Heads up on a deal at Home Depot

[Nick B]

Hey everyone, I thought I'd let you know that all General Tools pocket hole screws and accessories are on clearance at Home Depot. I got everything in the pic below for $11! The 100 count boxes of 1¼" are down to $1.60 and the #2 square drive extensions are only $1.40. I wiped out all the screws and bought an extra extension set. YMMV (Your mileage might vary).

[Ken Darga]

Nick, 

Don't expect to get the project quality that one gets using the Kreg tools.

Sometimes, a deal is not a deal.

[Ole Man]

Thanks for the heads up. I just went and cleaned out the store near me.

[Nick B]

Are you sure you don't work for Kreg? Actually, I have found the General Tools screws to be excellent. I just wiped out my second Home Depot today after work.

[John Schaben]

Good point Ken - but now that Kreg went with shiny screws, can't find any difference between theirs and General.

[Nick B]

The General Tools screws are Nickel plated.

[Ken Darga]

Those nickel plated screws will ''RUST"!

They'll ''shine'' while in the package, as long as they stay dry.

Nick B said:

The General Tools screws are Nickel plated.

[Ken Darga]

John,

So what's the benefit of Kregs ''shiny'' screws?

Perhaps the newer finish is less costly to produce, or

they went to a different vendor.

If it's an alternate vendor, perhaps they don't have the finishing facilities that the former had.

  Looking at the screws, with a naked eye, the average person won't see the difference.

Most people prefer things that ''shine''.

I want the older screws---the ''dull'' coated finish---they are more resistant to oxidation over nickel. 

John Schaben said:

Good point Ken - but now that Kreg went with shiny screws, can't find any difference between theirs and General.

[Ken Darga]

Nick,

Nope---I don't work for Kreg.

I hope they continue to offer quality products.

  I visited my local HD today, I saw they were ''wiped out'' of the screws you mentioned---

BUT---

there were only 2 packages on a peg.

What a ''wipe-out''  ;-)

Nick B said:

Are you sure you don't work for Kreg? Actually, I have found the General Tools screws to be excellent. I just wiped out my second Home Depot today after work.

[Ken Darga]

Also---

the General (R) square #2 tip drive, noted in the photo above---

the corners will ''round off'' PDQ, and render it useless.

I use ''hardened'' square tip bits, designed for ''impact-duty''.

[Nick B]

Just hit two more HD's and got another 10 boxes.

[Ole Man]

I got 6 more today also. Tomorrow I'm heading to a couple more HD store across town. I'm not worried about rust everything I build stays inside. Thanks again for the tip.

[Ken Darga]

Are you covering all the HD stores in your state?

Ole Man said:

I got 6 more today also. Tomorrow I'm heading to a couple more HD store across town. I'm not worried about rust everything I build stays inside. Thanks again for the tip.