Harbor Freight Tools that don't suck
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MHarryE
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I've had their 1.5 ton aluminum floor jack for 3 years now and love it. One of my better buys.
BigBoyinMS
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12 Volt Lithium Ion Cordless 1/4" Hex Impact Driver
I've wanted a 1/4" impact for some time after seeing how useful they are for the techs where I work. I've used the heck out of it with no problem. I even bought extensions so I can use 1/4", 3/8" and 1/2" drive sockets.
On the other hand I needed a 1/2" drive cordless drill motor to drill out stripped 12mm threads for a thread insert in my tractor where I have no electricity. I bought their 18 Volt 1/2" Magnesium Drill/Driver by Chicago Electric but it didn't have any torque to it. It would stop as soon as the bit touched. I was finally able to finish in 20-30 minutes by running it up to speed and pushing it into the hole. It would chip a small piece of metal every time till it finally got it all.
I've wanted a 1/4" impact for some time after seeing how useful they are for the techs where I work. I've used the heck out of it with no problem. I even bought extensions so I can use 1/4", 3/8" and 1/2" drive sockets.
On the other hand I needed a 1/2" drive cordless drill motor to drill out stripped 12mm threads for a thread insert in my tractor where I have no electricity. I bought their 18 Volt 1/2" Magnesium Drill/Driver by Chicago Electric but it didn't have any torque to it. It would stop as soon as the bit touched. I was finally able to finish in 20-30 minutes by running it up to speed and pushing it into the hole. It would chip a small piece of metal every time till it finally got it all.
BigBoyinMS
Silver Member
12 Volt Lithium Ion Cordless 1/4" Hex Impact Driver
I've wanted a 1/4" impact for some time after seeing how useful they are for the techs where I work. I've used the heck out of it with no problem. I even bought extensions so I can use 1/4", 3/8" and 1/2" drive sockets.
On the other hand I needed a 1/2" drive cordless drill motor to drill out stripped 12mm threads for a thread insert in my tractor where I have no electricity. I bought their 18 Volt 1/2" Magnesium Drill/Driver by Chicago Electric but it didn't have any torque to it. It would stop as soon as the bit touched. I was finally able to finish in 20-30 minutes by running it up to speed and pushing it into the hole. It would chip a small piece of metal every time till it finally got it all.
I've wanted a 1/4" impact for some time after seeing how useful they are for the techs where I work. I've used the heck out of it with no problem. I even bought extensions so I can use 1/4", 3/8" and 1/2" drive sockets.
On the other hand I needed a 1/2" drive cordless drill motor to drill out stripped 12mm threads for a thread insert in my tractor where I have no electricity. I bought their 18 Volt 1/2" Magnesium Drill/Driver by Chicago Electric but it didn't have any torque to it. It would stop as soon as the bit touched. I was finally able to finish in 20-30 minutes by running it up to speed and pushing it into the hole. It would chip a small piece of metal every time till it finally got it all.
sixdogs
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I would like to highly recommend this vibratory cleaner. It is the first electrical item I have ever bought from HF and am willing to take a chance based on user feedback. For me, I use it to clean up small ag parts with a coarse walnut shell media with some fine silicate abrasive blended it. It beats wire brushing and gives a way better paint job. The so-called owner's manual gives combination blends of abrasives to use for various purposes such as deburring, cleaning or polishing. I just use it for light rust and stuff but a more aggressive media would likely do more. It's really just a giant brass case cleaner and can be used dry or wet.
Is is often on "sale", as it is now, for $149 and a 20% coupon takes it to $120 and that's a tolerable price. Anyway, It works for me. Read the user reviews for more.
18 Lb. Vibratory Bowl w/ Liquid Drain Hose
Is is often on "sale", as it is now, for $149 and a 20% coupon takes it to $120 and that's a tolerable price. Anyway, It works for me. Read the user reviews for more.
18 Lb. Vibratory Bowl w/ Liquid Drain Hose
crazyal
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So I have a conundrum for all of you HF shoppers. Would you buy the electronic pistol safe? It's something that your life will depend on working correctly. I guess that would be the real test of someone who has faith in HF and their products (or a spare gun :laughing: ).
I have two HF electronic safes. Not the gun vault type, just the small units with digital locks. One has been holding a handgun for about six years, the other, about five. Neither has ever failed to work correctly. Both are very frugal on battery use. Thankfully, I have never needed them in an emergency.
Iplayfarmer
Super Member
ABSOLUTELY!! I'd keep my valuables in there and keep the Harbor Freight label on it in the hope that a thief would look at it and think, "No one would keep anything with any real value in a harbor freight safe."
Maybe my "home situation" is different from others, but it's just my wife and I living in our house, so I wouldn't store a handgun intended for personal protection in a safe manufactured by anybody. Mine is readily available in the bedroom, loaded and both my wife and I are proficient in using it. Do I intend to use it? HEAVEN FORBID I EVER PULL THE TRIGGER IN SELF DEFENSE, I'd rather try to talk my way out of a bad situation if possible, but am prepared to use it if needed.
A handgun locked in a safe, even one that functions every time the code is entered, is a handgun that's not available for use in an emergency. Ever try to remember your phone number when in a busy office with lots of distractions? I just don't want to be put in a position of "remembering" numbers when my family is in jeopardy. And I certainly don't want to have to turn on a light to find the keypad on a lockbox with someone snooping around inside my home. Out here in the "woods" I want my handgun readily available without anybody's lock box or safe to stand between me and it.
So, to answer your conundrum, NOPE, I wouldn't trust HF electronic safe... Nor would I trust any other brand.....
Just my opinion, yours may vary.
A handgun locked in a safe, even one that functions every time the code is entered, is a handgun that's not available for use in an emergency. Ever try to remember your phone number when in a busy office with lots of distractions? I just don't want to be put in a position of "remembering" numbers when my family is in jeopardy. And I certainly don't want to have to turn on a light to find the keypad on a lockbox with someone snooping around inside my home. Out here in the "woods" I want my handgun readily available without anybody's lock box or safe to stand between me and it.
So, to answer your conundrum, NOPE, I wouldn't trust HF electronic safe... Nor would I trust any other brand.....
Just my opinion, yours may vary.