What Are You Buying Right Now? (non-OT version)

MJG

TechsasJim said:

MJG said:

I’m done carrying or pushing my clubs. 

https://us.mgigolf.com/products/mgi-zip-navigator-at-all-terrain

I didn't dig into this but is that the 'cart' that follows you around?    Those things are darn cool...

No, this one doesn’t follow. That feature wasn’t high on my list of priorities but I know people who have that and move it. 

ColbyLang

Nice cart caddy. I’ve got a BatCaddy. Love it. Only use on 90° rule. Above 90° and she stays parked and I ride lol

TechsasJim

Ozzie_Isaac said:

TechsasJim said:

MJG said:

I’m done carrying or pushing my clubs. 

https://us.mgigolf.com/products/mgi-zip-navigator-at-all-terrain

I didn't dig into this but is that the 'cart' that follows you around?    Those things are darn cool...

Now load in all the info for the course, add a GPS or IMU and have it make recommended club selections and directions based off your actual performance with each club based on a database of your actual recorded shots with clubs.  All that data would be auto-populated because it would register which club you removed from the bag and how far it moved to the next shot location.  All happening in the background with no user input.  (Patent pending - dated 06/19/2023 11:48 Am PT)

Wow!!!!    Its nickname should be Bones of Fluff.   Full on Caddie right there!

TechsasJim

Didn’t buy, just Father’s Day gifts.   The Yeti gear not the ladder or golf bag.  

kl8ton

@Ozzie_Isaac

What diesel?  Very curious. Sweet!

Ozzie_Isaac

kl8ton said:

@Ozzie_Isaac

What diesel?  Very curious. Sweet!

3.0L Eco-Diesel.  It is a V6 turbo architecture.  With rated 442 ft-lbs of torque it is a fantastic little power plant.  It doesn't even notice it has 37" shoes on.

lousubcap

Did buy a 22" paella pan today but that is an above rounding error!

I did get a "Happy Father's Day " quote from SWMBO and a phone call from my two sons yesterday so there's that!! 

Not sure who prompted who in that area. 

Ozzie_Isaac

lousubcap said:

Did buy a 22" paella pan today but that is an above rounding error!

I did get a "Happy Father's Day " quote from SWMBO and a phone call from my two sons yesterday so there's that!! 

Not sure who prompted who in that area. 

Hugs from my kids and a call means more than the world to me.  Even when they are prompted by my wife

GlennM

bradleya123

MJG said:

I’m done carrying or pushing my clubs. 

https://us.mgigolf.com/products/mgi-zip-navigator-at-all-terrain

I got one of those, they are awesome.  No more back pain, just walk!!  I also have the 90 deg rule... 

Ozzie_Isaac

GlennM said:

Didn't know Milwaukee made a coffe maker?

alaskanassasin

HeavyG

On Mondays the coffee maker makers use the red plastic parts.
On Tuesday the coffee maker makers use the yellow plastic parts.
On Wednesday the coffee maker makers use the...

alaskanassasin

HeavyG said:

On Mondays the coffee maker makers use the red plastic parts.
On Tuesday the coffee maker makers use the yellow plastic parts.
On Wednesday the coffee maker makers use the...

 I am way too deep with Dewalt to switch now but, if there is another technology push making my tools obsolete I may head in the direction of milwaukee <<<< if that was a spelling bee question I would have walked.

Ozzie_Isaac

alaskanassasin said:

HeavyG said:

On Mondays the coffee maker makers use the red plastic parts.
On Tuesday the coffee maker makers use the yellow plastic parts.
On Wednesday the coffee maker makers use the...

 I am way too deep with Dewalt to switch now but, if there is another technology push making my tools obsolete I may head in the direction of milwaukee <<<< if that was a spelling bee question I would have walked.

I am in too deep with Dewalt batteries.  The free tool withba battery strategy from years gone by was a genius move on Dewalts part.  I don't even look at other brands.

paqman

HeavyG

alaskanassasin said:

HeavyG said:

On Mondays the coffee maker makers use the red plastic parts.
On Tuesday the coffee maker makers use the yellow plastic parts.
On Wednesday the coffee maker makers use the...

 I am way too deep with Dewalt to switch now but, if there is another technology push making my tools obsolete I may head in the direction of milwaukee <<<< if that was a spelling bee question I would have walked.

I've got tools in a lot of the colors of the rainbow (DeWalt, Bosch, Makita, Ryobi, Milwaukee, Porter Cable, Panasonic, Festool) and in most cases I'm not convinced there really is a substantial difference between most of these tool brands. 

At least DeWalt is still an American owned brand, Milwaukee has been owned by the Chinese for more than a decade.

Canugghead

HeavyG said:

On Mondays the coffee maker makers use the red plastic parts.
On Tuesday the coffee maker makers use the yellow plastic parts.
On Wednesday the coffee maker makers use the...

