Micro Pinner

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Our shop did not know about the micro pinner until I saw it in your magazine.After the kit arrived,I gave it to the shop and it has been used every day since then.I found the price to be better than any place locally,plus it was delivered to my door.Thank you. Senco PC0974 Micro Pinner Compressor Combo Kit

The small compressor and the 23 guage micro pinner gun are great.

The compressor is light weight and is easy to transport to a job site. The micro gun works great for attaching screen mouldings, panels, and small crown on cabinets with minimal filling. I have been using the gun on the job site for about 2 years now and it has only jammed a few times. I think this is to be expected when you take in concideration the types of wood, pressure settings, and accidental double trigger hits. I do recommend this compressor combo kit to my friends and family.

Great Little Compressor. If you haven't seen one of these I can't stress how small and light these things are.

I'm a general contractor and let all the guys use this towards the end of the project when I don't want them hauling a 40lb compressor through the finished house. works great with the micro pinner and will run a Senco finish nailer no problem. Don't use it for production with a 16g gun but it is fine for pick up, or that casing that you forgot to nail off properly.

The micro pinner is a gem, you barely know there is a fastener, one coat of finish either paint or a clear finsh and they fill in.

The painters love them because they are so easy and FAST to fill or just paint over.

This isn't the first nail gun or compressor you should buy, unless you ar a hobbyist doing craft work, but it is a very nice tool.

while the kit is comprehensive and the compressor works well, the micro Pinner is junk. This is the second Senco mirco pinner that I have purchased and the second to fail. This gun refuses to set 3/4" pins at all. It leaves the heads sticking out on every shot. My first senco lasted about 2 months before it jambed and refused to work. I purchased a Fastco micro pinner 3 years ago for twice the price but I've never had a problem. It seems product quality for senco has taken a back seat to economy and unreliablity( As there fiasco with the AIR FREE 40 cordless nailers proves.) I am a licensed Contractor who only does finish work. My tools must be the best and this product is not.

It's a great little machine for my woodworking hobby. I couldn't be happier with it and it's performance. The safety trigger is a pain, but because there are no children around our home/shop area, I worked around that.'

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Accessories - mtg, ccg

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There is nothing really wrong with this product yet, since I haven't used them that long. However, my only gripe is that on the package, just like the 5 color ones I bought made by Ultro-Pro, it states 100 count sleeves. After sleeving a couple of my decks that are 100 cards total, I've discovered that there were only 99 sleeves. I counted the other ones I ordered. Also 99 sleeves. This is really annoying because now I have to order extra just to sleeve the 100th card in two of my decks. The other ones I'm not worrying about because those decks have maybe 80 or less cards in each, so not having 100 sleeves is fine there.



Other than that, the quality of the sleeves seem decent, but this can just serve as a warning to any buying these sleeves for decks with 100 cards in them. I will attempt to contact Ultra-Pro about these to see if they can amend this somehow. 100 Count Blue Deck Protector Sleeves

I ordered these since it's overall a better deal than buying 2 separate packs of 50 ct. sleeves. Ultra Pro are very nice sleeves for my decks. I have never had problems with them ripping or tearing. Just shuffle easy and not so hard. But anyway, the sleeve color is a nice dark blue, it does look like the picture, that's a pretty much exact match on color.



The sleeves are a bit textured. If you've ever used Ultra Pro sleeves you'll know what I'm talking about, if you haven't used them before there's a small little bit of grit on the back that makes them easy to handle. As a player I like it, it makes them easy to shuffle and play with.



The sleeves do have the small insignia on the front of the sleeves, but it doesn't really obstruct the view of the card. All around though, I am very satisfied with this purchase!

I was really excited to get Ultra Pro sleeves, because I think they look sharp. I play a lot of CCG's, so there's always a need around my house for them.



When they arrived, I immediately put some of my naked decks into them, and the first thing I noticed is how slippery they are. Holding a standard 60-card deck by the top and bottom card, the middle of the deck came sliding out and cards went everywhere! So that's annoying, but not a deal breaker.



The deal breaker was when I went to shuffle the deck - not with a bridge, but edge-to-edge - and the corners of the open end tore open on a couple cards! My FIRST time shuffling the deck! I've used the sleeves with pictures on them before, and I've never seen them tear like that!



