Equipment Crew ... a.k.a. Home Gym Gear Sluts HGGS

[4MEandThem]

I missed my workout today.
I scored a Landice Pro Sports Trainer treadmill today for 100 bucks.
6 years old and in perfect condition.The guy even handed me his receipt where he paid 4k for it in late 04. I had to Dismantle/load/unload it by myself so that was today's workout.

Maybe best score yet!I got the last one for 350 and it was the older model.sold that one for 850 to a freind while others were listed at 12-1400.

I f-up the cord putting it back together so may cost me a little more but still a score.

[Keetman]

I missed my workout today.
I scored a Landice Pro Sports Trainer treadmill today for 100 bucks.
6 years old and in perfect condition.The guy even handed me his receipt where he paid 4k for it in late 04. I had to Dismantle/load/unload it by myself so that was today's workout.

Maybe best score yet!I got the last one for 350 and it was the older model.sold that one for 850 to a freind while others were listed at 12-1400.

I f-up the cord putting it back together so may cost me a little more but still a score.

Good lord. I've spent a lot of jack on a quality treadmill, so I know its not that easy to do. How in the world to you make the cash commitment to a piece of equipment like that, then sell it a few years later for nothing? Nice deal for you though.

[captmorganm6]

9 more posts before they close us down..I suspect there will be a part 2 tomorrow when I get on.

Edit:now 8

[4MEandThem]

7 now

[Kodokan]

in b4 5

[FatGymRat]

DeWalt was launched as the "premium" brand of Black & Decker (like Lexus to Toyota, Acura to Honda, etc.) and they have also recently acquired the long time premium brands Porter Cable, Delta woodworking, and DeVilbiss air powered tools.

http://www.blackanddecker.com/Custom...formation.aspx
(scroll to 1992 and 2004)

Bosch now owns Skil... Ridgid is now a house brand of Home Depot...

There are very few specialist companies left, they are all part of these corporate conglomerations where they brand these cheapened down items with these various names for sale in various channels of the market.

The real badass specialty mfgs in the cordless tool world are Festool and Metabo. Basically bomb-proof mechanically and electrically.

Panasonic is another excellent choice.
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(is there a 10,000 post cap on these threads??

[4MEandThem]

DeWalt was launched as the "premium" brand of Black & Decker (like Lexus to Toyota, Acura to Honda, etc.) and they have also recently acquired the long time premium brands Porter Cable, Delta woodworking, and DeVilbiss air powered tools.

http://www.blackanddecker.com/Custom...formation.aspx
(scroll to 1992 and 2004)

Bosch now owns Skil... Ridgid is now a house brand of Home Depot...

There are very few specialist companies left, they are all part of these corporate conglomerations where they brand these cheapened down items with these various names for sale in various channels of the market.

The real badass specialty mfgs in the cordless tool world are Festool and Metabo. Basically bomb-proof mechanically and electrically.

Panasonic is another excellent choice.
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(is there a 10,000 post cap on these threads??

Kinda Like what happens to Fitness equip brands Huh!

[Keetman]

The real badass specialty mfgs in the cordless tool world are Festool and Metabo. Basically bomb-proof mechanically and electrically.

Panasonic is another excellent choice.
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(is there a 10,000 post cap on these threads??

Because I insist on being excessive......where can I find these beauties.


Thanks for the details, that's basically what I was getting at. It seems this is the way of the world for all products and its sad.

[HardKore79]

One more?

[Keetman]

Ok, I'll bite.


I say Animalfan gets to start the new one, he has the most posts here.




There you go.

[HardKore79]

Alright, since no one wants to be the last.

NINJA EDIT: damn it Keet

[Keetman]

I was 10,000 though......far more prestigious.




Apparently its a myth? I stayed up late for this? That's like watching an early Tyson fight from the eighties.......big pay-per-view party....for nothing.


Not the Douglas fight though, that was impressive (and a Columbus Native )

[HardKore79]

They might close it tomorrow. It probably send an automatic email when a thread reaches a certain #, but not really sure. That's how I would do it though if I had # of posts limitations.

[Keetman]

They might close it tomorrow. It probably send an automatic email when a thread reaches a certain #, but not really sure. That's how I would do it though if I had # of posts limitations.

Not me......the thread would explode graphically the moment the last post was sent.


Poof.....next.

[HardKore79]

Hardkore, or anyone else, do you guys have Black and Decker power tools over there? They're really popular over here, and Dewalt I've only seen in specialist shops here.

I know Black and Decker own Dewalt, and I always assumed Dewalt was their heavy duty/industrial line, but I've found Black and Decker also do top of the line stuff as well. Not sure if there's much of a difference between the two.

