Correction On Meter Repair, New Shop Gifts to Myself. Bubble Lights!

[@kenramsburg7772]

As a child in the sixties, two of my family relatives had bubble lights on their christmas trees in Baltimore. My uncle even had a large bubble light spike on top of his tree. Truely awesome when lite up. I only had a day to admire at each relative's home since my father was too cheap to buy a set.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Wow! A bubble tree topper!!! 😃👍

[@ianjones7394]

Hi John. A great idea to treat oneself to a small treat. Thank you for all your time and effort in producing the output over the year. Have a great Christmas. Many thanks.

[@cjb1kcb1]

Great episode! Probably gonna buy the Deoxit and the stripper - good tips/reviews! I was a little kid in Western PA (kinda mid-west, kinda not) in the '50s and my grandparents had the (old school) bubble lights on their Christmas tree. But they were rare. Might have seen them 1-2 other times. My grandmother cautioned me never to touch them - too hot. I thought it was filled with boiling water. Low-boiling-point chemical (maybe under vacuum, based on twisted-melted-glass tip - even easier to boil) makes more sense. Thanks! Merry! Happy!

[@davidrenfro7437]

I grew up in the 80’s and my aunt had bubble lights on her tree. I told my wife about them and she bought a couple strands for our tree this year. Now I’m watching ScoutCrafter talk about bubble lights while our bubble lights are bubbling. It’s a great day!

[@ScoutCrafter]

I can’t believe as a kid nobody in my family had those. They are so cool. 😃👍

[@jeffwagner8068]

I grew up in the 50's and 60's and my grandparents had them on their tree. They were larger than the ones shown and had bigger bulbs. Thanks for the memories.

[@AndyM.]

Dare I say, I ALMOST loooooooooove watching Jon's channel as much as yours!!!!

[@ScoutCrafter]

Jon is awesome! I wish I could get some of his organizational skills! 🫣😂👍

[@AndyM.]

@@ScoutCrafter DUDEZILLA! We ALL would love his organization skills!!!!! He is an ORGANIZATIONAL SUPER FREAK!!!!!!

[@bigfootscave445]

I have seen a can of that in a good while. I have used a variety like those fir smaller wires in electronics for a few decades made multi wire plugs consistently even.. have a good and safe holiday

[@normajune3478]

Noma Lights were manufactured in St. Joseph, MO starting in the mid to late 30’s. The old Noma Light building was imploded in the late 70’s to make way for Urban Renewal which never occurred. The location is now a large empty parking lot.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Never knew that- I’m a fan of old factories.

[@normajune3478]

My grandmother had a bubble light tree from Noma Lights. We’ve had bubble lights on our tree for all our married life of 46 years.

[@kathieharine5982]

We had bubble lights when I was a child. Loved them.

[@richardgreen3068]

My wife's mom and now my wife have bubble lights every Christmas. I also love it when you go New York on us and start sentence with "what maniac doesn't like ---"! Love it. You go, John. Merry Christmas to you and yours. 😅

[@lotsatrains]

Love the bubble lights and actually did have them as a kid and still have them now and great deal on the cutters and wire strippers those little cutters are great for removing items from packaging like cutting the small cable ties and wires that they use to hold them in sometimes 👍

[@patjohnson3100]

Like you we never had Christmas bubble lights, but saw them in use in other places. Thank you for the wire stripper test. There are all kinds of wire stripper designs out there, some very crummy, and I wondered what might be the most appropriate for me might be. I'm going to look into the Kleins. Hopefully the Santa Claus in your attic window will stare down the drones. We still don't have credible answers.

[@rogermcdonald1607]

John , my grandfather put those on his silver artificial tree every year when I was a youngster! My brothers and I would watch them for hours. They were on lots of my friends trees here in Iowa. I'll be 70 next month and you just brought back some great memories John. Thanks! Merry Christmas and have a prosperous new year!🎄☃️🇺🇲

[@jodydoakes8754]

When I was a kid in the 50s, all of our Christmas trees, ours, grandparents, etc., had the bubbling candles, along with the others bulbs that were about a 1000 degree C and burned your fingers if you dared to touch one. Finding the burned out bulb on the string where one bulb caused the whole string to go out was also a fun memory. Love your videos.

[@1D10CRACY]

Bubble Lights! I didn't realize you could still buy them and once again, your videos are thinning my wallet. ;) We always had a string of bubble lights on the tree with I was a kid! They were always my favorite bulbs on the tree!

