daugen
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Harbor Freight Tools that don't suck
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OK, I'm taking the 10" adjustable wrench out of the "don't suck" column and sliding over to the "maybe" column. I bent one--with my own two hands, while tugging on a big nut. I must not know my own strength.
Take a look...
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Aww come on now...at least it didn't break!
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How did you bend the wrench sideways? We weren't using it as a pry bar were we?
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How did you bend the wrench sideways? We weren't using it as a pry bar were we?
Was gonna ask the same thing.. Its bent in the wrong direction.
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That looks like one of those offset adjustable wrenches to me.
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He must be green cuz his real name is the Hulk.
Yo, Adrian...bring me the Manhattan phone book.
Aww come on now...at least it didn't break!
Well, I have been working out...
Yes, but I think crappy steel entered into the picture...
How did you bend the wrench sideways? We weren't using it as a pry bar were we?
Nope. it was slipping as I used it and I was tugging sideways but just with my two hands. Actually, mostly one hand.
China is the other side of the earth so that's the direction they bend over there.
That looks like one of those offset adjustable wrenches to me.
Nice try but just brute strength.
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Somewhere around I have a matching Pittsburgh adjustable. Can't remember how I bent it but it's now one of those tools you instantly recognize from across the shop.
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I have no problem believing that at all.
I broke the 1/2 inch ratchet from their cheap socket set and then broke the replacement they gave me - within the first dozen times each ratchet was used. First time I was holding the ratchet head in one hand and applying torque with the other on a bolt that called for 50 ft-lbs. Second time I was on my knees pushing the ratchet handle where extreme force would have simply slid me across the floor so maybe 50 ft lbs again. After that I substituted a non-HF cheap ratchet into that $7.99 set and no problems since.
But stepping up a bit in quality, I haven't had any problem with the $15 Variable Length (12"~17") 1/2 inch ratchet. When I bought it the web page claimed high capacity - 250 ft lbs??. Its indestructible as far as I can tell. I see 35 out of 37 owners gave this the highest praise, 5 stars, on the review page.
As we already know Hf sells a whole range of stuff from quite good enough, down to awful. Shopping there is great so long as you have a sense of humor.
I broke the 1/2 inch ratchet from their cheap socket set and then broke the replacement they gave me - within the first dozen times each ratchet was used. First time I was holding the ratchet head in one hand and applying torque with the other on a bolt that called for 50 ft-lbs. Second time I was on my knees pushing the ratchet handle where extreme force would have simply slid me across the floor so maybe 50 ft lbs again. After that I substituted a non-HF cheap ratchet into that $7.99 set and no problems since.
But stepping up a bit in quality, I haven't had any problem with the $15 Variable Length (12"~17") 1/2 inch ratchet. When I bought it the web page claimed high capacity - 250 ft lbs??. Its indestructible as far as I can tell. I see 35 out of 37 owners gave this the highest praise, 5 stars, on the review page.
As we already know Hf sells a whole range of stuff from quite good enough, down to awful. Shopping there is great so long as you have a sense of humor.