Very disappointing. Only buy these sleeves if you're looking for something cheap (in both senses of the word). - Mtg - Ccg - Magic The Gathering - Card Holder'

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Hitachi Framing Nailer - nail gun, hitachi framing nailer

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I have always been a fan of the cordless nailers, I have two each of all of the Paslode guns. You can frame and finish a whole house w/ a gas framer, finish, and brad gun. I added the Hitachi Round Head to the mix just to have more flexibility in nails; if I run out and the closest supplier has one or the other styles I'll be covered both ways.



The comparison: I think the Hitachi has a better balance point in your hand. The Paslode is, I think, heavier in the nose, and so feels heavier. I like the Hitachi battery set-up better. If you get a piece of debris jammed in the Paslode along with the battery, it can be a bear to get out. The Hitachi is also easier to adjust depth of drive, although once you have it set, you rarely have to change it, unless you go from wood to microlams and back.



As far as the basic nailing, both guns perform the same. As other reviewers have noted, one down side to the gas nailers is that they require more pushing force to activate (so you can't use it as a gun like Danny Glover did in Lethal Weapon!). So if you have aligned two work pieces and are trying to nail them, you have a tendency to move the work when trying to activate the nailer. You also have to be careful not to leave the gun lying around with the battery in; it will run down.



The one performance issue on these guns is in extreme cold weather, especially if you are trying to nail over your head with the gun upside down. They won't fire. In those conditions, I kepp one gas canister in my pocket where it keeps warm, and I switch them when the one in the gun gets too cold. Note that in these conditions, you are also likely to have problems with your compressor, so the one is no worse than the other. Also, note that a pneumatic stick nailer probably holds 3-4x as many nails as either gas nailer, so you do have to lug around a lot of nails, and reload frequently.



All in all, I don't understand why I don't see these on every job site. Who wants to drag a hose through the truss webs if you don't have to. You can just hook this baby on your tool belt and climb around freely. And for the DIYer, I would highly recommend it. No compressor needed! Hitachi NR90GR Round Head 2-inch to 3-1/2-inch Cordless Gas Framing Nailer

This is a gun that is not as easy to use as an air driven one and does take some getting used to, I think that is where people have problems. Good balance and power and does not take the expensive, more limited Paslode round modified nails and will take up to a 3 1/2", 3 1/4" is not code in some areas and that is as long as the Paslode IMCT will shoot. I like not having to but anothe set od nailer for this gun as the Std. Senco style .

The fuel rod has to be in place correctly or the gun will not work correctly, sometimes you have to reinsert it if it does not seat the first time before closing the cover. There is a lock out on the nail strip to prevent dry fire so you need at least a 10 nail strip to start. You can not bump fire like so many like to do, wildly place nails all over, it is a sequential fire so you must place the nose on contact then let the fan start and fire,rated 2-3 nail/sec.. It takes some experience to learn how to use it. Go for an air driven nailer if you want to shoot it like a machine gun and have nails thru sheathing into air space like is the case in so many homes. I know bump fire can be done correctly but more often than not I see careless building results.

I have a Paslode finish nailer and it works fine, has its issues too, especially in having to be kept clean and use specific products for maintience as this gun has too.

The rubber grip on this tool and the balance is very good, hold the Paslode too you will see how much better this is. This is Made in Japan and not a cheaply made tool as so many tools are today. The fuel rod is from Germany, and does not have an expiration date like the Paslode fuel which will work too[Red rod]. They did have problems with the early Hitachi fuel but that is corrected now.

I do not like the depth adjuster and jam removal screws because you need a 5mm allen key that is supplied but does not have any onboard storage [it does have a spot in the nice case]. The depth adjuster should be tooless, I really dislike those 2 issues . There is also no rubber protector boot for siding or decking but again the Pasload boot will fit if you buy it. For the price it is a great tool IF you follow instructions and do not have expectations that it will act like an air framing nailer. I hope Hitachi will decide to make some finish nailers too.

When it works, this tool is a jewel; powerful, easy to handle, and it drives a true round-head nail. It's just that it doesn't work very long. The original unit acquired via Amazon lasted for somewhere in the neighborhood of a hundred nails, and then died. The local Hitachi dealer's service department could not revive it, so it was replaced with a new tool. The replacement lasted somewhat longer (200 hundred nails, perhaps) before it too ceased to fire.



