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Join Date: Aug 2012
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Re: The Good, The Bad and Ugly from Harbor Freight
My GF got me a 20 gallon compressor 3 years ago and it has worked great. No problems at all. In 1996 I picked up a pretty big tool set from Fingerhut of all places. I have yet to break a ratchet, socket or wrench. They are mastercraft brand made in China. I guess China used better steel back then.
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Re: The Good, The Bad and Ugly from Harbor Freight
I'll jump in.
Good: 20 ton press Transmission Jack Soldering gun Ratchet extensions Heat shrink tube Bearing separator plate Bug zapper Bungee cords Useable, but not great: Sand blaster (I think it's a 50 lb) Die grinder (uses a lot of air and doesn't grind much. Maybe it's not so useable after all.) Bad: Pitman arm separator (cracked on first use) Exhaust tubing spreader (stripped threads on first use) 4" grinder (first one lasted 2 hours; replacement lasted 10 minutes) Impact wrenches (what good is an impact if you have to use a breaker bar first?) Band clamps (worm drive type) That's all I can think of right now. |
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Location: Mickleton, NJ
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Re: The Good, The Bad and Ugly from Harbor Freight
I've had good and bad with them.
Good: I actually have a 4" angle grinder I've beat the crap out of for over 10 years that still works great. Earthquake impact gun has worked well for many years Offset box end wrenches----don't use them a lot, but have been handy and no issues Heat gun---got it on sale for like $9 and it works great Heat shrink tubing---cheap and works great meh Manual tire changer----had to re-weld it in a bunch of places, works good now. Mostly use for motorcycle tires Hardware----some of the sheetmetal screws and stuff are ok, some are not Pipe threader---just barely ok Sockets---just ok Electric cut off tool---works ok but trips out easy. Have to keep resetting it. Bad Screwdrivers Flashlights Haven't tried much else.
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Join Date: Jul 2012
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Re: The Good, The Bad and Ugly from Harbor Freight
I've found that the quick setting epoxy seems to hold better than JB weld...
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Re: The Good, The Bad and Ugly from Harbor Freight
a few weeks back I bought the $40.00 HVLP paint gun... it works great.
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Re: The Good, The Bad and Ugly from Harbor Freight
Happy (so far) with this.... http://www.harborfreight.com/18-gaug...ear-92148.html
Cuts pretty clean, fairly easy cuts.
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Re: The Good, The Bad and Ugly from Harbor Freight
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Re: The Good, The Bad and Ugly from Harbor Freight
their ratcheting crimpers Central-Forge - item#97420 also work well once you get the tension adjusted right. just make sure you put the terminal in the correct direction, the wire needs to feed in from the side of the crimper with the three colored dots. accel spark plug crimping heads also fit.
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Re: The Good, The Bad and Ugly from Harbor Freight
I've had the retractable air hose for years.
Can't complain one bit about it. Kim |
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Re: The Good, The Bad and Ugly from Harbor Freight
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great thanks kim57
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Re: The Good, The Bad and Ugly from Harbor Freight
As you mentioned in your initial post, the hose in mine started cracking/drying/leaking out after about 2 years (I think may have been closer to 3). I replaced it with another hose and it is good to go again. I can't complain though, and the reel works great.
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Re: The Good, The Bad and Ugly from Harbor Freight
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i had gotten a manual hose reel from there years ago its been holding up just fine after rewelding the handle back on ![]() picking up an coiling air hose just becomes a pita all the time.
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Re: The Good, The Bad and Ugly from Harbor Freight
A little HF humor.
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Re: The Good, The Bad and Ugly from Harbor Freight
WOW somebody put a lot of time in this pretty funny
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Re: The Good, The Bad and Ugly from Harbor Freight
WOW!! Christmas shopping in one stop!
I know at least 5 people getting the headlamp and I MUST have that nail-unbender! ![]() . |
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Re: The Good, The Bad and Ugly from Harbor Freight
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Don't forget the garden hose/extension cord combo. Great for your mother in law! Posted via Mobile Device
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Re: The Good, The Bad and Ugly from Harbor Freight
boy only if they made the muppet grade gloves in the two finger configuration i would buy a dozen
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