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12-13-2011, 04:23 PM #2291
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- Sep 2011
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- 37
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- S. Central Iowa
- Tractor
- 2011 Kubota BX2660 w/ FEL
Re: Harbor Freight Tools that don't suck
Chicago Electric Oscillating tool. 20 bucks I think with coupon. First time I used it in a hard to get to spot it paid for itself in saved time.
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12-13-2011, 10:39 PM #2292
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- Nov 2011
- Posts
- 496
- Location
- Enid, OK
- Tractor
- 2012 John Deere 3720 eHydro
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12-14-2011, 12:00 AM #2293
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- Sep 2009
- Posts
- 4,735
- Location
- Murray, KY
- Tractor
- 1976 265 MF / 1983 JD 310B Backhoe / 1966 Ford 3000 Diesel / 1980 3600 Diesel
Re: Harbor Freight Tools that don't suck
2 Piece 11" 20ø Offset & 45ø Angle Long Reach Needle Plier Set
This 11" plier set saved a lot of time/skin working through the fender well on the S10/Blazer tune-up.
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12-14-2011, 03:15 AM #2294
- Join Date
- Jan 2004
- Posts
- 10,010
- Location
- Sonoma County
- Tractor
- Yanmar YM240, and now just one YM186D
Re: Harbor Freight Tools that don't suck
The four-sided diamond grit 'sharpening stone' (92867) is excellent. I just bought two more, one for a Christmas gift. This is one of the first Inside Track Club specials I've used. They are $7.99 for one week.
I really recommend these. They sharpen quality cutlery easily, that was a p.i.a. on a Carborundum stone.
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12-14-2011, 07:59 AM #2295
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12-14-2011, 10:26 AM #2296
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- Jul 2005
- Posts
- 5,238
- Location
- Idaho
- Tractor
- Massey Ferguson 1215, Toro 266-H, Farmall Cub, Farmall A
Re: Harbor Freight Tools that don't suck
I think that's the nature of diamond stones. I use my diamond sharpener for rough sharpening and shaping. Then I use a fine stone for the final edge and a thick piece of leather for the strop. Sometimes I'll use a chef's steel for the final edge before the strop. I do leatherwork, so sharp has a different definition for me than for most.
From now on I will only buy cars that are a silver/grey color. Then I can make all body repairs with Duct Tape.
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12-14-2011, 10:41 AM #2297
Re: Harbor Freight Tools that don't suck
Well we have a diamond stone that is meant for sharpening router bits, that thing is probably about 2000 grit. If you look at the lee valley website, you will see there are some really fine diamond stones. Since I do a fair bit of wood work, I have the same definition of sharp as you. My dad can get plane irons sharp enough to shave with. His trick is 1000ish grit wet/dry sand paper on a super flat piece of granite. He uses wd40 for lube. After that, it goes to a leather strop with green honing compound. He also has a set of japanese water stones, down to probably 4000 grit. He finds the sand paper and granite better though, because it is always perfectly flat.
Never carry gasoline in your car trunk. If you do, atleast use some sort of container.
-red green
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12-14-2011, 10:53 AM #2298
Re: Harbor Freight Tools that don't suck
My latest HF purchase that didn't suck (so far anyway) was wireless driveway alarms.
I set one at my shop and one at the house and they work great they are well worth the $11.99. I hope the transmitter is waterproof is my only concern I taped the battery compartment to be safer.
And of course the $4.99 battery float chargers are always a hit especially this time of year when mowers and spare cars are sitting all winter. I got tired of replacing expensive mower battery's every year.Yanmar YM3810D, LT duty 3pt hoe, 6' KK2 tiller, 6' KK box blade, 6 1/2' KK disc, 5' Howse bush hog, 5' Howse back blade, 9" Yellow PHD, 3 Husky chain saws 346XP NE, 359, 372XP. 07 HD Heritage Softail, Crack injectors, check compression, take 2 beers and call me."Hey you didn't build that."
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12-14-2011, 12:37 PM #2299
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- Jan 2004
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- 10,010
- Location
- Sonoma County
- Tractor
- Yanmar YM240, and now just one YM186D
Re: Harbor Freight Tools that don't suck
600 grit. Based on limited experience over a couple of years - three or four cycles of sharpening everything in the kitchen - I decided the finest side was unnecessary for kitchen use. The paring knives and carving knives seem to cut faster with a little 'tooth' remaining. I can cut very thin slabs of ham or turkey easily which was my goal. My wife's cooking is unrelated to cutting leather.
From the HF user comments. This seems about right to me:All major manufacturers of cutlery - Buck, Benchmade, Gerber, Case, Henckles and all finer cutlery makers only use 250 to 400 grit for their final sharpening. 600 on fine specialized woodworking (chisels,gouges etc), scalpels rarely use any finer than 1200 grit which is not much more than a polishing grit. Its not so much the grit as it is the correct angle and consistency - this from 55 years of sharpening. I have sharpened over 700 different items on ONE of these four sided beauties and its just starting to get broken in !!!!!!!!!!! YOU ARE NUTS IF YOU DON"T BUY AT LEAST 2 - a friend will want one, make someone else happy!
As I said, highly recommended.
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12-14-2011, 01:25 PM #2300
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- Nov 2007
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- 4,581
- Location
- Windsor, CT.
- Tractor
- Kubotas: L3240GST B2320HST B5100D & G5200H
Re: Harbor Freight Tools that don't suck
I'll have to try the 4 sided diamond sharpeners. I am a big fan of the DMT "Diafold" style sharpeners. I bought my first, a red one (600), with my Swiss Army knife at Tucson Mall in 1987. Still have and use them both. Liked it so much I got the black (220), blue (325) and green (1200) ones.
On my Santa list: Silver (120), White (2200) & Tan (8000).
I'd like to get the HF beaters to keep one in the knife drawer and one for my toolbox. It will be interesting to see how they hold up compared to the top quality DMT tools.That's the problem with trouble.
It always starts out as such fun."
- Randall Brown