The problem seems to be a flaw in the triggering mechanism that shows up after relatively moderate use. The dealer's service shop tried to repair the tool, and it worked for a dozen nails or so and then quit again. The dealer has been trying to get Hitachi to once again replace the gun, but the Hitachi rep. has apparently been unrepsponsive. In any event, unless the flaw is fixed at the factory, simply getting a new gun is no solution.



If my experience is anything to go by, purchasers of this Hitachi tool may be doubly cursed, first by a poor product design, and thereafter by poor customer service. My suggestion is to buy something else(which it looks like I'm going to have to do).

I've only had the nailer about a week, and haven't used it alot other than just trying it out- 'bout 1 strip of nails. So far it seems to work pretty good. It hits really hard and is well balanced. Not too much heavier than an air nailer. The cons: really could use a tooless depth adjustment. You really have to push hard with the nose to fire a nail. Cleaning instructions and maintenance are not in the users manual, you have to go to Hitachi's website and download a pdf file for the instructions and recommended schedule. It doesn't have a bump fire feature so you won't be firing nails as fast as a pnuematic gun. - Hitachi Framing Nailer - Cordless Nailer - Cordless - Nail Gun'

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My gaming setup: AMD X6 1090xt, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, GTX 480, 256GB RAID 0

Crucial M4 for the game partition, 16 GB 1866MHz DDR3.



Here's a very brief background of how much time I spent playing the original

Deus:Ex. I beat the game 5 times including once where I just killed 3 targets

total and used stealth / darts. I loved the original and it's the only game

for the PC that I've bought twice (the CD got damaged during a move). With

that in context, I groaned when I heard about this game. DE: Invisible War

was such a failure that I didn't really expect anything from this game.



Then I read the reviews on metacritic and as I don't trust most reviews anymore,

I wasn't sure what to think. I figured I'd bite the bullet and play the game and

find out. I started playing the game wanting to prove myself right and wanting to

hate the game. That wasn't hard in the first 10-15minutes. The combat system was

not what I expected (this is during the first action sequence) - the AI shot straight

and it didn't take a lot of bullets in "normal" mode to bring you down. My ego

satisfied about how I was right about this game being "meh", I figured I'd play for

a little longer and then the spirit of the original Deus Ex showed itself.



I kept playing for 5 hours and was completely hooked. I was wrong about my

assumption but I didn't care. I didn't even care for the main story-line at one point.

Oh "steal stuff from morgue?" I'll get to it. I love exploration and side-quests and

there's plenty of that. There's innovating hacking that rewards you for taking risks.

The game environment is pretty well done although not as good as the original DE. The

interface for weapons/quests/map is a well-designed one. You make choices and they have

consequences. They really do. There are also lots of references to the earlier game

and to general humor (Nigerian email scam for e.g.,).



Combat seemed a little off as if the developers intentionally want you to use assault

as a last resort. The game rewards you for finding hidden passages in general. You get

rewarded for merciful takedowns where you don't kill your enemies. You get rewarded if

no one spots you when you are on objectives where you walk into enemy dens. You are

rewarded if you trigger no alarms during an objective (or quest). Rewards are usually

XP, money, hacking tools. Maybe I need to get better with cover but this isn't Gears of War!



I didn't pay a lot of attention to the music which means it didn't annoy me. I was not

happy with the graphics in general. There are plenty of graphical glitches- some hard

to spot, some obvious but they don't really detract anything from the gameplay. The engine

seems to be outdated (probably explains the low hardware requirements) and graphics aren't

as shiny as trailers / screenshots led you to believe. The controls have a console-ish feel

to them. The fact you have to hold / tap a key to achieve different results is disappointing.

This is the PC for crying out loud - let us assign different keys if we want to.



Yes, this game requires Steam. Yes, you can quick save and quick load using F5 and F8

respectively. Saving is really fast but loading takes too long (the game is installed

on a RAID0 128GB Crucial M4 SSD set) and load times get progressively worse the longer

you keep playing the game. This is ironic and annoying because it's hard to stop playing.

Poor memory management? Please patch :(. I got about 3 hours of sleep last night.



To summarize...



