wow...take another look at the stuff from surpluscomputers.com

[Bires]

Starting with Jenny's link from the deals page, I got a ton of stuff for only $50. I hope they come soon so I can check out the quality...I may get all of my stocking stuffers from this place


1 300PCS Drill Kit TOL10135 $5.99 $5.99
1 Digital Origin PCI Firewire Card w/ 6FT. Cable-LIMIT 1 ACC10520 $9.99 $9.99
1 1/2" Electric Impact/ Hammer Drill TOL10030 $5.99 $5.99
1 20 Pcs Screwdriver Set(NEON)-Limit 1 TOL10229 $1.99 $1.99
1 20 Pcs Screwdriver Set(NEON)-Limit 1 TOL10229 $1.99 $1.99
1 1.5 Million Candlelight Power Cordless Spotlight TOL10189 $6.99 $6.99
3 Ultra Bright High Intensity LED(White) CES10171 $1.99 $5.97
Coupon Applied FREE DIGITAL ORIGIN PCI FIREWIRE CARD w/ 6FT. CABLE-Limit 1 per order -$9.99
Sub Total $28.92
Tax Total $0.00
Shipping & Handling: Ground $22.00

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Grand Total $50.92

[Joshua]

Not to knock the deal, but whenever I've seen those "1 billion piece tool kits" for $5, the quality is somewhat lacking. Hopefully thats not the case here.

Let me know if you like what you get. Maybe I'll follow your lead! :)

[Jeffbx]

Yeah - pls update us with your opinion of the stuff... for prices that low, I certainly don't expect any high quality stuff, but frankly I'm a little skeptical that a $5.99 hammer drill will even power on!

[Bires]

Stuff came today and I got to play around with it. Altogether, I'm impressed.

First of all, it all came in a reinforced UPS cardboard box, which alone prolly cost $15. The shipping total was only $22 and the package wieghed about 60lbs. I found that the shipping charges are kinda weird at surplus computers. They seem to be based on number of items after a certain base charge. Anyway...

The impact drill is REALLY POWERFUL. I cant speak to its longevity, but its 650W (!) and when I pull the trigger, the torque is incredible. I felt like Tim Allen UHR UHR POWERE UHRRR!!!$6

The flood light is really great too. I've owned some cheap lights before that ended up falling apart. This one is made of very thick high density plastic. While I wouldnt want to toss into the back of a truck, it will find a nice home under a seat or in a large toolbox. Also, the lense is 13cm, with a fairly shallow focal distance, so its not a "spot light" as much as its a flood.$7

The screwdriver set is a great deal and faily good quality. I wouldn't want to torque them down with a pipe wrench, but they won't break under the kinds of force a human hand could put on them.$2

The drill set was really nice too-lots of bits, adapters, screws, and drywall sockets. Impressive collection for not very much $. The masonry bits are rather dull...but I doubt I'll use the set I have anyway.$6

The high intensity LEDs (I bought white) are just that-LED's that pumps out a of light for and LED. They are about the size of a quarter and come on a keychain. $2

Hope that helps, and I hope they run their tool sale a while longer...good stuff! Pics when I get around to it...

[Bires]

Update: some pics, thanks to lilboyinc's uploader:
what is the best method to resize pics? I chose "bicubic resample", since that's what I usually use when resizing DIVX.
The screwdrivers and the light
http://www.littleboyinc.com/uploader/uploads/screwdrivers.jpg
The drill bit set and impact drill (I forgot to mention-the lateral handle is plastic (in case anyone wondered if it was metal :eye:
http://www.littleboyinc.com/uploader/uploads/drill.jpg

[Bires]

Ever head of the saying "As dumb as a sack of hammers?" this made me laugh...

hammers (http://www.softwareandstuff.com/h_tol_chihb35.html)

(I'm gonna pickup some more stuff....)

I wish I had this when I was modding my GBA...helping hand (http://www.softwareandstuff.com/h_tol_hndtol.html)

[INXSible]

Many thanks for all the Pics/Info, Bires.

I'm going to take a look at all the stuff they have.