[@ScoutCrafter]

Tim- I don’t understand how my family never had them! I feel deprived now. 🫣😂👍

[@rawbacon]

The little Flush Cutters are great, I bought a set about a year ago. Never knew anyone that put the Bubble Lights on their tree but I remember seeing them around in stores and probably on TV, my Dad has an old set of them. I remember my Aunt & Uncle used to decorate their tree with Angel Hair, it was like some sort of Cocoon out of a Sci-Fi movie or something, always expected a creature to jump out of there.🎄👾👽

[@ScoutCrafter]

My mother loved a tree with lots of tinsel so much so that you couldn’t see the tree! 🫣😂👍

[@johnkelley9877]

My parents and grand parents had bubble lights for the Christmas trees and they were so neat to watch. Thanks for the follow up on cleaning the meter.

[@frankwaters2133]

You must be mind reader. Just finished binge watching the history of bubble lights. Will get some because my wife had them as a child.

[@MattHmm-rq6dn]

I know you like cheap and good value but you owe it to yourself to try tsunoda flush cuts blue handles. Made in Japan behind the pivot point has a zip tie puller and they have convex blades that cut as flush as you can get. (Kbn - 150 and under 20 dollars) they easly compete with knipex for a third of the price!

[@larrynelson734]

Hi John. Back in the 50s my mother had bubble lights on our Christmas tree. I would love to watch them all the time. Thanks for the memories. MERRY Christmas. 👍👍👍❤🤠...

[@ScoutCrafter]

I wish I had these as a kid- they’re great! 😃👍

[@johnmclaurin]

Love the bubble lights, my Mom had them on our tree when I was young! Fun video!

[@MattHmm-rq6dn]

Thoes wire strippers i use them professionally for electrical work most every day. I only strip 16/18g stranded wire that's on new light fixtures and the most important thing they take romex jacket off in one shot no matter how much or little. There's 4 strippers in my bag but these earn there spot for romex jackets. If you line up the romex straight it can strip 2 to 3 (12/14 2 or 3) in one shot. And a tip for cleaning contacts like that i use crc mass airflow sensor cleaner. It's about the most gentle thing you can use and available at any auto parts store. Try stripping some romex you'll see and they are sensitive enough for cat 6 tiny wires too.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Thanks Matt! 😃👍

[@sebglayburg5163]

Hey, John, a deepfelt thanks for another year of brightening up my weeks during 2024! Merry Christmas and may God bless your 2025

[@ScoutCrafter]

Thanks so much! 😃👍

[@alexstools]

I just bought a pair of USA made shoes I wanted for over 4 years. Lets call that my Christmas gift!

[@pjb1985]

Great show John! I’m a big fan of the hand pointer.

[@ScoutCrafter]

☝️

[@jimronchetto8592]

John, after you stripped the insulation from the cable and twisted the wires, you forgot to say "Bob's your uncle." 🤣 Thanks for the memories of the bubble lights. I remember seeing those as a kid, but we didn't have them. For several years in the 60s, we had an aluminum (?) tree with a rotating color light wheel. I think that was the rage back then. You probably have one of those in your attic.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Jim- my aunt always had one of those silver trees with the rotating color wheels. I thought it was absolutely fantastic. 😃👍

[@13thworker45]

I grew up having the bubble lights on the Christmas tree. They were beautiful. The wire stripper you purchased is a nice tool. My problem when I have a use for it ,it’s in the tool box. I just grab my Klein 10,000 volt strippers and do the job. I guess I’m saving them for a special job. Your Santa in the window is neat. I have an old one in the box. I haven’t displayed it in the last 20 years. I’m to far off the street. The trimmers you bought are special. I’m still using my wife’s from production at H. P. They are handy. Great show and Merry Christmas

[@jackthompson2132]

When I was growing up every Christmas we had our bubble lights on our tree. I think they were still working when I left home 😂. I liked those wire strippers. I took your advice on the other set you have and I’m quite pleased with them. I don’t do a lot of electrical work so I’m going to stay with them until they go bad. However if they get bad I’ll look into them. Great show today. Thank You for sharing. Ho Ho Ho Have a Merry Christmas John.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Jack- yes those other strippers work really well and I enjoy them however, these Klein are supposed to have a little more range. 😃👍

[@57WillysCJ]

