove their origin. My old Plato cutters have a made in U.S.A printed in them. I haven\'t seen one picture of the new pliers that say this and no mention from the manufacturer that they still are (they used to advertise them as such). Where they\'re shipped from isn\'t proof. If Techspray gets a container of them from the Far East, they can get them into their distribution network just as easily and at less cost than they could likely make them.
I sent them an email and will report back when I get a reply.
It is, but it doesn\'t always answer the question. That link doesn\'t either.
THE TOOL IS SHIPPING FROM OUTSIDE THE US.
If the cutter you have your eye on is coming from outside the US, be careful. Thatâs not to say you canât or shouldnât buy our cutters from international sources. We sell all over the world to service the global marketplace. However, it is unlikely an authorized distributor would import cutters into their home country and ship them back to the US for an extremely low price.
That doesn\'t directly prove their origin. My old Plato cutters have a made in U.S.A printed in them. I haven\'t seen one picture of the new pliers that say this and no mention from the manufacturer that they still are (they used to advertise them as such). Where they\'re shipped from isn\'t proof. If Techspray gets a container of them from the Far East, they can get them into their distribution network just as easily and at less cost than they could likely make them.
I sent them an email and will report back when I get a reply.
O
ohg...@gmail.com
Guest
On Tuesday, May 4, 2021 at 12:22:39 PM UTC-4, ohg...@gmail.com wrote:
I heard back from Techspray, and they are no longer made in the U.S. They are now made in Costa Rica.
On Tuesday, May 4, 2021 at 11:24:41 AM UTC-4, Peter W. wrote:
It is, but it doesn\'t always answer the question. That link doesn\'t either.
THE TOOL IS SHIPPING FROM OUTSIDE THE US.
If the cutter you have your eye on is coming from outside the US, be careful. Thatâs not to say you canât or shouldnât buy our cutters from international sources. We sell all over the world to service the global marketplace. However, it is unlikely an authorized distributor would import cutters into their home country and ship them back to the US for an extremely low price.
That doesn\'t directly prove their origin. My old Plato cutters have a made in U.S.A printed in them. I haven\'t seen one picture of the new pliers that say this and no mention from the manufacturer that they still are (they used to advertise them as such). Where they\'re shipped from isn\'t proof. If Techspray gets a container of them from the Far East, they can get them into their distribution network just as easily and at less cost than they could likely make them.
I sent them an email and will report back when I get a reply.
I heard back from Techspray, and they are no longer made in the U.S. They are now made in Costa Rica.
O
ohg...@gmail.com
Guest
On Tuesday, May 4, 2021 at 12:22:39 PM UTC-4, ohg...@gmail.com wrote:
I heard back from Techspray, and they are no longer made in the U.S. They are now made in Costa Rica.
On Tuesday, May 4, 2021 at 11:24:41 AM UTC-4, Peter W. wrote:
It is, but it doesn\'t always answer the question. That link doesn\'t either.
THE TOOL IS SHIPPING FROM OUTSIDE THE US.
If the cutter you have your eye on is coming from outside the US, be careful. Thatâs not to say you canât or shouldnât buy our cutters from international sources. We sell all over the world to service the global marketplace. However, it is unlikely an authorized distributor would import cutters into their home country and ship them back to the US for an extremely low price.
That doesn\'t directly prove their origin. My old Plato cutters have a made in U.S.A printed in them. I haven\'t seen one picture of the new pliers that say this and no mention from the manufacturer that they still are (they used to advertise them as such). Where they\'re shipped from isn\'t proof. If Techspray gets a container of them from the Far East, they can get them into their distribution network just as easily and at less cost than they could likely make them.
I sent them an email and will report back when I get a reply.
I heard back from Techspray, and they are no longer made in the U.S. They are now made in Costa Rica.
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Rheilly Phoull
Guest
On 23/04/2021 8:55 am, Stu jaxon wrote:
Does Fluke make any that sell below $100 ?Hi Group, any recommendations for a good DMM, preferably a Fluke. under a $100.. are the ones made in China reliable.??? what kind do you use.???
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Rheilly Phoull
Guest
On 23/04/2021 8:55 am, Stu jaxon wrote:
Does Fluke make any that sell below $100 ?Hi Group, any recommendations for a good DMM, preferably a Fluke. under a $100.. are the ones made in China reliable.??? what kind do you use.???
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Rheilly Phoull
Guest
On 23/04/2021 8:55 am, Stu jaxon wrote:
Does Fluke make any that sell below $100 ?Hi Group, any recommendations for a good DMM, preferably a Fluke. under a $100.. are the ones made in China reliable.??? what kind do you use.???