I ask because I got bought a B&D circular saw as a very early birthday present over the weekend.


Oh and belated happy birthday Keetman!

Yeah, like 4ME wrote in the quote under, B&D makes mostly tools for homeowners. I used to be in the trades and still have most of my tools and they were considered crap and you only saw apprentices walking in a jobsite with them. All the senior guys had Dewalt, Milwaukee(which most of my tools are), and Makita. An old timer had a 7.2V cordless drill that was 20years old and still ran like a champ. You mostly see old Milwaukee drills working for that long, but like everything else, Milwaukee does have a problem here and there. I had to take in for warranty a nice orbital sawzall because the motor went on it. It was within the warranty, so it was fixed right away. I still have an older Milwaukee rotary hammer and that works like a champ.
It feels good to be handy, and ever since I was little I used to tinker with everything electronic and mechanical. Out of curiosity I fixed things, but I also broke things in my earlier childhood days. It's all about the process of learning, right?!

I know a thing or two about power tools.(Carpenter 25 years)
Black and decker make a descent circ saw but the majority of the stuff they sell in the us is crap.

[FatGymRat]

Because I insist on being excessive......where can I find these beauties.

Here are the bad boys from Metabo
http://www.metabo-cordless.com/Cordl...s.30493.0.html

Here are the ones that the cabinet makers love from Festool (Tom Silva in This Old House uses a Festool)
http://www.festoolusa.com/products/c...l-564178.htmlh

It seems this is the way of the world for all products and its sad.

Yes. And the engineering and manufacturing industries in the US and Europe are suffering as these products are being sent off shore and made cheaper and cheaper instead of better and better.

[animalfan]

Thanks for the bday wishes.


Uh, having my own difficulty with time off, as it happens. One of the days we are planning on doing stuff I have to work. We are understaffed and vacation is almost nonexistent unless you have about 30 years on. I would normally use the "sick" leave you speak of, but I had a funeral last week and had to call off for that.....I don't want to abuse my leave, so I can't call off again. I'm working on a trade, and that may pan out.....but right now I'm sweating it.

To be continued..........

well, depending on which day everyone wants to go, my wife's work schedule, and lining up a babysitter- i might still be in. sucks, wanted to hang out with you, meet captmorgan, look at the ladies, watch some strongman/powerlifting... hope it works out.

Ok, I'll bite.


I say Animalfan gets to start the new one, he has the most posts here.




There you go.

i'll get it, let me make sure nobody else started one. i'm sure being laid off forever last year increased my post count (both in this thread and total posts)

[Keetman]

well, depending on which day everyone wants to go, my wife's work schedule, and lining up a babysitter- i might still be in. sucks, wanted to hang out with you, meet captmorgan, look at the ladies, watch some strongman/powerlifting... hope it works out.



i'll get it, let me make sure nobody else started one. i'm sure being laid off forever last year increased my post count (both in this thread and total posts)

Except that this one isn't dead yet? What up widat?



Still working on that trade.....got a good prospect this morning. A guy that always needs time off for hunting says he "doesn't need to kill, gut, or drag anything out of a lake or woods that day so he'll check it out with his wife".....gotta love rednecks! I told him when he did need to I'd pay him back, lol.

I'll let you know how it goes.

[captmorganm6]

Thats great Keet

I say we keep this thread going till they stomp us down.see how far we get it to go before/if they do

[jfindon]

Has anyone tried Vassive before?

http://www.thesupplementrating.com/listing.php?id=355

Seems pretty good from the reviews, I am drinking a sample I got awhile ago at the moment. I've never taken a pre-workout thing before so I don't know what the expect, probably won't do anything.

[captmorganm6]

Has anyone tried Vassive before?

http://www.thesupplementrating.com/listing.php?id=355

Seems pretty good from the reviews, I am drinking a sample I got awhile ago at the moment. I've never taken a pre-workout thing before so I don't know what the expect, probably won't do anything.

I took Vassive last year for a while.Don't know if it made any difference.I've basically stopped taking any pre workout stuff because it can get pretty expensive and I don't seem to get anything out of them.Not saying it won't work for you though J.I basically stick with creatine and protein now.Sorry can't help anymore than that.

[jfindon]

Yeah I just got doing some "lighter" squats (my back is **** from ****ing snow shoveling, need a break) and I really didn't feel anything. Before I went down I felt kind of bouncy but once I started squatted it didn't make a difference.

Bah. I even still yawned, I guess I'll never find something that wakes me up before I lift.

[xephonics]

ultimate orange worked quite well, then they took it off the market.