Glad the Kleins are working for you. My son put me on to the danger of some nicking the wires where they were stripped. I never had problems with solid wire but braided can be a problem especially on the cheap wiring harness. Worst was the magnetic trailer lights from HF. I didn't like their other harnesses either. You would strip a section and have 3 wires left. Trying to hook me with that BernZmatic propane light. I have it and the stove. They were solid when you set them up.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Philip- After stripping hundreds of wires I have found pros and cons with all types of strippers, both manual and automatic. I’m starting to think that some wiring is inferior because I have some older lamp cord that would never lose a strand and newer Asian made cord that always loses a strand, no matter how gentle you are. 🫣😂👍

[@scotthayward996]

I love the benzomattic lantern in the attic John ! My grandmother had those bubble lights on her Christmas tree for years . I wasn’t aware that you could still get them , so thanks so much . I will be looking for them on amozon . Hope you and your family have an amazing Christmas!

[@johnfix1]

Thanks for all the information. There is something definitely wacky going on with the drones and they don't tell us because we're not smart enough to understand😂😂😂. I have an industrial grade wire stripper I have owned since the 1980s and it still works perfect on any size wire

[@mumfordalien1794]

I have those same Klein wire strippers, I call that style “Reverse-Alligator” wire strippers. Don’t ask me why but now every electrician I know calls them that. “Grab me the reverse alligators”

[@ScoutCrafter]

The other style automatic wire stripper that Klein makes is called the guillotine style. 😂👍

[@johnr1878]

Yes John I remember those Christmas lights. I was a paper boy when I was a kid and I would "collect" on Friday nights for the Bulletin, a Philadelphia news paper on Friday nights. A customer of mine had those bubble lights and I absolutely loved them. Thanks for that memory.

[@frankg3072]

My mother had a set of bubble lights on our Christmas tree when I was growing up. 🎄

[@ScoutCrafter]

Frank I feel cheated after reading the comments! Everyone had them but me! 🫣😂👍

[@jimjohnston7688]

I absolutely love my Klein wire strippers. I certainly remember the bubble lights. My neighbor had them on his tree and this was in the 60s.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Jim- These Klein strippers seem very well made. 😃👍

[@brianlittle3452]

As a child, I always liked bubble lights but my folks would never put bubble lights on their tree. Ever since I had my own tree, there have been bubble lights on it. Some things about bubble lights: I have had the most success with yellow, red, and clear bubble lights. The blue liquid is too dark to easily see the bubbles. Most bubble lights failures occur for two reasons: the bulb burns out or the liquid tube losses contact with the bulb and no longer bubbles. I don’t buy replace bulbs - I buy replacement strands - tend to be cheaper per bulb. Bubble lights need to oriented vertically - horizontal bulbs do not bubble. To keep my bulbs vertical, I use electrical tape around the hook and the tree branch. I tape the strands on the tree without the bulbs - then install the bulbs. The electrical tape is a pain to put on and take off but keeps the bulbs mostly vertical. Bubble lights forever and have a Merry Christmas.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Excellent tips!!! Thanks!!! 😃👍

[@danieldumaine6139]

Another great Video. I appreciate the correction. I have some of those Klein strippers. I especially like them for removing the sheathing from multiconductor cables. Never seen those bulb lights.

[@TheShadeTreeFixitMan]

Those flush cutters are a real help in model building, which I do quite a bit of. They also work really well for clipping zip ties right close to the ratchet holder part.

[@troyb1733]

We never had those lights but whoever did I would stare at them the whole time we were there,love them. I use those mini cutters all the time in my hobbies. I have that same gas lantern in your attic. Mine is goldish colored and the mapp gas tank slides into the base that is welded to the legs and then you screw in the knob/gas line. Mine is new old stock never used in the box. The mapp gas bottle is stuck in the tube tho.

[@crr8297]

Great show again, thank you. Oh boy, you said bubble lights, vintage Christmas is one of my passions, I've been collecting for years, Paramount, Noma and Mazda (not the car) were some of the biggest makers of Christmas lamps, I have some rare items in my collection such as a bubble light boat and many vintage bubble lights and strings, in the 1950s bubble lights were coated with a fire proof coating that caused the plastic to decay over time. I have tinsel made from lead and fake snow made from mica and many other bulbs that are globe shaped known as ice lights and snowball lights but one of the rarest Christmas lights were florescent globes, these came out in the 1940s but were very expensive back then and didn't sell well, look them up online if you're interested.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Yes! The fluorescent Christmas lights seem to be very popular on eBay! You must have a fantastic collection. 😃👍

[@tonylenge424]

Those bubble lights are cool! Never saw that. Good video, thanks.

