There actually was a line of handheld power tools sold under the name "Binford". I saw them in stores in Virginia back in the 90s. They were available for only a short time. I don't know who made them, but they didn't appear to be high quality.
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There actually was a line of handheld power tools sold under the name "Binford". I saw them in stores in Virginia back in the 90s. They were available for only a short time. I don't know who made them, but they didn't appear to be high quality.
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yeah.Originally Posted by Steve Rozmiarek
Binford = Ryobi
Sort of related, did anyone else see the V-8 blender on "Top Gear"?
top gear is the best show on TV, hands down.
for those that don't get BBC, i submit this as evidence..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohkAxbeMxVo
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I still DVR that show on Nick @ Nite.... Gosh I need a life
Did anyone realize that every tool was a "Binford 6100"? The writers wern't too original when it came to naming the tools.
I remember,... Ok I just saw the episode about the cheesy reciprocating saw that Tim wouldn't endorse. To the point, the tools looked cheep.
Man, I need to get out more. All this sawdust is getting to me.
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There was an episode where Tim was suppose to do a tool review on the show. I think it was a sawzall type of tool. He wouldn't give it a good review because he thought it was crap. He thought he was going to loose his job if he didn't aprove it. It reminds me of some lower Craftsman and Delta Shopmaster lines.
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I'd agree with that.
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Here Ya go
Ebay Item #310110724698. BYNFORD 1-3/8" 35mm 23 GAUGE GA PINNER PIN NAILER &CASE
*Best value in its class - Why? Read our description!!*
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Same episode I was thinking of Cary
Curt, Funny that you posted that.... It would appear that in the large picture the case is too small for the pinner
Last edited by Eric Roberge; 03-21-2009 at 11:36 AM.
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Tool Time had tools. HMM all I saw was Heidi.
But really who cares if Binford was like Craftsman they'd be the only ones on the market to have a 20hp router. Who cares about the quality, that would be COOL.
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Outstanding! Thank you for the recommendation! Made my week watching that.
Carlos
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The Checker auto parts store near my house is always displaying unusual hardware. A few months ago they had a display for a gas powered blender. It was literally a blender powered by a chainsaw motor. It had handlebars with a throttle on the right grip; just like a motorcycle. Apparently, it was for making frozen drinks while camping or on the beach.
I don't know if they sold any of those things, but it sure looked like something Tim Taylor would build.
I too sometimes watch Home Improvement on Nick at Night. Tim Allen is from Detroit. I often wonder what he's thinking about his hometown considering its current condition.
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It's a good place to be FROM?.... Tim Allen is from Detroit. I often wonder what he's thinking about his hometown considering its current condition.
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Actually, he's from Colorado.
Last edited by John Hedges; 03-21-2009 at 2:16 PM.
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Actually, they also have Home Improvement on TBS. We record both channels. At he moment, we have at least 75 episodes on the DVR at the moment, but we have to constantly purge them because we've seen so many.
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if you get the american BBC channel, new episodes come on at 8 est on mondays.
if not, finalgear.com, you can watch them all there.
btw, they had the same drivers on last season to test the new candiates for london's city buses...
it turned out about the same
Last edited by Neal Clayton; 03-21-2009 at 8:07 PM.
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If Binford existed today, they would make large format industrial machinery that could take a log in one end and output a highboy from the other end.
The machine would require a 6 car garage to house it and large diesel generator to power it.
Of course it would be computer controlled, and Tim would only be able to programme it to make a single tooth pick from an enormous log.
Of course being Tim, with the noise from the generator, the mountain of waste chips spewing out of the machine, and all it produced was a toothpick........Well he'd still be impressed.
AL of course could program it to make complete rooms of furniture from a small log rescued from the fire wood pile.
The price would be high, the quality would match, however the machine would be far more than is required.
Of course, Tim as usual, would be completely unaware of any of this.
Regards, Rod.
Last edited by Rod Sheridan; 03-23-2009 at 9:39 AM.
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