I HATE grease guns!

[mjncad]

We have Acklands Grainger up here but when I went there once to buy some stuff they turned me away and said that they would only sell to businesses !

I am told that Fastenal is much easier to deal with and there are a couple stores around here. I'll call and find out what they carry. They seem to have the Lincolns when I searched on their US website.

Typical Grainger snotty attitude. Fastenal is more friendly to us lowly homeowner types; but they don't have the selection of Grainger. Do you have a Canadian division of MSC Direct? I've had good luck with them. Does McMaster-Carr have a Canadian division? I buy a lot from them.

 

[Scooby074]

You guys in the states really have it good when it comes to mail order. You have MSC, Mcmaster, Amazon and others..Free shipping and 2 day deliveries Up here mail order seems to be in its infancy compared to down there.

I guess McMaster wont even ship to consumers in Canada anymore One of the main issues with shipping from the states is brokerage and other fees/duty at the border. Its not uncommon to see a $30 brokerage and other fees on a $10 order Especially with UPS, who seems to be the carrier of choice.

KBC tools would be our equivalent to MSC, but they dont have the same selection. Acklands is good, but you get the attitude. And fastenall might have a better attitude, but has fewer locations

 

[Window Geek]

Try the HF cordless grease gun. Simple, fast, and inexpensive. The trigger setup leave one hand free to find those zerts and hold the hose in place.
Oh, and read the directions. Twice.

 

[mjncad]

I guess McMaster wont even ship to consumers in Canada anymore One of the main issues with shipping from the states is brokerage and other fees/duty at the border. Its not uncommon to see a $30 brokerage and other fees on a $10 order Especially with UPS, who seems to be the carrier of choice.

So much for NAFTA making North American trade easier.

 

[Scooby074]

So much for NAFTA making North American trade easier.

Very true..

 

[canoetrpr]

Our local equivalent of HF is Princess Auto. Most stuff is exactly the same as on HF. There is probably one design of a 4x6 metal bandsaw that the Chinese make!

The cordless grease gun is like $59 bucks CDN. To be pretty honest, I shy away from buying anything that I would not want to throw away from there. It looks el cheapo. Is it really decent?

For the price - it is a steal compared to the Lincoln.

 

[canoetrpr]

I have found that if you can get a vender to send stuff via USPS the hit is not so bad. Canada Post only charges like $5 to "clear" the goods and then GST/PST on top of that.

 

[PILOON]

I have found that if you can get a vender to send stuff via USPS the hit is not so bad. Canada Post only charges like $5 to "clear" the goods and then GST/PST on top of that.

ECHO to that!

I have done a fair bit of Ebay dealings and will only buy from vendors that ship USPS/Can Post.
The others simply add on and add onto the add ons.
With CanPost everything that is $20.00 cdn comes in FREE!
Over $20. is a mere $5.00 fee + actual taxes (without disbursment fees and taxes on the fees)

I simply refuse any other shipping methods.

Hint, aften items slightly over the $20.00 limit will often be passed for free as well. (but don't count on it)

Also items under 4 lbs by postal surface mail are really cheap to import.

 

[canoetrpr]

I must have read the wrong sign while at the Princess Auto store. The $59 is for an air powered grease gun. I see a 18V no name cordless gun in their catalog for $160 or so!

 

[Scooby074]

I must have read the wrong sign while at the Princess Auto store. The $59 is for an air powered grease gun. I see a 18V no name cordless gun in their catalog for $160 or so!

I try to avoid PA's Power Fist stuff for most electrical things unless its a one time use kinda thing or something they cant screw up like a hammer. $160 for that gun, id likely order the lincoln from amizon and deal with the crappy shipping charges. It would end up costing pretty close to the same.