Ohmigosh!! I'm a celebrity!!

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Henry Higginbotham

>The drill gauge actually works slightly fair to mediocre for scraping doggie doo off a boot. I think sharper corners might be an improvement, though.

Let the record show

Forrest Addy

>Let the record show the cheap-a$$ drill gage these yo-yos sent me is made of un-reinforced vinyl plastic.

Among the salient features of a gage is that it be durable and retain its accuracy in a harsh shop setting. For this reason good quality drill gages are made of spring tempered steel.

This plastic drill cage while cheap enough to give away in mail promotions is soft and shoddy. An attmempt to gage a fresh twist drill snags the margins on the gage hole so easily it is instantly foreseen they will soon be so chewed up as to lose their gaging accuracy within days of use. Not durable at all.

Further, the feel provided by the gage will not readily segregate a 1/4" drill from a letter size D or F. (Letter size E is 0.250" same as 1/4").

It's a junky parody of a drill gage, suited only for a stocking stuffer from a pre-teen for a beloved dad's workshop.

Maybe an ice scraper for the windshield?

Forrest Addy

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Aw Man!

Neal in San Jose

>I thought I was was being invited to an exclusive club! Every time they send me something, which is about every six months, I thought I was one of the chosen few. I did get a matched set of drill guages: Black and white so far. Too bad the holes are so far off they are useless as a drill guage. Doggie poo scraping sounds like a good idea, but I'm a cat person. I thought they might work for scraping frost off the windshield, but I live in San Jose and we don't get that very often. I did get some flexible sanding foam stuff that actually worked pretty well, but they only sent that to me once.

There's no point

Larry Marker in Alabama

>worrying about the holes being a little off size. The black on black lettering is so hard for us old codgers to read that it doesn't matter what size the holes are.

Larry

Or a glue Spreader?

Barry Irby

>Those stupid fake credit cards you get in the mail make great glue spreaders, maybe this will too.

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Ernie Miller

>That is the way I felt several years ago when I got to test a sanding sponge. I think it was a medium? so I tested and commented but my openion wasn't high and told them that in the review. That a grit size need to be stated as medium to me was in the range of 250 grit and this fely more like an 80. I must have been one of there first testers cause I got a letter stating that if I wasn't going to give a fair review that I would not be allowed to give future reviews. There was a phone number so I called it. The person on the other end was not happy to hear from me as I went on to explane thai I thought it was a fair review but a cheap product and expected more out of an abrasives company. shortley there after the magazine quit showing up in my mail? they must not like me as I don't even get invations to join the club any more.

You don't need durability- they're disposable.

Steve Antonucci

>Just replace them with the one you get next month ;-)

Steve

P.S. I have 5 of them around th garage (black and white!), and I actually use them to gauge steel, wire diameters, and drill bits where I can't make out the numbers... free is good.

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Steve Strickland

>You could use it for a waterline restrictor plate. Ya know, install it in the kitchen so you get just the water you need.

You could use it to check your BB's, make sure they'll shoot right.

Take it to the local round table and settle arguments about whose kidney stones are the biggest.

Hey, Now

Mark Mandell - Gone Round In Jersey

>Don't be trashtalkin' my pasta size checker!

I happen to have 7 of them, and keep them stratgically located around the kitchen; 2 white, 1 cream, 2 red, and one each of the rare blue and black. I used to have 11, but I gave 3 away as Christmas gifts and one got thrown away by accident so I have the others on mounted retractable tethers; except the blue and theblack, of course. They're in the vault down at the bank.

I am no longer worthy. :-(

Thomas Skaggs, Foothills of Mount Level

>I did not get an invitation to join that esteemed organization this year. They have obviously elevated their standards to where hacks like me are no longer welcome. Forrest, I know you will have your head in the clouds for weeks because of that great honor. And rightly so!

As for me, I guess I will spend my year trying to elevate my game in hopes that the Handymen elite will reconsider my worthiness and give me one more chance.

My burning desire to attain membership is not about the wonderful tools they generously provide their chosen few, but rather as a valuable listing on my resume, a means for networking with other esteemed woodworkers, and to make my family proud.

Forrest, I tip my dusty Wood Central cap to you and offer my hearty congratulations for your notable achievement. Well done sir!

Tommy

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Tom MacGregor

>I wrote to them about my idea for a laser guided utility knife, but I haven't heard back yet. Maybe I should try the Sears Craftsman Club.

Maybe they need to put a notice on the label

Forrest Addy

>Maybe they need to put a notice on the label: "This product, when not used as directed, will perform better."

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Bill White

>Do you mean to tell me that those stick-on cell phone antennas (antennae) DON'T work? Dang! Know anybody who wants a deal? How about if I throw in my battery operated tape?

Bill

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Jim

>I finally clued in after a year that this was just a gimmicky marketing scheme to sell books and stuff. I finally unsubscribed because after a year, all I got was a couple of packets of hand wipes to test... I didn't even send in the review. I just unsubscribed. I still have the keychain. It lets me know which is the shop key in the dark...

I got one of those drill gauges in the mail the other day. I promptly "filed" it. I did keep the address labels though...

laser guided utility knife - hilarious!

Terry Alexander

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Speghetti sizer anyone

Bart Leetch

>Here they are.