[@Eagle48]

My grandparents lived in Chicago and always had bubble lights on their Christmas trees. Now I’m Grandparent myself and we’ve had them on our trees for many years. They always remind me of my childhood. Here’s a “ pro tip” if they’re lit, but stop bubbling, unscrew the bulb and shake vigorously, then screw them back in. That usually gets them bubbling again.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Great tip! 😃👍

[@joes7968]

John, given the drone activity and some people reporting that they may be surveying for increased radiation levels in the area, it might be a good time to utilize your CD Geiger Counter.

[@ScoutCrafter]

My gf just bought a really nice Geiger counter! 😂👍

[@devinteske]

10:15 those are like the God Hand cutters if I am correct. Except a LOT less expensive

[@americansewingmachineresto1545]

Hi John, Great TGIF video. Those bubble lights bring back such good memories. We had the Noma lights. The exact box you showed, is the one we had. I’ve looked at the Kline strippers but haven’t pulled the trigger. Thanks for all your dedication in bringing us great educational and fun presentations. I always look forward to your shows. I haven’t missed any of them in years. Best Regards, John

[@ScoutCrafter]

The NOMA lights are the real deal! 😂👍

[@ko2fjb]

I didn't miss the fact that you didn't clean the one strip and figured it probably wasn't bad since it worked. Back in the 50's friends of my parents had a whole tree filled with the bubble lights and I would just sit and watch them.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Fred- The Deoxit is quite popular in the electronics community. Not cheap! 😂👍

[@wyattdean5658]

RIP Peanut and Fred.

[@ScoutCrafter]

I’m still upset about them and Harambe! (The Gorilla)

[@paulsworkshop4179]

Bubble lights remind me of the old time Christmas at my great aunt’s house.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Paul- My Aunt had a silver tree with one of those spinning colored light wheels! 😂👍

[@toolscouter]

Great stuff. My boss in College had some wire strippers like those but they didn’t leave the little bit of insulation on the tip. I like the way yours worked because you can twist the wire before you take off the insulation. Don’t think I’ve ever seen those lights before thanks for sharing. Have a merry Christmas.

[@bigvicsworkshop]

I practice that same tradition and have never had to wait in long lines to return anything Mr. John 😅 although my favorite things are what my wife gets me... I never have an idea what it is and it seems it has always been good...most the time its stuff I want but I won't buy for myself... have a blessed Christmas brother!

[@ScoutCrafter]

Vic- Just having a wife like yours is the best gift you could have. BTW your turnings are just lovely! Such fun isn’t it?!? 😃👍

[@bigvicsworkshop]

@ScoutCrafter i truly appreciate that Mr. John! Thank ya!

[@buddynewman8949]

I bought a set of original bubble lights at a flea market and put them in my garage about a year ago just because I like them, They have all gone kaput by now but they were nice while they lasted. Looked at buying replacement bulbs but they were too expensive to warrant the purchase.

[@johnroberts7280]

Thanks John, been looking at wire strippers now I know.

[@NicoleFunke-e8i]

I love bubble lights !, Their my ultimate favorite, I have quite a few sets myself.enjoy them !! ❤ Have a Merry Christmas

[@josaonline09]

The luggage being opened triggered fond memories

[@saxon1376]

Kinda reminded me of those old spy movies when you clicked that case open there

[@ScoutCrafter]

Like James Bond! 😃👍

[@michaellindsay8934]

Great show I love those bubble lights.

[@madamecampsalot6384]

Always had the Santa face in the window. I too am having Amazon attacks.

[@TimF5656]

Awesome show!

[@andyc972]

Thanks John, it says a lot about you that you're prepared to go back and explain further what you did before, that makes a lot of sense now ! Jon has some great items in his list, I have a similar stripper from CK of Germany also an excellent tool. I recently treated myself to some precision bent nose pliers by Tsunoda of Japan, not cheap but they're very nice ! We always had Noma or Pifco Christmas lights, I've never seen bubble lights before though, they're cool, it's like a science lab !

[@ScoutCrafter]

ANDY- Jon’s lists really hit home! 😂👍

[@andyc972]

@@ScoutCrafter Thanks to you for sending me to his channel many moons ago !

[@SmallEngineMechanic]

I am also a big fan of those bubble lights. If you listen close you can actually hear them!