Pros:

+ Excellent gameplay, improves on many (not all) game elements from the original

+ Innovative rewards for taking additional risks during gameplay

+ Open sandbox style gameplay with a good number of side quests and exploration opportunities

+ Plenty of replayability / replay value in this game

+ Decent AUG tree / advancement system (see Cons)



Cons:

- Graphics are disappointing. I wasn't expecting a Crysis but the engine looks old and the

glitches don't help

- AI suspicious / warning system feels half-baked

- The character advancement system feels inferior compared to the original Deus Ex (it's an RPG!)

- Gun combat is disappointingly weak and badly done (despite the "take cover" idea)



Other thoughts:

* Not sure why every female model in the game is busty - the way of the future? AUG implants? (harr harr)

* The futuristic cars/bicycles look silly at best but I guess cyberpunk is forgiving to a large extent



In conclusion, I was going to give this game 4 stars but with the amount of time and

enjoyment I'll get from this game, I might as well be honest with myself. This game is

nothing like the original but comes close enough. I know several years from now I'll pick

up a copy of Deus Ex to play again because that game was/is a cult classic. Human

Revolution probably won't make it to that category but is a strong contender for Game

of the Year 2011.



Update: The long loading times is now patched. The other thing I wanted to add is that the boss

fights can be really annoying to begin with. The first boss isn't walk in the park and can be very

annoying since you don't have a lot of augments and if you are like me, all your advancement is

in hacking and you carry around a tranquilizer rifle. That won't help against bosses where you

need a minimum amount of firepower. So be ready for a good amount of headache against boss-fights

at least in the first few hours... Deus Ex: Human Revolution

Like a lot of people, I was skeptical when I heard about a new Deus Ex game. The last game, Invisible War, wasn't very good, to say the least. Plus, this new game was made by an all new development team, just formed. Did they have what it took to make a great Deus Ex game? It turns out they did.



Deus Ex is about choice, and Human Revolution hits that out of the park. Do you want to sneak past your enemies with a cloaking augmentation after watching your enemies move routes through walls with the eye aug, or do you want to sneak around and pick off each enemy with tranquilizer darts, hiding each body from view like a silent predator? Do you want to augment yourself to be Cyberpunk Rambo? You can. Grab a machine gun and utilize your defense aug, making your skin hardened against bullets. Do you want to be a weird Hulkified dude who's obsessed with throwing fridges and dumpsters at your enemies? Put some points into strength augs. Want to be a hacker and use hostile security terminals, turrets, and robots against your enemy? Done. Like to talk your way out of situations? Invest in the cerebral aug that lets you better read people's expressions, helping you find each conversation's weak points.



There is so much choice in this game, and there are so many paths in each level to take, that I think Human Revolution rivals or even surpasses Deus Ex. It's that good. The levels are huge - especially the city hubs where you can talk to various NPCs and get a bunch of sidequests.



The gunplay feels nice, the stealth is good (with nice little touches like patrols that turn around and walk backwards for a few moments). The hacking minigame is actually fun and involved, unlike most minigames. It also evolves as the game progresses, becoming more difficult and varied, with more ways to hack as well.



It does have a few downsides, though. First, while it has an amazing art direction, the graphics aren't too great. Plus there's some graphical glitches and bugs. But those are pretty small complaints. The good things about this game absolutely dwarf the bad.



Everyone should buy and support this game. We need more like it. I don't want to wait another 10 years for a new great Deus Ex game.'

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Replacement Water Filters - maytag, filters

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This filer seems to work fine. I think I noticed the water had a bit of different taste, but it could very well have been my imagination.



This filter is a bit smaller than the original Maytag filter and smaller than the Brita filter I ordered through amazon.com last year. These were both 1 year filters and I am a bit disappointed that this is rater for 6 months.



I paid about $25.00 for the Brita a year ago and now see it is $38.00. Is there a water filter shortage I am not aware of?



Anyway, look at the Brita MYRF-100 Refrigerator Replacement Filter filter for a few dollars more and rated to last a year. Maytag UKF7003 PUR PuriClean Cyst-Reducing Refrigerator Water Filter, 1-Pack

Few days back I ordered this product; and it was delivered in 3-4days. The installation was super easy with the given instructions. Planning to order the same in few months again!!



The only reason I am not giving 5/5 is due to missing instructions for turning off "Change Filter" light; I found these instructions on some blog. For MayTag refrigerator, the light can be turned off by holding "Light"+"Lock" pads on the door until the "Change Filter" light blinks (approx 4-5 seconds).

