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Originally Posted by Travelover

Some of you Harbor Freight diehards might enjoy this link. It appears that this guy did a net search and compiled feedback on all the Harbor Freight tools he could find. It is a bit of an echo, 'cause he seems to think this thread is one of the best sources on the net.


Buyer Beware, A Harbor Freight Buying Guide: The Good Enough, The Bad and the Abysmal - ToolCrib.com Blog

Thanks for the link, TRAVEL. I especially liked their list of the

10 Things I Wouldn稚 Buy from Harbor Freight:
1) Parachutes
2) Fire Extinguishers
3) Pacemakers
4) Vaccines
5) Birth control devices
6) Elevators
7) Bullet proof vests
8) Trigger locks
9) Pitons (I didn稚 know what this was either?
10) Scuba Gear

I think that the site makes the common mistake that HF only sells Chinese
tools with "brands" like Central Hydraulic, Pittsburg, Chicago Electric, etc.
Some of the big power tools are identical to what you get at Grizzly, Enco,
Jet, etc.

I bought a 7" DeWalt Angle grinder, a RotoZip drywall cutter, DeWalt SDS
bits, Norton abrasive disks, etc, form HF. Sometimes you can get quite a
deal on a reconditioned name brand tool. I still have a working 18V drill
from HF....their first one, and it still works (2nd switch, however). The NiCAD
cells inside the battery are Energizer brand and have lasted longer than
any other rechargeable batteries I have, including Makita NiMH. The motor
inside is a Johnson.

I have been buying from HF since before they had stores or a website....I
have found amazing surprises in their catalog and on their auction site. I
still find the stores extremely disappointing, so I rarely go to them.