[@ScoutCrafter]

Yes! Like the sound of my stomach after drinking cold water on a hot day. 🫣😂👍

[@drivesalot0063]

Hello Scout. I really enjoy looking at your attic treasures. You must have a mountain of amazing yesteryear items. Thanks for the heads up on those neat tools. I see a bundle of the cutters in my near future. Good luck with you Christmas shopping! 😀👍

[@gordon7005]

Noticed you had some scale kettkegrads with figures in the attic That is uber cool

[@ScoutCrafter]

They were crazy vehicles weren’t they?! Half track half motorcycle. 😂👍

[@LoStivale]

I grew up in NY as well and we had a few sets of bubble lights in the 1980s. They were very cool with the bubbling action on the tree. Merry Christmas 🎄🎁

[@greghomestead8366]

We have bubble light on our tree right now, love them. Have a Jesus filled day everyone Greg in Michigan

[@TheRealMarioMan]

Did not know about the carpet bag ;-) and super cool xmas lightS

[@ScoutCrafter]

One day, I saw an Audi Murphy movie where he had a carpet bag which were bags made from old carpets. Ever since then I always wanted one or even to make one. 😂👍

[@noexcuses6727]

The drones are from the DOE = Dept. Of Energy. They are searching for missing / lost radioactive waste that was in a container in MAHR Terminal in Port Elizabeth that went out to a site to unload and when it got there it was "damaged" (?) and the contents were missing. It's low grade waste material and would not be able to make a bomb with but a normal explosive could be used to blow it up and spread the material. That is called a Dirty Bomb. These drones are specially equipped to locate nuclear radioactive traces.

[@ScoutCrafter]

From what I read the germanium 68 radioactive isotope that went missing in New Jersey was found without using drones. Germanium 68 is not an ideal ingredient for a dirty bomb. The next month is going to be incredible as far as news goes think about everything that’s going on right now. It’s amazing. 😃👍

[@williammunny2295]

Wow! We had bubble lights when I was a kid in the 70'. The first thing I had to do was twist out one of the glass vials. You can hold it in your hand and they will bubble. I never could help myself. I always had to figure out how things work. 😁👍

[@ScoutCrafter]

Really! That’s very cool! 😃👍

[@metalwork.]

Good Christmas spirit 🇺🇲👍

[@Blasarn]

Some years ago Big Clive made 1 or 2 videos of the science behind bubble lamps, check his video list

[@TheOtherBill]

We had those on our tree when I was a kid in the 50's. It's not just the midwest, we were in NJ then.

[@beerdrinker6452]

You mean I am not supposed to use a pocket knife to strip wire. Next you will tell me I am not supposed to cut off fifty percent of the copper wire, wrap my connection in black tape, and stab my knuckle with the rusty blade. Nice video. Merry Christmas.

[@ScoutCrafter]

😂😂😂

[@alexmorris3106]

We had a set of bubble bulbs when I was a kid on the tree, they were fantastic to see. Eck USMC

[@setdown2]

I have some bubble lights from early 50es or before...as far back as I can remember they were on the tree..don't know if they still work...but made in America...I guess...🖖

[@lotsabirds]

Have a Fantastic weekend!

[@Dardrum]

Oh Yes, Bubble lights, I love them, we had some when I was a kid. Thanks for the great videos and information you share with us, Merry Christmas to you as well.

[@FrankRush-s2l]

I grew up in the late 50’s and we had those on our tree. Good memories.

[@hester781]

Scout! I grew up with those bubble lights on my grandmothers tree and I still use the same set today!

[@geobrown9413]

Always facinated by those bubble lights. Had an uncle that always had them on their tree in the forties and fifties. That side of the family is all dead now, so who knows what happened to those lights. Noma probably made them here in Toronto, Noma made a lot of stuff here until it cost $10 to make $5.

[@majmarkbrown7816]

I just saw a video about stereo repair and they recommended against using Deoxit for Potentiometers as its bad for the carbon used for the connection inside them. Just an FYI.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Mark- Some of those forums get really heated! It’s almost comical to me but makes for great reading! Check this out! audiokarma.org/forums/index.php?threads/lube-alternative-to-deoxit-f100-for-carbon-potentiometers.826271/page-2

[@fredski53]

My Grandparents had bubble lights on their Christmas tree in the 60’s. They lived in South Bend, Indiana.