I was a little hesitant to purchase on-line as I had always got the replacement from the manufacturer. Didn't need to worry. The product was the same as I had always purchased. It was eay to get the old one out and easy to get the new one in.

the product recieved was not a maytag filter but a water sentile brand with a sticker that had a maytag # on the box i installed it and then realized it was a six month filter not a year filter like the maytag unit so now i need a new one in half the time that a original would have worked for this ends up costing twice as much for a unknown quality filter very disapointed with it - Maytag Filter - Maytag - Filters'

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Reciprocating Saws - tools, sawzall

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Order - Excellent

Price - Excellent

Delivery Time - Perfect/Excellent

Container Received - Average (A little beat up...enough to be concerned about the item)

Hardware Condition - Excellent/Perfect

1st cut through wood fence runner - Excellent

2nd cut through metal nail - Excellent

3rd cut small wood tree branch - Good (This saw is not a chain saw....balance is not the same)

Blade Set up or Insertion lock - Good (Must be perfect or will not lock, this is good for

safety but annoying when it will not lock)



After opening the package, I attached a Dewalt XLT 18V Battery and tried it out. I was surprised on the overall

weight 8 pounds with the battery. When I pulled the trigger, the saw slightly twisted in my hand.... making me

wonder how it was going to cut. The saw is not short on torque. Nice suprise for a battery operated tool.

I then purchased some new wood and metal blades. I successfully locked the blade into place after a couple attempts.

My first cuts were on a wood fence runner and metal (nail). The saw cut through both items like butter. This battery

operated reciprocating saw/sawzall tool is a good fit for quick cuts in remote places. I have not used it in long

duration applications....yet.



I would recommend this item to a Male friend....but not my Wife. Bare-Tool DEWALT DC385B 18-Volt Cordless Reciprocating Saw (Tool Only, No Battery)

Purchased this saw a little while ago, decided to try it out on a small tree (25' tall with a an 8" diameter trunk) saw worked great! Used two battery's but cut right through everything. Its well built with plenty of power!

This is a great saw. If you already have 18v Dewalt tools, this lets you only buy what you need - no extra batteries or cases. The tool is brand new and comes with instructions, warranty and single 5/6 starter blade.



I used this all afternoon cutting fallen tree branches. It worked in the rain - getting quite wet and abused - like a champ. It never burned out or even slowed down. When the battery is just about done, it goes from 100% strength to 15% strength within about 5 seconds.



This is fairly heavy, so one handed use is possible but not fun in the long term. The blade can be set in all four directions.



This is really a quality tool and I highly recommend it. - 18v - Tools - Dewalt - Sawzall'

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Strapless Slip - shaper, strapless slip

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I purchased this at the advice of my plastic surgeon. I no longer need the medical grade compression garment so they told me to get spanx or something similar.



Because I am tall I needed something long enough. I tried others that were just too short and would roll up. This one is great. It holds me in similar to the medical compression garment and looks nice under clothes and... it NEVER rolls up on me. Lipo in a Box "Original Firm Control" Soft Cup Long Shaping Tank, Black 2X

i love my long tank! i have it in black and looks just like an undershirt and no one knows i need it for control! i have a very long torso and this top was very helpful in providing sufficient support in all my trouble areas. the tank smooths out my tummy area and all the trouble spots on my back. i wear the tank with our without a bra. i wear the smart cups from lipo in a box when i dont wear a bra and i look completely natural

I got this tank because my favourite line (La Senza Spirit) stopped. I loved their tanks for sports and for use as everyday undershirts. I was very excited when I received this tank but just as I'm trying it (I'm wearing it at the moment) I found out that not only it rides up, it actually rolls up and sits at mid-waist! I wear M and sometimes S, so the 'rolling' isn't caused by the shape of my body. The minutes I sit down, it rolls up causing immediate discomfort. I'm not please with this product at all.

I'm aware that anything meant to suck in your lumps & bumps & what not is supposed to be tight but when reading the sizing charts on this I fell into the XS category which was wrong because it was way too tight and therefore rolled up when I sat down. My advice go a size up, simply so you can breathe, but I think in the right size it'll work just fine. - Shaper - Tank - Barely There - Strapless Slip'

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