Here's the requisite list of links. The ones in blue are mine. The ones in green are businesses that I've ordered from and have been happy with. This isn't to say that they are perfect, but so far my experience has been good. The tan/orange links are just those I've found interesting.
| A long un-updated page for my New Beetle. | My rants and raves that will hopefully either piss you off or make you think. | |
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| My favorite tool place. Good quality hand tools and a big selection of hardware. First rate service. I've been to their stores in Toronto and drooled over lots of goodies there as well. | Good selection of hand tools and hardware. Real good service. Lots of router stuff. Good source for jig making materials. | Less expensive tools. Can be pretty crude and cheap. Wait for the sales. You get what you pay for. Service has been very good. If there's a local store, go there so you can pick and choose. |
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| Watch for sales, rebates and free shipping. I've heard complaints about free shipping time, but it's been quick enough for me. | Again, you get what you pay for. A band saw has been great, but a belt sander has been only fair. In general, I'd put this quite a bit higher than Harbor Freight. | Good source for small quantities of metal stock (steels, aluminum, copper, titanium, etc). I usually use the link from the Little Machine Shop page. |
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| Just made an order from these guys and the service was fast and accurate. Lots of high quality tools. | If you have one of the small Chinese lathes or mills this is a good company to get the parts you'll need to fix it. | A good company for surplus type stuff. Some of it seems pricey, but there are good deals. Mostly I've bought some bottles and some LED gadgets here. |
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| I've been using the 3-at-a-time version of this for a few years and have been very pleased. The local video place went from $1 to $4 for rentals and I tried Netflix. Usually 3-4 day turnaround. | I've haven't used much of their product, but their customer service has been great. The local distributor (who just went out of business) only carried very old products of ths. | I've bought a few band saw blades from these guys and have been very happy with the product and the service. |
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| I'm a big news buff and this is one of my favorite sources for international news. | My favoritie weather radar link. It's cool to watch the storms heading your way. | A good source for what's happening in Taiwan. |
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| Excellent source for editorial comics. | A good source for international military and weapons information. | Jerry Pournelle's Web Site. A good place for techie rumors and news. I started reading this in the old Byte magazine. |
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| Government offered software to automatically calculate the value of all savings bonds you might have. Alas, it's Windows only. | If you like Chinese movies and actors, here's a great place to get information on both. | Will Coca Cola and aspirirn get you high or Does dropped food remain germ-free if picked up within 5 seconds? The snopes site will let you know. |