True Pro quality stuff at BORGS...

[Clisby Clark]

After reading the previous post about Thomas compressors possibly following most other tool makers in the "Race to the bottom", I wondered what the BORGS still sell that is still high quality stuff I'd be proud to buy and use. Here are some examples I can think of quickly. Feel free to add to the list.

1. HD-Spax screws! These things are the Rolls Royce of screws. I can't believe HD still carries them when they can sell M.I.C for a nickle less.

2. HD&Lowes-Kreg jigs

3. HD/Lowes-Purdy paint brushes

4. Lowes-Bessey Clamps HD-Jorgensen clamps

5. That's about it for me. Sad state of affairs...

[Russell Smallwood]

I was very happy with the free paint stir stick I got at Home Depot the other day.

[Bill Huber]

Do you mean to leave out their great plywood?
That is pro quality stuff, right?

[glenn bradley]

Do you mean to leave out their great plywood?
That is pro quality stuff, right?

Absolutely. BORG ply has never failed to meet my expectations.

[Russell Smallwood]

Is it change your avatar day?

[Justin Green]

Awww c'mon. They're "dovetail" saws are great, too. I can cut curves with mine without even trying.

[Aaron Berk]

I'm happy with the Senco nailers from HD and Werner ladders

[frank shic]

don't forget all the bosch, dewalt, porter-cable, ridgid and milwaukee tools...

[Scot Ferraro]

My local HD carries a full line of Hilti tools...

Scot

[Brian Kent]

Milwaukie Sawzall
Bosch ROS and Jig Saw
Behr Paint
Shop Rags
5 quarts of Watco Danish Oil at $1 per quart when they switched to pints only.

[Rick Fisher]

I believe that when evil woodworkers leave this world, they will go to a place of fire and brimstone, where they are forced to build fine furniture using only supplies purchased at the Borg.

[frank shic]

My local HD carries a full line of Hilti tools...

Scot

oh yeh, forgot about those!

[Victor Robinson]

I believe that when evil woodworkers leave this world, they will go to a place of fire and brimstone, where they are forced to build fine furniture using only supplies purchased at the Borg.

Doable, long as we can make our own wood out of the fire and brimstone.

[Al Garay]

Few more at HD:
Makita slider miter saw
Klein screw drivers, pliers
Echo and Honda garden power tools
Weber grills
Kohler

[Larry Edgerton]

ON the Purdy brushes.....

I bought one from a paint store, and when it was getting worn out I bought what looked like the same one from Lowes as it was close to the job. Turns out it was not the same. It had different colored bristles and would not cut into the small details I needed it for as well, so they may not be the same.

As a high end pro builder, if my regular suppliers went out of business, I could not do my job at all using the Borg. They are great for homeowners that want to walk around on a Saturday afternoon, but I don't have the time or inclination to walk a mile every time I need something. The biggest problem is that they only carry what is profitable, where a good supplier carrys what I need, or can get it in a day or two with just a phone call "TO A SALEMAN THAT KNOWS WHAT HE IS DOING!".

If all there were was borgs, I would close up shop........