I am the original founder of Tip Tools (TP Tools) in Canfield, Ohio and want to advise that we will not be displaying at Spring Carlisle this year (after over 40 years at the spring show). Several of our employees were hit hard with Covid-19, and since then we are experiencing a shortage of steel and other components to manufacture our abrasive blasting cabinets, vacuums, dust collectors and HVLP paint spray systems. Last year the spring show was postponed into the summer and we also did not attend. Sorry, Fred
Sorry to hear that. I always shop at your tent at Spring Carlisle. I guess I’ll just stop in at the store when I attend Dave & Ed’s show at Canfield on April 30.
Knowing that swap meets and car shows are the only place a lot of guys actually get to touch and feel and inspect a lot of things in person I'd say that you will be missed. Spring Carlisle has always been one of my some day I want to list items.
So Sir, I was perusing your web site recently. I noticed that TP no longer offered blast cabinet, compressor and dust collector assemblies as a package deal? I am considering a blast cabinet and thought the combination package was a good way to achieve a useable set up.
......Just me, but I would pass up Spring Carlisle for Hershey in the Fall, especially if it is a once in a lifetime trip and coming from the West Coast.
Fred, it is a honor to be able to speak with you. I had no idea that you were on The H.A.M.B., my Dad and I bought one of your cabinets about 7-8 years ago. We drove out to your store to pick it up. What a wonderful store and product you have. If I ever won the lottery, I would want at least one of everything you have in your store and catalog. The exact model we have escapes me right now, but it’s big enough to fit a pickup truck tailgate inside. It is the crown jewel in our shop, and works perfectly. Thank you for such a wonderful piece of equipment!
I will miss you too. The last time that I was at Hershey you had reduced inventory on site. I always replaced my supplies when you were at Hershey. I bought one of your Christmas special sand blast cabinets several years ago. I have gad no problems with your product, but I did wear out my son's compressor using it almost every day for sand blasting.