Fixing tools

[Floorist]

Do you usually fix your own tools or send them out or just replace them? I have repaired irons, tackers, air staplers, hammer staplers and even made parts to fix my Roberts JR stretcher, when I couldn't by parts for it.
Only expensive thing I couldn't fix was a Crain stretcher I bought new. It was junk from day one. The rep admitted it was junk but they wouldn't replace it. It was that awful square-shaft stretcher.
Never bought another Crain tool after that.

 

[Nick]

I have them repaired . I wear enough Hats.

 

[havasu]

I have a Bostitch nail gun that quit on me, but they want $90 to fix. I bought 3 replacement nailers for $65. Sometimes it is easier just to toss and replace IMHO.

 

[Ernesto]

Didja know there's these things called forums you can get good advice for malfunctioning tools - appliance repair etc?

 

[havasu]

I also have a Snap-On air chisel that I use on a weekly basis. It needs to be rebuilt but I'm sure they will charge me a purty penny for it. Hard to justify when I can get a new Home Depot air chisel for $29.

 

[Ernesto]

Whatcha doing with that there air chisel Hav? Mining?

 

[havasu]

I use it to chisel the thinset from the floor, remove excess dried concrete from cement work, break up rocks while digging in the backyard, etc. It is a great tool.

 

[Floorist]

When my power stretcher broke, I couldn't buy parts for it. So I spent a couple hours in the shop fabricating parts. A new stretcher would have run about $500. Besides, I like fixing stuff. I have done a lot of furniture repair, too.

 

[highup]

When my power stretcher broke, I couldn't buy parts for it. So I spent a couple hours in the shop fabricating parts. A new stretcher would have run about $500. Besides, I like fixing stuff. I have done a lot of furniture repair, too.

Same as you, Rusty, if I can't fix it, it can't be fixed. ....unless it's a confuzer.

 

[Nick]

You come a long way Grasshopper .

 

[havasu]

I tore my air hammer apart yesterday and cleaned it all up, then lubed it up. I also sharpened the bit. I then went to clean up a bit of thinset from the floor and within a minute, the bit broke in half. It obviously didn't like getting any TLC.