I always take 200-400mg of caffeine before I hit the weights, works for me, but some don't like it.

[kcwater]

Has anyone tried Vassive before?

http://www.thesupplementrating.com/listing.php?id=355

Seems pretty good from the reviews, I am drinking a sample I got awhile ago at the moment. I've never taken a pre-workout thing before so I don't know what the expect, probably won't do anything.

I know this article is long, but read the whole thing. It is very informative and shows that L-arginine is ineffective in elevating blood nitric oxide levels and glycine-propionyl-L-carnitine actually works:

http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/nitr...de_science.htm

I've taken L-arginine products, including vassive, and they just cause a temporary insulin spike thanks to gratuitous sucralose. You feels a little boost, but it's not nitric oxide, and you really don't want the insulin spike pre-workout. L-arginine products also often cause gastric distress.

I found this article after digging for awhile and tried presurge, and found it much more effective. The downside is that it's expensive, but so are the untested, scientifically unsubstantiated L-arginine products.

[animalfan]

Except that this one isn't dead yet? What up widat?



Still working on that trade.....got a good prospect this morning. A guy that always needs time off for hunting says he "doesn't need to kill, gut, or drag anything out of a lake or woods that day so he'll check it out with his wife".....gotta love rednecks! I told him when he did need to I'd pay him back, lol.

I'll let you know how it goes.

i think i'm gonna be a game time decision, won't know till probably thursday. what day did you guys wanna go to the expo? i might have the best chance at friday, but don't change plans just for me.

Thats great Keet

I say we keep this thread going till they stomp us down.see how far we get it to go before/if they do

we can do that- just save the "new" thread until this one is gone.

[Gzs7]

Yeah I just got doing some "lighter" squats (my back is **** from ****ing snow shoveling, need a break) and I really didn't feel anything. Before I went down I felt kind of bouncy but once I started squatted it didn't make a difference.

Bah. I even still yawned, I guess I'll never find something that wakes me up before I lift.

I have a plow/shovel that I bought years ago but I left in storage this winter. I have a shovel at home and a small assembly shovel for the trunk of my car. I tried to find what I bought online but it must have been discontinued years ago.

Some of these things have gotten bad reviews.
http://www.asseenontvandmore.com/bsnowmovpers.html

http://thewreathdepot.stores.yahoo.net/ersnsh.html

http://www.stacksandstacks.com/quick...2&SID=13010200

http://www.thesnowplow.com/tsp_product_page.html

[captmorganm6]

i think i'm gonna be a game time decision, won't know till probably thursday. what day did you guys wanna go to the expo? i might have the best chance at friday, but don't change plans just for me.

Friday is the day we had planned anyway so thats cool.Me and my buddy will be there Thurs night.Friday Expo and out for dinner and drinks?Sat I was hoping to go see The Rouge Fitness store and hit some shows at the Expo.The Pro Strongman competition is from 1-4 and the Pro Deadlift comp is from 4-6.The Strongman finals are from 930-10 but thats just some suggestions.

Crossing my fingers for ya!

[captmorganm6]

OK,this is getting confusing.I'm just the newbie member but I say from now on ..

ALL EQUIPMENT CREW POSTS MOVE TO THE NEW THREAD

*******Do not reply to this post*******

[AttyGuy]

Saw your post, I have cleaned up some weights recently and did them how it seems others on here have:

1) First off just wash and rub all the gunk off, hit them with the hose and maybe a brush of some sort.

2)Get a wire brush and hit it good, I purchased an attachment for my power drill for like $2-3 and I cleaned over 500 lbs of weight with it over a weekend. This will do a good job, and should take most everything off, you still may need to scrub with some steel wool and rust remover of some sort (I used WD 40).

3) After the rust is cleaned up, wipe them down with a rag so the surface is dry to the touch. Lay down some newspaper and get whatever color paint you want. I used a nice rustoleum hammered finish spray paint which was as close to new weights as you can get. This was like $5 a can and required ~1.5 for the weight I did. I could have used one and covered them, but I double coated since I am keeping them. You could do it cheaper flat black or something similar,but you wanna use oil based paint.

4) Let it dry and bask in glory...a little paint can go a long way

Mitrovski, this is awesome. I did the same this weekend. Wish I'd seen this before I started. It would have validated my approach and saved me some time, but I'm glad I saw it now and very glad to have painted these milled Yorks I picked up yesterday.

[Accutron]

Mitrovski, this is awesome. I did the same this weekend. Wish I'd seen this before I started. It would have validated my approach and saved me some time, but I'm glad I saw it now and very glad to have painted these milled Yorks I picked up yesterday.

Strong bump...