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Old 03-25-2011, 08:37 PM   #65
Lugnut64052
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Re: The Good, The Bad and Ugly from Harbor Freight

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Originally Posted by VA72C10 View Post
Weird. Seems hit or miss....I have two grinders I got for 9.99 on sales and they're both over 2yrs old with no issues.
They change suppliers all the time. I'm guessing this has something to do with the hot and cold quality on some stuff.

I have a whole lot of Snap-On too, most of which is 20+ years old. I'm constantly amazed at special tools you can get nowadays for 1/10th the price I paid for stuff back then. Not just at Harbor Freight either; auto parts stores, etc, all have cheap stuff anymore.


The Good:
3-packs of welding gloves- They're pretty nice.
Auto-darkening welding helmet- I've used mine a lot and it works great.
2-inch pipe cutter- Haven't used it a WHOLE lot, but seems to work fine.
Welding magnets- Nothing to go wrong with them.

The So-so:
5-inch air sander- Works pretty good but is uncomfortable in my hand. My old Ingersol that I finally wore clear out was much more comfortable to hold.
Wrenches- One ear broke off the open end of a 9/16th wrench. Had a huge occlusion in it.
Sockets- They work okay, but the etching on them is worse than useless. Might as well not be there.

The Pathetic:
Zip ties. I broke the first four or five in a row just cinching them down.
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