[@ROD59]

Never saw a spray can that can adjust like that

[@overseas_demogod]

Me neither

[@ScoutCrafter]

I know! I can’t even imagine how it works. Honestly, it seems like a pretty good idea cause many contact cleaners have excessive force and we’ll go everywhere when you only wanna clean a small area.. 😃👍

[@GWP323]

"One moment please!"...BigClive is too funny especially when he tries to carbonate various alcohols!...lol John, watch out with the Klein wire strippers as sometimes the screws loosen over time. The flush cutter is best for trimming zip ties. The cheap ones most times have a bit of "slop", and the cutting edges don't always meet. You know how to fix that and as for sharpening them, the sander makes quick work of it. Did I mention last week about A.T.T.I.C.'s "Frozen Tool Swap" January 4, 2025? And Jacktown January 18th. George

[@ScoutCrafter]

George- Is the ATTIC show indoors? 😂🥶👍

[@GWP323]

@@ScoutCrafter Yes, it will be indoors, the same location as last year. Hopefully I won't get the flu like last January and get my butt over there. Here's the address for anyone nearby thinking of going: Lakeview Lodge at Veterans Memorial Park, 265 Beacon Road, Bethany CT 06524 On Saturday January 4, 2025 from 10 a.m. till 2 p.m.

[@Eagle48]

My grandparents lived in Chicago and always had bubble lights on their Christmas trees. Now I’m Grandparent myself and we’ve had them on our trees for many years. They always remind me of my childhood. Here’s a “ pro tip” if they’re lit, but stop bubbling

[@Rusty_ok]

Grew up in North Dakota and we had several stings of the bubble lights on the tree every year. My gift to me for Christmas is a night vision scope.

[@westhighlandsshop]

Great show! I've been looking at those wire strippers and good to see your testing this one, I'm sold on the Klein. The bubble lights are really cool.

[@stephendoherty1275]

We had the bubble lights in the '70s and '80. They were my favorite. Just North of Dallas...

[@dennisgolden1337]

John!!! I am having the same Amazon problem!! The good part is that I can tell the wife they are Christmas presents showing up on the porch each day.

[@sodapops408]

I grew up in the early 60's and my mom and dad had these on the tree, . We went to my Momosh's and chose cedar Christmas trees every year. I love bubble lights.

[@ianbutler1983]

Thanks John.

[@reax2237]

John, Do you have any train sets?

[@ScoutCrafter]

Yes! O guage, g scale… I was big into trains and slot cars! 😂👍

[@ney4na449]

We had the bubble lights. It seems like once every 5 years or so one would fail and when the last one quit working you couldn't find them anymore. When LED technology came on the scene, I figured they were gone forever (LED's operate so much cooler than incandescent). Glad to see the comeback. Are the set you have outdoor approved? I'm thinking not.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Believe it or not these lights are UL listed and it says UL listed for indoors and out. 🤔. www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0B97G7QT2?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title

[@evilla410]

Hello John, I seen those lights a long time ago but the spray can this my first time seeing something like that WOW 👍 Merry Christmas 🎁🎄

[@Reggyontheroad]

Sorry John, I missed you. I was taking Debbie to her Work Christmas party catching up now boom

[@kevinlandry2599]

I am so jealous of the bubble lights

[@bobuncle6962]

Had them growing up and have them now!

[@scottjohnson136]

Enjoy bubble lights but never had any. The flush cutters are worth weight in gold for trimming zip ties alone!

[@mikebashford8198]

To be pedantic, Big Clive is not in the UK - he lives on the Isle of Man, a small island between England and Ireland, which is not part of the UK! I believe it is part of the British Isles, but I have never fully understood some of the subtleties of British geography and politics. I don't know where Clive originates from, but from his accent I would say Scotland - which is part of the UK.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Mike- I never knew that! Clive is great- I just wish I could keep up with him and Mr. Carlson. 🫣😂👍

[@richardryan2264]

I remember the bubble lights on the tree at the Chinese restaurant,60s 70s.

[@patjohnson3100]

Like you we never had bubble lights but saw them in use elsewhere. They are a clever idea. Thanks for the wire stripper test. It's amazing how many wire stripper designs are out there, some barely useful. I've always wanted a good pair, and will check out the Kleins. Maybe Santa Claus in your attic window can stare down the drones. We still don't have credible answers.

[@ScoutCrafter]

For me stripping wire is always a challenge not to nick the wire or break strands so these automatic strippers are amazing to me. 😂👍

[@jameswalker5427]

We still have bubble lights my wife puts them around the bookshelf

[@frankwaters2133]

And from what I gather methylene chloride is the same liquid used in the classic "drinking bird" toy heat engine.

[@ScoutCrafter]

I have a drinking bird! 😂👍