Wednesday


Thursday


Friday

Saturday

Ozzie_Isaac

Canugghead said:

HeavyG said:

On Mondays the coffee maker makers use the red plastic parts.
On Tuesday the coffee maker makers use the yellow plastic parts.
On Wednesday the coffee maker makers use the...

So many branded covfefe makers!  I had no idea the market was so large.

fishlessman

alaskanassasin said:

HeavyG said:

On Mondays the coffee maker makers use the red plastic parts.
On Tuesday the coffee maker makers use the yellow plastic parts.
On Wednesday the coffee maker makers use the...

 I am way too deep with Dewalt to switch now but, if there is another technology push making my tools obsolete I may head in the direction of milwaukee <<<< if that was a spelling bee question I would have walked.

If you are punching 8 inch diameter drills thru a few feet of ice, Milwaukee all the way

alaskanassasin

There seems to be more options with Milwaukee. It is nice to get off a extension cord and air hose.

Botch

HeavyG said:
I've got tools in a lot of the colors of the rainbow (DeWalt, Bosch, Makita, Ryobi, Milwaukee, Porter Cable, Panasonic, Festool) and in most cases I'm not convinced there really is a substantial difference between most of these tool brands. 

At least DeWalt is still an American owned brand, Milwaukee has been owned by the Chinese for more than a decade.

Thru HS/college, I worked for Sioux Falls Structures, we made construction site/specialty trailers.  They bought power tools willy-nilly (batteries weren't a thing back then) and I quickly gravitated to Milwaukee: solid metal bodies, heavy-duty red plastic handles, and they always worked; others like Ryobi and Skil broke if you looked at them funny.  
My personal arsenal includes DeWalt, Bosch, Milwaukee, and a 40-yr-old Craftsman drill that refuses to die (albeit the Forward/Reverse switch is wired backwards, I'm used to it).  All wired; the only battery tool I have is a new Dremel, replacing a 50-yr-old Craftsman rotary tool!  
Sad to learn Milwaukee is now Chinese-owned; although there ARE some incredibly well-made Chinese tools on the market now (and some absolute crap).  

Ozzie_Isaac

Botch said:

HeavyG said:
I've got tools in a lot of the colors of the rainbow (DeWalt, Bosch, Makita, Ryobi, Milwaukee, Porter Cable, Panasonic, Festool) and in most cases I'm not convinced there really is a substantial difference between most of these tool brands. 

At least DeWalt is still an American owned brand, Milwaukee has been owned by the Chinese for more than a decade.

Thru HS/college, I worked for Sioux Falls Structures, we made construction site/specialty trailers.  They bought power tools willy-nilly (batteries weren't a thing back then) and I quickly gravitated to Milwaukee: solid metal bodies, heavy-duty red plastic handles, and they always worked; others like Ryobi and Skil broke if you looked at them funny.  
My personal arsenal includes DeWalt, Bosch, Milwaukee, and a 40-yr-old Craftsman drill that refuses to die (albeit the Forward/Reverse switch is wired backwards, I'm used to it).  All wired; the only battery tool I have is a new Dremel, replacing a 50-yr-old Craftsman rotary tool!  
Sad to learn Milwaukee is now Chinese-owned; although there ARE some incredibly well-made Chinese tools on the market now (and some absolute crap).  

My dad has an incredibly torque metal bodied craftsmen drill that occasionally shocks the ever living **** out of you.  It keeps you on your toes.

Botch

Ozzie_Isaac said:

Botch said:

HeavyG said:
I've got tools in a lot of the colors of the rainbow (DeWalt, Bosch, Makita, Ryobi, Milwaukee, Porter Cable, Panasonic, Festool) and in most cases I'm not convinced there really is a substantial difference between most of these tool brands. 

At least DeWalt is still an American owned brand, Milwaukee has been owned by the Chinese for more than a decade.

Thru HS/college, I worked for Sioux Falls Structures, we made construction site/specialty trailers.  They bought power tools willy-nilly (batteries weren't a thing back then) and I quickly gravitated to Milwaukee: solid metal bodies, heavy-duty red plastic handles, and they always worked; others like Ryobi and Skil broke if you looked at them funny.  
My personal arsenal includes DeWalt, Bosch, Milwaukee, and a 40-yr-old Craftsman drill that refuses to die (albeit the Forward/Reverse switch is wired backwards, I'm used to it).  All wired; the only battery tool I have is a new Dremel, replacing a 50-yr-old Craftsman rotary tool!  
Sad to learn Milwaukee is now Chinese-owned; although there ARE some incredibly well-made Chinese tools on the market now (and some absolute crap).  

My dad has an incredibly torque metal bodied craftsmen drill that occasionally shocks the ever living **** out of you.  It keeps you on your toes.

As long as it doesn't leave you with a toe tag, I guess that's okay?  

dbCooper

paqman said:

@paqman - Do you own this?  If so, what is your usage and opinions of it?

Getting really close to ordering one, appreciate any feedback you have.

