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Gene: You are right about Home Depot having a lesser quality of most
everything. I'm in the plumbing buisness and heard of how they do it. They
buy in mega lots and make an agreement with the manufacturer that the
product is made on the graveyard shift and Home Depot takes all of the
product with out inspection by quality control. That is the reason for
Home Depots take it back policy because most happy homeowners either don't
know of the defect or live with it. Thus Home Depot may only have a small
percentage of items returned. When my customers ask me to install something
from Home Depot I advise them that I won't guarantee the installation and if
the product dosn't operate properly they have to pay me for the time it
takes to uninstall it.
Regards Andy Anderson
At 07:47 PM 8/6/99 -0400, you wrote:
>
>>When I changed my solid half backstays to running, I used a hacksaw. The
>>rigger who installed my furling system did the same. Its not as fast as
>the
>>bolt cutters and hydraulic devices but I went through 9/32 wire in about
>30
>>to 60 seconds (from memory) and in an emergency I could cut it where I
>>needed to rather than the only place where it may work if you are strong
>>enough and have space enough to use it.
>
>It took me many years to learn that there is a big difference in hacksaw
>blades. The ones I now use (Lennox brand) cut drastically faster and last
>much longer than the cheap Home Depot type. Cost is just a slight bit
>higher. I find that they cut stainless nearly as well as the cheap ones
>cut aluminum.
>
>The point is, try your blades, make sure you have good ones for this. With
>good ones, you can cut the stainless wire pretty darn quick. I'd take a
>scrap or two of wire and try it with the blades you plan to use while in
>port. Getting the right number of teeth per inch for what you are cutting
>makes a big difference.
>
>Gene Gruender
>Rainbow Chaser
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Regards and fair winds
Andy & Pam Anderson
SV Ospreys Nest, Pearson 365 ketch
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