Langner91

More than one hundred twenty years ago, along the banks of the Rock River in Sterling, IL a small hardware company was founded.  The National Manufacturing Company was a family owned business that grew into one of the largest manufacturers of builder's hardware in the world.  National hinges, clasps, latches, and other hardware was in nearly every hardware store in America. 

Then, Stanley bought them in 2005.  250 of the most down-to-earth, honest people who ever worked in a factory were out of a job.  Not because the little plant on the banks of the Rock River wasn't making money, but because Stanley tool thought there was more long term profit in hardware from China.  The CEO of Stanley was paid an $32,000,000 the year he shut down the Rock Falls plant.  That ranks him #5 in terms of CEO pay.

Stanley owns many major tool manufacturers.  DeWalt, Craftsman, Black and Decker, etc. etc.  They have since sold National Hardware to Spectrum brands.  But, I know it was Stanley that closed the little factory.

Before buying any tool brand, I check to make sure they are not owned by Stanley.   I never worked there, but I was raised in Sterling, IL and I know many of those 250 families. 

Full disclosure:  I do business in China, too.  But, I always try to make it accretive to the business already being done in the USA.

paqman

@dbCooper I ordered it yesterday so I don’t have an opinion yet.  I expect it will take at least a month to ship.  I purchased it for my own education.  I also have a few projects that this may help speed up.

HeavyG

Langner91 said:

More than one hundred twenty years ago, along the banks of the Rock River in Sterling, IL a small hardware company was founded.  The National Manufacturing Company was a family owned business that grew into one of the largest manufacturers of builder's hardware in the world.  National hinges, clasps, latches, and other hardware was in nearly every hardware store in America. 

Then, Stanley bought them in 2005.  250 of the most down-to-earth, honest people who ever worked in a factory were out of a job.  Not because the little plant on the banks of the Rock River wasn't making money, but because Stanley tool thought there was more long term profit in hardware from China.  The CEO of Stanley was paid an $32,000,000 the year he shut down the Rock Falls plant.  That ranks him #5 in terms of CEO pay.

Stanley owns many major tool manufacturers.  DeWalt, Craftsman, Black and Decker, etc. etc.  They have since sold National Hardware to Spectrum brands.  But, I know it was Stanley that closed the little factory.

Before buying any tool brand, I check to make sure they are not owned by Stanley.   I never worked there, but I was raised in Sterling, IL and I know many of those 250 families. 

Full disclosure:  I do business in China, too.  But, I always try to make it accretive to the business already being done in the USA.

Guess you won't be on Team DeWalt then.

alaskanassasin

Langner91 said:

More than one hundred twenty years ago, along the banks of the Rock River in Sterling, IL a small hardware company was founded.  The National Manufacturing Company was a family owned business that grew into one of the largest manufacturers of builder's hardware in the world.  National hinges, clasps, latches, and other hardware was in nearly every hardware store in America. 

Then, Stanley bought them in 2005.  250 of the most down-to-earth, honest people who ever worked in a factory were out of a job.  Not because the little plant on the banks of the Rock River wasn't making money, but because Stanley tool thought there was more long term profit in hardware from China.  The CEO of Stanley was paid an $32,000,000 the year he shut down the Rock Falls plant.  That ranks him #5 in terms of CEO pay.

Stanley owns many major tool manufacturers.  DeWalt, Craftsman, Black and Decker, etc. etc.  They have since sold National Hardware to Spectrum brands.  But, I know it was Stanley that closed the little factory.

Before buying any tool brand, I check to make sure they are not owned by Stanley.   I never worked there, but I was raised in Sterling, IL and I know many of those 250 families. 

Full disclosure:  I do business in China, too.  But, I always try to make it accretive to the business already being done in the USA.

I hate that Stanley Black and Decker bought Mac Tool and Craftsman.

Legume

Langner91 said:

More than one hundred twenty years ago, along the banks of the Rock River in Sterling, IL a small hardware company was founded.  The National Manufacturing Company was a family owned business that grew into one of the largest manufacturers of builder's hardware in the world.  National hinges, clasps, latches, and other hardware was in nearly every hardware store in America. 

Then, Stanley bought them in 2005.  250 of the most down-to-earth, honest people who ever worked in a factory were out of a job.  Not because the little plant on the banks of the Rock River wasn't making money, but because Stanley tool thought there was more long term profit in hardware from China.  The CEO of Stanley was paid an $32,000,000 the year he shut down the Rock Falls plant.  That ranks him #5 in terms of CEO pay.

Stanley owns many major tool manufacturers.  DeWalt, Craftsman, Black and Decker, etc. etc.  They have since sold National Hardware to Spectrum brands.  But, I know it was Stanley that closed the little factory.

Before buying any tool brand, I check to make sure they are not owned by Stanley.   I never worked there, but I was raised in Sterling, IL and I know many of those 250 families. 

Full disclosure:  I do business in China, too.  But, I always try to make it accretive to the business already being done in the USA.

@Langner, waaaay better rationale than "my beer is trans"